Author Archives: grim

Where’s the top?

Posted on May 14, 2023 by grim

From US News: New Jersey Housing Market Forecast Buyer demand in New Jersey remains strong, says LaRue. But higher borrowing rates have had an impact on buyer demand. “Two years ago, people were paying over $100,000 over asking,” says LaRue, referring to … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 59 Comments

Why would they?

Posted on May 12, 2023 by grim

From the WSJ: The Home Buyer’s Quandary: Nobody’s Selling Many Americans who want to move are trapped in their homes—locked in by low interest rates they can’t afford to give up.  These “golden handcuffs” are keeping the supply of homes for … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 140 Comments

The New New Jersey

Posted on May 9, 2023 by grim

From ROI-NJ: Why mixed-use, multifamily housing will continue to escalate in northern N.J. Multihousing development through ground-up construction and asset repositioning has eclipsed historical levels of activity within the northern New Jersey and the greater metro New York City areas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 241 Comments

Work from home, in the city.

Posted on May 8, 2023 by grim

From the Real Deal: Philadelphia’s “beat up” office market struggles to recover The City of Brotherly Love has no love for commercial real estate. Office occupancy in Greater Philadelphia has contracted by nearly 10 million square feet since 2019, the Philadelphia … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Philly | 67 Comments

Yep…

Posted on May 6, 2023 by grim

From Yahoo Finance: Rich millennials are spending millions to knock down beautiful houses in the NYC suburbs to build mansions as housing wars rage on Just across the Hudson River from New York City, sit suburban communities like Ridgewood, New … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 43 Comments

Northern NJ shuts out warehouses

Posted on May 4, 2023 by grim

From the Real Deal: Warehouses banned in 400,000 acres of North Jersey The New Jersey Highlands Region won’t be high on industrial developers’ list anymore. The state’s Highlands Council prohibited warehouse development in 398,000 acres of the 860,000-acre region, NorthJersey.com reported. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 132 Comments

VLY goes all-in

Posted on May 3, 2023 by grim

From the Real Deal: Jersey boys: Valley Bank emerges as lifeline for NYC real estate For a few weeks in March, it seemed like 2008 all over again.  The tech industry’s go-to lender, Silicon Valley Bank, was seized. Depositors rushed to … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, NYC, Risky Lending | 96 Comments

Gridlock

Posted on May 2, 2023 by grim

From the NYT: Home Buyers Are Eager but Sellers Are Scarce, Creating ‘Real Gridlock’ The housing market typically comes to life in spring, when buyers emerge in the warmer weather. This year, the market appears stuck in a deep freeze, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mortgages, National Real Estate | 68 Comments

Snooki the mogul

Posted on May 1, 2023 by grim

From 94.3: ‘Snooki’ Strikes Gold with Stunning Secret New Jersey Waterfront Flip Did you know that Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi had a waterfront vacation home in Brick? Most of us knew about the home the couple purchased in Toms River (tour … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Shore Real Estate | 37 Comments

One again, f&ck you, pay me.

Posted on April 29, 2023 by grim

From ScotusBlog: Justices appear likely to side with homeowner in foreclosure dispute Geraldine Tyler, a 94-year-old grandmother, lost her Minneapolis condo when she failed to pay the property taxes for several years. Tyler does not dispute that Hennepin County could … Continue reading →

Posted in National Real Estate, Property Taxes | 40 Comments

Paycheck to Paycheck

Posted on April 28, 2023 by grim

From the Record: Report: 37% of working families in NJ struggled to make ends meet during COVID pandemic A new report shows that 37% of New Jersey households — 1.3 million families — were not able to afford basic necessities … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 65 Comments

It’s that kind of market?

Posted on April 27, 2023 by grim

From, uh, does it matter? Tips To Win a Bidding War In a seller’s market, when demand is high and inventory is low, buyers often have to go above and beyond to make sure their offer stands out from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 88 Comments

Tick tick tick

Posted on April 24, 2023 by grim

From DSNews: Q1 Foreclosure Activity Trends Upward ATTOM’s Q1 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Reporthas found that a total of 95,712 U.S. properties had foreclosure filings during Q1 of 2023, up 6% from Q4 of 2022, and up 22% year-over-year. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreclosures, National Real Estate | 180 Comments

NJ losing jobs

Posted on April 22, 2023 by grim

From the APP: NJ jobs shrinking? Employers still hiring? Making sense out of economic crystal ball New Jersey lost 2,600 jobs in March and its unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5%, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 30 Comments

Do we go negative now?

Posted on April 20, 2023 by grim

From Redfin: Home Prices Fell 3% in March—Biggest Annual Drop in Over a Decade The median U.S. home sale price fell 3.3% in March to $400,528, the largest year-over-year drop since 2012. That follows February’s 1.2% dip, which was the first annual … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 139 Comments