Category Archives: Demographics

NYers can’t afford Mamdani’s City.

Posted on November 11, 2025 by grim

From Fox News: New Yorkers hunt for homes outside the city as living costs soar High taxes, surging rents and the overall increase in cost-of-living expenses are causing some New Yorkers to search for a new home outside the Big … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Unrest | 133 Comments

No Bubble?

Posted on November 8, 2025 by grim

From MarketWatch: Home prices are overinflated in many parts of the U.S. Are we in a housing bubble? Many housing markets in the U.S. are way overvalued, but don’t mistake the current environment for a housing bubble, economists say. Home … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 51 Comments

It’s better here

Posted on November 7, 2025 by grim

From MPA: Inventory surge cools US home prices, but Northeast markets stay strong: Cotality Home prices across the United States continued to lose steam in September as inventory reached its highest level since 2019, according to new data from Cotality. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 77 Comments

No Fresh Meat

Posted on November 6, 2025 by grim

From MSN: America’s first-time homebuyers are disappearing. That’s bad news for real estate. By the time she turned 40, Suzie Payne had resigned herself to the fact that she would never be able to buy a home. While her friends spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate | 153 Comments

Hollowing Out

Posted on November 4, 2025 by grim

From Fortune: Both subprime and super prime loans are on the rise, signs of a K-shaped economy that is a ‘prescription for real trouble’ The share of consumers taking out the riskiest form of loans has reached its highest peak … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, Mortgages, National Real Estate, Risky Lending | 131 Comments

Will Amazon layoffs crash the Washington market?

Posted on October 30, 2025 by grim

From KIRO: Amazon layoff announcement affecting real estate market The real estate market is already starting to feel the impact of the massive layoffs at Amazon as some homeowners and buyers begin scrambling to deal with the fallout. KIRO 7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 107 Comments

Top?

Posted on October 29, 2025 by grim

From Tap: Are We Nearing the Top of Home Prices in Northern New Jersey? In August, the data showed more homes for sale in Northern New Jersey than we had in both 2023 and 2024. The trend was following the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, Mortgages, New Jersey Real Estate | 105 Comments

Prices may have cooled, but not here.

Posted on October 28, 2025 by grim

From Barrons: Home Prices Likely Cooled in August. That’s Good News for Some Buyers. Home price growth likely continued to cool in August. That’s good news for some buyers—while others aren’t feeling the same relief. Home prices nationally likely increased … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 83 Comments

Peak Agency

Posted on October 25, 2025 by grim

From the Baylor Lariat (?): America has too many real estate agents Real estate agents do add value by connecting buyers and sellers more meaningfully than a quick online search, and by taking the lead on contracts and negotiations, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 120 Comments

Thanks Mamdani

Posted on October 23, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: New Jersey Housing Market Could Be Disrupted by Zohran Mamdani The New Jersey and surrounding housing markets could be impacted by the potential election of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani’s policies largely aim to break from establishment norms as … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Gold Coast, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 93 Comments

If you have to ask…

Posted on October 22, 2025 by grim

From ROI-NJ: Six New Jersey zip codes among the 100 priciest in the nation, according to PropertyShark data Six New Jersey zip codes cracked the 100 most expensive zips in the nation, according to the 10th annual ranking of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 70 Comments

We’re going to need more money

Posted on October 21, 2025 by grim

From nj.com: This N.J. home sold in hours and broke a price record A newly built house in Paramus — which sold in just hours — set a price record for a residential sale in the Bergen County borough. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 115 Comments

Who won the long game?

Posted on October 20, 2025 by grim

Worth the click through – From The Washington Post: The cities where home prices have changed the most (and least) over the past 130 years We love historical data! Nothing tickles our fancy more than a line chart with dates … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 57 Comments

H-1B’s back off buying

Posted on October 18, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: H-1B Visa Holders Disappear From US Housing Market The number of new FHA mortgages granted to non-permanent residents has dropped to near-zero following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders targeting immigrants, according to new data.  In a March … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, Politics | 121 Comments

Movin’ on up

Posted on October 16, 2025 by grim

From National Mortgage Professional: Sellers Get Real About Prices Lowering the listing price is becoming the norm for sellers, as the market doldrums linger. But sellers in the lower price ranges are the most aggressive, according to a new report … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 84 Comments