Category Archives: Demographics

NJ leads the nation

Posted on February 4, 2026 by grim

From ROI-NJ: N.J. home price surge bucks national trend of price growth hitting softest rate since Great Recession Cotality, a provider of property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions, released its Home Price Index for December 2025 data Feb. 3, revealing … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 138 Comments

Sorry about your job

Posted on February 3, 2026 by grim

From NJ1015: Nearly 2,000 layoffs announced in New Jersey to start 2026 New Jersey has started 2026 with almost two-thousand notable layoffs, revealed by nine employers, so far. Once giant retailer, Macy’s announced a combined 89 layoffs at three New … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 118 Comments

The Bank of Mom and Dad Just Went Ultra-Luxury

Posted on February 2, 2026 by grim

From Yahoo Finance: How $6T In Inherited Wealth Is Transforming the Luxury Real Estate Market As the great wealth transfer shifts from a theoretical forecast to a tangible economic force, demand for luxury real estate is increasing. An estimated $6 … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 91 Comments

Where the hell have you been?

Posted on January 31, 2026 by grim

From the NY Post: Starter homes priced under $300K have vanished in dozens of US cities The American starter home is disappearing fast — and in dozens of cities, it’s already gone. A new Ziffy analysis of active listings across 855 US … Continue reading →

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

Hold or Sell?

Posted on January 28, 2026 by grim

Hat Tip Chi, from Investment News: Inheritances won’t unlock housing supply as the ‘silver tsunami’ may be a gentle wave The largest generational transfer of housing wealth in modern US history is underway with inherited homes changing family balance sheets, … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, National Real Estate | 429 Comments

So much for spring?

Posted on January 25, 2026 by grim

From Newsweek: US housing market gets three bleak signs in first month of 2026 After a year marked by elevated mortgage rates, multifaceted affordability issues and resultingly weak buyer demand, the opening weeks of 2026 have already offered several concerning … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 306 Comments

So much for stabilization

Posted on January 23, 2026 by grim

From Wolf Street: Pending Home Sales Plunge across the US. Midwest Sees Worst Sales on Record, Northeast 2nd Worst Pending home sales, which track the number of contracts signed in December, plunged by 9.3% seasonally adjusted from November, to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 117 Comments

At least it was an honest day’s work…

Posted on January 22, 2026 by grim

From Jersey Digs: Here’s What’s Next for Newark’s Anheuser-Busch Brewery The iconic Budweiser eagle taking flight from its perch next to the Turnpike earlier this month is the definitive end of an era in Newark. For more than 75 years, the 87-acre … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 110 Comments

Endgame?

Posted on January 17, 2026 by grim

From New Jersey Digest: Jersey City Is No Longer a Stepping Stone to NYC: Realtors Say Buyers Are Staying Put For years, Jersey City played a familiar role in the New York real estate ecosystem. It was the place people … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Gold Coast, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 73 Comments

Tick Tick Tick

Posted on January 16, 2026 by grim

From ROI-NJ: U.S., N.J. foreclosure activity increased in 2025 ATTOM, a curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, said Jan. 15 foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 367,460 U.S. properties … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 79 Comments

Digging ditches never looked better

Posted on January 15, 2026 by grim

From NJ1015: College debt crushing NJ families? Skilled trades are the lifeline For decades, American parents were told that sending their kids to a four-year college was non-negotiable. Baby Boomers and Gen Xers were convinced that higher education was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 130 Comments

Don’t bother, you can’t afford it

Posted on January 13, 2026 by grim

From National Mortgage Professional: Home Prices Continue To Outpace Wages, Keeping Affordability Under Pressure ATTOM’s Q4 Home Affordability Report paints a picture of persistent strain for prospective homebuyers across the U.S., even as modest improvements emerged late in the year. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble | 82 Comments

Back to Work

Posted on January 7, 2026 by grim

From CNBC: Manhattan office leasing in the fourth quarter was the strongest in 6 years Office leasing in Manhattan surged substantially higher in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by continued return-to-office and increased tech hiring, especially for artificial intelligence. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate, New Development, NYC | 159 Comments

The future of residential real estate in the Northeast?

Posted on January 5, 2026 by grim

Fr0m Money Canada: This couple built a $500K ADU in their parents’ backyard to beat $1.8M home prices — but there are trade-offs. Is there a better way? Unattainable home ownership due to increasingly exorbitant home prices is something that … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 102 Comments

Predictions 2026!

Posted on December 31, 2025 by grim

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Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 56 Comments