Category Archives: Economics

What’s driving gross income tax increases?

Posted on May 15, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: N.J. income taxes rolling in like never before. Now Dems will fight over what to do with all that extra cash.  New Jersey’s income tax collections came roaring back in April, surprising state leaders and cracking … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, Politics, Property Taxes | 63 Comments

Policy has repercussions

Posted on May 14, 2019 by grim

From ROI-NJ: GSI forum offers some ‘uncomfortable truths’ of doing business in N.J. State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon was measured in his tone but precise in his words. Speaking at Garden State Initiative’s second annual Economic Policy Forum on Thursday in New … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 52 Comments

Overhauled? Shut it down.

Posted on May 13, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: The EDA gave tax breaks to a predatory lender, group says. That’s why the state agency needs to be overhauled. Last week, corporate whistleblower Kerrie-Ann Murray testified that her former employer falsified payroll paperwork to facilitate a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 48 Comments

Where prices are going up in NJ. It’s not where you think.

Posted on May 10, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: The town in each county where home values are increasing most  Get these homes while they’re hot — and in some cases — still cheap. We’ve looked at the hottest markets in New Jersey — the places that … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, New Jersey Real Estate | 121 Comments

Grass is greener, taxes are lower

Posted on May 9, 2019 by grim

From Fox Business: Florida-based ‘Unhappy New Yorkers’ campaign targets fed-up taxpayers Tens of thousands of New Yorkers are leaving the high-tax state and moving to Florida, a trend local real estate developers are looking to capitalize on. Armando Codina, executive chairman of Miami real … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate | 108 Comments

How In Living Color predicted the future.

Posted on May 8, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: How the hustle and gig economy is choking the middle class For Emmanus Stephen, an Uber driver from Asbury Park, New Jersey, earning enough to pay the bills means strategizing carefully about where he will work each day. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate | 102 Comments

Welcome Home

Posted on May 7, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: These 2 N.J. suburbs are among most affordable ‘you’d like to live in’ outside of major cities One of the desirable traits of living in New Jersey is much of the state’s proximity to a major … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 66 Comments

Brains win.

Posted on May 4, 2019 by grim

From Citylab: The Geography of Brain Drain in America Perhaps the biggest problem afflicting America is its widening geographic divide between the winners and losers of the knowledge economy. A raft of studies has documented the growing divergence between places … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment | 45 Comments

If you want to sell, you better list now

Posted on May 2, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Want your home to sell for top dollar? Here’s the best time to list in N.J. There isn’t an exact science to know when to list your home in order to sell it in a timely … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 186 Comments

Faster foreclosures come to NJ

Posted on April 30, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Murphy hopes these new laws will put an end to N.J.’s dubious distinction as the nation’s leader in home foreclosures Gov. Phil Murphy signed a package of measures into law Monday that aim to prevent New Jersey from … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Foreclosures, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 152 Comments

Look back at taxes

Posted on April 26, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: The IRS stats are in: Here’s how tax refunds look compared to last year The final stats are in from the IRS — and it looks like the average tax refund check isn’t all that different from last year. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 70 Comments

Uneven recovery or catch up?

Posted on April 25, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: Uneven housing recovery persists, with some markets still behind their pre-recession peak With the U.S housing bubble far in the rearview mirror, home prices in most places have passed their pre-recession peak. In other spots, though, it’s a … Continue reading →

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

So much for the jump in February

Posted on April 23, 2019 by grim

From Marketwatch: Existing-home sales slide nearly 5% in March as the on-again-off-again housing market retreats Sales of previously-owned homes fell more sharply than expected in March as the usual housing headwinds stalked the market. The surge in February was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate | 123 Comments

Probably because they learned their lesson … duh

Posted on April 22, 2019 by grim

From HousingWire: Why aren’t more people tapping into their home equity? As the housing market has continued its recovery, home prices have been climbing at a steady clip across the nation. And that means homeowners now have a nice stockpile … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, Risky Lending | 41 Comments

US employment strong, NJ employment sucks, what gives?

Posted on April 20, 2019 by grim

From NJBIZ: Jobs report: Unemployment slightly increases on weak job growth New Jersey’s employment rose modestly in March, increasing by 3,600 jobs to mark the fifth monthly increase in the last six months, according to preliminary estimates produced by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 19 Comments