Category Archives: Employment

Sounds about right

From Patch: NJ Residents Struggling To Pay Rent, Mortgages, Study Says: Report If you’re struggling to pay your rent or mortgage on time, you’re not alone. In fact, New Jersey residents are finding it harder than most to manage the … Continue reading

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First Jobs Report of 2025

From CNBC: The big January jobs report comes out Friday. Here’s what to expect When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its nonfarm payrolls count for January, it is projected to show growth of 169,000, down from 256,000 in December, … Continue reading

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Sorry Jersey

From the Record: NJ shut out of Zillow’s top 50 housing markets for 2025. Nobody loves New Jersey more than the people who live here. And with its miles of beaches, sprawling green spaces, highly rated restaurants and proximity to … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 137 Comments

Simmer Down

From Redfin: The Typical Home Is Taking Nearly 2 Months to Sell. That’s The Slowest Pace in 5 Years. Homes are selling at their slowest pace since the start of the pandemic, and fewer homes are turning over, as mortgage … Continue reading

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Jersey City is where we’re growing?

From NorthJersey.com: One North Jersey city leads the Garden State in housing development. See where While housing inventory across the nation has continued to fall short of meeting the growing demand, certain cities are making bigger strides at closing that … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 109 Comments

Trump fix housing?

From Yahoo Finance: Trump will inherit a housing market creaking under the strain of high prices and high interest rates President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting a housing market that looks nothing like it did in his first term. Affordability, measured … Continue reading

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NJ Economic Predictions 2025

From Princeton Perspectives: 2025 New Jersey Economic Outlook Real Estate – In real estate, the housing market could see moderate growth, however, housing affordability will remain a challenge. New Jersey’s municipalities are currently contemplating the impact of having to come … Continue reading

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Jobs Day!

From CNN: What to expect from the final jobs report for 2024 In 2024, job growth continued to cool off, settling back into a familiar gait that was roughly in line with the pace of job creation in 2010-2019. Through November, the … Continue reading

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Clifton is … hot?

From the Record: Clifton is one of the hottest towns in New Jersey for homebuying. Here’s why While not much farther from New York than Bergen, many Passaic communities feature more spacious neighborhoods and are known for beloved nature spots, … Continue reading

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Innovation HQ to Housing – the NJ Way

From the Star Ledger, Hat Tip Juice: Bell Labs marks 100th birthday as iconic N.J. company prepares for huge move The sprawling Murray Hill campus on Mountain Avenue was a bustling center for innovation in suburban Union County for decades. … Continue reading

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Predictions 2025!

Break out your crystal ball and let’s hear ’em! Recession / Economic Real Estate Stocks/Securities Commodities Inflation Mortgage Rates Geopolitics Whatever Bragging rights to anyone who nailed it for 2024: Predictions 2024!

Posted in Economics, Employment, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 111 Comments

Welcome to ’95

From the NY Post: Home sales rise at fastest pace since March — but market set for worst year since 1995 Sales of previously occupied US homes rose in November to their fastest pace since March with home shoppers encouraged … Continue reading

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What the ‘experts’ think

From Robb Report: Here’s How the Real Estate Market Will Fare Next Year, According to 2025 Housing Forecasts As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time for buyers, sellers, and renters to prepare for what the housing market will have … Continue reading

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NJ market at risk?

From Newsweek: House Prices Could Fall in Three ‘Vulnerable’ States The housing market is vulnerable to decline in parts of the country with analysis suggesting that prices are more at risk of falling in three specific areas. Real estate experts … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Foreclosures, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 93 Comments

Seller and Buyer Profiles

From the NAR: Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers 2024 First-time home buyers in the last year shrunk to an historic low of just 24 percent of all buyers. Prior to 2008, the share of first-time buyers had a historical … Continue reading

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