Category Archives: Employment

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

Predictions 2026!

Posted on December 31, 2025 by grim

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 2025: Click Here

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

Time to go back home

Posted on December 22, 2025 by grim

From the Daily Mail: The great work-from-home dream is over as America’s hottest pandemic housing market is now one of its biggest losers As pandemic lockdowns sent Americans fleeing for warm-weather locales where they could take Zoom meetings in shorts … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 38 Comments

It was easier back then

Posted on December 12, 2025 by grim

From Zoocasa: Why the “Good Ole Days” of Housing Are Gone: Tracking Affordability From 1965 to 2025 In 1965, Gatorade was invented, The Beatles’ “Help!” topped the charts, and The Sound of Musicpremiered. Beyond the pop culture milestones, that year also … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 105 Comments

Sorry tour guides, your time is almost up

Posted on December 11, 2025 by grim

From SmartCities Dive: How AI is impacting homebuying Artificial intelligence has infiltrated seemingly all aspects of digital activity, including homebuying. Nearly all homebuyers use online platforms, according to a 2021 study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Since then, more of … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 56 Comments

Still not enough to live in NJ

Posted on December 10, 2025 by grim

From NJ Digest: How Much Salary Do You Really Need to Buy a House in New Jersey in 2025? A New Report Has the Answer A new analysis from New Jersey real estate expert Robert Dekanski of Re/Max looks to answer a … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 96 Comments

Not going to be a good year for Florida

Posted on December 5, 2025 by grim

From CBS News: Home prices are poised to dip in 22 U.S. cities next year, a new analysis says. See where. It’s still a tough time to get a foothold in the housing market, with homes sitting near record values … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 109 Comments

NJ may not make it, but the world still needs us to take it

Posted on November 29, 2025 by grim

From RENJ: Outsized impact: New Jersey warehouses support 1.35 million jobs, $113 billion in personal income, study finds Warehouses and distribution centers in New Jersey are home to more than 760,000 on-site employees and support more than 1.35 million jobs … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 66 Comments

Save the economy, go shopping

Posted on November 26, 2025 by grim

From the FT: Grim retail sales data fuels concerns about health of US economy A series of grim official data released just ahead of Thanksgiving has deepened concerns about the health of the world’s largest economy, ratcheting up pressure on … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Economics, Employment | 138 Comments

It’s a buyer’s market…if you are rich

Posted on November 20, 2025 by grim

From CNBC: Housing numbers point to an unusually strong buyer’s market. There’s a catch This is the strongest buyer’s market in housing in more than a decade.  That’s the headline on a new report from Redfin, a real estate brokerage … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble | 92 Comments

Sounds Rosy

Posted on November 18, 2025 by grim

From the Realtors: NAR Predicts Double-Digit Growth in Home Sales in 2026 With Prices Rising 4% The U.S. housing market will finally turn the corner in 2026, with a double-digit increase in home sales supporting a 4% increase in home prices, … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 60 Comments

No problems, nothing to see here

Posted on November 14, 2025 by grim

From Mortgage Orb: Foreclosure Starts, REOs Continued to Rise in October There were 25,129 foreclosure starts nationwide in October, an increase of 6% compared with September and up 20% compared with October 2024, according to ATTOM’s U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. States … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, Foreclosures, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 81 Comments

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

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