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How hot is NJ’s spring real estate market? Cash offers, bidding wars, forgone inspections With two children and a third on the way, Heather and Patrick Healy decided their 1,900-square-foot home in New Providence was just too small. Knowing the … Continue reading →

Updated Vaccination by Age Range for NJ:Morning of 4/9 vs Morning of 4/12 At Least 1 DoseTotal Pop: 8.9mTotal 1st Doses: 3.4m – 38% of total pop (Up from 32%)18-29 – 1.4m population – 306k dosed – 22% 1 Dose … Continue reading →

Updated Vaccination by Age Range for NJ:Afternoon of 4/5 vs Morning of 4/9 At Least 1 DoseTotal Pop: 8.9mTotal 1st Doses: 3.2m – 36% of total pop (Up from 34%)18-29 – 1.4m population – 288k dosed – 21% 1 Dose … Continue reading →

Will we recover the other half? From ROI-NJ: N.J. has recovered half of jobs lost to pandemic New Jersey employment grew slightly in February, but it was enough for the state to now have recovered more than half of the … Continue reading →

Weekly COVID Vaccine Allocations – New Jersey

From the Star Ledger: American Dream mega mall owners default on loan. Lenders to take stake in its other properties. Lenders behind the American Dream mega mall project are in the final stages of taking a 49% stake in two … Continue reading →

From Mansion Global: ‘Concerning’ Rise in U.S. Home Prices as Median Reaches Record High Low supply and high demand have pushed U.S. home prices to record levels during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The median sale price for a home in the … Continue reading →

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From ABC 7: Home prices on Long Island skyrocket due to high demand, low inventory The median home selling price on Long Island rose by at least $73,000 throughout the last year, according to broker listing database OneKey MLS, due … Continue reading →

From the Star Ledger: ‘Now is the time’ for schools to reopen, Murphy says as pressure mounts  Gov. Phil Murphy urged more New Jersey schools to return to in-person learning Wednesday, just days after rallying parents placed blame for lingering closures squarely at … Continue reading →

From the Star Ledger: N.J. could soon face a historic housing crisis. A city devastated by COVID-19 might be the epicenter. Thousands of families forced from their homes. Homelessness at historic levels. A city already devastated by COVID-19 facing yet … Continue reading →

From Politico: Soaring home prices are starting to alarm policymakers  The booming housing market helped stave off economic collapse in 2020. But soaring prices are starting to worry policymakers, who fear the market could lock a generation of would-be buyers … Continue reading →

From NJ Best: Trendy N.J. suburbs urbanites have their eye on thanks to the pandemic New Jersey is hot.  New Jersey real estate, that is.  Close observers of the housing market in the Garden State eagerly pointed out areas and … Continue reading →

From NJ Spotlight: NJ’s housing market is booming. How long will that last? The pandemic brought with it a number of unexpected economic surprises, among them a booming housing market in much of New Jersey, with low inventory and intense … Continue reading →

Wow. From the NYT: F.D.A. Clears Johnson & Johnson’s Shot, the Third Vaccine for U.S.  The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, beginning the rollout of millions of doses of … Continue reading →