Category Archives: Gold Coast

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

Time to cash in

Posted on January 11, 2026 by grim

From the NY Post: New Jersey Airbnb hosts charging $17K for weekend stays during the World Cup Final this summer As the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final approaches, a small cluster of Airbnb listings near MetLife Stadium in New Jersey … Continue reading →

Posted in Gold Coast, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 133 Comments

The guy who built the (new) Jersey City?

Posted on January 2, 2026 by grim

From Real Estate NJ: Looking back: Fulop, outgoing Jersey City mayor, reflects on policies behind historic development boom, affordability push By his own admission, Steve Fulop was skeptical of the development community when he joined the Jersey City Council in … Continue reading →

Posted in Gold Coast, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 169 Comments

Thanks Mamdani

Posted on October 23, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: New Jersey Housing Market Could Be Disrupted by Zohran Mamdani The New Jersey and surrounding housing markets could be impacted by the potential election of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani’s policies largely aim to break from establishment norms as … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Gold Coast, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 93 Comments

Maybe they aren’t so bad?

Posted on July 16, 2024 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: Really, rankings? These two Jersey cities are consistently ‘the worst.’ We beg to differ Newark and Jersey City are New Jersey’s most populated cities, so it’s no wonder that they’re often the target of the various “worst places” … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Gold Coast, New Jersey Real Estate | 177 Comments

The Gold Coast is Back!

Posted on July 12, 2024 by grim

From Bloomberg: What We Can Learn From Jersey City’s Luxury Housing Boom US renters say there’s now a 60% likelihood they’ll never own a home — the highest reading in at least a decade — and that can help explain why we’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Gold Coast, Housing Bubble | 88 Comments

New high for Hudson

Posted on May 27, 2024 by grim

From NJ.com: N.J. home got $350K over asking, making it the most expensive sale in its county this year Five days is all it took for this Hoboken brownstone to go under contract for $350,000 more than its asking price. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gold Coast, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 9 Comments

Unexpected demand for Gold Coast rentals

Posted on March 11, 2024 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: Short-term rental demand rose in New Jersey after Airbnb restrictions in New York City It’s been just about six months since New York City placed major restrictions on short-term rental properties like Airbnb — and North Jersey is … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Gold Coast, New Jersey Real Estate | 88 Comments

$4.9m record breaker in Weehawken

Posted on March 2, 2024 by grim

From Patch: Christie’s International Real Estate Group announces the sale of 12 Henley Place – an iconic and record-breaking sale that set a historic benchmark at Henley on the Hudson, with its remarkable sale price of $4.9 million. Jessica Williams, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Gold Coast, Housing Bubble, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 40 Comments

The new New York City

Posted on September 30, 2023 by grim

From Business Insider: NYC and its suburbs won’t build new housing, so New Yorkers are flooding into Jersey City and driving up prices New Yorkers have been taking notice of Jersey City real estate for years, and its popularity as an alternative … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Gold Coast, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 56 Comments

Does anyone still work in NYC?

Posted on May 16, 2023 by grim

From the NY Post: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy attempts to woo New Yorkers in retaliation for congestion tax The grass is greener in the Garden State? New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy sure wants you to think so! Murphy is … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Gold Coast, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 52 Comments

Jersey City loses their minds

Posted on November 28, 2022 by grim

From the Jersey Journal: Jersey City considers barring property owners from selling homes until they replace lead water lines As the Jersey City Municipality Utility Authority works on removing all lead pipes by 2031, the city council could bar property owners from … Continue reading →

Posted in Gold Coast, New Jersey Real Estate | 62 Comments

Sorry JC, not good enough.

Posted on September 11, 2019 by grim

From JerseyDigs: Study Finds Jersey City Will Add as Many Apartments as Manhattan in 2019

Posted in Gold Coast, National Real Estate, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 124 Comments

The New Manhattan

Posted on December 21, 2018 by grim

From Crains: Mounting Manhattan inventory pulls down home prices Prospective Manhattan home buyers had plenty of options in November, and their wallets were thankful for it. The average price of condos, co-ops, townhouses and single-family homes on the market dropped … Continue reading →

Posted in Gold Coast, NYC | 92 Comments

Strollers hit Jersey City

Posted on October 27, 2018 by grim

From the NY Times: Jersey City Grows Up When Zacheus and Ratri Chan showed up at an open house for a townhouse in the Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood of Jersey City last fall, there was a line down the street. The six-bedroom … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Gold Coast, New Development | 15 Comments