Category Archives: Housing Bubble

Cool or crazy?

Posted on July 9, 2025 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: Is North Jersey’s rental market finally cooling down? How hot the market is so far in 2025 There’s no doubt about it: Finding an apartment, especially an affordable one, in North Jersey is a difficult feat. But believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 29 Comments

Last place to buy

Posted on July 7, 2025 by grim

From Yahoo Finance: Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Detroit holding out as the last affordable housing markets Priced out of your local housing market? It might be time to consider a move to the Midwest. As home prices and mortgage rates … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 70 Comments

Zillow revises down annual home price forecast

Posted on June 23, 2025 by grim

From Fast Company: Housing market map: Zillow just released its updated home price forecast for 400-plus housing markets Heading into the year, Zillow economists forecasted that U.S. home prices ​​were likely to rise 2.6% in 2025. However, this year, the housing market—in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 55 Comments

I’ll die before I sell you my home

Posted on June 21, 2025 by grim

From the Hill: 1 in 3 baby boomers say they’ll never sell home: Redfin About a third of baby boomers who own their homes don’t expect to ever part with them, according to a new poll. The survey, which was conducted by … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 30 Comments

Can’t afford to live there either…

Posted on June 20, 2025 by grim

From News12: Report: Home prices hit record high in Suffolk; Nassau market slows slightly The average price for a house in Nassau last month was $810,000 and the average price of a single-family home is up to $690,000 in Suffolk. … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 55 Comments

We’re all millionaires now

Posted on June 19, 2025 by grim

From Mansion Global: Rising Home Prices Are Creating More ‘Everyday Millionaires’ More than 1,000 Americans a day became millionaires last year, according to a report from UBS released on Wednesday.  The number of worldwide millionaires, measured in U.S. dollars, rose … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 65 Comments

Buyers giving up?

Posted on June 18, 2025 by grim

From MarketWatch: Bye-bye bidding wars: Housing market becomes more buyer-friendly as more sellers slash prices Home sellers this spring have been frustrated by a slower-than-normal housing market. That could set up a summer of deals for buyers. Housing inventory is … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 87 Comments

April rebound?

Posted on June 16, 2025 by grim

From Kiplinger: Kiplinger Housing Outlook: Monthly Home Price Growth Falls for First Time Since 2023 Home prices continue to push higher, but at a slower pace. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, which measures the price of existing … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 226 Comments

Your kids can’t afford to be here

Posted on June 15, 2025 by grim

From the NY Post: Here’s how much owning a home in 2030 will cost based on stagnant US salaries The national median home price is projected to climb to $615,103 by decade’s end, while income gains lag behind — leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 25 Comments

Jersey gets risky

Posted on June 13, 2025 by grim

From ATTOM: CALIFORNIA AND NEW JERSEY LOCALES TOP COUNTIES FACING GREATEST HOUSING MARKET HEADWINDS ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its latest Special Housing Risk Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 127 Comments

Jersey Market Slows

Posted on June 8, 2025 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: With nearly 25% more home listings in May, housing inventory in NJ continues to rise If it feels like you’ve been noticing more for sale signs popping up, it’s not all in your head: Housing inventory across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 39 Comments

Post Pandemic Hangover

Posted on June 5, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: Denver Faces Pileup of Unsold Homes There are more homes for sale in Denver now than there were before the pandemic, in 2019, as hundreds of listings are piling up in the market amid buyers’ apparent indifference. While … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 69 Comments

Can’t lose in real estate

Posted on June 4, 2025 by grim

From Realtor.com: Home Prices Are ‘Not on the Verge of a Nuclear Crash’: Economist Projects Modest Price Gains of 3% in 2025 National Association of Realtors® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun has said that he believes home sales will pick up in the second half … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 117 Comments

What will tip the market?

Posted on June 3, 2025 by grim

From Quartz: America’s housing market is cracking After more than two years of relentless price increases, the fundamentals are shifting. Home prices are starting to fall, unsold inventory is piling up to levels not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 64 Comments

Expensive houses going to get even more expensive

Posted on June 2, 2025 by grim

From NJ Spotlight News: As housing prices rise, Murphy wants a tax increase With housing prices rising steadily and aggravating affordability concerns, Gov. Phil Murphy wants to hike fees levied on New Jersey’s priciest real estate sales, a tax increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 107 Comments