Category Archives: Housing Bubble

Northeast sees strongest price growth in Q4

From MortgageOrb: NAR: Home Price Growth Picked Up Steam Again in Q4 The national median single-family existing-home price was $410,100 as of the end of the fourth quarter, an increase of 4.8% compared with the fourth quarter of 2023, according … Continue reading

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Spring Market!

From the Record: NJ housing inventory spiked by 53% from the end of 2024. Our January market update As New Jersey’s real estate market picked back up in January from December’s end-of-year lull, the Garden State saw significant increases in … Continue reading

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Prices Up, Inventory Down

From the Record: Single-family home listings in NJ were down in 2024. See by how much The number of new listings for single-family homes in New Jersey grew in 2024 compared with the prior year, but that number remained well … 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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Uh Oh

From HousingWire: Home sales are stalled with 7% mortgages New contracts for home purchases are coming in very low this month. We counted 10% fewer home sales for the week than the same week a year ago. In the fourth … Continue reading

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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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Jersey Payday

From the APP: NJ property values have soared since COVID. Which towns have seen the biggest increases? The top 10 municipalities with the highest increases in average property value from 2018 to 2023 include:

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Build Baby Build

From RENJ: Judge: State can continue rollout of affordable housing law, pending outcome of legal challenge A judge has denied a request by some two dozen towns to halt the rollout of New Jersey’s new affordable housing law, in a … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 63 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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Luxe Jersey

From HousingWire: Pacaso’s top markets for luxury vacation homes are in New Jersey and Florida Despite rising home prices and mortgage rates, second-home investors overtook a select group of vacation real estate markets. This week, online marketplace Pacaso highlighted counties in New Jersey, Florida and Massachusetts as leading markets for … 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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5 predictions for 2025

From CNBC: What to watch for in 2025 housing market predictions  Housing is not cheap — whether you’re buying or renting.  In October, the median sales price for a single-family home in the U.S. was $437,300, up from $426,800 a month prior, according to the … Continue reading

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Forecast down?

From Seeking Alpha: US home prices expected to fall further than previously forecast, Fannie Mae says U.S. home prices are expected to slow further than previously forecast next year and in 2026, according to Fannie Mae’s (OTCQB:FNMA) latest Home Prices Expectations … Continue reading

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NJ takes top spot in price growth

From CoreLogic: US Home Price Insights –  December 2024 Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased year over year by 3.4% in October 2024 compared with October 2023. On a month-over-month basis, home prices increased by 0.02% in October 2024 … Continue reading

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