Category Archives: Housing Recovery

Rising incomes will have an “outsized” impact on NJ

From the Record: Some optimism about the state economy, for a change New Jersey’s economy has rarely failed to disappoint in recent years, but economist Joel Naroff thinks that may change in 2016. He foresees a solid national performance, with … Continue reading

Posted in Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, New Jersey Real Estate | 51 Comments

Despite our arrogance, we’re not in the top 20.

From HousingWire: Here are the 20 hottest housing markets to close out the year Discuss: Here are the 20 hottest housing markets in December 20. Midland, Texas 19. Fort Wayne, Indiana 18. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida 17. Boulder, Colorado 16. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, … Continue reading

Posted in Housing Recovery, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 46 Comments

#FOMO

From the WSJ: Housing Rebound: Time for Millennials to Leave the Nest Millennials appear to be in no rush to ditch their parents’ homes. Perhaps they should be. More adults between ages 18 and 34 are now living with mommy … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 87 Comments

$1m to buy the average condo/coop in NYC

From the WSJ: New York City Housing Prices Set Record Manhattan apartment prices reached new highs in 2015, with the typical price of a co-op or condominium topping $1 million for the first time as the year drew to a … Continue reading

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, NYC | 97 Comments

2015 Economic Snapshot

From the Record: 2015 was the year of the long good-bye, but jobs rebounded New Jersey’s job market swung from optimism to despair and back in 2015, ending the year on a high note, with the largest annual employment increase … Continue reading

Posted in Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, New Jersey Real Estate | 20 Comments

Did TRID cause the November dip?

From HousingWire: The TRID effect is real: Existing-home sales fall sharply in November First there was anecdotal evidence that the implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures rule in October had caused issues with the housing industry, … Continue reading

Posted in Housing Recovery, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 121 Comments

November Existing Home Sales

From the WSJ: U.S. Existing Home Sales Plunge in November Sales of previously owned homes plummeted in November as delays caused by new mortgage red-tape and a dwindling supply of residences on the market pushed down sales to a level … Continue reading

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 44 Comments

Atlantic City in the Top 10 … worst performing markets

From HousingWire: These are the top and bottom 10 housing markets right now As the year comes to a close, Pro Teck Valuation Services’ latest home value forecast of the top 10 best and 10 worst performing metros ended the … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Recovery, Shore Real Estate | 39 Comments

Fannie: 3 more rate hikes next year, little impact to mortgage rates

From HousingWire: Fannie Mae: Expect 3 more Fed rate hikes in 2016 December 16, 2015, will forever be known as the day that the Federal Open Market Committee increased the federal funds rate for the first time since June 2006, … Continue reading

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, Mortgages | 82 Comments

Fewer underwater borrowers, NY Metro among the highest positive equity

From CoreLogic: CoreLogic Reports 256,000 US Properties Regained Equity in the Third Quarter of 2015 CoreLogic … today released a new analysis showing 256,000 properties regained equity in the third quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of mortgaged residential … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 134 Comments

Don’t blame millennials for rental prices, blame the boomers.

Best headline in a long while, from US News: Old People, Not Millennials, Are Taking All the Apartments Though millennials often get a bad rap for clinging to rental housing and stubbornly refusing to jump into homeownership, a study released … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 82 Comments

Recovery by next year?

From HousingWire: TransUnion: Mortgage market will completely recover next year The long, steady recovery from the housing crisis and the recession that followed is nearly over, with the consumer lending market, including mortgages, expected to recover completely in 2016, according … Continue reading

Posted in Foreclosures, Housing Recovery, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 142 Comments

2016 predictions start early

From Trulia: Housing in 2016: Hesitant Households, Costly Coasts, and the Bargain Belt As part of our annual look at the year ahead in housing, we commissioned Harris Poll to conduct a survey online in November among more than 2,000 … Continue reading

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Jobs Day!

From Bloomberg: The Jobs Report Probably Won’t Change the Fed’s Mind on Liftoff For once, the upcoming jobs report may not be the most critical of all time. Federal Reserve officials have signaled that an interest-rate increase is in play … Continue reading

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate | 157 Comments

NJ October Sales Up, Inventory Down

From the Otteau Group: NJ Home Sales Rise for 14th Consecutive Month Home purchase demand in New Jersey increased for the 14th consecutive month in October with more than 8,200 home-purchase contracts. This was the highest number of purchase contracts … Continue reading

Posted in Housing Recovery, New Jersey Real Estate | 134 Comments