Category Archives: National Real Estate

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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Still not building enough homes

From Fortune: 2024 new home sales hit their highest pace in three years. Does that mean lower home prices are around the corner? Home values have skyrocketed over recent years. The median sales price in the final quarter of 2024 was $419,200 … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Development | 168 Comments

First Jobs Report of 2025

From CNBC: The big January jobs report comes out Friday. Here’s what to expect When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its nonfarm payrolls count for January, it is projected to show growth of 169,000, down from 256,000 in December, … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 145 Comments

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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New home sales pop!

From Reuters: US new home sales exceed expectations; rising supply curbs house price growth Sales of new U.S. single-family homes increased more than expected in December, further evidence that housing market activity regained some momentum at the end of 2024, … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate | 191 Comments

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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Go Long on Greenland?

Real estate opportunity of a lifetime? From the Hill: 1 poll finds majority of Greenland respondents support joining US A new survey found that a majority of Greenland respondents support joining the United States. According to a poll by Patriot Polling released … Continue reading

Posted in National Real Estate, New Development | 71 Comments

Will they get paid? Will they rebuild?

From MSN: Their Wealth Is in Their Homes. Their Homes Are Now Ash. Sylvia Sweeney and her husband, Bob Honeychurch, bought their three-bedroom home nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley for $780,000 in 2009. At the start … Continue reading

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Jobs Day!

From CNN: What to expect from the final jobs report for 2024 In 2024, job growth continued to cool off, settling back into a familiar gait that was roughly in line with the pace of job creation in 2010-2019. Through November, the … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 80 Comments

Predictions 2025!

Break out your crystal ball and let’s hear ’em! Recession / Economic Real Estate Stocks/Securities Commodities Inflation Mortgage Rates Geopolitics Whatever Bragging rights to anyone who nailed it for 2024: Predictions 2024!

Posted in Economics, Employment, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 111 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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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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NJ market at risk?

From Newsweek: House Prices Could Fall in Three ‘Vulnerable’ States The housing market is vulnerable to decline in parts of the country with analysis suggesting that prices are more at risk of falling in three specific areas. Real estate experts … Continue reading

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Foreclosures, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 93 Comments