Category Archives: National Real Estate

As goes stocks?

Posted on April 11, 2025 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: Do stock market’s ups and downs impact NJ’s real estate prices? We asked the experts The stock market experienced a historic rally on Wednesday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day pause on most tariffs. The rally … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 86 Comments

Deal time?

Posted on April 7, 2025 by grim

From Yahoo Finance: Builders sitting on a pile of unsold homes are slashing prices and offering mortgage rate deals Homebuilders are sitting on the most unsold homes since the depths of the Great Recession, giving buyers a chance to snag … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Development | 188 Comments

What’s going to happen to the spring market?

Posted on April 5, 2025 by grim

From NPR: More homes are finally hitting the spring market. Will buyers take the plunge? It’s springtime, and “For Sale” signs are popping up in front of homes across the country. But with so much uncertainty in the economy, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Mortgages, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 91 Comments

NY Metro Leads US

Posted on March 31, 2025 by grim

From the NY Post: Northeast city sees biggest gain as home sales prices rise again Home sales prices continued to increase through the first month of the new year, with one major metro market in the Northeast boasting the biggest annual gain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 97 Comments

Real estate broker challenges real estate requirement

Posted on March 28, 2025 by grim

Too good not to share. At this point, why do we even need Brokers? From the Record: North Jersey broker challenges ‘outdated’ real estate brick-and-mortar office requirements Signing paper contracts and filling file cabinets with physical records are likely things … Continue reading →

Posted in National Real Estate | 39 Comments

Run Boomer Run

Posted on March 23, 2025 by grim

From Newsweek: Map Shows States Baby Boomers Are Fleeing From Ian Kennedy, a data scientist at JBREC, created a chart identifying where the highest property taxes in the country were in 2023, the latest data made available by the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, Property Taxes | 25 Comments

February home sales surprise

Posted on March 21, 2025 by grim

From CNBC: February home resales jump much more than expected, despite higher mortgage rates Sales of previously owned homes in February rose 4.2% from January to 4.26 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 105 Comments

Lower expectations for 2025 home price growth

Posted on March 20, 2025 by grim

From FastCompany: Housing market map: Zillow once again downgrades its 2025 home price forecast On Tuesday, Zillow economists published their updated forecast model, projecting that U.S. home prices, as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index, will rise 0.8% between … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 105 Comments

Home prices rise, at a slower pace

Posted on March 19, 2025 by grim

From Redfin: U.S. Home Prices Grew 0.4% in February, the Slowest Pace Since July U.S. home prices grew 0.4% from a month earlier in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, equal to the slowest pace since July 2024. Home prices … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 67 Comments

Tariffs to push up cost of housing

Posted on March 18, 2025 by grim

From CBS News: Trump tariffs could add more than $9,000 to cost of a new home, builders say resident Trump’s tariff policies could make building or renovating a home in the U.S. more expensive, according to builders.  The rising costs … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Development, Politics | 49 Comments

Florida Fades

Posted on March 17, 2025 by grim

From Yahoo Finance: Not just condos: Florida’s housing market is softening, especially along the southwest coast Florida’s pandemic-era housing boom is finally starting to fade. For-sale inventory in the state has reached the highest levels on record, and homes are … Continue reading →

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Jersey Feeling Flush

Posted on March 15, 2025 by grim

From Calculated Risk: CoreLogic: 1.1 million Homeowners with Negative Equity in Q4 2024 CoreLogic® … today released the Homeowner Equity Report (HER) for the fourth quarter of 2024. Nationwide, borrower equity increased by $281.9 billion, or 1.7% year-over-year. The report shows that … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 31 Comments

Where was COVID’s biggest housing impact?

Posted on March 10, 2025 by grim

From Axios: How the pandemic transformed the housing market in 5 years Home prices skyrocketed Cheap borrowing costs and remote work unleashed a homebuying frenzy early in the pandemic — and sent prices soaring. By the numbers: The median U.S. home price in January was $418,000, … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 166 Comments

Northeast continues to buck the trend

Posted on March 7, 2025 by grim

From CoreLogic: US Home Price Insights –  March 2025 Home price growth remains largely flat in the U.S. as we come out of winter. Although prices are expected to eek out gains in the coming year, there are stark differences … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 98 Comments

Tariffs good for home prices?

Posted on March 5, 2025 by grim

From CNBC: Here’s how tariffs will hit the U.S. housing market From lumber to drywall to appliances to finishings, much of what goes into a U.S. home comes from outside American borders. The cost of those products is about to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, Politics | 110 Comments