Category Archives: New Jersey Real Estate

More homes for sale?

Posted on June 11, 2025 by grim

From NJ.com: N.J.’s housing market heats up: Over 9,000 homes listed  Thousands of homes hit New Jersey’s housing market last month, according to the latest figures from Realtor.com. A total of 9,844 homes were listed statewide in April, making for … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 184 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

Bergen goes Blockchain

Posted on June 1, 2025 by grim

From The Street: New Jersey just put $240 billion worth of real estate on the blockchain New Jersey’s most populous county, Bergen County, is home to approximately 1 million. Part of the prosperous New York City metropolitan area that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 23 Comments

Double up!

Posted on May 31, 2025 by grim

From NJ1015: A housing trend that is exploding in NJ Is it the money? Is it the melting pot? It’s both. There is a huge, growing trend happening in New Jersey. Increasingly, families are living in multigenerational households, where three … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 20 Comments

Just needs a little … rejuvenation

Posted on May 25, 2025 by grim

From NJ.com: This $4.6 million Jersey Shore house is being marketed as a tear-down If you read the listing for this 125-year-old home for sale in Spring Lake it sounds like it’s being marketed as a tear-down. It’s being called … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, Shore Real Estate | 33 Comments

Clifton #1

Posted on May 20, 2025 by grim

From US News and World Report: Best Places to Live in New Jersey in 2025-2026

Posted in Demographics, New Jersey Real Estate, North Jersey Real Estate | 60 Comments

Unemployment ticks up in NJ

Posted on May 19, 2025 by grim

From the NJBIA: NJ Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.8%  New Jersey employers added 4,800 jobs in April, but the unemployment rate inched up to 4.8%, the highest it’s been in over three years, according to preliminary federal data released Thursday … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 60 Comments

Pass the salt, please

Posted on May 17, 2025 by grim

From the Realtors: These High Tax States Could Benefit the Most From Higher SALT Deduction There’s a new bill in Washington that’s become the subject of some ugly debate. In a surprising twist, the fate of the current House Republican … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 76 Comments

High property taxes = high rents

Posted on May 12, 2025 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: AI didn’t break New Jersey’s housing market. Politicians did | Opinion On April 23, New Jersey’s Attorney General Matthew Platkin filed a lawsuit targeting AI-driven pricing software using in the housing market, alleging it enables landlords to collude and drive … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 82 Comments

Congrats on paying the most taxes

Posted on May 10, 2025 by grim

From the Real Deal: Illinois and New Jersey lead U.S. in highest property tax rates for homes in 2024 Illinois and New Jersey recorded the highest effective property tax rates on single-family homes in 2024, of 1.87 percent and 1.59 … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 40 Comments

Of course NJ knows how to negotiate

Posted on April 18, 2025 by grim

From ESPN (I have no idea, but I’ll take it): New Jersey Homebuyers Rank Among America’s Top Negotiators New Home prices have been on the rise across the United States. In New Jersey, there has been a 12.5% increase in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 129 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

You need to make more money

Posted on April 4, 2025 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: Six-figure salary needed to buy a home in 30 states. This is how much you’ll need in NJ Earning more than $100,000 a year is something many of us can only dream of. What if we told you … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 193 Comments

NJ adds jobs in January

Posted on March 14, 2025 by grim

From NJBIA: NJ January Jobless Rate Stays Flat at 4.6%  New Jersey private-sector employers added 5,900 jobs during January, but significant losses in the public sector were primarily responsible for an overall drop in total employment to 4,387,700, according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 92 Comments

Can’t afford to buy, can’t afford to rent

Posted on March 13, 2025 by grim

From the NY Post: Here’s where rents are rising the fastest in the New York area New Yorkers may feel like the rent hikes never end, but it turns out that Newark, New Jersey residents are at the biggest disadvantage.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 105 Comments