Category Archives: New Jersey Real Estate

Or will it just tumble down?

Posted on July 11, 2025 by grim

From ROINJ: N.J. to have nation’s 5th-largest homeownership affordability gap by 2030 You don’t have to tell prospective homeowners how difficult it is to buy a house in New Jersey in 2025. The bad news is it’s going to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 89 Comments

Cool or crazy?

Posted on July 9, 2025 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: Is North Jersey’s rental market finally cooling down? How hot the market is so far in 2025 There’s no doubt about it: Finding an apartment, especially an affordable one, in North Jersey is a difficult feat. But believe … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 108 Comments

Can’t afford to live there either…

Posted on June 20, 2025 by grim

From News12: Report: Home prices hit record high in Suffolk; Nassau market slows slightly The average price for a house in Nassau last month was $810,000 and the average price of a single-family home is up to $690,000 in Suffolk. … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC | 55 Comments

Your kids can’t afford to be here

Posted on June 15, 2025 by grim

From the NY Post: Here’s how much owning a home in 2030 will cost based on stagnant US salaries The national median home price is projected to climb to $615,103 by decade’s end, while income gains lag behind — leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 25 Comments

Renting Jersey

Posted on June 9, 2025 by grim

From NY Post: Dozens of New Jersey suburbs have more renters than homeowners — more than any other state In the Garden State, signing a deed to buy a home is being outnumbered in certain areas by inking a lease … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 271 Comments

Expensive houses going to get even more expensive

Posted on June 2, 2025 by grim

From NJ Spotlight News: As housing prices rise, Murphy wants a tax increase With housing prices rising steadily and aggravating affordability concerns, Gov. Phil Murphy wants to hike fees levied on New Jersey’s priciest real estate sales, a tax increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 107 Comments

NJ office market tightens

Posted on May 28, 2025 by grim

From NJBIZ: Northeast office markets post lower vacancies, higher rents While occupancy rates may be less certain comparatively, a new report finds all Northeastern markets posted vacancy rates below the national average (19.7%) in April. CommercialEdge’s May 2025 Office Market Report, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 138 Comments

Jersey Works

Posted on May 21, 2025 by grim

From ROI-NJ: Report shows N.J. office market doing better than national average A CommercialEdge report says office vacancy rates in the nation’s central business districts continue to struggle as declining listing rates and high vacancy levels persist as the effects of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 275 Comments

Camden is PRIME

Posted on May 14, 2025 by grim

From NJ1015: Biggest home price jump in NJ is in a town you’d never live in Real estate prices all over New Jersey have jumped to record levels, and most of the townswhere you see big increases are places that … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 118 Comments

North Jersey market stats for April

Posted on May 7, 2025 by grim

From the Record: Is the housing market starting to rebalance? How NJ real estate performed in April Of New Jersey’s 21 counties, 13 had an increase in new listings compared with April 2024 and 15 counties had an increase in … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 84 Comments

Slowdown? Maybe not.

Posted on May 5, 2025 by grim

From the APP: NJ home prices: Here is what roiling stock market has done to spring 2025 home buying Home buyers continue to descend on the Jersey Shore, shrugging off high mortgage rates, a faltering stock market and economic uncertainty … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate | 56 Comments

What NJ makes, the world takes

Posted on April 30, 2025 by grim

(or is this the prelude to a catastrophic collapse) From ROI-NJ: Report: N.J. led nation in total sales volume for industrial space in 1Q New Jersey topped the nation in total sales volume for industrial space during the first quarter … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 242 Comments

Dear Mom & Dad…

Posted on April 27, 2025 by grim

From Business Insider: 5 years ago, only 85 US cities had starter homes that cost at least $1 million. Now there are 233. The typical price of a starter home was $1 million or higher in 233 US cities last month, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 41 Comments

Is it really collusion if the data is public?

Posted on April 24, 2025 by grim

From Reuters: New Jersey sues RealPage, says collusion with landlords drives up rents New Jersey sued the property management software company RealPage, accusing it and 10 of the state’s largest landlords of conspiring to drive up residential rents, violating federal … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 153 Comments

$500k doesn’t get you paradise

Posted on April 22, 2025 by grim

From NJ1015: The price of paradise: New Jersey’s staggering housing market If you’ve been house-hunting lately in New Jersey, you probably didn’t need a national ranking to tell you it’s expensive. But just in case you were wondering, yep, we officially … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 80 Comments