Category Archives: New Jersey Real Estate

The Exodus

Posted on January 3, 2020 by grim

From CNBC: People couldn’t wait to leave this state in 2019 Blame it on brutal winters, high taxes or the New Jersey Turnpike: The Garden State is the last place where people want to be. More than two-thirds of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 114 Comments

NJ Minimum Wage Increasing 10%

Posted on December 27, 2019 by grim

Should be interesting given that 6 months ago, minimum wage in NJ was $8.85. On January 1st, it will move to $11 an hour – roughly a 25% increase from a year ago, which would put NJ at the top … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 52 Comments

SALT Cap not long for this world?

Posted on December 22, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: House passes bill to lift $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions The Democratic-controlled House passed a bill on Thursday that would do away with the $10,000 limit on the itemized deduction for state and local taxes … Continue reading →

Posted in National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 46 Comments

Idiots in Trenton

Posted on December 4, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: High-cost, high-tax New Jersey is no place for old men – or old women You might have seen that Fairleigh Dickinson poll released last week in which a sample of New Jersey residents were asked, “Are you considering … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Unrest | 191 Comments

NJ adds jobs in Oct – unemployment up to 3.2

Posted on November 17, 2019 by grim

From InsiderNJ: NJDOL: New Jersey Payrolls Grow in October Hiring by New Jersey employers picked up in October while New Jersey’s unemployment rate edged higher for the month, according to estimates produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 76 Comments

What could possibly go wrong?

Posted on November 14, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Murphy pushes taxpayer-funded bank for N.J. No state has done that in a century.  Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday took the first steps to make New Jersey the first state in a century to open a state-owned bank. … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Where's the Beef? | 120 Comments

Democrats lose NJ

Posted on November 7, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: How Gov. Murphy helped Republicans win Assemblyman Jon Bramnick, the Republican leader, says he is grateful that Gov. Phil Murphy engaged so heavily in this week’s election because it helped Republicans like him win close races. “Did Murphy … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes, Unrest | 145 Comments

Great market! Everywhere but here.

Posted on October 26, 2019 by grim

From Forbes: Home Prices Jump In 95% Of Cities, Reaching Record High  Home prices have hit a new high. According to stats from ATTOM Data Solutions, median home prices jumped 2.9% over the third quarter of 2019 and 8.2% since … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Recovery, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 26 Comments

NJ UE 3.1%

Posted on October 19, 2019 by grim

From NJBIZ: NJ unemployment dips again in September While job levels remained relatively unchanged, the state’s unemployment rate continued its downward trend for the sixth month in a row. September’s 3.1 percent rate marked a 0.1 percentage point drop – … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 27 Comments

Hey New Jersey – Trump didn’t do anything to your home values

Posted on October 16, 2019 by grim

From Patch: Don’t Blame Trump Tax Cuts For Essex County Home Values: Opinion  Is President Donald Trump responsible for home values in Essex County? Point the finger somewhere else, some local residents say. Recently, ProPublica and Fortune released a list … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, Humor, New Jersey Real Estate | 124 Comments

Poverty falls in NJ

Posted on October 11, 2019 by grim

From NJ Spotlight: Poverty in New Jersey in 2018 by County The percentage of New Jerseyans living in poverty last year dropped below 10% for the first time this decade, although the proportion of the state’s residents who are considered … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 86 Comments

Hey New Jersey – Here’s what Trump did to your home values

Posted on October 10, 2019 by grim

From ProPublica: Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Hit to Homeowners

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 45 Comments

Retire in Bayonne … or Clifton

Posted on September 30, 2019 by grim

What the f*ck? Looking to retire in New Jersey? This Hudson County city is the place to go, rankings say Bayonne is the “it” place in New Jersey — for seniors. The Peninsula City has been ranked the No. 1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Humor, New Jersey Real Estate | 52 Comments

Murphy blows it

Posted on September 26, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: N.J. public worker pension investments fall short  New Jersey’s government-worker pension fund investments fell short in the fiscal year that ended in June. The pension fund returned 6.27 percent, trailing the 7.5 percent the pension system assumes it … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 20 Comments

NJ UE Record Low

Posted on September 20, 2019 by grim

From NBC: New Jersey Unemployment Drops to Record Low of 3.2 Percent New Jersey’s jobless rate has fallen to a record low of 3.2 percent. That’s according to the figures released Thursday by the state Labor and Workforce Development Department. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 52 Comments