Category Archives: New Jersey Real Estate

Maybe we should have chosen another option?

Posted on July 10, 2019 by grim

From the Press of Atlantic City: NJ wage support complicated, less effective than stronger economy New Jersey lawmakers have hobbled the state economy with the worst business tax and regulatory climate in America. That costs residents a lot of prosperity … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 114 Comments

NJ’s glimmer of hope

Posted on July 6, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Wages up, unemployment down in N.J.’s largest counties as economic recovery continues Wages in Mercer County rose by 7.1 percent last year, the largest increase in New Jersey and one of the biggest in the country, … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 72 Comments

NJ loses 7600 jobs in May

Posted on June 21, 2019 by grim

From the APP: NJ jobs faltered in May: Spring slump or Trump tariffs? New Jersey employers tamped down their hiring in May and are growing more pessimistic about their outlook, a series of reports released this week shows. The New … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 110 Comments

Murphy bribes voters to get his millionaire tax

Posted on June 20, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Is a one-time $125 property tax credit really worth that much? Well, it would be a good start, Murphy insists. Admittedly, a one-time $125 property tax credit for two million residents of the state with the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 90 Comments

Gates invests in Newark

Posted on June 18, 2019 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Bill Gates just chose 10 cities to invest in and one of them is in N.J. Newark’s newest initiative to provide free legal help for low-income tenants facing evictions is getting a major boost from three of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 70 Comments

Burn it all down

Posted on June 18, 2019 by grim

From the Philly Inquirer: N.J. task force: Norcross-linked firms benefited from behind-the-scenes lobbying A special task force appointed by New Jersey’s governor to investigate the state’s multibillion-dollar tax-credit programs released an extensive report Monday evening, finding that two powerful brothers – lawyer … Continue reading →

Posted in New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 92 Comments

IRS closes SALT loophole

Posted on June 16, 2019 by grim

From Accounting Today: It’s over: States lose fight against SALT deduction cap New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been fighting a new cap on state and local tax deductions ever since it was included in the 2017 Republican tax … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 33 Comments

Train town prices go poof

Posted on June 14, 2019 by grim

From Bloomberg: NJ Transit Train Delays Hit a Record After the Governor’s Pledge to Fix Them New Jersey Transit commuter trains have hit their worst on-time and reliability records in the 18 months since Governor Phil Murphy promised to overhaul … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC, Politics | 70 Comments

Everyone Hates Murphy

Posted on June 8, 2019 by grim

From the Observer: NJ Politics Digest: Legislature Reportedly Prepared to Override Murphy’s Veto The state legislature could deal Gov. Phil Murphy an embarrassing rebuke, overriding his veto of a bill to force dark money groups—like the one supporting his progressive … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 33 Comments

Millennials jump in?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by grim

From CNBC: Many millennials say buying a home may finally be within reach Samantha Suckno says knew she wanted to start to build a life with her soon-to-be husband in a home they owned. So she and her fiance, Jason … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate | 143 Comments

What NJ Makes…

Posted on May 29, 2019 by grim

From the APP: NJ manufacturing jobs grow, but will parents let kids skip college? Aquatherm, a Lakewood manufacturer that makes solar heating systems for swimming pools, has no shortage of ideas that could help its business grow. Workers, on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 44 Comments

Rats leave sinking ship

Posted on May 25, 2019 by grim

From Bloomberg: Florida Is the Big Winner as the Wealthy Move Out of Northern States Roughly 5 million Americans move from one state to another annually and some states are clearly making out better than others. Florida and South Carolina … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 15 Comments

Gives me hope

Posted on May 18, 2019 by grim

Click the link, look at the photos. Audible did an incredible job. This is far cooler than anything anyone is doing in SF and the Valley. From the Star Ledger: Audible just opened an office inside an old N.J. church, … Continue reading →

Posted in New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 51 Comments

So absurd it needs to be reposted

Posted on May 16, 2019 by grim

From SportsTalk: Paterson, NJ Developers Think An Arena Can Help Save A Struggling Shopping Mall Sports as an economic generator in Paterson, NJ?  It doesn’t appear that any sports league is looking to put a team in Paterson, New Jersey. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 99 Comments

Policy has repercussions

Posted on May 14, 2019 by grim

From ROI-NJ: GSI forum offers some ‘uncomfortable truths’ of doing business in N.J. State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon was measured in his tone but precise in his words. Speaking at Garden State Initiative’s second annual Economic Policy Forum on Thursday in New … Continue reading →

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