Category Archives: New Jersey Real Estate

Will NJ hit $15?

Posted on November 12, 2018 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Vote on $15 minimum wage for N.J. coming soon, top Democrat says Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said Friday he expects his house will vote in the coming months on a much-anticipated bill raising the minimum wage … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 42 Comments

Murphy, you want an innovation economy? Fix these.

Posted on November 9, 2018 by grim

From the APP: 3 reasons NJ lost out on Amazon HQ: Bhatti Here are the top three reasons New Jersey lost: 1. Too expensive for Amazon: Seven billion dollars of tax incentives wasn’t enough. New Jersey made national news when … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 129 Comments

Glutton for punishment

Posted on November 7, 2018 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Election 2018: N.J. voters OK $500 million for school security, water improvements New Jersey voters on Tuesday approved a proposal to borrow $500 million to expand vocational schools and bolster security across K-12 school districts, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 158 Comments

NJ Transit will do a great job

Posted on November 6, 2018 by grim

From NJ Spotlight: NEW NJ TRANSIT DIVISION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HEFTY REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO New Jersey Transit is among the mass-transit agencies that rely the most on fare revenues, according to a recent audit, which suggested a hefty real-estate … Continue reading →

Posted in New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Where's the Beef? | 76 Comments

Sorry NJ

Posted on November 4, 2018 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Amazon in ‘advanced’ talks with a city for HQ2. It’s not Newark. Newark’s chances at landing Amazon’s second headquarters is looking more like a long shot. Amazon officials are reportedly in “advanced discussions” about establishing its … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate | 71 Comments

SALT cap hits the Northeast … hard

Posted on October 26, 2018 by grim

From Bloomberg: Housing Is Tanking in the Northeast. Guess Why. Sales of new single-family houses were down 13.2 percent in September from a year earlier, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. That’s a lot — the biggest year-over-year percentage decline since … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 70 Comments

A Manufacturing Comeback?

Posted on October 24, 2018 by grim

From NJBiz: CBRE: 2018 strong year for NJ manufacturing real estate Boosted by the sale of a Jersey City manufacturing property, the real estate services and investment firm CBRE is forecasting 2018 to be one of the strongest years for … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 80 Comments

Big Spender

Posted on October 12, 2018 by grim

From the Star Ledger: $170M Bayfront plan given final OK by Jersey City council A $170 million plan that city officials say will give them more control over the redevelopment of a formerly contaminated swath of waterfront land cleared a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gold Coast, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 33 Comments

Can NJ buy it’s way into a startup economy?

Posted on October 8, 2018 by grim

From the Star Ledger: Murphy’s risky plan to spark Jersey’s sagging economy Is New Jersey’s government smart enough to invest $250 million in venture capital projects, and come out a winner? Should a government that is not competent to run … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate | 141 Comments

Murphy taxes online sales

Posted on October 5, 2018 by grim

From InsiderNJ: Now Law: Burzichelli & Moriarty Bill to Require Marketplace Facilitators & Certain Remote Sellers to Pay NJ Sales Tax Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen John Burzichelli and Paul Moriarty to ensure a level playing field between brick-and-mortar businesses and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 134 Comments

Rent a shore house, pay a new tax, unless you use a realtor

Posted on October 4, 2018 by grim

One of the most disgusting pieces of protectionist legislation I’ve ever seen. From the APP: NJ Airbnb users now must pay tax, unless they use a real estate agent Visitors to the Shore who want to avoid paying a new … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Shore Real Estate, Unrest | 38 Comments

Otteau: September Update

Posted on October 2, 2018 by grim

From the Otteau Group: September MarketNews Home purchase contracts in New Jersey declined in August by 2% compared to the same month last year. Almost half of the markets in NJ have seen a decline in the pace of home … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 122 Comments

Foreclosure problem, or borrowing problem?

Posted on September 27, 2018 by grim

From MarketWatch: A decade after the housing crisis, foreclosures still haunt homeowners Maria Landi, a 75-year-old retired insurance specialist, and her husband John, had been making payments on their East Brunswick, New Jersey home for 40 years when Wells Fargo … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Foreclosures, New Jersey Real Estate | 99 Comments

Home rule crippling NJ’s future

Posted on September 24, 2018 by grim

From NJ Spotlight: THE CHALLENGE FACING NEW JERSEY’S SUBURBS: ‘ADAPT IN ORDER TO SURVIVE’ Could suburban communities really empty out if officials don’t plan better to meet the demand for vibrant, walkable neighborhoods? If recent population settlement patterns continue, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, New Development, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics | 120 Comments

Good thing it never rains in NJ

Posted on September 20, 2018 by grim

From WHYY: New Jersey unprepared for next economic downturn, say ratings agencies Ten years after the Great Recession, more and more states are bulking up their financial reserves to prepare for another economic downturn. But not the Garden State. According … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate | 74 Comments