Category Archives: Property Taxes

What’s it really cost to live here

Posted on November 29, 2024 by grim

From NJ Digest: NJ Residents Pay More in Taxes Than Anywhere in Nation, New Study Finds  New Jersey residents will pay more in taxes over their lifetimes than those in any other state, according to a recent study by Self Financial. … Continue reading →

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

If you have to ask…

Posted on June 11, 2024 by grim

From Newsweek: Map Shows States With Highest Hidden Housing Costs The average annual cost of owning and maintaining a single-family home now exceeds $18,000, according to a new study. Homeownership is often considered a pathway to building wealth, but the ongoing … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 83 Comments

Home price jackpot? Think again.

Posted on March 28, 2024 by grim

From the NYT: How Much Higher Are Your Post-Pandemic Property Taxes? The median price for a single-family home in the United States rose about 40 percent from 2019 to 2022, peaking at $480,000 before receding to about $417,000 at the … Continue reading →

Posted in National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, NYC, Property Taxes | 61 Comments

Say YES! to $56k in property taxes

Posted on March 10, 2024 by grim

From the Record: Daybreak, an updated 100-year-old brick mansion in Montclair, hits market for $7.5M

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 26 Comments

Taxes Up!

Posted on February 28, 2024 by grim

From News12: Gov. Murphy seek $55.9B New Jersey budget, increasing education aid, boosting biz taxes to fund transit Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday unveiled a $55.9 billion budget, up about 5% over his previous year’s proposal, calling for nearly $1 … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 97 Comments

Blame taxes for the inventory?

Posted on January 30, 2024 by grim

From CNN: Boomers are not moving out of their big homes. Here’s why After 33 years and four children, Baby Boomers Marta and Octavian Dragos say they feel trapped in what was once their dream home in El Cerrito, California. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, Politics, Property Taxes | 94 Comments

Don’t let the money leave

Posted on December 8, 2023 by grim

From ROINJ: Murphy appoints new task force designed to cut property bills in half for New Jersey seniors A new task force charged with cutting property tax bills in half for New Jersey seniors has been created, according to a … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 146 Comments

All your money are belong to us

Posted on September 24, 2023 by grim

From CNBC: These are the U.S. states with the highest property taxes—New York and California aren’t in the top 10

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

NJ Shutdown Ahead

Posted on May 30, 2023 by grim

From Insider NJ: Murphy Unlocks the Nuclear Launch Codes Skipping over the preliminaries — meetings, discussions, negotiations or compromises with legislative leaders — Gov. Phil Murphy went directly to the nuclear option— shutting down state government on July 1 if … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 66 Comments

One again, f&ck you, pay me.

Posted on April 29, 2023 by grim

From ScotusBlog: Justices appear likely to side with homeowner in foreclosure dispute Geraldine Tyler, a 94-year-old grandmother, lost her Minneapolis condo when she failed to pay the property taxes for several years. Tyler does not dispute that Hennepin County could … Continue reading →

Posted in National Real Estate, Property Taxes | 40 Comments

Billion Dollar Jersey Stimulus?

Posted on March 2, 2023 by grim

From TAP: Nearly 1.7 Million New Jerseyans Applied for the ANCHOR Property Tax Relief Program Approximately 1.7 million New Jersey homeowners and renters applied for the first year of the State’s historic ANCHOR property tax relief program, announced Governor Phil … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 43 Comments

We’re spending more … for you!

Posted on March 1, 2023 by grim

From Politico: Murphy outlines $53B plan for ‘Next New Jersey’ in budget speech Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday outlined a $53.1 billion budget that supports what he calls the “Next New Jersey” as the state faces the prospect of a recession after … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 65 Comments

You should be happy to pay NJ taxes

Posted on February 23, 2023 by grim

From Patch: NJ Has Nation’s Highest Property Taxes, By A Long Shot: Report Life in New Jersey tends to guarantee two things: death and high property taxes. The Garden State pays the nation’s highest rate on property taxes by a … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Politics, Property Taxes | 98 Comments

Hybrid NJ

Posted on January 14, 2023 by grim

From NorthJersey.com: ‘Working remotely is here to stay’: NJ considering new tax break for hybrid offices New Jersey officials say they’re contemplating a new tax break designed to lure companies interested in having their staff work from home rather than in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Employment, New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 57 Comments

How to lower your NJ property taxes

Posted on August 2, 2022 by grim

From the Philly Inquirer: Ivana Trump is buried at Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club. Could that mean a tax break for the former president? Ivana Trump’s death grabbed international headlines, but her New Jersey burial place is now garnering … Continue reading →

Posted in New Jersey Real Estate, Property Taxes | 54 Comments