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Sure, there are some pretty sobering national statistics out there, but you might be surprised to hear some of the success stories happening in the Garden State. Check out these stories from real New Jersey buyers and sellers.
Couple Moves from Small Rental to Roomy Home at the Jersey Shore
"In the end, we got the home we really wanted."
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Women & The Housing Market
My Fox Philly
Several reasons for the increased purchasing power of unmarried women in the United States, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. [Full Story]
Obama Administration Housing Scorecard Shows Continued Increase in Home Affordability, Neighborhood Stabilization
RISMedia
July 22, 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released the second edition of the Administration’s Housing Scorecard showing that, thanks in part to interest rates continuing at all-time lows, home affordability in the U.S. remains near the most attractive levels in 10 years. [Full Story]
Ninety Percent of Americans Do Not Regret Buying Their Current Home
RISMedia
July 14, 2010
A new study released by Bankrate, Inc. and conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International shows that, even with home prices sliding and mortgage rates the lowest in decades, the vast majority of Americans do not regret buying their current home. [Full Story]
Commercial, Maurice River townships haven't seen home prices dip during downturn
Press of Atlantic City
July 11, 2010
Home prices may have dipped during the ongoing recession, but the cost of many properties in two rural Cumberland County municipalities have remained fairly stable. [Full Story]
Despite recession, building homes by ocean, bays still popular
Press of Atlantic City
July 10, 2010
Mike Donahue, an Avalon-based home builder, pulls back the curtains of a beachfront house he built in Brigantine, revealing a spectacular, postcard-perfect view of the dune grass, sandy beach and rolling ocean that are all directly beyond the edge of the property. [Full Story]
Taking the hit-or-miss out of a short sale
Washington Post
July 10, 2010
The federal government's Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives program, or HAFA, announced in April, may actually achieve some success where its predecessors have failed. [Full Story
Homes Getting Smaller and Other Trends
Chicago Tribune
July 9, 2010
Two new sets of research provide plenty of insight about how we’ve gotten used to living and also offer a glimpse of what we might want next. [Full Story]
Press of AC
June 20, 2010
The improving job market may be enough to support housing growth now that federal homebuyer incentives are finished, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies said Monday in its annual State of the Nation’s Housing report. [Full Story]
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