6 Costs Renters Should Budget for Before Buying a Home
Most renters who are preparing to buy their first home know they'll need a down payment and closing costs. They research mortgage payments, compare interest rates, and carefully calculate what they can afford each month. But that's only part of the picture. The move from renting to homeownership com
46% of Sellers Gave Concessions in May. Here's What That Means For Buyers
According to new Redfin research, home buyers have more negotiating power than they’ve had in years. Last month, sellers gave concessions to buyers in 46.2% of all U.S. home sales. That’s the highest share for May that Redfin has ever recorded. Nearly half of all sellers are sweetening the deal f
Sellers Who Get the First 30 Days Right Walk Away With More
Only about 41% of price cuts in Q1 2026 actually generated more showings. That's the number I want every seller in South Jersey thinking about before they put their home on the market this summer. A new report from Realtor.com shows that homes closing around the four-week mark sell for 1.8 percenta
What Buyers in South Jersey Need to Know About the 7-Year Affordability Forecast
A lot of buyers right now are in a holding pattern, watching the market and waiting for prices to come down. Oxford Economics just put a number on how long that wait might actually be: seven years. That projection comes from one of the most widely cited economic research firms in the world. If you'
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