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Activity in the Sussex County housing market surged yet again in the second quarter of 2017, with sales up sharply even while prices continued to soften. Sales. Sussex sales were up yet again in the second quarter, rising over 25% from last year. And for the year, sales increased over 20%, with over 2,600 home sales representing the highest 12-month total in over 10 years. Indeed, Sussex sales are now up almost 125% from the bottom of the market in […]
Read MoreThe Essex County housing market surged again in the second quarter of 2017, with increases in both sales and prices coupled with another drop in available inventory. Sales. Essex sales activity was up again, rising over 13% from the second quarter of last year. For the rolling year, sales are now up over 7%. Indeed, Essex closed over 5,300 units over the rolling year, the largest 12-month total since the height of the last seller’s market over 10 years ago, […]
Read MorePrices in the Morris County housing market showed meaningful signs of appreciation in the second quarter of 2017, even while low levels of inventory stifled sales growth. Sales. Morris County sales were up slightly, rising over 3% from the second quarter of last year. This continued a streak in which year-on-year sales have now gone up for 11 straight quarters, almost three years of sustained buyer demand. For the year, sales were up over 6%, and are now up over […]
Read MoreThe Passaic County housing market rose again in the second quarter of 2017, with sales up and prices continuing to show some signs of meaningful appreciation. Sales. After a dramatic start to the year, Passaic pulled back just a little, but sales were still up over 8% for the quarter and are now up almost 13% for the rolling year. We’ve now seen sustained increases in buyer demand for over five years, with quarterly sales up in 22 out of […]
Read MorePrices in the Bergen County housing market surged again in the second quarter of 2017, even while low levels of inventory suppressed sales growth. Sales. With inventory continuing to decline, Bergen lacks “fuel for the fire” to satisfy the existing buyer demand. As a result, home sales were relatively flat again, up only about 1% from last year’s second quarter and now up less than 4% for the rolling year. This does, though, mark the 11th straight quarter of year-on-year […]
Read MoreThe Northern New Jersey housing market surged again in the second quarter of 2017, with another sharp increase in sales coupled with some more meaningful signs of price appreciation. With inventory levels continuing to fall throughout the region, we expect that sustained buyer demand will drive a robust seller’s market through the Summer and the rest of 2017. Sales surged throughout the region. All the Northern New Jersey markets continued their strong start to the year, with regional sales up […]
Read MoreThe Dutchess County housing market showed clear signs of an emerging seller’s market in the second quarter of 2017, with the first meaningful signs of price appreciation in years. Sales. Dutchess sales were down a tick for the quarter, probably a reflection of falling inventory in the market. For the rolling year, sales are still up a tick, but Dutchess definitely needs some “fuel for the fire” to accommodate strong buyer demand. Prices. Home prices showed the first signs of […]
Read MoreThe Putnam County housing market showed the clear signs of constricted inventory levels, with a slowdown in sales coupled with a spike in pricing. Sales. Putnam single-family home sales were down over 12% for the quarter, the second straight quarter of a significant decline in transactions. After over five years of steadily increasing sales, Putnam is now seeing the impact of a lack of inventory, with sales now flat for the rolling year. Prices. The lack of inventory is also […]
Read MoreThe Orange County housing market surged again in the second quarter of 2017, with both sales and prices up sharply while inventory continued to fall. Sales. Orange sales were up yet again, rising over 6% from last year’s second quarter. Quarterly transactions have now gone up in 11 straight quarters and 20 out of the last 21. Indeed, for the rolling year, sales were up almost 13%, and the 3,655 single-family sales were the highest total we have seen since […]
Read MoreThe Rockland County housing market cooled down a little in the second quarter, with transactions and prices up only slightly after a sizzling start to the year, as the lack of inventory continues to stifle sales growth. Sales. After spiking almost 24% in the first quarter, sales cooled down in the second, rising a little over 4% from last year. But this did continue a trend we’ve been watching for almost three years, the tenth time out of the last […]
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