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NJAR® Releases Statement Regarding 3rd Quarter Home Sales Report
November 18, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Edison, NJ - November 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Reacting to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®‘ (NAR) 2008 Third Quarter Metro Home Prices/State Resales report, New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Executive Vice President Jarrod C. Grasso, RCE, today issued the following statement:
“Once again, the third quarter report shows that the median sales prices in […]
Triple Play REALTOR® Convention & Trade Expo Goes Green
November 5, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Edison, NJ - November 6, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – In response to growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly homes and building practices, the New Jersey, New York State and Pennsylvania associations of REALTORS® are providing their members with the opportunity to earn the new NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®‘ (NAR) Green Designation. During the Triple Play […]
COAH Issues Affordable Housing Funding Guide
October 29, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
TRENTON, NJ - October 28, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Joseph Doria today announced that an Affordable Housing Funding Source Guide will now be available on the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) website. The Guide, assembled by COAH, outlines available public and private affordable housing funding sources.
The Hampshire Companies Showcase Newly Renovated Industrial Building in Linden, NJ.
October 25, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Linden, NJ - October 25, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Hampshire Companies, a full service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at over $2 billion, showcased the newly renovated 116,000-square-foot industrial building located at 1050 Edward Street in Linden, N.J. at a luncheon on October 2, 2008. The event drew more than […]
Hampshire Partners Fund VII Acquires 122,599-Square-Foot Industrial Property In Springfield, N.J. in Joint Venture with Tulfra Realty Company
October 25, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Springfield, N.J. - October 25, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at more than $2 billion, in a joint venture with Tulfra Realty Company, LLC have announced the acquisition of a 122,599-square-foot industrial building located at 21 Fadem Road in Springfield, N.J., from […]
October 31 Deadline for Filing Homestead Rebate Quickly Approaching
October 25, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
“Senior Freeze” Applications due by month’s end as well
TRENTON, NJ - October 24, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer David Rousseau today reminded New Jersey homeowners and tenants that the deadline for filing their 2007 Homestead Rebate applications is Friday, October 31, 2008. The deadline for senior and disabled residents to […]
Call on Lawmakers to Rollback Recent Increases to the Realty Transfer Fee and Reform New Jersey’s Broken Property Tax System
October 24, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Edison, NJ - October 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Members of the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) visited Trenton today to witness the legislative process in action and to discuss key issues that have an impact on property owners and the real estate industry, including realty transfer fees and property taxes. The first annual […]
Attorney General Sues Foreclosure Rescue Operations for Fraud and Racketeering
October 20, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
TRENTON, NJ - October 20, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Anne Milgram today announced the filing of lawsuits charging a total of 37 mortgage loan providers, mortgage industry employees, lawyers and other defendants with consumer fraud and civil racketeering for using predatory “foreclosure rescue” schemes to persuade desperate homeowners to sign over their homes.
The […]
“HOPE for Homeowners” to Provide Foreclosure Relief in New Jersey
October 17, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
New Federal Program Offers Affordable Refinance Options
Robbinsville, NJ - October 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — New Jersey homeowners who may be feeling the pinch and struggling with their current monthly mortgage payments as a result of the ongoing economic crisis can now get help. “HOPE for Homeowners” is a new program launched earlier this month […]
Monmouth County Man Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Money Laundering in $2.9 Million Mortgage and Investment Scams
October 17, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
TRENTON, NJ - October 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Anne Milgram announced that a Monmouth County man pleaded guilty today to first-degree money laundering in connection with a series of mortgage and investment scams through which he and his girlfriend stole approximately $2.9 million from victims.
New Jersey REALTORS® Call on Lawmakers to Take More Steps to Stimulate the State’s Housing Market
October 17, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Edison, NJ - October 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Executive Vice President Jarrod Grasso issued the following statement in reaction to Governor Corzine’s economic address to a joint session of the New Jersey Legislature:
Robert Kennedy Jr. to Speak at Largest Annual Real Estate Event in the Region
October 16, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Edison, NJ - October 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give the keynote address at the eighth annual Triple Play REALTOR® Convention & Trade Expo, which will take place at the Atlantic City Convention Center December 9-11, 2008. Sponsored by the New Jersey, New York State and Pennsylvania associations of REALTORS®, Triple […]
Service, Incentives and Quality Boost Home Buyer Satisfaction
October 11, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Robbinsville, NJ - October 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — While the housing industry is experiencing a slump nation-wide, new home buyer satisfaction spiked in 2008. According to the 2008 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction StudySM by J.D. Power and Associates, “Many home builders are succeeding in significantly improving overall customer satisfaction in 2008, compared with 2007.”
NJAR® Statement on Legislative Reaction to Economic Crisis
October 11, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Edison, NJ - October 11, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Executive Vice President Jarrod Grasso issued the following statement in reaction to ongoing efforts by the New Jersey Legislature to address the state’s adverse economic climate:
Hampshire Partners Fund VII Acquires 122,599-Square-Foot Industrial Property in Springfield, N.J.
October 2, 2008 Posted by New Jersey Real Estate
Springfield, N.J. - October 2, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Hampshire Companies, a full-service, private real estate investment fund manager with equity in assets valued at more than $2 billion, has announced the acquisition of a 122,599-square-foot industrial building located at 21 Fadem Road in Springfield, N.J., from R.F.B. Realty Corp. Hampshire’s investment was made […]