Anthony J. Gonzalez - We're in this Together !!

Gov. Chris Christie said today he will restore property tax rebates that were eliminated in the budget last year. "We're going to reinstitute the rebate this spring and you're going to get it quarterly as a credit on your property tax bill," Christie said at a town hall meeting. Christie said th...

By DUSTIN RACIOPPI The iceberg-sized snowmounds are still here. The temps are near arctic. It's the winter blahs, perhaps the slowest time of year for action, especially in the arts world. And in the Red Bank sector, not much is doing now. Or at all, really, in the way of grassroots endeavors to ...

  Red Bank zoners held the first of what is expected to be a series of hearings on the details of a proposed 57-unit housing development on a neglected stretch of Monmouth Street Thursday night. GS Realty, the unit of Amboy Bank that owns the site, is seeking a long list of variances, from buildi...

As a resident of New Jersey, it is often discouraging when I am unable to pinpoint economic news for just New Jersey.  Usually market updates or economic evaluations are for the entire country or different divisions of the US (i.e. Northeast, Southeast).  The leading real estate evaluation group,...

By S. Mitra Kalita and Robbie Whelan, WSJ.com Jan 14, 2011 Provided by: Here's what Generation Y doesn't want: formal living rooms, soaker bathtubs, dependence on a car. In other words, they don't want their parents' homes. Much of this week's National Association of Home Builders conference has ...

Fannie Mae recently launched WaysHome, (Click here to view all the videos available from Fannie Mae http://www.knowyouroptions.com/resources/videos) a free, interactive multi-media tool designed to educate homeowners about their options to avoid foreclosure, empower them to make informed decisio...

The number of mortgage applications for home purchases is expected to become a bigger part of the mortgage market in 2011 as home prices stabilize, predicts the Mortgage Bankers Association. Refinancing has mostly dominated in recent months as home owners looked to lock-in low interest rates, but...

Part of the reason I started this blog site was not only to build my business, but to show what makes the Jersey Shore so great.  The locals that live and work in towns like Red Bank, Long Branch, and Asbury Park are bringing life, diversity, and culture.  Spotlighting new local businesses, to me...

Commercial property tax appeals slam NJ budgetsPosted on January 11, 2011 by grimFrom the Courier News:Piscataway budgets $500G for tax appeals The township will set aside at least a half million dollars to pay for tax appeals in 2011 as property owners continue to contest their assessments amid...

Primary Mortgage Market Survey®                                30yr                            15yrAverage Rate              4.77%                         4.13%Fees/Points                0.8                             0.8 Interest rates took a slight dip this week as economic uncertainty continu...