Real Estate

Low inventory and rising interest rates will likely be a factor in the spring real estate market in North Central New Jersey. The recently released February 2023 market report from Turpin Realtors, which covers Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Union counties, is a predictor of the upcoming prime season. “February typically is when we begin

In recent years, nothing has had a greater impact on office design trends than the pandemic. From turning just about any room of the home into an office to the evolution of the hybrid work model—offices have truly evolved to reflect personal style and work habits as they never have before. This is especially true

Forbes Global Properties Setting and style define a suite of ultra-luxury homes—one with a $30.6 million price tag—to be built in an unspoiled canyon in Paradise Valley, Arizona’s wealthiest community. The dozen gated residences inside the vast Phoenix Mountains Preserve will be surrounded by desert and mountains yet close to restaurants, shops and airports in

The client approached my desk, clearly unhappy. Her new granite countertops didn’t look as handsome in her kitchen as she had expected. She thought maybe the fabricator had installed the wrong slab. I sent our project manager to the job site, paperwork in hand, to check. He confirmed that she did get the Santa Cecilia

Although the Federal Reserve voted to raise rates another .25% at its second meeting of the year, there was a silver lining in the announcement. In his opening statement, Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated significant rate hikes may not be needed going forward, which will bring much needed relief and stability to the commercial real

When lawyers work on commercial real estate or other transactions, they typically charge for their time by the hour. If the transaction doesn’t close, the bill is the same as if it did close. Clients who face those bills don’t like them. These bills cause maximum pain if the transaction nearly closed and the lawyer

Every modern commercial real estate transaction, or other business transaction, takes place largely through email. If it’s a major or complicated transaction, it will involve dozens of email recipients and senders – business people, lawyers, brokers, title companies, other service providers, and so on. Each email will beget a stream of additional emails as each

A home theater from a renowned designer, a wine cellar and tasting room that feel plucked from Tuscany and a solarium with a fireplace that sits in a lion’s mouth are just a few of the glamorous features of a palatial estate in Saddle River, New Jersey. The property at 101 Fox Hedge Road sits

With continual interest rate hikes made by the Federal Reserve beginning in 2022, housing markets across the United States have been experiencing significant disruptions in activity. And this disruption is particularly noticeable in the levels of available housing inventory. Over the course of one year, from 2022 to 2023, countless American housing markets have seen

It’s not just our population that’s aging. Our homes are too. According to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies’ Improving America’s Housing 2023 report, our houses are older today than at any time ever recorded. Despite a $567 billion remodeling boom last year, JCHS asserts that greater investment is still needed to improve energy efficiency,