Jocelyn Jackson, NJ Realtor

06/08/2024

Marry the house. Date the rate. Whats it all about?

06/04/2024

“I agree that we’re in great need of affordable housing, but I have never and will continue not to approve warehousing people just because we’re meeting something called ‘affordability,’ ” Auffant said. “This site can’t handle this many apartments.”

He said the site is half the size of that required under the law for the building.

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Plans for a five-story apartment building with 25 units and 14 parking spaces at 300-304 Garside Ave. in the North Ward got the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s OK.

05/15/2024

To comfortably afford a rental at that price — meaning spending no more than 30% of their income — a renter would need to make nearly $80,000 a year ($79,889). Five years ago, a renter would have needed to make less than $60,000 to comfortably afford the typical U.S. rental ($58,692).

U.S. rents continued to tick up in April. Rents grew 0.6% month over month, slightly slower than the pre-pandemic average for this time of year of 0.7%.

03/10/2024

This region — which includes the North Jersey counties of Hudson, Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex and Sussex — has median rents of $2,844. This is 2.3% more than median rent prices seen in our area this time last year.

As home prices soar, renting is an alternative for many. What do rental prices look like at the beginning of 2024?

09/15/2023

Welcome Home 🎉🎉🎉 It was truly a pleasure helping this family relocate from Florida!
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07/14/2023

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/video/new-home-ownership-program-for-newark-residents/

The properties will be sold to low-income residents at below market prices, and they’ll also get help with mortgage and financing options.

07/07/2023

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