For nearly four months, a large chunk of New Jersey has been working from home. Now, even though the state’s reopening is on pause, employers are preparing for an eventual return to the workplace — and experts familiar with the North Jersey suburban office market are...
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We asked an economist: How long will it take NJ to make a comeback?
NJ 101.5 talks with James Hughes (Bloustein) about the jobs increase since May, which he said is a positive trend, but said the state needs to recover 74% more in order to get back to February levels. NJ1015.com, July 16, 2020
Is New Jersey’s rate of out-migration cause for concern?
The United Van Lines National Movers Study has been cited in numerous news articles with headlines like “More residents move out of New Jersey than any other state.” Senate President Steve Sweeney even used the report as a way to track outward migration saying it...
What will happen to New Jersey’s economy in 2019?
As we begin 2019, the global economy seems uncertain. But experts believe the outlook is more positive than negative, including in New Jersey. “Our growth rate for employment, at least through October, was very consistent to that of the nation, was very consistent to...
Five-star luxury hotel, conference center eyes former Hoffmann-La Roche site
Throughout the region, millennials and the employers seeking to attract them want office environments with an urban feel, even if that means creating a mini-downtownwithin a suburban office park by adding walkways, restaurants and housing. In their evolution from the...
North Jersey office boom, 30 years later: Here's what happened to all those buildings
Nearly all of the office buildings in North Jersey were built during a 1980s construction boom, and they are therefore roughly the same age. But they have vastly different life expectancies. Some have been given up for dead and are scheduled for demolition. Others are...
The death of N.J.'s suburbs might be a total myth. Even the experts are surprised
Hunterdon, Monmouth and Hudson saw their year-over-year population losses slow or halt between 2016 and 2017, while more urbanized counties like Hudson and Union experienced significant slowdowns in their recent breakneck growth. "It could be a blip in the data, but...
Study finds population shift to suburbs: Is it a trend?
Remember when suburbia was a four-letter word? City life is where it was at — access to transit, outdoor cafes, vibrant street life. Especially over the last decade, the trend was urbanization, led by millennials, in places like Jersey City and Hoboken, which saw...
New Jersey could give you $1000 to pay off your mortgage
NJ 101.5 writes that State Sen. Troy Singleton, D-Burlington, is sponsoring a measure that would give homeowners a tax credit of up to $1,000 in order to help cover an extra mortgage payment, quoting James Hughes. NJ1015.com, August 2, 2018
NJ suburbs bounce back as older millennials go for house and garden
A new report suggests suburban living in the metropolitan region may not be passé after all, although New Jersey’s urban counties are continuing to grow even faster than the suburbs. The new Rutgers Regional Report released yesterday indicates a possible resurgence of...
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