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Saturday, October 4th, 2008

In the Region | New Jersey: Rentals Remain Robust

The high rental occupancy rate is expected to stay where it is for the immediate future, or perhaps even tighten further.

Friday, September 26th, 2008

In the Region | New Jersey: Scaling Back in Suburbia

Market experts say the supersize single-family house in the suburbs is taking a harder hit than other housing types in New Jersey.

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

In the Region | New Jersey: ‘Active Adult’ Housing Loses Luster

As the housing slump persists, the bloom is off the rose for the “active adult” sector — perhaps even more so than for the overall market.

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

In the Region | New Jersey: First-Timers’ Charm

The latest figures on the market for houses priced at “entry level” peg this as a propitious moment for buyers, if they can just qualify for a mortgage.

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Havens | West Wildwood, N.J.: A ‘Gated’ Community Surrounded by Water

West Wildwood is so small that you wouldn’t know it was there unless someone told you. And that’s just how the people who live and vacation there want it.

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Property Values: What You Get for … $900,000

A two-bedroom house in Alpine, Tex.; a four-bedroom house in Pittsboro, N.C.; and a five-bedroom house in Asbury Park, N.J.

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Living In | Highlands, N.J.: A Clam Town, Coming Out of Its Shell

Highlands, N.J., is a picturesque town with a colorful past of explorers, pirates and, most recently, clammers.

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

The Sell: Even After the Closing, a Loose End

On the morning of her two closings in June, with all the furniture already en route to her new place in Princeton, N.J., Kitta MacPherson’s cat went into hiding in her old house.

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

The Hunt: The Sky’s the Thing

Sam and Lynette Carmelli wanted to get the most space for the money, in a place where she could easily commute to Midtown to her job as an office manager for an investment adviser.

Friday, July 25th, 2008

IN THE REGION | New Jersey: A Year-Round Resort, Close at Hand

The Mountain Creek Resort is busiest in winter, but even on summer days it is popular among those seeking a splash in its water park.