US real estate investors are watching 2026 interest rate movements since borrowing costs affect property markets. Interest rates affect mortgage costs, investment returns, and residential and commercial real estate market activity. Over the past year, the Fed has modified benchmark interest rates based on inflation, economic growth, and employment. Even tiny rate changes hurt investors….
Republican congressman joins Democratic effort to limit president’s pardon power, a rare move that attracted national attention. The measure shows growing bipartisan unease in Washington regarding executive clemency and Congress’ oversight. Nebraska Republican Don Bacon is Maryland Democrat Johnny Olszewski’s first GOP co-sponsor of his constitutional amendment Pardon Integrity Act. The plan would limit federal…
On Sunday, Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie blasted President Donald Trump’s administration in a national televised broadcast, highlighting a deepening Republican Party schism. Massie called the present administration the “Epstein administration” on ABC’s “This Week” when discussing the delayed release of federal investigative papers related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Massie’s comments indicate an intensifying…
In another step toward creating a resident-representative police department, Newark hired 45 more officers. After graduating from William Mobile Ashby Community Care and Training Center, local dignitaries, police leaders, and hundreds of family members swore in the new class. The Department of Public Safety said the new class increases Hispanic representation in the Newark Police…
A tractor accident at a Cape May County home hospitalized a 4-year-old kid Sunday afternoon, according to New Jersey State Police. Officials reported a Route 9 crash near Dennis Township’s Ocean View. Police claimed the child fell off a tractor and was hit by a wheel. After reporting the crash, emergency personnel responded quickly. Cape…
Forecasters are following a system that could deliver snow to New Jersey this weekend. Storm details are still developing, but meteorologists believe its eventual route and temperature could be impactful. National Weather Service forecast models continuously depict a system that might affect a large area of the region. Early forecasts predict widespread snowfall if conditions…
Owning or selling a home requires knowledge of housing market trends. Values aren’t random. They respond to interest rates, supply, demand, employment, and migration. Understanding these characteristics can improve your buying, selling, refinancing, and investing decisions. Recent US housing changes have been substantial. Pandemic-low mortgage rates were followed by sharp rate rises for homeowners. Future…
State officials say a 21-year-old New Jersey woman died after falling down a mountain trail near New York State’s highest peak. Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York was the scene of the tragedy Thursday afternoon. After slipping off the trail near the summit, the young hiker called 911 at 3:05 p.m….
On Sunday morning, federal immigration enforcement outside a church in Union City, New Jersey, garnered notice and a congressional response. Two individuals were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside a Union City church on 19th Street, according to public accounts. The morning incident was filmed from a nearby home. According to social media…
As Governor Mikie Sherrill prepares a new state budget, one subject has quietly dominated Trenton and kitchen table conversations: Will taxes rise? Currently, no. The new governor and her administration have stated that raising taxes, especially the state sales tax, is not part of their affordability plan. Several insiders say lawmakers face a difficult and…
