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1. New Jersey in top five most expensive states for renting
(N.J./State)

... we serve continue to be hurt by foreclosures, which affect homeowners, property owners, tenants as well as the surrounding homes,” Raymond Ocasio, director of the Newark-based La Casa de Don Pedro and ...

2. Abolish N.J. income and property taxes for true tax relief
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY MURRY SABRIN COMMENTARY Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald calls for “a 20 percent property tax relief credit to homeowners of the first $10,000 in property taxes paid for all homeowners earning ...

3. 3 unlicensed mortgage modifiers accused of taking $400K from New Jerseyans
(Money/Economy)

... or contest the notice at an administrative hearing with the Division of Consumer Affairs. “Homeowners working to keep their residences are often put into a worse situation by unlicensed companies offering ...

4. Democrats propose 20 percent property tax relief credit for middle-class and low-income homeowners
(Opinion/Commentary)

... a 20 percent property tax relief credit for New Jersey middle-class and lower-income homeowners. The Democratic plan would help more than 95 percent of New Jersey homeowners and provide a maximum property ...

5. N.J. Democrats move on property tax relief to counter Christie's 10 percent income tax cut
(Money/Economy)

... say Christie’s plan favors the wealthy and does not focus on easing every homeowners’ property-tax burden. Garden State residents pay the highest property taxes in the nation where their bills averaged ...

6. Standing to Foreclosure
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The case is a win for all homeowners facing a foreclosure action in NJ. Get down to the court house read and copy the case and please reference this case in your foreclosure defense. Make the lenders ...

7. State HMFA offering 3.75% mortgage rate: 30-year record low
(Money/Economy)

... of purchasing a home is a common barrier for potential homeowners. The Smart Start Program is available to participants in the HMFA’s Home Buyer Program who are purchasing homes in Smart Growth areas. ...

8. U.S. Bank v. Guillaume: Understanding the N.J. Supreme Court’s recent foreclosure decision
(Opinion/Commentary)

... home. This notice is known as a “Notice of Intention to Foreclose.” Essentially, the law requires this notice to inform homeowners of options they have to save their home and avoid foreclosure. Until ...

9. Mark Bellotti and Jonathan Domash of Marlboro plead guilty to $2.6M home loan scheme
(Money/Economy)

... Plainfield ($342,000), Marlboro ($339,150), Keansburg ($351,500), Asbury Park ($384,750), Asbury Park ($374,000), and Newark ($340,000). The investigation revealed that Domash would find homeowners who ...

10. N.J. Democratic leaders to focus on middle class when reviewing Christie's budget
(N.J./State)

... tax burden carried by most homeowners and it's wrong that his past budget practices caused a 20 percent increase in property taxes during his two years in office. "The governor falsely claimed that the ...

11. Full text of Gov. Christie’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Address
(Money/Economy)

... we were able to double that property tax relief over the prior fiscal year. Senior and disabled homeowners with incomes up to $150,000 received double the benefits of Fiscal Year 2011 – and they received ...

12. Tree-killing southern pine beetles showing early activity in South Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to $10,000 each to any civic organization, homeowners association, nonprofit group or municipality for work to suppress southern pine beetle infestations on lands that may be at increased wildfire risk ...

13. N.J. proposal to convert foreclosed homes to affordable housing introduced in state Senate
(N.J./State)

... families to default on their mortgages,” Green said. “We reportedly have more than 100,000 homeowners currently dealing with foreclosures in New Jersey. These families, despite their financial struggles, ...

14. Sheena Clarke of Englewood charged with defrauding insurance companies
(N.J./State)

... $8,591 made payable to homeowners for repairs to their homes and failed to complete the work that was to be done. One check was in the amount of $4,883, and the other was in the amount of $3,708. The ...

15. Christie and Democrats will compromise on income tax cut bill
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and more restrictive cap on increases -- the actual dollar cost to homeowners continues to rise, having been neither reduced nor stabilized. It remains taxpayers’ highest concern. In supporting the ...

16. New Jerseyans affected by mortgage, foreclosure abuses to share $762M
(Money/Economy)

... to New Jersey homeowners. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and a bipartisan group of state attorneys general announced the national settlement ...

17. Key to N.J. tax relief: Revamp urban education, abolish state income tax
(Opinion/Commentary)

... gifts, grants, etc., the way some (many) nonprofit organizations raise revenue to fulfill their missions. Unless we overhaul public education in New Jersey, homeowners will be going to their grave complaining ...

18. N.J. to begin survey of historic site financial needs, first in 22 years
(N.J./State)

... museums, houses of worship, fire houses, libraries, railroad stations, and schools. Buildings owned by private homeowners or businesses are not eligible for this survey. The first capital needs survey, ...

19. Gov. Christie is like Whitman: Bad income tax cut proposal is history repeating itself
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and homeowners. “But wait,” you ask, “didn’t the 2 percent cap fix the state’s property tax problem?” Not really. While Gov. Christie would have everyone believe that the cap enacted last year ...

20. Financial poll of New Jerseyans shows cautious optimism for 2012
(Money/Economy)

... more confident than homeowners (21 percent). * Given a windfall of $1,000, a plurality (49 percent) would use it to pay bills, and 12 percent would spend it, both unchanged from 2011. However, this year ...