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2 days ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
Over 300,000 Muslims across New Jersey will begin celebrating Eid al-Adha on Friday. For several days, Muslims will pray, donate to charity and some will have an animal slaughtered– usually a sheep, goat, cow or camel – for the holiday. Eid al-Adha, which translates to “the festival of sacrifice,” celebrates when the prophet Abraham agreed to sacrifice his son Ismail after God asked him to, said Aya Elamroussi, a spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations New Jersey (CAIR-NJ).
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4 days ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
New Jersey home values continued to grow compared to last year, according to the latest figures from Zillow. Home values shot up by over 5% in April compared to the same time last year, making for the third-highest increase in the nation behind Kentucky and Rhode Island. New Jersey’s typical home value of $548,338 ranked sixth-highest in the nation in April. Hawaii, California, and Massachusetts had the highest home values. West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana had the lowest.
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4 days ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
June is Pride Month, and New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ community is going all out, hosting parades, concerts and festivals tocelebrate theirhistory and visibility.
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1 week ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
A large hospital bill after an emergency visit can make the painful time even more difficult, but according to experts, there are federal and state laws that protect people from overpaying for treatment. “It can be overwhelming,” said JoAnn Volk, research professor at Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms. “Take a breath and figure out if something has been denied. You have options, and don’t take no for an answer.”Mosaic spoke with Volk about navigating a hospital bill.
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1 week ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
Over half of the state saw the number of newly listed homes increase in April compared to the same time last year, according to data from Realtor.com. A total of 13 counties saw more homes hit the market last month. Sussex County saw the largest increase in newly listed homes, with 272, representing a jump of over 27%. Camden and Essex counties followed with increases of 20.46% and 15.10%, respectively. Atlantic County, which had 376 newly listed homes in April, saw the largest dip at 8.74%.
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2 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
Over half of the state saw homes sell in under a median of a month, according to the latest data from Realtor.com. At a median of 19 days, homes in Morris County sold the fastest statewide in April. Somerset and Passaic followed with homes selling at a median of 23 days in both counties. Homes in Cape May County sold the slowest at a median of 55 days. According to a Redfin report, potential homebuyers are holding off on purchasing a home due to high home values.
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2 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
Home values statewide will continue to decrease by July, according to the latest housing forecast by Zillow. A Zillow analysis of 547 ZIP codes in New Jersey with enough available data shows the vast majority of towns will see home values decrease into the summer. The forecast includes four New Jersey towns with declines of over 1.5%. Denville in Morris County is expected to see the largest dip at 1.9%. A total of 117 New Jersey towns will see home values increase.
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3 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
New Jersey homes continue to be among the fastest-selling in the nation, according to the latest figures from Realtor.com. At a median of 32 days, New Jersey, Virginia and Connecticut came in fourth behind Massachusetts, Maryland and Rhode Island for how fast homes sold in April. Hawaii, Florida and Louisiana had the slowest-selling homes nationwide. According to a Redfin report, potential some homebuyers are delaying purchasing homes due to high home values.
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3 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
Children of color are less likely to be vaccinated than their white counterparts because of alack of insurance and other barriers to inoculation, experts say. Vaccines are one of the best ways to prevent life-threatening illnesses like polio, influenza and tetanus, said Rebecca Wurtz, a professor of health policy and management at the University of Minnesota. “It’s life and death,” said Wurtz.
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3 weeks ago | 
nj.com | Amira Sweilem
Twelve New Jersey towns were ranked among the top 100 hottest real estate markets nationwide, according to Realtor.com Of the New Jersey towns that made the list, Ridgewood in Bergen County had the hottest housing market in April and ranked third in the nation. A ZIP code in Montclair,07043, in Essex County and Basking Ridge in Somerset County, followed at 14 and 30, respectively. Trumbull in Connecticut and Franklin in Massachusetts had the hottest markets in the nation. See the full list below.
