Newark’s new Mulberry Commons is open and it looks beautiful. Have you gone to see it yet?

Mulberry Commons is the latest incarnation of reinvented public space in the city’s downtown.

Source: How Newark’s Newest Park Builds on Growing Momentum – Next City

It’s so nice to see Newark bringing a dog park to the city. It will be hosted at Branch Brook Park. You’ll be able to come see the Cherry Blossom trees and let your dogs play!

NEWARK, NJ – The city will be getting its first dog park and it will be located in Branch Brook Park after a community group pushed for space where their four-legged friends could run unleashed.

Source: County Builds First Dog Park for Newark in Branch Brook Park | TAPinto

Newark has always been a major hub of transportation and as the population grows the need for more public transportation does as well. This is a great step forward.

The PATH Improvement Plan outlines a six-point delay reduction, a new fare payment system to be introduced by 2022, and a set of customer service initiatives.

Source: PATH’s $1B investment to increase Newark-WTC train lines by 40 percent – NJBIZ

There is a trend we have seen, and others have seen. Home buyers are competing more and more with real estate investors. That’s because many times the end goals are the same. Buy a home, fix it up, and occupy it. For home buyers, the occupancy might be themselves. For investors, it might be tenants. But either way, restoring homes and communities is the end goal, and having a comfortable place to live.

As investors increasingly buy up starter homes, they are reshaping the real estate market around the country, and driving up prices for everyone else.

Source: Want a House Like This? Prepare for a Bidding War With Investors – The New York Times