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      <image:title>Blog - What You Might Miss About New Jersey After You Leave</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog - Half of New Jersey Wants Out. The Other Half Hasn’t Opened Their Tax Bill Yet.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Blog - Should You Get a Reverse Mortgage Instead of Selling? What Bergen County Homeowners Need to Know - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Weighing a reverse mortgage against selling your Bergen County home? Here's what to know first.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Bergen County's 2027 Property Revaluation List Got a Lot Bigger. Is Your Town on It? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Kevin Hill reacts to rising NJ costs as a tax assessor arrives for a 2027 property revaluation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Why Is Getting a Drink in New Jersey So Complicated? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sometimes New Jersey real estate calls for a market analysis. Sometimes it calls for a beer flight at Five Dimes Brewery in Westwood.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Thinking About Leaving New Jersey? 5 Things That Changed in 2026 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Real estate agent Kevin Hill at a signpost pointing to Florida, Delaware, and staying in New Jersey on a Bergen County street</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-11-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog - NJ Ranked One of the Rudest States in America. Why Don’t You Go F*ck Yourself - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>New Jersey ranking near the bottom on ANOTHER ranking.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.escapefromnewjersey.com/blog/nj-property-tax-relief-cuts-stay-nj-anchor-2026</loc>
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      <image:title>Blog - NJ Promised Seniors $6,500 in Property Tax Relief. They're Taking It Back. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>New Jersey giveth. New Jersey taketh away. And somehow, you're still surprised.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-11-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog - Traditional Realtor vs Cash Buyer vs Hybrid Agent: What Works Best If You’re Leaving New Jersey? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whether you want top market value or a faster sale, a hybrid agent helps you compare all your options before making a decision.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Property Taxes Are Rising Fast Across North Jersey, Is Your Town on the List? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Rising property taxes across North Jersey are putting pressure on homeowners, forcing many to reconsider whether staying long term still makes financial sense.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - New Jersey Ranks 35th for Retirees in 2026 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Another “Congratulations, You Live in New Jersey” Expense for 2026: Double-Digit Car Insurance Increases - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Another increase in expenses for New Jersey residents.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Why New Jersey Keeps Making Entrepreneurship as Hard as Possible - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>New Jersey Homeowners &amp; Business Owners Want to Escape From New Jersey</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - New Jersey Lawmakers Just Gave Themselves a 67% Raise. Must Be Nice. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Must be nice to vote for your own raise.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - New Jersey Is Bleeding Residents and the 2025 Moving Data Finally Says the Quiet Part Out Loud  - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>New Jersey Leading the Nation in Outbound Moves……Again</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Death by a Thousand Fees: Why It Feels Impossible to Get Ahead in NJ - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>It’s not just the property taxes—it’s the endless flood of smaller fees that finally pulls you under.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-11-14</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Blog - Earning 200K in New Jersey? Congrats, You Still Can’t Afford a House. - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>If you see this home, please contact New Jersey immediately. It’s been missing since 2019.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Why Post Pandemic Migration Is Pushing Many New Jersey Residents to Leave - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Credit: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-post-pandemic-population-change-by-u-s-county-2021-2024/</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - THE MANSION TAX BACKFIRE: HOW NEW JERSEY’S NEW FEES ARE PUSHING HOMEOWNERS OUT OF THE STATE - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Seller signing New Jersey mansion tax document at a real estate closing table, showing the tax burden shift onto sellers for million dollar home sales</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Why So Many Young Adults Are Moving Back Home, and Why New Jersey Is Leading the Pack - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Now That Zohran Mamdani Is Mayor: Will NYC Residents Move to New Jersey… or Skip Straight to Lower-Tax States? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Where Are New York City Residents Going to Move After the Mayoral Election?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Eminent Domain in New Jersey: When “The Garden State” Comes for Your Garden - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>In New Jersey, progress often comes at a price—sometimes that price is your property.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - New Jersey’s “Mansion” Tax Just Grew Up: Why That Now Includes Your Perfectly Normal North Jersey Colonial  - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>New Jersey finds another way to stick their hands in our pockets</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - The 2025 New Jersey Governor’s Race, A Homeowner’s Guide - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Which party’s candidate is better for New Jersey homeowners?</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Leaving New Jersey: What You Will Miss, and Not Miss, When You Relocate  - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Jersey classics on the counter: bagels, cannoli, Taylor ham egg and cheese, Rutt’s Hut style chili dogs, Star Tavern style bar pie, and B&amp;W crumb cake.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.escapefromnewjersey.com/blog/new-jersey-lottery-worst-state-lump-sum-vs-annuity</loc>
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      <image:title>Blog - The Harsh Truth: New Jersey Is One of the Worst States to Win the Lottery - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Uncle Sam and New Jersey grin while an angry lottery winner holds a billion-dollar check.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.escapefromnewjersey.com/blog/bergen-county-blue-laws-paramus-american-dream-lawsuit</loc>
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      <image:title>Blog - Bergen County’s Blue Laws: A 1950s Relic Still Controlling Sundays in 2025 ️ - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bergen County’s Garden State Plaza closed on Sundays under Blue Laws vs. Boca Town Center in Florida open and thriving</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - Skyrocketing Power Bills in NJ  — And Murphy’s Billion-Dollar Wind Bill to Blame? - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The $9,000 windmill: New Jersey families face rising energy bills while offshore wind projects fail to deliver.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Blog - From Property Taxes to Corporate Rates, NJ Punishes Everyone — and It Shows in the Rankings - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>New Jersey ranks 49th in the 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index, showing how taxes crush both homeowners and businesses.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Housing storm on the horizon for New Jersey?</image:caption>
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