NJ already has the highest property tax of any state
"Best and Worst States: Based on data from the 2002 census, the following five states have the lowest local property taxes per capita/year. They are Arkansas ($191), Alabama ($285), Kentucky ($376), New Mexico ($380), and Oklahoma ($425). The states with the highest local property taxes per capita/year are: New Jersey ($1,871), Connecticut ($1,733), New York ($1,402), and Rhode Island ($1,369)."
http://www.retirementliving.com/RLtaxes.html
How much more do you want to raise the property tax by? I aalready pay $4300/year in property tax on my house, how much do you want to raise it to?
Raising the sales tax is the only fair solution since the programs sponsored by the taxes are for everyone not only people with houses.