The housing market is shifting toward buyers. Just not in New Jersey.
The housing market is shifting toward buyers. Just not in New Jersey.
Claire BostonSat, April 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM UTC
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A drone shot of houses in Freehold, N.J., in summer.
In most of the country, it’s getting a little easier to buy a home this spring thanks to growing inventory and stalling price growth.
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But for buyers in New Jersey and a handful of other parts of the Northeast, the strong seller’s markets of the low mortgage rate days never fully eased. There, bidding wars are still commonplace as inventory remains extremely limited. And home price appreciation is still tracking above inflation and wage growth, making it harder for first-time buyers to save enough to enter the market.
Source: “AOL Money”
