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Week of March 8, Homes Sold in Bergen County, New Jersey

Real estate closings last week in all boroughs, cities and villages of Bergen County. For a demographic profile and school info, click on the municipality’s name. For previous sales, see Sales Archive.

ADDRESS STYLE BEDS BATHS PRICE LISTED BY SOLD BY Bogota 466 Linden Ave Col 2 1 $204,000 Century 21 Calabrese Realty-Palisade Ave. Group Twenty Six LLC Demarest 12 Madison Ave Ranch 3 2 $490,000 Weichert Realtors Alpine/Closter Weichert Realtors Alpine/Closter Emerson 16 Daned Rd Ranch 2 1 $300,000 RE/MAX Property Center Keller Williams Valley Realty Emerson 154 Colonial Rd Ranch 5 3 $420,000 RE/MAX Integrity Venture VR Realtors Emerson 272 Birch St B/L 6 3 $460,000 Venture VR Realtors Venture VR Realtors Englewood 57 Brook Ave Col 4 2 $350,000 Keller Williams Team Realty Keller Williams Team Realty Fair Lawn 16-51 Parmelee Ave Ranch 4 2 $419,900 Coldwell Banker Ridgewood Keller Williams Village Square Realty Fair Lawn 0-39 E Amsterdam Ave Col 4 3 $575,000 RE/MAX Elite Associates Coldwell Banker Butler Fair Lawn 37-10 Sycamore Dr Col 5 3 $629,000 All Gold Realty Inc. Weichert Realtors Fort Lee Fort Lee 267 Forest Rd Ranch 3 2 $671,000 Weichert Realtors Fort Lee United Real Estate Franklin Lakes 971 Briarwoods Rd Col 3 4 $1,080,000 Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Franklin Lakes Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Franklin Lakes Franklin Lakes 801 Oneida Trl Contp 5 4 $1,387,500 Coldwell Banker Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes Outside Broker Franklin Lakes 207 Birdsong Ter Col 5 5 $2,325,000 Coldwell Banker Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Franklin Lakes Glen Rock 155 Harding Rd Col 3 2 $555,000 Weichert Realtors Ridgewood RE/MAX Properties-Saddle River Glen Rock 15 Berry Pl S/L 3 2 $565,000 Weichert Realtors Ridgewood Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Main St. Glen Rock 34 Oaklynn Pl Col 4 3 $824,600 Weichert Realtors West Caldwell Weichert Realtors West Caldwell Hackensack 215 Cedar Ave Col 4 3 $590,000 Vikki Healey Properties LLC Vikki Healey Properties LLC Hasbrouck Heights 150 Burr Pl C/C 3 2 $295,000 Park Avenue Realty Inc. Park Avenue Realty Inc. Leonia 205 Warwick Ln C/C 3 3 $495,000 McAlear-Cavalier Realtors Ridgeco Properties Inc. Englewood Cliffs Mahwah 18 Babbit Bridge Rd Col 5 2 $950,000 Keller Williams Village Square Realty Marron Gildea Realty Inc. Ridgewood New Milford 331 Jordan Rd Ranch 3 1 $322,500 McSpirit & Beckett Real Estate RE/MAX Real Estate Limited New Milford 698 Cypress St S/L 4 2 $382,000 Whitley Realty Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Allendale North Arlington 100 Chestnut St C/C 3 2 $320,000 Century 21 Semiao & Associates Century 21 Semiao & Associates North Arlington 17 Devon St Col 3 2 $335,000 Exit Golden Realty Group LLC Outside Broker Old Tappan 4 Frueh Ct Col 5 5 $1,120,000 Prudential Galaxy Real Estate Ridgeco Properties Inc. Englewood Cliffs Oradell 41 Elizabeth St Col 5 3 $610,000 Walter Breyer Real Estate RE/MAX Real Estate Limited Paramus 76 S Paramus Rd B/L 4 3 $360,000 RE/MAX Trading Places LLC – Hasbrouck Heights Century 21 Calabrese Realty Paramus 397 Chestnut St Col 2 1 $380,000 Coldwell Banker Wayne Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Rand Realty Closter Paramus 773 Paramus Rd S/L 4 2 $475,000 Coldwell Banker Oradell Weichert Realtors Ridgewood Paramus 119 W Ridgewood Ave Col 4 2 $585,000 Links Residential – Maywood RE/MAX Real Estate Limited Paramus 776 Highland Ave Ranch 3 2 $640,000 Weichert Realtors Ridgewood Weichert Realtors Ridgewood Paramus 523 Albradt St Col 4 3 $690,000 RE/MAX Real Estate Limited RE/MAX Real Estate Limited Paramus 370 N Farview Ave Col 7 5 $2,100,000 Coldwell Banker Alpine/Closter Coldwell Banker Alpine/Closter Park Ridge 1 Kinderkamack Rd Ranch 3 2 $465,000 Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Main St. Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Wyckoff Park Ridge 1 Glendale Rd Col 3 2 $622,000 RE/MAX Properties-Saddle River Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Fort Lee Ridgewood 626 Frederick St Col 4 3 $827,500 Coldwell Banker Ridgewood Terrie O’Connor Realtors/SdlRv Ridgewood 395 Beechwood Rd Col 5 3 $1,150,000 Keller Williams Village Square Realty Real Living Gateway Realtors-Ridgewood Ridgewood 363 Spring Ave Col 4 3 $1,400,000 Venture VR Realtors Venture VR Realtors River Edge 342 5th Ave Col 5 4 $853,000 Coldwell Banker Ridgewood RE/MAX Real Estate Limited River Vale 531 Westwood Ave Col 3 1 $350,000 Coldwell Banker Hillsdale Coldwell Banker Hillsdale Rochelle Park 40 Colling Ave C/C 2 1 $243,000 RE/MAX Property Center RE/MAX Property Center Rutherford 63 Elliott Pl Col 5 4 $800,000 RE/MAX White House RE/MAX White House Saddle Brook 137 Colonial Ave C/C 4 1 $235,000 ERA/Nalbandian Realty ERA/Nalbandian Realty Saddle Brook 83 Taggart Way C/C 4 2 $306,500 RE/MAX Hometowne Realty Blast Realty Teaneck 1112 Sussex Rd Col 3 2 $375,000 Century 21 Concept 100 Outside Broker Tenafly 28 Grove St Col 3 1 $365,000 RE/MAX Properties-Saddle River Simply Real Estate Tenafly 131 Hudson Ave Col 3 2 $710,000 Weichert Realtors Alpine/Closter Ambassadors Real Estate Waldwick 20 Stuart St Col 3 1 $449,000 Keller Williams Village Square Realty Marron Gildea Realty Inc. Waldwick 1 Nordham St Col 5 3 $485,000 Keller Williams Village Square Realty Abbott & Caserta Realtors/Hohokus Westwood 38 Adams Ct Col 4 2 $715,105 Arthur J. Heck & Son Coldwell Banker Hillsdale Wyckoff 370 Martom Rd Col 4 3 $1,345,000 Coldwell Banker Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes Coldwell Banker Wyckoff/Franklin Lakes

These properties were listed and sold by various Participants of the NJMLS during the week of 3/8. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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New Jersey Home Sales (Bergen County) All single family closings week of 2/8/15

Real estate closings last week in all boroughs, cities and villages of Bergen County. For a demographic profile and school info, click on the municipality’s name. For previous sales, see Sales Archive.

ADDRESS STYLE BEDS BATHS PRICE LISTED BY SOLD BY Allendale 55 Gloria Dr Col 4 3 $950,000 Keller Williams Village Square Realty Coldwell Banker Ridgewood Allendale 792 W Crescent Ave Col 5 3 $1,300,000 Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Saddle River Ferraro Realty & Management LLC Bergenfield 48 Anderson Ave Ranch 3 2 $239,900 Century 21 Fourstar Real Estate Company Century 21 Fourstar Real Estate Company Bergenfield 53 Brook St B/L 3 1 $280,000 RE/MAX Integrity RE/MAX Integrity Bergenfield 9 S Paula Dr Col 4 2 $303,000 Urban Realty Group Mary Beety Associates Inc. Bergenfield 86 Harriet Ave Col 5 5 $740,000 Century 21 Allstars 100 Links Residential – Teaneck Cliffside Park 53 Riverview Ave Contp 4 3 $875,000 RE/MAX Fortune Properties Ridgeco Properties Inc. Ridgefield Dumont 123 Garden St Ranch 3 2 $283,000 Dick O’Connor Real Estate Public Trust Realty Group Dumont 112 Barbara Rd S/L 3 1 $304,000 Weichert Realtors Wyckoff Century 21 Concept 100 Dumont 114 Oneida Ave Col 4 2 $525,000 Century 21 Concept 100 RE/MAX Villa Realtors-Edgewater East Rutherford 40 Birchwood Dr C/C 3 1 $255,000 Century 21 Property Place Realty Outside Broker Emerson 10 Grand Blvd Col 5 4 $651,000 Coldwell Banker Hillsdale Coldwell Banker Oradell Fair Lawn 1-15 Summit Ave C/C 4 1 $281,000 Weichert Realtors Oradell Weichert Realtors Oradell Fair Lawn 20-09 Prospect Ave C/C 3 2 $430,000 RE/MAX Properties Select RE/MAX Properties Select Glen Rock 32 Park Ave Col 5 2 $625,000 Weichert Realtors Ridgewood Friedberg Properties & Associates – Englewood Cliffs Harrington Park 113 Lynn St S/L 4 2 $480,000 Andrew Frank Real Estate Andrew Frank Real Estate Harrington Park 316 Brook St S/L 3 3 $615,000 Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Alpine Terrie O’Connor Realtors/Allendale Hillsdale 87 Beechwood Dr Ranch 3 1 $325,000 RE/MAX Fortune Properties Coldwell Banker Tenafly Lodi 245 Westminster Pl Ranch 3 2 $275,000 Weichert Realtors Ridgewood Outside Broker Mahwah 70 E Crescent Ave Col 4 3 $668,000 Keller Williams Village Square Realty Coldwell Banker Mahwah Mahwah 2 Donner Ct Col 6 4 $1,545,375 Keller Williams Valley Realty Outside Broker Maywood 128 Cedar Ave S/L 3 2 $425,000 RE/MAX Real Estate Limited Vikki Healey Properties LLC Northvale 105 Sanial Ave Ranch 3 1 $310,000 Coldwell Banker Tenafly Outside Broker Oakland 326 Ramapo Valley Rd Col 5 1 $325,000 RE/MAX Traditions Real Estate RE/MAX Traditions Real Estate Oakland 13 Ponds Way Col 5 5 $990,000 RE/MAX Properties-Saddle River Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty-Saddle River Paramus 594 Falmouth Ave Ranch 3 3 $473,000 RE/MAX Property Center RE/MAX Property Center Paramus 171 Halsey St Col 5 3 $825,000 Farmah Realty Weichert Realtors Alpine/Closter Ramsey 264 Grove St C/C 4 3 $699,000 RE/MAX Properties-Saddle River RE/MAX Properties-Saddle River Ridgefield Park 29 6th St Col 4 2 $190,000 Century 21 Gentry Realtors Century 21 Gentry Realtors River Vale 478 White Birch Dr Col 4 2 $535,000 Coldwell Banker Hillsdale Collis Realty Inc. River Vale 844 Berkshire Rd B/L 4 3 $850,000 Coldwell Banker Hillsdale Hayden Oakley Realtors Teaneck 297 Teaneck Rd S/L 3 2 $232,500 RE/MAX Properties Select Wasim Realty LLC Teaneck 691 River Rd C/C 4 3 $250,000 Realty International Inc. Realty International Inc. Teaneck 378 Morningside Ter Col 4 2 $315,000 Realtyline – Teaneck Outside Broker Teaneck 369 Rockledge Pl Col 3 2 $327,000 Coccia Realty Better Homes & Gardens/Rutherford Coldwell Banker Oradell Teaneck 185 Intervale Rd C/C 4 2 $385,000 Realtyline – Teaneck Realtyline – Teaneck Teaneck 22 Dohrmann Ave C/C 4 2 $420,000 Vera & Nechama Realty Links Residential – Teaneck Teaneck 349 W Englewood Ave S/L 4 4 $555,000 Vera & Nechama Realty RE/MAX Properties Select Teaneck 184 Van Buren Ave Col 4 4 $555,000 Links Residential – Teaneck Links Residential – Teaneck Tenafly 220 Hickory Ave Col 3 1 $400,000 Realmart Realty LLC Keller Williams Town Life Tenafly 38 Day Ave C/C 4 2 $445,000 Weichert Realtors Tenafly Weichert Realtors Tenafly Upper Saddle River 91 Hampshire Hill Rd Col 4 2 $999,000 Terrie O’Connor Realtors/SdlRv Coldwell Banker Hillsdale Wallington 40 Mount Pleasant Ave B/L 4 3 $412,500 RE/MAX Excellence RE/MAX Home Experts Westwood 77 Wheeler Ave Col 3 2 $395,000 Keller Williams Village Square Realty Keller Williams Village Square Realty Wood Ridge 104 7th St Col 4 3 $700,000 Real Living Gateway Realtors VIP Realty Wyckoff 55 Saxonia Ave Ranch 2 1 $385,000 Century 21 Gemini Realty LLC Century 21 Gemini Realty LLC Wyckoff 618 Mountain Ave C/C 3 2 $577,000 Coldwell Banker Ridgewood RE/MAX Accomplished Realty

These properties were listed and sold by various Participants of the NJMLS during the week of 2/8. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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How did New Jersey MLS home prices change last month?

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Recently several new school reports have been published ranking the best schools in NJ. The results vary from one report to the next partly due to the fact that  methodology differs from one to the next and partly because “specialty” schools are not included in all ranking systems. Magnet schools, technical schools, online schools and vocational schools may or may not be included.

New Jersey Monthly Magazine comes out with their results every other year, right around September 1. They look at public high schools and some but not all specialty schools. NJ Monthly’s school ranking articles are available here. Their top 10 high schools are Chatham, Haddonfield Memorial, Northern Highlands Regional, West Morris Mendham, Millburn, New Providence, Pascack Hills, Glen Rock, Marlboro and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional.

NJ Monthly has a separate list for the best vocational schools in NJ.

US News & World Report ranks the best NJ schools here. Their results vary from most other ranking systems, at least for schools in Bergen County. Bergen Tech is on the list but Bergen Academies is not. Bergen Tech comes in at #5 and Tenafly at #18. The top 10 schools are Biotechnology High School, High Technology High School, Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, Middlesex County Academy, Bergen County Technical High School -​ Teterboro, Academy of Allied Health and Science, Ridge High School, Union County Magnet High School, Chatham High School and Princeton High School.

These results illustrate how adding the vocational/magnet schools drastically change the top 10.

A new publisher of the best schools in NJ and around the country is Niche.com. They rank NJ’s best public high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, school districts and private high schools. Charter and magnet schools are not included. Niche.com’s top public high schools are High Technology High School, Technical School – Teterboro, High Tech High School, Biotechnology High School, Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, Mountain Lakes High School, Millburn Senior High School, Tenafly High School, Science High School and Marine Academy of Science & Technology.

SchoolDigger.com takes a different approach and ranks the best NJ schools based purely on 2014 NJASK test results. They also have rankings for best NJ high schools, middle schools, elementary schools and schools districts. Rankings are available for all schools which have published HSPA scores.

SchoolDigger.com’s Best NJ High Schools are Academy Allied Health & Sci, Academy For Allied Hlth Sci, Academy For Info Tech, Bergen Acads Hackensack, Biotechnology H S, Communications High School, High Technology High School, Law & Public Safety, Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences and Marine Academy Sci & Tech.

– Mike Shetler

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You don’t have to leave this website. Visit the Mortgage Info page on BuyingInBergen.com at http://homes.buyinginbergen.com/idx/mortgage.

The data is provided by Bankrate, so it’s up-to-date and comprehensive.

Looking to get preapproved for a home? Give one of these lenders a call.

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NJMLS statistics for April 2014 vs.2013 show a decrease in sales activity for Single Family, with a slight increase in median sale price. Coop/Condo/Twh had positive sales activity.

Entire NJMLS (all categories, all areas):

Solds -8.43%
Median Sale Price +2.86%
Under Contracts -6.62%
Actives -7.24%
DOM -12.96%

Single Family Homes (all areas):

Solds -12.57%
Median Sale Price +1.48%
Under Contracts -9.70% Actives -5.70%
DOM -10.10%

Condo/Coop/Twh (all areas):

Solds +4.59%
Median Sale Price +1.61%
Under Contracts -2.99%
Actives -13.80%
DOM -12.96%

source: NJMLS. Info deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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Year to date, the number of homes sold in Bergen County is up 18% over last year. The number of days it took to sell is down 14% to 82 days. And the average sold price is up 5%, according to data from the New Jersey MLS.

The recovery from the recession is well underway, especially for areas in northwest Bergen County. In the 13 towns from Glen Rock to Mahwah to Oakland, average sold prices are up 9%. The number of homes sold was up less dramatically at +13% because the inventory of homes on the market is in short supply.

In fact, Glen Rock may finish the year with the lowest inventory in the state, measured in months of supply. With the spring market expected to start in mid-January, buyers are likely to find themselves aggressively competing for homes.

With interest rates expected to rise through 2014, buyers will be weighing the cost of paying more for a home in a bidding war against paying their lender more in interest for the next 30 years.

For more information about the changing market in Bergen County, call Michael Shetler at 201-421-0506.

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