{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-16T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/secivalbona-com\/2026\/09\/16\/new-jersey-housing-wealth-to-watch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:00:00","slug":"new-jersey-housing-wealth-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/16\/new-jersey-housing-wealth-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Housing Wealth to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/valbona-seci\/new-jersey-housing-remotion-videos-4256\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As someone who has spent over a decade helping North Jersey homeowners navigate the real estate landscape, I find the latest figures on New Jersey\u2019s housing wealth both impressive and encouraging. In Q1 2026, our state was among the top five nationwide for homeowner housing wealth, based on over 965,000 anonymized home equity borrowing inquiries. For those exploring their options, the median home equity for New Jersey shoppers was about $295,000\u2014half had more, half less\u2014while nearly three out of four had at least $200,000 in equity. That\u2019s a substantial cushion, and a testament to the strong position many local owners have built.<\/p>\n<p>Home equity\u2014the difference between your home\u2019s value and what you owe on your mortgage\u2014can grow as you pay down your loan or as property values rise. Many in our area consider tapping into this equity for reasons like consolidating debt, covering education expenses, or funding home improvements. If you\u2019re weighing these possibilities, it\u2019s wise to first confirm your available equity, fully understand loan costs, and borrow only what truly fits your needs. As always, I\u2019m committed to helping my clients make well-informed decisions\u2014every step of the way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who has spent over a decade helping North Jersey homeowners navigate the real estate landscape, I find the latest figures on New Jersey\u2019s housing wealth both impressive and encouraging. In Q1 2026, our state was among the top five nationwide for homeowner housing wealth, based on over 965,000 anonymized home equity borrowing inquiries. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":45,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.secivalbona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}