Greater Bergen REALTORS® is a not-for-profit trade organization that serves more than 8,500 REALTOR® members in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic Counties in New Jersey. Greater Bergen REALTORS® provides invaluable information, programs, and services to ensure the success of its members in everyday business. As the leading voice of real estate in North Jersey, we advocate for the public to protect private property rights as well as the right to homeownership. The association is a highly influential and important member of the local, state, and National REALTOR® family.
U.S. existing home sales ticked up 0.5% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million, marking the third consecutive monthly increase, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). However, sales were down 1.0% from the same period last year. Regionally, sales rose month-over-month in the Northeast and South, were unchanged in the West, and declined in the Midwest. On a year-over-year basis, sales were flat in the Northeast and South and fell in both the Midwest and West.
