{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-16T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/buyfelicialistings-com\/2026\/09\/16\/new-jersey-housing-wealth-to-watch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:00:00","slug":"new-jersey-housing-wealth-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.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\/felicia-hankerson\/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>New Jersey continues to stand out for its homeowner housing wealth, ranking in the top five states during Q1 2026. Based on over 965,000 anonymized home equity borrowing inquiries, the median home equity for New Jersey shoppers was about $295,000\u2014meaning half had even more available when exploring their options. Notably, nearly three out of four New Jersey homeowners seeking loans or credit lines reported at least $200,000 in equity, providing a considerable financial cushion for many families in our state.<\/p>\n<p>Home equity\u2014the difference between your property\u2019s value and what\u2019s owed on the mortgage\u2014can increase as home values rise or as you pay down your loan. For many New Jersey owners, this equity can be a valuable tool when life transitions arise, whether it\u2019s consolidating debt, covering education expenses, or investing in repairs and improvements. As someone who guides clients through pivotal moments such as divorce, probate, and estate sales, I know how essential it is to protect what you\u2019ve built. Before tapping into your home equity, it\u2019s wise to verify how much is truly available, fully understand the costs involved, and borrow only what\u2019s necessary. Clarity and careful planning help ensure your next step is a confident one.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey continues to stand out for its homeowner housing wealth, ranking in the top five states during Q1 2026. Based on over 965,000 anonymized home equity borrowing inquiries, the median home equity for New Jersey shoppers was about $295,000\u2014meaning half had even more available when exploring their options. Notably, nearly three out of four [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":58,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}