Dunellen, NJ 08812 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 21
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Home Value
$590,750
+1.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
21
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
48 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
23%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
101.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
43%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
32%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$218
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 32% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 36% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+34% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (21/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (101.2% of list); 23% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 43% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $171k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,370 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $218 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.8%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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