Ocean County NJ Real Estate Market Update | May 2026

📅 Free 1 on 1 Call with Steve → https://bit.ly/4sUC0Q9 🏡 What's Your Home Worth? Find Out Free → https://bit.ly/3O6Rem4 🔍 Search Homes for Sale in Ocean County → https://bit.ly/3QuudKn 📱 Call or Text: 908-907-4049 📨 Email: [email protected] What is the Ocean County NJ real estate market actually doing right now? Here are the real April 2026 numbers — no fluff, no spin, just honest local insight. In this month's market update I'm breaking down everything you need to know about the Ocean County housing market in April 2026 — median home prices, closed sales, pending activity, inventory, days on market, absorption rate, mortgage rates, and what the Fed's latest meeting means for buyers and sellers right now. Whether you're thinking about buying, selling, or just keeping tabs on the market — this video gives you the full picture. 📊 APRIL 2026 OCEAN COUNTY MARKET SNAPSHOT: 📍 Median Sale Price: $460,000 (up 2.88% YOY) 📍 Closed Sales: 615 (Spring demand building) 📍 Pending Sales: UP 11.5% — market accelerating 📍 Active Listings: 2,250 — most inventory in 6 months 📍 Median Days on Market: 22 days 📍 Absorption Rate: 3.0 months — still a seller's market 📍 30-Year Fixed Rate: ~6.60% 📋 WHAT WE COVER: 🏡 Home Prices — Where Ocean County stands vs the nation 📈 Sales & Pending Activity — Is the Spring surge real? 🏘️ Inventory & New Listings — More options, but still tight ⏱️ Days on Market — What's moving and what's sitting 📊 Absorption Rate — Are we still in a seller's market? 🏦 Mortgage Rates & The Fed — New Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and what it means for rates going forward 🎯 Big Picture Takeaways for Buyers & Sellers 🏡 THINKING ABOUT BUYING OR SELLING IN OCEAN COUNTY? I help buyers and sellers navigate this market every single week. Whether you want to know what your home is worth, want new listings sent to you, or just need honest answers from someone who works this market every day — I'm here. 0:00 Introduction 0:59 Ocean County NJ Prices 2:05 Ocean County Home Sales 3:03 Ocean County NJ Inventory 3:55 Days on Market 5:01Absorbtion Rate 6:07 Mortgage Rates 10:02 Ocean County NJ Market Outlook ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ ▶Subscribe 👉    / @liveincentralnewjersey   This channel is all about living in Central New Jersey, moving to Central New Jersey, and relocating to Central New Jersey. We also cover living in the Central NJ suburbs, moving to the Central NJ suburbs, and relocating to the Central NJ Suburbs. If you want to know everything about eating, sleeping, working, playing, the good, and the bad of living in Central New Jersey, then subscribe and tap the bell for notifications so you can be the first to know about the current market in Central NJ. We get calls and emails everyday of people just like you, looking for help on making their move to Central New Jersey and we absolutely love it. Whether you are moving in 9 days or 90 days, give us a call, shoot us a text, or send us an email so we can help you make a smooth move to Central NJ Call or Text us: 908-907-4049 Email: [email protected] Steven McCutcheon Central NJ Real Estate Agent 1865382