River Plaza Home Sells for $400,000

See what else sold last week in Middletown Township, NJ.

Navesink Home Sells for $2,000,000

Marlene Albrecht reports on closed home sales in Middletown for the week ending April 13, 2013.

Clark Place Home Sells for $20,000 Over List Price

See what homes in Middletown sold for for the week ending March 30, 2013.

Peek Inside Multimillion Dollar Mansions for Sale in Middletown

These three properties are on the market for $7,890,000 to $12,999,999.

Spring is supposed to be the busy season for real estate, and these owners of opulent estates are hoping to make a match. For more images of these and other dream homes, visit the Realtor.com website. 

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A Middletown Realtor Tells of Recent Bidding Wars

With inventory low and mortgage rates still under 4%, a local Realtor says buyers are competing for houses.

Last year's real estate market "was the worst I've ever seen," said Middletown Realtor Carol Kubis, who has been selling homes from her family-owned agency on Cherry Tree Farm Road since 1978.  In a good year she has listed and closed as many as 97 houses in a year. In 2012, that number was 73 -- and the price of the houses was far below the norm. "We're talking about $100,000 sales and short sales, not $300,000 sales. It was a struggle." But the stronger economy is bringing in much more activity, and Kubis is feeling "very optimistic."  "I feel the markets really starting to move," she said in an interview Wednesday. "Lots of contracts are coming through. Things that weren't getting showings before January are getting multiple showing …

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See How Much Middletown Houses Sold For Last Week

A house in Chapel Hill commanded $750,000.

Foreclosure Numbers Paint Bleak Picture in NJ

Foreclosure filings start to slow in most of the country, but rising in southern New Jersey.

The numbers tell a grim story for the Garden Sate. The tide of foreclosure is slowly receding across many of the nation’s housing markets, but it is still rising across southern New Jersey. While other regions may have higher raw numbers, housing distress was becoming pervasive across the state’s southern counties even before superstorm Sandy, according to participants in New Jersey Future’s 2013 redevelopment forum. And even though big cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas grab foreclosure headlines, South Jersey communities top the list for a number of unfortunate housing market trends, according to Kathe Newman of Rutgers University. “When you combine mortgages that are delinquent by at least 90 days with properties already in foreclosure, …

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See What Middletown Houses Sold For Last Week

Four houses sold for more than $650,000.

Last Week's Closed Home Sales in Middletown

This past week's closed home sales in Middletown, ranging from $125,000 to nearly $800,000.

House Hunt

Spring Has Sprung for House Hunting

Peeks of warm weather pique the interest of home buyers in Middletown

Nature keeps tempting us with warm weather, and that makes hunters of houses even more eager to see behind the front door. Dozens of opportunities can be had this weekend, and we grabbed a few to feature from Realtor.com. We picked a wide range of listings that represent the myriad selections available in Middletown. There’s an “as is” home, a reduced price bargain, and many mid-to-upper priced listings that we’ve thrown in the gallery for your perusal. Click the photos above to see the price, features and open house times of each listing, all on Sunday, March 25. And the map to the right has stars at their approximate sites- hover your cursor to see what’s what. Spring has sprung, and apparently so has the Pandora’s box of Middletown home…

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