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Essex County, New Jersey

Real estate appraisals in Essex County, New Jersey

Newark to Millburn inside one county line, and the widest value range in New Jersey. Lending, small income property and estate work across all of it.

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Municipalities served
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The Essex County market

Essex runs from Newark’s urban core to Millburn and Essex Fells, and holds the widest value range of any county in New Jersey inside one boundary.

That range is the reason comparable selection carries these reports. A mile here can cross from a market priced on rent to one priced on land and school district, and sales that look similar on paper price nothing alike. The selection has to be argued rather than assembled.

The cities — Newark, East Orange, Irvington, Orange — hold a large stock of two, three and four-family buildings. For purchase and refinance lending those are valued on what they earn as well as on what similar buildings sold for, and the two analyses are reconciled rather than averaged.

North and west, Montclair, Glen Ridge and South Orange price on their own terms, with older detached housing where condition and period detail move numbers that square footage does not.

Redevelopment is constant across the county. It counts once it appears in sales, and not before.

Municipalities served in Essex County

Newark · East Orange · Irvington · Orange · Bloomfield · Montclair · Belleville · Nutley · Livingston · West Orange · South Orange · Maplewood · Millburn · Short Hills · Glen Ridge · Verona · Cedar Grove · Essex Fells · Fairfield · North Caldwell · Caldwell · Roseland · West Caldwell

Speak to the appraiser

Call about a property in Essex County

Most questions are quicker answered than written down. Tell us the property, the reason you need the appraisal, and when you need it — you will get a fee and a date on the call, not a form response two days later.

Worth mentioning: The municipality — Essex County assessment practice varies enough between towns that it changes the answer.

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  • 5 out of 5 stars

    Mr. Zaccone is one of the top appraisers out there. He clearly knows his craft and has an excellent grasp of the real estate market. He’s approachable, professional, and an absolute pleasure to work with.
    Gabriela Emiliano· via Google

  • 5 out of 5 stars

    I appreciated the service that was rendered by Al and his team. I found him to be definitely top tier with his knowledge, professionalism and keen attention to details. I highly recommend CSR Appraisals.
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FAQ

Essex County questions

Newark and Millburn are in the same county. Does that make comparables easier?

It makes them harder. Essex holds the widest value range in the state inside one boundary, and a mile can cross between markets that share nothing but a county name. Comparable selection here is the whole job; a radius search returns sales that look similar and price nothing alike.

We are financing a three-family in the Oranges. Is that different from a house?

Yes. A two-to-four family is valued on what it earns as well as on what similar buildings sold for, so the rent roll, the leases and the operating position all matter. Lenders generally want the income analysis alongside the comparable sales, and the two are reconciled rather than averaged.

There is a redevelopment project nearby. Does that lift our number?

Only once it shows up in sales. An announcement is not market evidence, and an adjustment made from one cannot be defended to a review appraiser. Where buyers have already started paying for proximity, the sales say so and the report follows them.

Next step

Two minutes on the phone settles most of this

Say what the number is for and when you need it. That is enough to fix the effective date, the fee and the turnaround on the call. And if an appraisal is the wrong instrument for your situation, or a cheaper one would do the job, you will be told so before anything is ordered.

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