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2 Bergen County Towns Land On National 'Hot Housing Market' List
Two towns in Bergen County are among the 99 most sought after in the country for housing, a new list says.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Two Bergen County towns are among the 99 hottest real estate markets in the country, according to Realtor.com.
The real estate website recently released a list of zip codes with the fastest rising average home prices.
Twelve of the 99 with the fastest rising prices were in New Jersey.
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The Bergen County towns on the list were:
- Ridgewood, 34th, with a median listing price of $1.6 million.
- Wyckoff, 38th, with a median price of $1.2 million.
Steven Pressman, an economics professor emeritus at Monmouth University, cited "Location, location, location" as the big factor among homes on the list.
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Proximity to jobs, as well as the water or beachfront, lures people to a community, he said — especially if they're near a big city.
The towns at the top of the national list included Longmeadow, Mass., Fayetteville, N.Y., Rochester, N.Y., Vernon/Rockville, Conn., and South Hadley, Mass.
Editor Ainsley Martinez contributed to this story.
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