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.
The Bergen County towns on the list were:
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.
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Editor Ainsley Martinez contributed to this story.
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