These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in Essex County (New Jersey) for the week ending October 25, 2026, and together they came to $12.915 million. All five were single-family homes. Beyond Short Hills and Livingston, the list took in a home in Montclair’s Upper Montclair neighborhood and another in North Caldwell.
No. 1 — $4,195,000 · 40 Highland Ave, Short Hills, New Jersey
The top sale of the week was in Short Hills, where the home at 40 Highland Avenue sold for $4.195 million, its full asking price. Built in 1880, the home stands on a 1.10-acre lot and has eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms, the most of any home in this Top 5. The property last sold in 2004 for $2.14 million.
Simon Westfall-kwong of Exp Realty, Llc was the listing agent, and Debbie A Rybka of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,600,000 · 150 Gordonhurst Ave, Montclair, New Jersey
In Montclair’s Upper Montclair neighborhood, the home at 150 Gordonhurst Avenue went under contract 20 days after it was listed and sold for $2.6 million, $601,000 above its asking price of $1.999 million. The home dates to 1915 and has five bedrooms and five bathrooms. It last sold in 2025 for $1.575 million.
Vikram Vasisht of Prominent Properties Sir listed the home with co-listing agent Elizabeth Morris. Jaime Richter of Compass New Jersey, LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,300,000 · 7 Farmstead Rd, North Caldwell, New Jersey
Built in 1967 on 1.02 acres in North Caldwell, the home at 7 Farmstead Road has four bedrooms and six bathrooms. It sold for $2.3 million. The property last sold in 2012 for $1.14 million.
The home went under contract 10 days after it was listed and sold $300,000 above its $2 million asking price. The listing agents were Susan Lovit of Compass New Jersey Llc and Dana Farber Schwern. John Haydu of Keller Williams – Nj Metro Group represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,970,000 · 8 Driftwood Drive, Livingston, New Jersey
One of two Livingston homes in this week’s Top 5, 8 Driftwood Drive sold for $1.97 million. Built in 1985, the home has four bedrooms and six bathrooms, and it last sold in 2025 for $1.8 million.
Diana Frankel of Corcoran Sawyer Smith listed the home and also represented the buyer, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
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No. 5 — $1,850,000 · 23 Carlisle Dr, Livingston, New Jersey
The second Livingston sale, at 23 Carlisle Drive, closed at $1.85 million after the home went under contract 15 days after it was listed. The home has six bedrooms and six bathrooms on a lot of 8,712 square feet. It last sold in 2025 for $785,000.
Indu Bansal of Premiumone Realty was the listing agent, and Scott Shuman of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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