These were the highest-priced home sales reported in Essex County (New Jersey) for the week ending November 1, 2026, and together they came to $15.61 million. All five were single-family homes. Short Hills had two of the sales, including the top one, while Montclair, Millburn and Livingston had one each.
No. 1 — $5,200,000 · 18 Deer Path, Short Hills, New Jersey
The week’s top sale was a seven-bedroom home in Short Hills that sold for $5.2 million. Built in 2026, it has seven bathrooms and stands on 0.66 acres, giving it the most bedrooms and the most bathrooms of the five homes on this list and a share of the largest lot. The property last sold for $1.86 million in 2024, before the current house was built.
Laurie Garfinkle of Compass New Jersey, Llc was the listing agent, and Bonita Areman of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,240,000 · 125 Stewart Rd, Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills also produced the second-highest sale, a home on Stewart Road that sold for $3,240,000. Built in 1951, it has five bedrooms and six bathrooms on 0.66 acres, the same lot size as the top sale. The property last sold for $2.15 million in 2001, 25 years before this sale.
Arlene Gorman Gonnella of Weichert Realtors was the listing agent, and Song Zhang of Alpha Metro Realty Corp represented the buyer. Gorman Gonnella appears twice in this week’s Top 5, having also represented the buyer in the No. 4 sale in Millburn.
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No. 3 — $2,775,000 · 121 Christopher St, Montclair, New Jersey
In Montclair, a home built in 1923 on Christopher Street went under contract 10 days after it was listed and sold for $2,775,000, which was $876,000 above its asking price of $1.899 million. The home has six bedrooms and four bathrooms on a lot of 0.33 acres. The property last sold for $395,000 in 1988.
Deborah Drucker Dillingham of Keller Williams – Nj Metro Group was the listing agent, and Amy Owens of Keller Williams – Nj Metro Group represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,400,000 · 33 S Mountain Rd, Millburn, New Jersey
A Millburn home built in 1949 sold for $2,400,000 after going under contract 13 days after it was listed. The price was $505,000 above its asking price of $1.895 million. The home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms on 7,405 square feet, the smallest lot among the five sales, and the property last sold for $1,000,000 in 2021.
Neena Jindal of Keller Williams Realty was the listing agent. Arlene Gorman Gonnella of Weichert Realtors represented the buyer, a second sale in this week’s Top 5 for Gorman Gonnella after listing the No. 2 home in Short Hills.
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No. 5 — $1,999,999 · 4 Fordham Rd, Livingston, New Jersey
Rounding out the list, a Livingston home on Fordham Road sold for $1,999,999. It has five bedrooms and six bathrooms on 0.57 acres, and the property last sold for $1.364 million in 2014. Robert Zebaida of Keller Williams Suburban Realty was the listing agent, and Ellen Gonik of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 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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