The five highest-priced home sales reported in Essex County (New Jersey) for the week ending November 8, 2026, came to a combined $12.345 million. All five are single-family homes, each with at least five bedrooms and as many as seven, on lots that range from 0.27 acres to 0.57 acres.
No. 1 — $3,100,000 · 61 Slayton Dr, Short Hills, New Jersey
A Short Hills home on just over half an acre was the highest-priced sale of the week, closing at $3,100,000. The home has six bedrooms and six bathrooms on a lot of 0.53 acres. It went under contract the same day it was listed. The property last sold in 2021 for $925,000. Together with the third-ranked sale, also in Short Hills, the town’s two homes on this list sold for a combined $5.42 million.
Kelly Finn Polisin of Prominent Properties Sir and Jill Bray were the listing agents.
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No. 2 — $2,900,000 · 139 Gates Ave, Montclair, New Jersey
The Montclair home in second place sits on the largest lot of the five, 0.57 acres, and has the most bedrooms, with seven, along with five bathrooms. It sold for $2,900,000. The property last sold in 1994 for $260,000, 32 years before this sale.
Joan L. Barrett of Stanton Company was the listing agent, and Caitlin Diruggiero of Citywest Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,320,000 · 10 Delwick Ln, Short Hills, New Jersey
Built in 1936, the second Short Hills home on the list went under contract 11 days after it was listed and sold above its asking price of $2.198 million, closing at $2,320,000, or $122,000 over asking. The home has six bedrooms and four bathrooms on 0.37 acres. The property last sold in 2005 for $1.29 million.
Simon Westfall-kwong of Exp Realty, Llc was the listing agent. Xiaoxian Chan of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,200,000 · 26 Appleton Pl, Glen Ridge, New Jersey
Built in 1910, this Glen Ridge home sold for $401,000 more than its asking price of $1.799 million, closing at $2,200,000. It went under contract 18 days after it was listed. The home has six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, the most bathrooms among the five, on a lot of 0.27 acres. The property last sold in 2025 for $990,000.
Amy Owens of Keller Williams – Nj Metro Group was the listing agent, and Pauline Panza, from the same brokerage, Keller Williams – Nj Metro Group, represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,825,000 · 231 Mountain Ave, North Caldwell, New Jersey
In North Caldwell, a home with five bedrooms and six bathrooms on 0.41 acres sold for $1,825,000. It went under contract 11 days after it was listed and sold above its asking price of $1.775 million. The property last sold in 2025 for $1.7 million.
Lauren Orsini of Bhhs Fox & Roach was the listing agent, and Michael J Reddin of Serhant New Jersey LLC represented the buyer.
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