More homes for sale, but this market is still moving
More competition for sellers is real. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 1,386 homes for sale across the area in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 13% from the same months in 2025. More choices for buyers, more pressure on sellers to price right.
Even with inventory climbing, the Real Estate Data Aggregator shows 1,354 homes still sold in that same period. Sales dipped only 2.9% from a year before. The market slowed a little, but it did not stop.
Rates are adding weight too. Freddie Mac put the 30-year fixed rate at 7.24% on October 29, 2026. That is above 7%, and it is keeping some buyers cautious. But 1,354 closed sales says plenty of buyers are still moving.
How each ZIP code is reading right now
The area-wide numbers tell one story. Each ZIP tells its own. Some are moving fast. A few are sitting longer. Here is the breakdown the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted for the three months ending August 31, 2026.
| 08753 Toms River | 08755 Toms River | 08757 Toms River | 08759 Manchester Twp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $560,000 | $432,500 | $352,750 | $258,500 |
| Price change vs. 2025 | +6.7% | -8.4% | -0.6% | +16.2% |
| Median days on market | 24 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
| Months of supply | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Sold above list | 40% | 30% | 22.6% | 14.1% |
| 08721 Bayville | 08722 Beachwood | 08731 Forked River | 08734 Lanoka Harbor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $645,000 | $475,000 | $505,000 | $590,000 |
| Price change vs. 2025 | +10.9% | +9.1% | +3.1% | unchanged |
| Median days on market | 24 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
| Months of supply | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Sold above list | 48.2% | 51.5% | 43.8% | 59% |
| 08758 Waretown | 08005 Barnegat | |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $567,500 | $487,000 |
| Price change vs. 2025 | +23.4% | +1.5% |
| Median days on market | 48 | 21 |
| Months of supply | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Sold above list | 23.3% | 42.4% |
What the rate picture adds
Freddie Mac put the 30-year rate at 7.24% on October 29, 2026, down from 7.32% the week before. Every small dip helps a little. But rates above 7% are still a real cost for buyers figuring out their monthly number.
CNBC reported that mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 4% for the week ending October 28, 2026. They were still 18% lower than one year ago. Some buyers are coming back. Not all of them are yet.
Where the clearest signals are
Lanoka Harbor (08734) had the tightest supply: 1.6 months, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. It also had 59% of homes sell above list. That is the sharpest seller's signal in this market right now.
On the other end, Manchester Township (08759) had 4.1 months of supply and only 14.1% of homes selling above list. More inventory, more room to negotiate. Not a bad market, just a different one.
In 08757 Toms River, homes for sale jumped 46.5% from a year ago, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted. Sales fell 9.7% in the same ZIP. That gap between supply and demand is the widest in this market. Sellers there need to price carefully.
Speed still varies a lot by ZIP
Beachwood (08722) had a median of 18 days on market, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator. Waretown (08758) took 48 days. Same three-month window, same rate environment, very different pace. Your street can read differently from your ZIP.
- 108722 Beachwood18 days
- 208734 Lanoka Harbor20 days
- 308731 Forked River21 days
- 408005 Barnegat21 days
- 508753 Toms River24 days
- 608721 Bayville24 days
- 708757 Toms River37 days
- 808759 Manchester Twp37 days
- 908755 Toms River38 days
- 1008758 Waretown48 days
- Inventory is up 13% across the area, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator.
- That gives buyers more to look at.
- It also means sellers face more competition than a year ago.
- But 1,354 homes still closed in three months.
- The market is moving.
- Pricing and timing are just doing more of the work now.
These are area-wide and ZIP-wide numbers for the three months ending August 31, 2026. One street can read very differently from the whole ZIP. If you want to know what the numbers look like right around your home, I am happy to pull that for you.
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Text me- Real Estate Data Aggregator numbers for ZIPs 08755, 08753, 08757, 08759, 08722, 08731, 08734, 08721, 08758 and 08005, the three months ending August 31, 2026, compared with the same months of 2025. Real Estate Data Aggregator last updated them on Oct 7, 2026.
- Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates, read Nov 1, 2026
- Redfin: U.S. Home-Sale Prices Just Fell for the First Time in 3 Years, Oct 29, 2026
- Realtor.com: Weekly Housing Trends: U.S. Market Update (Week Ending Oct. 24, 2026), Oct 29, 2026
- Realtor.com: Mortgage Rates Fall 8 Basis Points for the Second Week in a Row, Oct 29, 2026
- CNBC: Mortgage rates fell for the second straight week, but more borrowers still sought savings in riskier loans, Oct 28, 2026