Closed sales, street-level context, and clear advice for the decisions that actually cost money.
Eric DeSilva spent a decade building bond-market pricing systems. Today he applies the same discipline to North Jersey real estate: what a home is worth, what to offer, and when the math says walk away.
Montclair & Glen Ridge, NJ · July 2026
Sample: 45 closed single-family sales, Montclair & Glen Ridge, July 2026 · source: GSMLS closed-sale records
The closings, the spread, and what changed →Research and advisory for buyers and sellers across North Jersey markets within a workable New York City commute — currently including Nutley, Montclair, Glen Ridge, the Caldwells, Franklin Lakes, Summit, and Westfield.
Each section answers a different question — get oriented quickly, then go deeper when the numbers matter.
Monthly closed sales and street-level signals, explained in under four minutes per town.
Watch the latest brief → 02Real offers, pricing choices, and revaluations — with the assumptions and math shown.
See the analysis → 03Closed sales, taxes, commute patterns, and the local context behind each market.
Choose a town →A $475K list price became a $535K sale in Nutley, NJ, July 2026. Here’s what the list price did — and did not — tell buyers.
One closed sale, Nutley, NJ, July 2026 · source: GSMLS closed-sale record
Read the case →What changes, what doesn’t, and what I’d do before the knock. Published August 2026.
Market brief19 of 23 homes under $800K sold over asking. Sample: 23 closed single-family sales under $800K, Nutley, NJ, July 2026 · source: GSMLS.
The analysis starts with relevant closed sales, not asking prices or an algorithm’s guess. It separates what’s specific to the property from what’s broader market movement, states the assumptions and trade-offs plainly, and identifies the evidence that would change the conclusion.
Start with closed sales — not asking prices. Separate property-specific factors from town-wide movement. Show the relevant sample, the assumptions, and the trade-offs. Then give a clear point of view, including the number that would change it.
About Eric’s approach →Start with the places you’re comparing. Each guide adds the transactions, taxes, commute, and local texture behind the headline number.
Home base · Franklin Avenue · $500Ks to $1M+
Move-up and luxury · direct NYC train
Larger lots · walkable Caldwell downtown
Luxury · $1M+ · top of the ladder
Luxury upgraders · Midtown Direct corridor
The full ladder, side by side
No lead-gen quiz. No automated valuation dressed up as advice. Just a clear read on the decision and the sales behind it.