Buying or Selling a Home in South Jersey
Buying or selling a house in South Jersey? These are the guides on this site that answer the questions that come up most: what the taxes are, when they are due, where a deed is recorded and what a town requires before a home changes hands.
Picking a town
Town guidesEach town guide ends with a Selling a home part: whether the town requires a resale inspection or certificate, and who issues the smoke alarm certificate the state requires. Compare townsPopulation, average tax bill and top schools side by side. Best public schoolsTop-rated public schools in every county.
Property taxes
Property taxes by townThe average homeowner's tax bill in every South Jersey town. Property tax due datesWhen the quarterly bills are due and how to pay. Property tax reliefANCHOR, Senior Freeze and Stay NJ, and how to apply.
Deeds and estates
County clerk officesWhere deeds and mortgages are recorded in each county. Surrogate Court officesWhere a will is probated, for a home that is part of an estate.
After the move
Moving to South JerseyThe starter guide for new residents: the MVC, trash, utilities and getting around.