By Mike Lentz | The Mike Lentz Team - Keller Williams Realty
Yes. Homes are still selling across South Jersey at a steady clip. From January through September 2026, 11,795 homes closed across Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Salem, and Cumberland counties. That is about 43 sales a day, and only 2.5 percent fewer than the same stretch of 2025.
Headlines about slowing home sales make a lot of homeowners wonder whether this is a bad time to sell. The numbers say buyers are still out there, nationally and here at home.
The latest national numbers from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) show sales picked up slightly in September, though they are still below last year. South Jersey looks much the same: a little slower than 2025, with thousands of closings every month.
The reason is simple. Rates and headlines change, and life keeps moving anyway. People take new jobs. Families grow. Relationships change. People retire, downsize, or move closer to family. Those life changes create buyers and sellers in every market.
Homes Are Still Selling Nationally: The Math
Based on NAR’s current pace, homeowners are on track to sell almost 4 million homes this year. That works out to:
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11,000 homes every day.
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450 homes every hour.
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8 homes every minute.
The market is moving at a slower pace than it has at other points. It is still moving. Hannah Jones, Senior Economic Research Analyst at Realtor.com, puts it this way:
“Even in today’s high-price, high-rate market, homebuying activity around major life events, such as having kids, a job change, or a divorce, keeps the market in motion.”
What the South Jersey Numbers Show
Locally, homes are still selling in every county we cover. Here is how closed sales compare for January through September:
| County | Jan-Sep 2026 | Jan-Sep 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | 4,010 | 3,900 | +2.8% |
| Burlington | 3,886 | 3,935 | -1.2% |
| Gloucester | 2,458 | 2,710 | -9.3% |
| Cumberland | 898 | 969 | -7.3% |
| Salem | 543 | 581 | -6.5% |
| Five counties | 11,795 | 12,095 | -2.5% |
Camden County is running ahead of last year. Burlington County is nearly flat. Gloucester, Cumberland, and Salem counties are down more.
Fewer closings have not meant falling prices in most of the area. In September, the median sale price in Gloucester County was $385,000, up 7.4 percent from a year earlier. Camden County’s median was $376,950, up 4.7 percent.
Homes that are priced right are also still moving quickly. Median days on market in September was 19 in Camden and Burlington counties and 20 in Gloucester County. Salem and Cumberland counties run longer, at 40 and 32 days.
What That Means for Your Sale
Homes are still selling, and buyers have more to choose from this year. Across the five counties, new listings from January through September were up 2.5 percent over 2025, while closed sales were down 2.5 percent. More homes on the market and slightly fewer sales means buyers can be more selective about price and condition.
That makes the right strategy from day one more important. You need one buyer, the right one, and a plan to get your home in front of them. Pricing your home correctly from the start matters more than ever. So do condition, staging, and marketing reach.
How Homes Are Still Selling: Position Your Property to Stand Out
When buyers are choosier, presentation and positioning decide which homes sell first. A colonial in Washington Township, Gloucester County, and a rancher in Vineland draw very different buyers, and each one is comparing your home against a different set of listings. We look at what buyers in your town and price range are actually choosing right now, then build a plan so your home checks those boxes.
Thousands of South Jersey buyers are still making moves this fall. The homes that sell are the ones presented and priced for the buyers who are actually shopping.
Bottom Line
A headline about slowing sales does not mean no one is buying. Homes are still selling across South Jersey, about 43 of them every day this year.
If you need or want to move, schedule a quick call and we’ll walk through what it will take to make sure yours is one of them.
For the full picture in your county, see our county market reports for Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland counties. October numbers post in early November.
