Real estate agent in Hoboken, NJ
Who you are working with
I am Bogdan Nicolae Rus, a REALTOR® with eXp Realty, New Jersey license #2186044. My office is at 50 Harrison St, Suite 205, Hoboken, NJ 07030, and I work in Hoboken as a buyer’s agent, a listing agent and a rental agent, licensed since January 2020. I work in English, Romanian and Spanish.
Hoboken is where my desk is and the town I walk most, end to end in about half an hour. More on the About page.
Buying in Hoboken
Hoboken is a mile square and behaves like one. Most people here do not own a car: the PATH from Hoboken Terminal reaches 33rd Street in roughly fifteen minutes or the World Trade Center, five NJ Transit rail lines and the buses leave from the same building, and the NY Waterway ferry lands at Brookfield Place. People buy the commute first and the square footage second, and I search accordingly.
The housing splits three ways: brownstones and walk-ups off Washington and Garden, most cut into two-, three- and four-family buildings; newer mid-rise condo buildings with an elevator, a gym and a monthly fee to match; and the waterfront towers that price on the skyline view and hold it. Per the U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2024 five-year estimates), 58,668 people live in Hoboken with a median age of 31.9. A day in Hoboken walks the town from Church Square Park to the Terminal to the uptown waterfront, with the Census, school and commute data underneath.
For buyers, the boring part comes first: a real pre-approval and the all-in monthly number, condo fee and taxes included, and building before unit, because the board, the reserves and any assessment coming are part of the price. Representation is agreed in writing before we tour; then come the comparable sales for that exact block, and attorney review, inspection, appraisal and a closing usually 45 to 60 days after the offer. Read how I work with buyers, the first-time buyer guide and, if you are crossing the river, moving from New York to Hudson County.
Selling in Hoboken
In Hoboken two identical floor plans in the same building can sell far apart: floor, light, outdoor space, parking, flood insurance. A portal estimate cannot see a renovated kitchen, a dark ground-floor unit or a building with an assessment coming; I can, because I have usually been inside the comparables. Within 24 hours you get a written pricing analysis: the closed, pending and active comparables a buyer would look at, and three scenarios, move fast, market, test the top, with the reasoning. Then what to fix and what to leave, photography, floor plans and video, showings I run myself, every offer explained line by line, and attorney review to closing in English, Romanian or Spanish.
Start with what my home is worth, see what it costs to sell a house in New Jersey, and read how I price a home in Hudson County.
Renting in Hoboken
Hoboken Terminal is the reason Hoboken rents what it rents, and why the good apartments go to the first complete application, not the first person who saw it. I confirm every listing with the owner and tell you the full move-in cost before we tour: first month, a deposit New Jersey law caps at one and a half months’ rent, and any broker’s fee. Your folder is ready before the first showing, I read the lease with you before you sign, and we photograph move-in so the deposit comes back within the 30 days the law allows.
For landlords: pricing from the rentals that closed on your block, showings, screening, a New Jersey lease and a move-in report, under eXp Realty. More on the rental agent page and on Rent.
Why a local agent matters in Hoboken
Every standard New Jersey residential contract goes through a three-business-day attorney review after both sides sign, and either side’s attorney can change it or cancel it during that window. The questions that matter in Hoboken get asked before you are in contract.
Those questions are specific to this town. Flood history matters block by block and shows up in insurance quotes and in where a building put its mechanicals, so before you fall for a garden-level unit, ask about the flood zone and the elevation certificate; I ask for you. The uptown end near the 14th Street Viaduct feels different from Church Square, which feels different again from the waterfront, and each prices differently. In a walk-up, the older bones and shared systems are the inspection; in a tower, the view line and the monthly fee are the price. And the commute from the Terminal, PATH, NJ Transit or ferry, is what you are really buying, so I show you the walk to it from every door we open.
My closed sales and reviews
No addresses or prices here: my closed sales are on my Zillow profile, and what clients wrote is on Google, Zillow, Yelp and Realtor.com, gathered on my reviews page. License #2186044 can be checked on the New Jersey Real Estate Commission’s licensee search.
English, Romanian, Spanish
I work in English, Romanian and Spanish. Vorbim românește. Se habla español. Every document, showing and negotiation in the language you think in.
Hoboken real estate agent: your questions
Who is a good real estate agent in Hoboken?
Check the license on the New Jersey Real Estate Commission’s licensee search, ask how many homes they closed in Hoboken last year, who pays their fee and how much, ask whether they walk the actual unit before you bid, and whether they speak your language. I offer license #2186044 with eXp Realty since January 2020, reviews on Google, Zillow, Yelp and Realtor.com, closed sales on my Zillow profile, an office at 50 Harrison Street in Hoboken, and three languages.
Do I need a buyer’s agent in Hoboken?
Not by law, but in Hoboken two identical floor plans in one building can sell far apart, flood history and the building’s finances matter as much as the kitchen, and a seller’s attorney will not read an offer without a lender’s letter. A buyer’s agent handles that and the three-business-day attorney review; representation is agreed in writing before we tour. Details on Buy.
How much does it cost to sell a house in Hoboken?
The same as anywhere in New Jersey: a commission negotiated with the broker (no law sets it), a flat attorney fee, the state Realty Transfer Fee charged to the seller on a sliding scale, and on sales of $1,000,000 and more the so-called mansion tax on the whole price, seller-paid since July 10, 2025: 1% to $2 million, 2% to $2.5 million, 2.5% to $3 million, 3% to $3.5 million, 3.5% above, per the New Jersey Division of Taxation. Full table: what it costs to sell a house in New Jersey.
Can you help me rent an apartment in Hoboken?
Yes. I confirm the listing is real, tell you the full move-in cost before we tour and read the lease with you. New Jersey caps the deposit at one and a half months’ rent, returned within 30 days; who pays any broker’s fee depends on the listing. More on the rental agent page.
Do you speak Romanian or Spanish?
Yes: vorbim românește, se habla español. I work in English, Romanian and Spanish from the first call to closing. More on working with me in Romanian and in Spanish.
Which Hoboken neighborhoods do you cover?
The whole mile square: the uptown end near the 14th Street Viaduct, with Elysian Park and Maxwell Place Park; the blocks around Church Square Park; the waterfront towers; and the streets around Hoboken Terminal at the south end, where my office is. A day in Hoboken walks them. I also cover the rest of Hudson County and am licensed statewide.
Talk to me about Hoboken
My office is on Harrison Street. Tell me what you are trying to do in Hoboken, buy, sell or rent, and I answer myself.
Call (201) 584-6156 · Text mebogdan@bogdannicolaerus.com
eXp Realty, 50 Harrison St, Suite 205, Hoboken, NJ 07030