How much is your home worth?
The number, from someone who sells on your block.
Type your address and within 24 hours you have a real pricing analysis from me: live comparable sales for your exact block, three pricing scenarios and a launch plan. Not a portal's algorithm, and no obligation to list.
Free, no obligation. Most people who ask are a year away from selling, or just want to know where they stand. Vorbim românește.
Know the number before you list.
A pricing analysis, not a guess
The closed, pending and active comparables a buyer for your home would actually look at, and three scenarios: price to move fast, price for the market, price to test the top. With the reasoning, so you can push back.
Prep, staging and media
What to fix, what to leave, what a buyer in this building pays extra for. Then photography, floor plans and video produced for the listing, timed to when the block is quiet.
Launch, negotiate, close
A launch plan with a date, open houses and private showings I run myself, every offer explained line by line, and the attorney review, inspection and closing handled in English or Romanian.
Why not just use the number on the portal?
A starting point
Portal estimates work from public records and past sales. They cannot see a renovated kitchen, a ground-floor unit with no light, or a building with an assessment coming. In Hudson County, where two identical floor plans in one building can sell far apart, that gap is real money.
What you price with
A licensed agent's opinion of value from the comparable homes, adjusted for everything the records miss. This is what I send you, and it is what a home is actually priced and marketed with. Free, in writing, within 24 hours.
What the lender orders
An independent opinion by a licensed appraiser, usually required by the buyer's lender after you have a contract. It costs money and comes later. A good pricing analysis is what keeps the appraisal from surprising anyone.
The things a record cannot see.
I live here, and I sell here.
I am a licensed New Jersey REALTOR® with eXp Realty, in the business since 2020, and Hudson County is where I live and where most of my work is. When I price your home I have usually been inside the comparables, walked the building and talked to the buyers who lost the last bidding war on your street. That is the part a database cannot do.
- Licensed statewide, so the same analysis works in Bergen, Union or anywhere in New Jersey.
- Everything in English or Romanian, from the first number to the closing table.
- One reply from me, with the reasoning. No drip campaign, no hand-off to a call center.
Not only when you are selling.
Price it right the first time
The first two weeks on the market set the tone. Price above the block and you chase the market down; price with it and you get the offers that push it up.
Know before the bank tells you
Lenders lend against the value of your home. A current number tells you what is possible before you pay for an application or an appraisal.
Do not price yourself out of the block
Before the kitchen goes in, know what the finished home can sell for on this street. Some upgrades return their cost here and some never will.
Estate, divorce, a move abroad
Sometimes you just need a defensible number in writing, discreetly. You get the same analysis, and the conversation stays between us.
The Seller's Guide.
The conversation I have with every seller before we sign anything, written down. How a home gets priced, the road map the New Jersey way, the preparation and photo-day checklists, how the marketing works, what an offer really says, attorney review to closing, and what it costs to sell here, including the transfer fees that changed in 2025.
From the blog: Selling a home in Jersey City: the three mistakes that cost sellers the most
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Download the guide (PDF, 2 MB)Straight answers.
What is a home valuation?
An opinion of what your home would sell for today, based on recent sales of comparable homes nearby, adjusted for your home's size, condition, floor, light, taxes and building. Mine is a written pricing analysis with three scenarios, not a single number.
How is my home's value calculated?
I pull the closed sales, pending sales and active listings that a buyer for your home would actually compare it to, usually within a few blocks and the last six months, then adjust for what is different: square footage, bedrooms and baths, renovation level, outdoor space, parking, monthly charges and taxes, and the building itself.
How accurate are online home estimates?
They are a starting point. Portal estimates work from public records and cannot see a renovated kitchen, a dark ground-floor unit or a building with an assessment coming. In Hudson County, where two identical floor plans in the same building can sell far apart, that gap matters. A pricing analysis by someone who has been inside the comparable homes closes it.
Is a valuation the same as an appraisal?
No. An appraisal is an independent opinion by a licensed appraiser, usually ordered by a lender, and it costs money. My pricing analysis is a comparative market analysis by a licensed real estate salesperson. It is free, and it is what you price and market a home with.
Does the valuation cost anything, and am I committing to list?
It is free and there is no obligation. Most people who ask are a year or two away from selling, or just want to know where they stand. You get the analysis either way.
How long does it take?
Usually within 24 hours of your request, by email or a call, whichever you prefer. If I need to see the home to be accurate, I will say so.
Tell me about the home. I'll come back with the number.
Thanks — I will come back with your number and how I got there, usually within 24 hours.
A pricing analysis is an opinion of value prepared by a licensed real estate salesperson and is not an appraisal. Bogdan Nicolae Rus is a licensed New Jersey REALTOR® (license #2186044) with eXp Realty LLC. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.