Commission guide
New Jersey

Fair commission guide · Mountain Lakes, NJ

Selling in Mountain Lakes? A 2.5% commission may be overpaying by about $9,621.

Since the 2024 NAR settlement, listing commissions are fully negotiable — but what's fair depends on where you're selling. This is the modeled fair range for Mountain Lakes, built from public market data.

Mountain Lakes, NJ · typical home $1,229,091
1.5–1.9% listing side
≈ $18,648 to $23,564 on a $1,229,091 sale
On a typical $1,229,091 Mountain Lakes home, a 2.5% listing commission is about $30,727. The fair range here works out to $18,648 to $23,564 — a gap of roughly $9,621 worth negotiating over.
Median days on market
18
Typical sale vs. list
104.3%
Market pace
red hot

Why the rate lands here

Mountain Lakes's market is red hot — well-priced homes attract buyers quickly, often with multiple offers, and much of the selling happens on its own.

Price level matters too: at Mountain Lakes's typical home value, an agent's dollar payout at a given percentage differs a lot from the national picture, and a fair percentage moves accordingly. We start from the typical post-settlement listing-side rate and adjust for local prices, market heat, and how much work a typical sale here takes.

This range is for a typical Mountain Lakes home. Your home isn't typical — its condition, your target price, and your exact zip all move the number, which is what the calculator is for.

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