On Thursday, HomeGain, the first company to provide free instant home valuations online, released the national and regional results of our fourth quarter home prices survey of nearly 1000 HomeGain current and former members. The survey asked their opinions on home values and what they thought of President Obama’s performance as President so far. On the HomeGain real estate blog we published the full survey results, including Realtor commentary and charts.  Yesterday, we published the results of the fourth quarter Texas home prices, Florida home prices and California home prices survey results.

Today we published the New York home prices survey data.

We are also publishing the  New Jersey home prices survey data today.

The New Jersey survey data shows that  homeowners in the Garden State have decreased their  pricing expectations with 41%  of New Jerseyhome owners believing their homes should be priced 10-20% higher than their Realtors’ recommended listing price vs. 57 % who believed so in the third quarter New Jersey home prices survey and 27% who thought the same in the second quarter New Jersey home prices survey. (see question 2).

Fifty-four percent of  New Jersey home buyers saw homes as overpriced by 10-20% vs. 59% of home buyers who thought so in the third quarter vs 34% of home buyers who thought so in the second quarter survey.  Only 9% of New Jersey home buyers think homes are fairly priced vs.8% who thought so in the third quarter and  23% who thought so in the second quarter ( see question 3).

Fifty percent of New Jersey Realtors now believe that home prices will decrease in the next six months vs. 32% who so believed in the third quarter and 27% who so believed in the second quarter. Only 11% believe home prices will increase in the next six months vs. 20% who so believed in the second quarter survey. (see question 6)

More than half of New Jersey Realtors surveyed approve of Obama’s performance as President (vs. 42% nationally) mostly unchanged from the second quarter survey, although Realtors “strongly disapproving” of Obama’s performance rose from 20% in the second quarter to 32% in the current survey.

The New Jersey survey data shows that  homeowners in the Garden State have increased their  pricing expectations with 57% of New Jersey home owners believing their homes should be priced 10-20% higher than their Realtors’ recommended listing price vs. 27% who thought the same in the second quarter New Jersey home prices survey. (see question 2).

Fifty-nine percent of  New Jersey home buyers saw homes as overpriced by 10-20% vs. 34% of home buyers who thought so in the second quarter survey.  Only 8% of New Jersey buyers think homes are fairly priced vs. 23% who thought so in the 2nd quarter (see question 3).

Thirty-two percent of New Jersey Realtors now believe that home prices will decrease in the next six months vs. 27% who so believed in the second quarter. Fourteen percent believe home prices will increase in the next six months vs. 11% who so believed in the third quarter and  20% who so believed in the second quarter survey. (see question 6)

Half of New Jersey Realtors surveyed approve of Obama’s performance as President (vs. 42% nationally) mostly unchanged from the third and second quarter surveys, although Realtors “strongly disapproving” of Obama’s performance rose from 20% in the second quarter to 32% in third quarter and  current survey.

Set forth below is the first, second, third and fourth quarter New Jersey home values data with the national data in parenthesis: New Jersey (National)  — click on each question to see complete results:

1. Have home prices increased, decreased or stayed the same in the last year?
2. On average, what do homeowners believe that their home is worth?
3. How do buyers feel that homes for sale are priced?
4. What is the average difference in price between what sellers believe their home to be worth and the amount at which the home gets listed?
5. What is the average difference in price between what a home is listed at and what a home sells for?
6. In the next six months, will the values of homes in your market increase, decrease or stay the same?
7. What percentage of homes for sale are foreclosures in your area?
8. What is the average home price in your area?
9. What percentage of your clients are first-time buyers?
10. How do you as a Realtor think Barack Obama is performing in his role as President?

Question 1:

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ/Q1NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT/Q1NAT)

Decreased: 91%/86%/82%/100% (77%/81%/84%/90%)

Increased: 9%/5%/0%/0% (7%/6%/3%/2%)

Stay the same: 0%/8%/18%/0% (15%/13%/12%/8%)

Question 2. On average, what do your homeowner clients believe that their home is worth?

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ/Q1NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT/Q1NAT)

1-9% higher: 44%/16%/41%/* (28%/25%/24%/*)

10-20% higher: 41%/57%/25%/68% (40%/38%/35%/45%)

21-30% higher: 9%/8%/5%/8% (6%/8%/8%/14%)

1-9% less: 5%/0%/7%/0% (7%/7%/9%/*)

10-20% less: 0%/8%/5%/12% (5%/5%/8%/10%)

21-30% less: 0%/0%/2%/* (2%/2%/3%/*)

At listing price you recommend: 0%/11%/9%/4% (9%/11%/10%/14%)

More than 30% higher: 0%/0%/0%/0% (2%/3%/2%/4%)

More than 30% less: 0%/0%/7%/0% (1%/1%/2%/1%)

Question 3. How do your home buyer clients feel that homes for sale are priced?

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ/Q1NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT/Q1NAT)

Overpriced by 10-20%: 54%/59%/34%/44% (28%/30%/30%/32%)

Overpriced by less than 10%: 32%/24%/25%/28% (32%/30%/29%/21%)

Fairly priced: 9%/8%/23%/8% (21%/20%/19%/18%)

Underpriced by 10-20%: 5%/3%/5%/4% (7%/8%/8%/14%)

Overpriced by 21%+: 0%/3%/2%/0% (3%/4%/4%/10%)

Underpriced by 21-30%: 0%/0%/0%/4% (3%/2%/1%/2%)

Underpriced by 31%+: 0%/0%/0%/0% (1%/1%/1%/2%)

Underpriced by less than 10%: 0%/3%/11%/12% (5%/5%/5%/5%)

Question 4. What is the average difference in price between what sellers believe their home to be worth and the amount at which you eventually list the house?

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT)

Greater than 11-20%: 4%/8%/2% (5%/5%/7%)

Greater than 21%: 0%/5%/2% (3%/3%/3%)

Greater than 5-10%: 4%/16%/9% (8%/9%/10%)

Less than 11-20%: 32%/32%/18% (23%/24%/23%)

Less than 21-30%: 5%/0%/7% (4%/4%/5%)

Less than 5-10%: 50%/38%/50% (48%/43%/43%)

Little or no difference in price: 5%/0%/11% (9%/12%/8%)

Question 5. What is the average difference in price between what the home is listed at and what the home sells for?

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT)

Less than 5-10%: 64%/59%/55% (56%/54%/53%)

Less than 11-20%: 36%/32%/30% (23%/24%/27%)

Greater than 11-20%: 0%/3%/5% (3%/4%/4%)

Greater than 21%: 0%/0%/2% (2%/2%/2%)

Greater than 5-10%: 0%/3%/2% (6%/5%/5%)

Less than 21-30%: 0%/0%/5% (3%/3%/4%)

Little or no difference in price: 0%/3%/2% (7%/8%/5%)

Question 6:

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ/Q1NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT/Q1NAT)

Decrease: 50%/32%/27%/64% (28%/31%/29%/53%)

Stay the same: 36%/57%/52%/36% (48%/46%/49%/36%)

Increase: 14%/11%/20%/0% (24%/23%/22%/11%)

Question 7. What percent of homes in your area are foreclosures?

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ/Q1NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT/Q1NAT)

Less than 10%: 59%/65%/30%/44% (37%/36%/26%/37%)

10%-20%: 27%/27%/30%/32% (29%/27%/15%/26%)

21%-30%: 9%/8%/18%/24% (19%/17%/12%/16%)

31%-50%: 5%/0%/14%/0% (9%/13%/7%/15%)

51%-75%: 0%/0%/5%/0% (4%/5%/3%/5%)

75%: 0%/0%/5%/0% (2%/2%/3%/2%)

Question 8. What is the average home price in your area?

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ/Q1NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT/Q1NAT)

$301K-$500K: 50%/54%/32%/56% (18%/21%/20%/21%)

$151K-$300K: 27%/30%/48%/40% (55%/52%/56%/59%)

$501K-$800K: 18%/16%/2%/4% (6%/7%/5%/6%)

$801K+: 5%/0%/0%/0% (3%/2%/3%/2%)

Less than $150K: 0%/0%/18%/12% (18%/18%/16%/11%)

Question 9:

Q4NJ compared to (Q4NAT)

51%+: 32% (21%)

1-10%: 27% (25%)

31-40%: 18% (9%)

11-20%: 9% (14%)

None: 9% (11%)

21-30%: 5% (11%)

41-50%: 0% (9%)

Question 10:

Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NJ compared to (Q4NJ/Q3NJ/Q2NAT)

Somewhat approve – 45%/27%/27% (26%/21%/31%)

Strongly disapprove – 32%/32%/20% (38%/40%/24%)

Somewhat disapprove – 18%/16%/30% (18%/19%/19%)

Strongly approve – 5%/24%/23% (18%/20%/26%)

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