New Jersey Court Filings Intelligence
Live court-record analysis spanning property-related filings (foreclosure, probate, divorce, partition, guardianship) across New Jersey. Data sourced direct from county court dockets in our coverage area. Updated 2026-06-04. See methodology.
Most recent filing in this dataset: 2026-06-03. Dataset refreshes nightly; report regenerates monthly.
- Filing volume accelerating (+30.2%) — last 2 complete months (69 filings) vs prior 2 complete months (53 filings). Excludes current month if still in progress.
- 29.6% off-site owners — share of New Jersey filings where the owner's mailing address differs from the property (rental, inherited, second-home, or transitional).
- Max gross cap rate 5.0% at HUD Fair Market Rent — $28,032/year on the $560,000 median estimated market value. Excludes operating costs.
- 51.2% of filings are Foreclosure — the dominant lead category in New Jersey during the observed window.
At a glance
125 verified property-related court filings tracked across 3 New Jersey counties since Feb 2026.
30 typical monthly statewide filing volume.
27% of filings involve owners whose mailing address differs from the property address (34 filings).
$550,000 median estimated property value across the 107 filings with property-enrichment data (86% coverage).
4.0% New Jersey unemployment rate (BLS, as of 2026-04). Filings should be read against the local-economy backdrop.
Filing type breakdown
| Filing type | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreclosure (Post-Filing) | 64 | 51.2% |
| Tax Lien | 35 | 28.0% |
| Tax Sale | 10 | 8.0% |
| Pre-Probate | 10 | 8.0% |
| Estate | 6 | 4.8% |
Each row is a distinct case verified for current owner-of-record before inclusion.
Top counties by filing volume
Counties with live deep-dive reports linked below. See all New Jersey counties tracked →
| County | Filings | Share | Deep dive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean County | 76 | 60.8% | View report → |
| Monmouth County | 42 | 33.6% | Below threshold |
| Middlesex County | 7 | 5.6% | Below threshold |
Monthly statewide filing activity
| Month | Filings | vs prior |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 21 | |
| Mar 2026 | 32 | +11 |
| Apr 2026 | 23 | -9 |
| May 2026 | 46 | +23 |
| Jun 2026 | 3 | -43 |
Most recent month may be partial.
Property value distribution
| Estimated value | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $150k - $250k | 3 | 2.8% |
| $250k - $400k | 13 | 12.1% |
| $400k+ | 91 | 85.0% |
Median: $550,000. Mean: $685,941. From third-party property enrichment.
Day-of-week filing pattern
| Day | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 2 | 1.6% |
| Mon | 12 | 9.6% |
| Tue | 37 | 29.6% |
| Wed | 37 | 29.6% |
| Thu | 15 | 12.0% |
| Fri | 22 | 17.6% |
| Sat | 0 | 0.0% |
Filings cluster Monday through Friday, with weekend filings essentially absent (court system closed).
Housing stock + distress signals (filing-weighted across 3 New Jersey counties)
Underlying housing stock and distress indicators across New Jersey counties where we track filings, weighted by filing volume so high-filing counties dominate the rollup. From US Census ACS 5-year data. National reference values shown for context.
| Indicator | New Jersey (weighted) | US average |
|---|---|---|
| Vacancy rate (incl. seasonal + for-sale) | 13.7% | 10.5% |
| Share of owner-occupied units carrying a mortgage | 61.2% | 60.8% |
| Pre-1940 housing stock | 7.7% | 12.3% |
| Single-family detached share | 70.6% | 61.2% |
| Residents age 65 or older | 20.8% | 17.3% |
Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2023 5-year), filing-weighted across 3 New Jersey counties.
New construction across New Jersey (2025)
Total housing permits filed across the 3 New Jersey counties we track. Trend signal on whether new housing demand is accelerating or contracting state-wide.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total housing units permitted (2025) | 6,445 |
| Year-over-year change (2024 → 2025) | -22.2% |
| Single-family share of permits | 70.8% |
| Single-family units permitted | 4,563 |
| Multifamily units permitted (2+ units per building) | 1,882 |
Source: US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey, summed across 3 New Jersey counties.
Rent benchmark (New Jersey HUD Fair Market Rents, filing-weighted)
HUD Fair Market Rents averaged across 3 New Jersey counties (spanning 1 metro areas), weighted by filing volume. FY 2026. Used to set Section 8 voucher amounts; investors use it as a defensible rent-estimate floor.
| Unit size | Weighted FMR / month |
|---|---|
| Efficiency / studio | $1,683 |
| 1-bedroom | $1,893 |
| 2-bedroom | $2,336 |
| 3-bedroom | $3,039 |
| 4-bedroom | $3,366 |
Source: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents (2026), filing-weighted across 3 New Jersey counties.
Macro context: home prices and national delinquency
Court-filing volume should be read against the broader housing-market backdrop. New Jersey's home prices and the national mortgage-delinquency rate are the two macro signals most directly relevant to foreclosure exposure.
| Indicator | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey home price index (year-over-year) | +5.4% | 2026-01-01 |
| New Jersey home price index (cumulative since 2020) | +74.5% | 2026-01-01 |
| National mortgage delinquency rate (30+ day, single-family) | 1.89% | 2026-01-01 |
Sources: Federal Housing Finance Agency state house price indices (FRED series NJSTHPI); Federal Reserve Board, Mortgage Delinquency 30+Day Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages (FRED series DRSFRMACBS). Updated quarterly.
Local-market benchmark
Demographics of the ZIPs where New Jersey filings cluster, weighted by filing count and benchmarked against Census ACS 2023 5-year:
| Indicator | Filing-weighted average |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,276 |
| Median home value | $398,972 |
| Owner-occupancy rate | 81.0% |
| Median gross rent | $1,740/mo |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates, filing-weighted across 10 top ZIPs.
The New Jersey pre-foreclosure visibility gap
The largest public foreclosure-aggregator interfaces surface only post-auction bank-owned properties in New Jersey. Pre-foreclosure court filings are not visible to their non-paying users. Keystone tracks the court filing the day it hits the docket, weeks or months before any property reaches the auction stage those aggregators surface.
Full audit: Court-vs-aggregator coverage gap report.
Methodology and data sources
- Court filings sourced direct from county court dockets in Keystone's New Jersey coverage area via daily automated scrape. Court records are public information.
- Every filing is verified for current owner-of-record before inclusion. Entity-owned filings (LLCs, trusts, banks) and stale-owner filings are excluded.
- Property value figures come from third-party enrichment (86% coverage on this dataset).
- Individual case data, defendant names, and property addresses are not published. Reports show aggregated statistics only.
- See /reports/methodology for full data sources, sample sizes, and limitations.
- This report was generated 2026-06-04 from the live database.
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Cite: Keystone Court Data, "New Jersey Court Filings Intelligence," 2026-06-04, https://keystonecourtdata.com/reports/nj-court-filings-intelligence · Download data (CSV)