Good local news should be easy to find.

Garden State Home Desk brings together New Jersey real estate, mortgage and community headlines, alongside local announcements submitted for editorial review.

Why we built it

A new listing, an open house, a brokerage opening or a neighborhood event matters to people nearby. Those updates can be hard to discover once they disappear from a social feed. We give useful local announcements a clear, lasting page that readers can find and share.

A place for agents and brokerages

Real estate agents and brokerages can send listings, open houses, price changes, new agent announcements, office news, events and achievements. Local businesses, residents and organizations can submit updates and news tips, too. Our goal is to help people doing work in New Jersey tell their stories and be easier to find online, while giving readers a useful place to follow what is happening.

How the desk works

Outside headlines link to the original publishers. Submitted stories go through review before they appear here. We identify announcements as submitted material, show relevant affiliations and distinguish them from reporting that we independently check. A submission is never a promise of publication or endorsement.

Have an update? Send it to the Home Desk. Have a correction or question? Email gardenstatehomedesk@gmail.com. You can read more about our process in the editorial policy.