Bay Head & Mantoloking Market Update - January 2026
Edwin (Ed) O’Malley
As a life-long, year-round resident of the Bay Head and Mantoloking area, Ed combines his outstanding local knowledge and connections with his more th...
As a life-long, year-round resident of the Bay Head and Mantoloking area, Ed combines his outstanding local knowledge and connections with his more th...
We hope that your year is off to a good start!
The year finished up well for the Bay Head and Mantoloking real estate market, with a number of contracts and closings for us, and others, as we ended the year! Our listing at 954 Barnegat Lane, Mantoloking sold for a price of $5,300,000, and a client of ours purchased 978 East Avenue, Mantoloking for slightly more than $3,200,000. 920 East Avenue, 750 East Avenue and 440 Lake Avenue are all under contract, and involve agents in our office on one or both sides of the transaction.
In many instances, multiple offer situations continue, given that inventory is still lower than is typical, and demand remains high. Depending on the severity of the winter, we may see new inventory in February, or it might not come until March. We do have a few new listings in the works as well. We expect prices to remain strong, and to see a healthy market to continue this year.
If you are considering a move or other change in 2026, we would be happy to talk.
The latest statistics can be found below.
As always, if you have any questions, please let us know.
See you around town!
You can search and browse all listings here. Though prices remain strong, proper pricing and marketing remain important.
Knowing the most important data such as the average sales price, the number of homes sold, and days on market will help you to better track the pulse of the market.
Note that we are now providing town statistics in a new format. The number before the slash (/) is for Bay Head, the number after the slash is for Mantoloking. This way, we can provide you with more detailed information. NOTE: You may see that some numbers are marked 0 or NA - per the MLS there is no data for that statistic for this time period - eg - no closings, or no new listings.
NEW: If a ↑ or a ↓ accompanies a statistic, that is the direction of the trend from the previous month's number - up or down.
If you would like to talk about the market, your property, or anything else, please let us know. All conversations are confidential.
Statistics are per the Monmouth/Ocean MLS as of 11/11/2025.
$2,321,667/$3,443,995
Average Sales Price
3.5/5
Months of Supply
115/98
Average Days on Market
Homes Sold
(no data available)
Sale-to-List Price
0/0
New Listings
3/0
Under Contract
7/5
Active Listings
3/4
Closed Sales