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Chart: Warren NJ home sales paid in cash by year, 2015 to 2026, peaking at 36.5 percent in 2024 and 21.9 percent this year

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One in four Warren home sales was all cash over the last twelve months, down from one in three, and the pullback is almost entirely in detached houses

42 of 172 Warren sales in the twelve months to September 16 were all cash, 24.4 percent, down from 34.5. Detached fell to 20.6 percent, townhouses held at 38.9.

The red silo at Wagner Farm Arboretum in Warren, with potted plants and garden beds in the foreground.

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Wagner Farm Arboretum's first Harvest Festival is Saturday, September 26, and NextHome Premier is the presenting sponsor

The inaugural Harvest Festival and Artisan Market runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, September 26, at 197 Mountain Avenue. Free admission, rain or shine.

Chart: Warren NJ monthly closings January to August, 2026 against 2025, both years at 109, with August 2026 highlighted

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Sixteen homes closed in Warren in August at a $1,234,500 median, and the year is tied with 2025 at 109 closings each

Sixteen August closings at a $1,234,500 median, against 15 at $1,462,000 a year ago. Detached alone ran $1,435,000. Both years stand at 109 closings through August.

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Warren marks 25 years since September 11 at 10 a.m. Friday, and Town Hall is back to regular hours Tuesday

Town Hall reopens 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Planning Board off Wednesday. The 9/11 service is 10 a.m. Friday at the monument. Mini Dump opens Saturday, checks only.

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Warrenbrook Pool reopens for three days, the Labor Day 5K starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, and Town Hall closes at 1 today

The 5K starts at 9 a.m. Saturday on Old Stirling Road, Warrenbrook Pool is open Saturday to Monday, and Town Hall is closed Monday, regular hours back Tuesday.

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Mountain Avenue is closed westbound between Dahlia Drive and King George Road

Warren police posted the utility closure Wednesday morning and have not posted a reopening. It sits about two miles west of the Stirling Road bridge work.

The Hofheimer House at the Warren municipal complex, a cream stucco former municipal building with two chimneys and dormers.

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Warren kept its Aaa bond rating for a ninth year, and the building on November's ballot has been vacant for all nine

Moody's reaffirmed the top rating on September 1. It covers the township's $16.5 million levy, not the $53.2 million school levy, and it authorizes nothing.

Chart: attached share of Warren NJ closings rose from 4.1% in 2021 to 23.3% in 2025, with detached and attached medians

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Strip out the townhouses and Warren's median is $1,300,000

Warren's blended median is $1,177,500. Detached alone ran $1,300,000 on 132 sales and attached $832,500 on 40. Both segments rose faster than the blend.

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Watchung Hills opened with a 14-0 shutout, and the home opener is Friday night

Watchung Hills football won at South Brunswick 14-0 on August 28. Union visits Friday, September 4 at 7 p.m. Five fall teams are already playing.

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Warren K-8 gets two days of school this week, then a four day weekend

Warren Township K-8 opens Wednesday, September 2, then closes Friday and again for Labor Day. Two days of class in week one, and a board meeting tonight at 6:30.

Chart splitting Warren's $469 monthly payment increase into $407 from price and $62 from rate.

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Rates moved 10 basis points in a year. Warren's monthly payment moved $469.

The 30 year fixed averaged 6.66 percent on August 27 against 6.56 a year ago. Warren's median payment rose $469 a month, and price produced $407 of it.

Welcome Back Watchung Hills Warriors banner over the front entrance of Watchung Hills Regional High School on opening day

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Warren NJ School Rankings 2026: How Watchung Hills and the K to 8 District Score

Watchung Hills opened Wednesday, up 30 places in the new US News rankings. The K through 8 schools open September 2. Every major source grades Warren well.