When you’re buying or selling a home in New Jersey, you want to know that the people guiding you through the biggest financial decision of your life aren’t just experienced — they’re proven. In the 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings, the most widely recognized performance benchmark in American residential real estate, the Michael Martinetti Group was ranked the #1 large real estate team in New Jersey by transaction sides — and one of the top 40 teams in the entire country. Here’s what that ranking means, how we earned it, and why it matters whether you’re moving to the Garden State or getting ready to sell your current home.

RealTrends Verified — formerly published in The Wall Street Journal and now the industry’s most comprehensive agent performance database — ranks more than 50,000 real estate professionals and teams across the United States every year. Earning a spot is significant. Earning the #1 position in a state as competitive as New Jersey, where over 86,000 residential transactions closed in 2025 alone, is something else entirely.

🏆 What the RealTrends Ranking Actually Means

Real estate is full of self-proclaimed “top agents” and “#1 teams” — but very few of those claims are independently verified. RealTrends Verified is the industry’s gold standard precisely because it doesn’t take anyone’s word for it. Every transaction, every dollar of volume, is audited against actual closing data. The rankings cover the full calendar year — in this case, every home we sold from January through December 2025 — so there’s no cherry-picking a good quarter.

The “large team” category includes teams with 11 to 20 licensed agents. That’s significant context: we’re not a 200-agent operation generating volume through sheer headcount. With 16 agents, the Michael Martinetti Group averaged roughly 22 closed transaction sides per agent in 2025. That kind of per-agent productivity puts us among the most efficient real estate teams in the country — and it means every agent on our team is actively working, actively negotiating, and actively closing.

Named to The Thousand: Beyond the state-level ranking, the Michael Martinetti Group also earned a spot in The Thousand by Sides — a distinction reserved for the top 0.5% of all real estate professionals in the United States. Across the entire 2026 RealTrends Verified program, the professionals ranked in The Thousand collectively closed over 186,000 transaction sides and $164 billion in sales volume. Being included in that group isn’t just an honor — it’s a reflection of consistent, year-over-year production at the highest level of the profession.

📊 Why Rankings Matter When You’re Choosing an Agent

There’s a reason sophisticated buyers and sellers care about verified rankings, and it’s not about bragging rights. A team that closes 351 transactions in a single year has something that no amount of advertising can replicate: pattern recognition. We’ve seen virtually every scenario — the tricky co-op board rejection, the last-minute appraisal shortfall, the buyer who loses financing three days before closing, the estate sale with four heirs who can’t agree on a price. Volume isn’t vanity. Volume is experience compressed into a single year.

🏡 Where We Work — and Why NJ Keeps Drawing People In

The Michael Martinetti Group is headquartered in Westfield, NJ and Scotch Plains, and we’re deeply rooted in Union County, consistently one of the most desirable suburban corridors for people relocating from New York City. But our 351 closed transactions in 2025 spanned communities across the state.

New Jersey’s housing market continued its upward trajectory in 2025. The statewide median sales price rose 5.4% year-over-year to $525,000 across all property types, with single-family homes reaching a median of $585,000 — a 6.4% increase. Inventory remained tight, with just 8,978 single-family homes available statewide by December, a 7.3% decline from the prior year. In that environment, working with a high-volume team isn’t a luxury — it’s a strategic advantage. Homes that are priced right and marketed aggressively move. Homes that aren’t sit.

🔑 What Makes the Michael Martinetti Group Different

Rankings tell you what we’ve accomplished. Here’s how we do it — and why it matters to the next person we work with.

🎉 We’re Thrilled — and Grateful

We’d be lying if we said this ranking doesn’t mean the world to us. Being named the #1 large real estate team in New Jersey — out of every team in the state — is a moment our entire team is incredibly proud of. We’ve worked hard to get here. But we also know exactly where this ranking comes from: you. Every one of our 351 closed transactions in 2025 represents a person or a household who trusted us with one of the biggest decisions of their lives. That trust is something we never take for granted.

To every client who chose the Michael Martinetti Group, whether you were a first-time buyer navigating your very first offer, a homeowner selling the house where you raised your kids, or a relocating professional who found us through a Google search at midnight: thank you. This ranking belongs to you as much as it belongs to us. You showed up to every showing, signed every document, weathered every inspection surprise, and trusted our advice when the stakes were high. We’re honored that so many of you have taken the time to share your experiences in 5-star reviews that continue to humble us.

We also want to thank our incredible team of 16 agents and support staff who make this level of production possible. Rankings are earned in the details — the late-night phone calls, the weekend showings, the creative problem-solving that saves deals when they’re on the brink. Every member of this team showed up in 2025, and this recognition reflects their dedication.

📈 The Numbers in Context — NJ Real Estate in 2025

Understanding where the market stands helps explain why working with a top-ranked team isn’t just nice to have — it’s essential. Here’s how the New Jersey real estate market performed in 2025, and how the Michael Martinetti Group stacked up.

The honest context: New Jersey’s 2025 market was competitive but not easy. Inventory remained historically tight, mortgage rates stayed elevated for much of the year, and buyers had to move decisively to win homes. In that environment, our 351 closed sides represent not just volume but execution — pricing strategies that attracted multiple offers, negotiation tactics that held deals together, and a marketing machine that gave our sellers maximum exposure.

🗺️ Thinking About Moving to New Jersey?

If you’re considering a move from New York City — or anywhere else — to New Jersey, you’re not alone. New Jersey continues to attract residents with its combination of excellent schools, lower cost of living compared to Manhattan and Brooklyn, direct train access to Midtown, and suburban quality of life that’s hard to match in the five boroughs. But navigating NJ’s 565 municipalities, 21 counties, and wildly varying tax rates, school districts, and commute options requires local expertise.

That’s what 351 transactions a year buys you. Our team has helped NYC-to-NJ relocators find homes in walkable downtown towns like Westfield and Cranford, commuter-optimized neighborhoods in Clark and Union Township, and upscale communities in Summit and Scotch Plains. We know the trade-offs — the tax realities, the school district nuances, the commute times from each town to Penn Station — because we live here, work here, and close deals here every week.

🏠 Thinking About Selling Your NJ Home?

If you’re considering selling, here’s what the #1 ranking means for you specifically. The New Jersey market in 2025 saw sellers receiving an average of 101.5% of list price — meaning homes were still regularly selling above asking. But that statistic masks enormous variation: well-priced, well-marketed homes in desirable locations drew multiple offers and premium prices, while overpriced or under-marketed listings lingered. The difference between those outcomes is almost always the agent.

Our team’s $222.3 million in volume across 351 transactions means we’ve developed systems for every phase of the selling process — from pre-listing preparation and pricing strategy through professional photography, staging guidance, digital marketing, open house execution, offer negotiation, and closing coordination. That infrastructure exists because we’ve refined it across hundreds of transactions per year, not because we bought it off a shelf.

What your home is worth matters. Get an instant estimate below, or call us for a detailed comparative market analysis based on actual closed sales in your neighborhood — not an algorithm.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

📚 Related Resources

If you’re researching New Jersey towns, our comprehensive town guide series covers Westfield, Scotch Plains, Cranford, Clark, Summit, and Union Township — each with detailed information on schools, commute times, housing costs, and neighborhood character.

For commute-focused research, our guides to NJ commute times to NYC and the best NJ towns close to NYC break down train times, driving routes, and which communities offer the best balance of access and affordability. If you’re exploring the broader regions of the state, start with our Gateway Region guide or our Shore Region guide for lifestyle-focused overviews.

Sellers preparing their homes for market may find our resources on the NJ attorney review period and NJ property taxes especially useful for understanding the selling process and answering buyer questions with confidence.

The Michael Martinetti Group | Keller Williams Premier Properties · 1 Elm Street, Westfield, NJ 07090 · 1716 E 2nd Street, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 · 1-855-I-SELL-NJ · Members of GSMLS, NJMLS, MoreMLS, ALLJersey MLS, Hudson MLS, Bright MLS · RealTrends Verified rankings based on 2025 calendar year data, independently verified. “The Thousand” is a trademark of RealTrends, a division of HW Media. Market data sourced from New Jersey Realtors and RealTrends Verified. The Michael Martinetti Group is not affiliated with RealTrends or HW Media.