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Real estate is one of the most important investments you will make in your lifetime. With sought-after homes, top-ranked schools and beautiful family-friendly neighborhoods, there is no better place to live than the towns along the Midtown Direct trainline in northern New Jersey. The housing market for these communities is extremely competitive, and you will need an experienced, professional realtor by your side when buying or selling a home.
I am Victoria Carter, one of the top-rated real estate agents in the nation and founder of The Victoria Carter Group. I have two and a half decades of experience and my 15-member team is privileged to serve clients buying and selling homes throughout northern New Jersey. Take a tour of some of our towns, get a complimentary valuation for your home, or peruse my blog. When you're ready to get started, please contact me. I would love to assist you.
Our Client Reviews
- Abbott loop, Anchorage, AK. TLDR; Karen Cummins does not keep her word, ethics are not important to her, and she pretends like she doesn’t know what’s happening when she does the wrong thing. If you care about ethics and your word, think twice about using Karen as your agent. If you are a buyer and Karen is the sellers agent - be prepared for her to potentially stab you in the back. We recently made a purchase of a property that Karen Cummins was representing as the sellers agent. We sent in an offer on friday before open houses began for saturday and Sunday. Karen informed us that the buyer wanted to show the house first to test out the market, which was extremely fair. After the showing on saturday, Karen contacted my agent stating that the seller had second thoughts and wanted to accept our offer. We agreed as long as the seller would cancel the Sunday open house. Karen and the seller both gave us their word they would not field any other offers AND signed a provision in the contract stating “sellers agree that upon the execution of this contract that any and all offers will be back up offers only through attorney review”. At 4pm on day 3 of attorney review, I was randomly contacted by my attorney that the sellers terminated the contract and decided to go a different direction. Karen did not call my agent and let us know what happened. It took her hours to finally get back to us and she played it off like she had no idea. She clearly back tracked on her word. The seller told me they didn’t even realize that they signed the provision about offers being back up offers only. Not sure if Karen did not communicate this with the seller or she did and they didn’t keep her word. I understand that the seller can change their mind, but the way Karen handled this situation was extremely unprofessional. Not only is her word worthless, she pretended like she didn’t even know what was going on after finally responding back to my agent after multiple calls and text messages.read moreread lessjoeypizza210/05/2024Sold a home in 2024. Sara did a wonderful job selling our condominium. It was such a pleasure working with her. She takes such a keen interest in her clients. She made an effort to stay in constant contact with us throughout the process. She took a keen interest in making sure our showings were mutually convenient. She was always professional and possesses a great sense of humor (which we loved). Our closing process did not go without presenting a few challenges but she navigated us through each obstacle with calmness and maintained a positive attitude. We highly recommend her without reservation.read moreread lesslisa gergen19/18/2024Sold a Multiple Occupancy home in 2024 in Summit city, NJ. Most experienced realtor you can find. I bought my house from her almost 10 years ago and knew she was the best at the time. I am so glad I came back to her to sell. Best agents will deliver best results, and She is the BEST!read moreread lessAndykmrn9/13/2024
- Bought a Single Family home in 2024 in Bloomfield twp., NJ. Elisa pulled off a real estate miracle for me and helped me as a first time home buyer get an offer accepted on a nice house in my target area within three weeks of beginning my search - which I needed as I was on a tight timeframe. She is thorough, responsive and knows the area well. Every service provider she recommended has also been fantastic which made the process as easy as it can be. As a stressed first time home buyer I am thankful I had the good fortune to work with Elisa and would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a home.read moreread lessCindyStroik6/24/2024Bought a home in 2024. Elisa, had extreme patience for what we were looking for. She is extremely professional and witty, easy to get along with and will help guide you in picking out the perfect home for you. Elisa is an expert on the process and was wonderful with communication, I personally loved. How realistic she was with the whole process. Not only that Elisa will ensure to help you find the perfect home and will not give up, even in this challenging market.read moreread lesszuser201708020801151216/19/2024Bought a Single Family home in 2024 in Maplewood twp., NJ. Victoria and her team were terrific to work with. Victoria is a great person to have in your corner when finding a home. She's knowledgeable, helpful, responsive, and charismatic. She helped us find a perfect home and we could not be happier with her service. 10 out of 10 would recommend to anyone looking for a home in NJ.read moreread lessBenPlotnick65/31/2024
- Bought a Single Family home in 2024 in Montclair twp., NJ. Exceptional service from start to finish! Our experience with Victoria Carter was nothing short of outstanding. With her vast experience and expert guidance, she navigated us seamlessly through the complex world of real estate. Always ensuring the best results for her clients, Victoria provided invaluable insights and support throughout the process. Her availability and responsiveness to calls and emails were unparalleled, making us feel prioritized and well-informed every step of the way. Plus, with us being new to New Jersey, Victoria was incredibly welcoming and absolute pleasure. Five stars without hesitation!read moreread lessmichael hammett4/18/2024Bought a home in 2024. Donna was crucial to us finding and buying our home. Not only she was helpful in the initial search, but her advice was instrumental in sizing out ultimately winning bid on the house. She was proactive, responsive and extremely helpful all the way from the initial conversation all the way until after closing. Definitely recommend her as an agent!read moreread lesslord mortu4/16/2024Bought a Multiple Occupancy home in 2024 in Bloomfield, NJ. Great Realtor, Throughout the entire process, demonstrated expertise, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence that made all the difference, especially in a challenging environment. Their knowledge of the market, negotiation skills, and attention to detail ensured that the deal closed smoothly and efficiently. I couldn't have asked for a better partner in navigating the complexities of buying or selling a property.read moreread lessRASEL ALAM4/11/2024
- Sold a home in 2024. From start to finish, the process of selling my mother's house was made easier by Sara. I live an hour away from the property I was selling, so I neded someonw I could rely on to be there in my place at times. Sara was always willing to be that person. She continued to keep me informed about what was happeing with the property and quickly made me aware of any issues. There were some issues that came up during the final stretch of closing on the house and she was more than willing to help me through them. I would highly recommend Sara for anyone's real estate needs. Thanks Sara!read moreread lessjrwussler3/25/2024Sold a home in 2024. Sara made what could have been a challenging situation very easy. We had to sell my mother's home after she passed, but I wasn't local. Sara and the rest of the team provided fantastic direction on the process of selling a house in NJ (I live in CA) and marketed the property effectively. 8 offers within the first week. We sold above the list price as well.read moreread lessrwussler53/20/2024Bought a home in 2023. Donna was absolutely incredible to work with! As first time home buyers, Donna made my husband and I feel extremely supported through every step of the process. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to work with a real estate agent who actually cares about their clients. She was very patient with us and transparent - she treated us like we were family and worked tirelessly to ensure we ended up in a home that was right for us. Her knowledge of the NJ real estate market was instrumental in helping us find the right home for our needs and determine a competitive offer. Donna is super responsive - it didn’t matter if it was the weekend, a weeknight, or early morning - Donna was always available to speak to us, and she would check in us regularly too. Even after our closing we’ve stayed in touch and she’s continued to be a huge help providing referrals for things such as electricians, plumbers, painters, etc. We will forever be grateful to Donna for helping us purchase our dream home and we look forward to working with her in the future as well!read moreread lessajoyce11232/20/2024
- Bought a Single Family home in 2024 in West orange twp., NJ. Sara was an absolute gem to work with! She was incredibly patient with us as first time home buyers and was very patient with our questions and for a longer-than-expected buying process. I really appreciated how communicative and available she was during the process and how she was always willing to look for answers to our questions. I highly recommend Sara if you're looking for a home in NJ.read moreread lessalina amir12142/13/2024Bought a Single Family home in 2024 in Bloomfield, NJ. Elisa was amazing from start to finish! We were able to get in contact with her through Zillow and thank god we did! She is an angel and was very flexible and willing to adjust her schedule to meet our needs. She helped us to purchase our first home and made the process such a breeze. She is very professional and passionate about what she does. We wouldn't have wanted to go through this process with anyone else. She also helped my now fiancée and his family set up his proposal when we closed on our home! Elisa is amazing and I would recommend going with her if you want someone that will treat you family and take all your needs into consideration.read moreread lesssmithatashi2/05/2024Sold a Single Family home in 2024 in West orange twp., NJ. From start to finish we were very impressed with Victoria’s local knowledge, her selling process and the team behind her making all the cogs in the wheel move to our advantage. Her vast experience in the local area definitely worked to our benefit. The plan to get our home on the market and sold quickly was flawless. Whatever we needed cleaners, windows, staging, Victoria had a contact and was proactive and responsive with us. The time from signing the contract with her to listing was 11 days and as we got to work on the house making it sparkle and her team got to work on the Marketing. The house was on the market for less than a week, and we had multiple offers. A week after we went on the market, we were out of attorney review, much of that thanks to Victoria Carter and her team’s prep. Victoria herself was amazing but also Donna, Marisa, Diane and the photographer Paul all stood out. There was also a larger team working behind them, all for us. Thank you for making a hard job easier. We would 100% recommend Victoria and use her again.read moreread lesskmaher82481/11/2024
- Bought a Single Family home in 2023 in Maplewood twp., NJ. My husband and I met Victoria at an open house for one of her listings in the Spring and she immediately came off incredibly warm, knowledgeable and eager to help us with our real estate needs. We were in search of our first home and the entire process was new and a bit daunting to us. Victoria guided us every step of the way, gave us honest and expert opinions of different properties we were interested in and when we finally found our dream home, she made everything we needed to do feel very straightforward and clear. She provided referrals for other professionals we needed to work with who made the final and most stressful part of buying a home an absolute breeze. I can’t recommend Victoria enough. She truly cares about her clients and is a lovely person to know.read moreread lesscaroline a fayen12/01/2023Bought a Single Family home in 2023 in Verona twp., NJ. We got in touch with Elisa through a recommendation from a dear friend, and right from the start, her availability and efficiency made it clear to us that we were in great hands. Elisa was never pushy or intrusive, but she skillfully guided us with immense patience through the complexities of the American real estate market, and more specifically, that of Verona, NJ. Elisa explained in a clear and detailed manner how the local market works, helping us understand the main dynamics that characterize it. Initially, our goal was primarily to understand how the market functioned, without having an urgent need to purchase. Despite this, Elisa demonstrated an extraordinary ability to grasp exactly what we were looking for, helping us define the conditions that would allow us to achieve our dream. In less than two weeks from our first meeting, we fell head over heels for a house adjacent to the golf course. Although there was strong competition, thanks to Elisa's advice, we submitted a winning offer. Our profile, being Europeans who had only recently settled in NJ, could have been a hurdle, but thanks to Elisa's professionalism and commitment, our offer was accepted. Elisa assisted us at every stage of the process, from submitting the offer to the property transfer, ensuring that everything was executed with utmost correctness and trying to expedite each procedure as much as possible to bring the closing date closer. We can't help but express our total enthusiasm for Elisa's work, and we highly recommend her to anyone looking for a home in Verona, NJ. A heartfelt thank you, Elisa, for making this journey so simple and enjoyable!read moreread lessclauvivenziousa10/26/2023Sold a home in 2023. We chose Victoria because she was well regarded as a top agent in the area and after considering others, felt she understood the market and pricing strategy needed to sell our house. We found her to be an excellent partner throughout the process which resulted in the sale of our property. Victoria leads a solid team that helped us sell the house and while she relied on others for aspects we found her to always be accessible and on top of all details. She was able to pull in various contacts from her network to help with matters that came up. Ours was not a simple transaction; there were several bumps in the road forcing us to make hard choices. We appreciated not only her knowledge and experience to work through these but her level-headed demeanor and business judgement. Never conveying panic or frustration, she would lay out facts and options and let us figure out the right solution. We thank her and her team and would highly recommend Victoria for anyone seeking to buy or sell in the area.read moreread lessrpmcc10/22/2023
- Bought a Single Family home in 2023 in Morris twp., NJ. We could not imagine going through our home buying adventure without Victoria. We talk about it all the time, "Can you imagine what would have happened if we didn't have Victoria?". She was incredible through every stage of the process. Unbelievably well connected, on top of it, and really has insider knowledge that no one else in the industry has. Best decision we ever made.read moreread lesszuser2021091815462542610/13/2023Bought a Single Family home in 2022 in Maplewood twp., NJ. Elisa is such an amazing real estate agent. When we bought our house she was always there to answer any questions, connected us with reliable contractors, and helped navigate issues we came across. We loved her so much we asked her to rent our apartment and she displayed the same level of commitment and enthusiasm, leaving us thoroughly satisfied with the results. Her attention to detail, negotiation skills, and warm personality are what make her so great to work with and we would recommend her to anyone. We would 100% use her services again in the future.read moreread lessstewartjpatrick9/28/2023Bought a home in 2023. My husband and I can’t express how wonderful it was working with Donna. We were first time homebuyers and knew nothing about the market or the process. Donna was patient, supportive, responsive, and with us every step of the way. She truly got to know us, what we wanted, and what we needed. She quickly became our friend! We could put all of our trust in her at every turn and it felt so good to have that stability — it was particularly incredible having her in our corner during the offer process. When we finally found “the one,” Donna recommended outstanding vendors who were all a dream to work with. She is so knowledgeable and so well connected. If you’re looking in NJ, you need to call Donna. We’d rate her 100 stars if we could!read moreread lessLexieMcInerney9/08/2023
- Sold a Single Family home in 2023 in Montclair twp., NJ. Victoria did an outstanding job finding the perfect home for us in the highly competitive Montclair market. We appreciated her honesty and the extra attention she gave us while house-hunting long distance. Her vast experience, connections, professionalism and tenacity were invaluable !read moreread lesssharimroth8/15/2023Bought a home in 2023. Working with Victoria allowed us to be under contract within two weeks of landing in New Jersey and getting to enjoy the area rather than spending weekends endlessly visiting open homes. Her relationships enabled us to be first to view and the confidence to proceed in a very fast moving market with clarity and certainty. Moving not only cross country but being from overseas and unfamiliar with the area, Victoria made sure we had the right people working for us, had the right information available to us and beyond the purchase is still making herself available to ensure we are set up with all the services and contacts afterwards. We will without hesitation be recommending her to all our contacts if they are looking to purchase anywhere in the North Essex area.read moreread lessjklee 847/20/2023Sold a Single Family home in 2023 in South orange, NJ. Victoria has the process down cold from marketing to closing. She has strong relationships with tradesman that she can leverage as necessary. She also highlighted potential snags and helped us address them proactively. We recommend her strongly.read moreread lessnj0716/30/2023
- Bought and sold a Single Family home in 2023 in Maplewood twp., NJ. Victoria was instrumental in sequencing our new house purchase and then selling our current house. She knew market conditions, how to show our current house and what we should be paying for our new house. She had reputable service provided help prep our house. All of the minor touches helped remove some stress during the overall process. Her staff was prompt and professional. She helped us previously buy and sell our prior house as well. She has only gotten better at guiding and delivering for homeowners.read moreread lessuser343737515/30/2023Bought a home in 2023. Phyllis did an exceptional job with making herself available for us and always being in timely communication regarding upcoming listings/appointments. Her experience in the area made the purchase of our first home much more manageable. We will work with Phyllis again in the future.read moreread lessbkluse255/22/2023Bought a home in 2023. My daughter and I commissioned VICTORIA to find a "first" home for her and her young family. If we could give VICTORIA 10 Stars, on this 1-5 scale, we would. She is that good! I have 35+ yrs of purchasing and selling many, many homes, some with "excellent" Agents, BUT Victoria stands clearly heads & shoulders above the rest. Patient and kind, Victoria's real estate knowledge, expertise and instincts are unrivaled. Victoria was open and transparent through the whole process. It was clear from the start that she really CARED about us and understood our needs. And, incredibly available -- ALWAYS just a phone call away! Victoria just makes things happen!! She gets you to the Finish Line with so little effort on your part. Victoria made the entire process seamless AND stress-free. Additionally, what makes Victoria stand out vs. other agents, she brings a large team of "support" executives who specifically work with her. Her team anticipates and guides you through every single detail. As a result, you gain such Trust, confidence and peace-of-mind through the whole process ...... from Showing through Closing!! Finally, Victoria is an exceptional negotiator and a true master at "getting the deal done". We highly, highly recommend Victoria Clark. Work with the BEST!read moreread lesssdrl5/21/2023
- Found a tenant for a Multiple Occupancy home in Summit, NJ. Victoria and Marisa helped us find new tenants in NJ while we lived in MA. The MLS listing generated a stream of will-be tenants. They provided rental comp, prospective tenant's background info, docusign ready lease contracts, local contractor names, opened the door for inspectors, W-9 form and feedbacks of the showing online and on the phone. Their experience, dependability and service took away all my worries. I highly recommend them.read moreread less125 Roland Road5/14/2023Sold a home in 2023. I chose Victoria Carter and her staff at Weichert Realty in Millburn, NJ to handle the sale of my home. She came highly recommended for her sterling expertise and professionalism. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner to handle such a life-changing initiative as the sale of my home of 25 years. Victoria instills confidence in you from the first meeting on to the final sale of your home. She listens to what you have to say and offers the best advice, always prioritizing the seller's interests. Victoria is very knowledgeable, understanding, on top of her game (without being pushy) and free to speak anytime, as is her staff. She priced my home strategically and set up the marketing at a good pace for a sure sale. Victoria and her team accomplished this transaction on the initial showing of my home!! Not only was the process fast, my home sold at a price well above listing. Victoria was by my side every step to ensure any challenges would be resolved with expediency. You can understand why I highly recommend Victoria to anyone who’s selling their home… she gets the job done, exceeds expectations and always does so with your best interests in mind.read moreread lesspnrrvqm7rc5/08/2023Sold a home in 2023. We contacted Victoria for help selling our mother's home in Livingston. From the very first meeting she was responsive, professional and clearly very knowledgeable of the local market. Of all the agents we interviewed, we found her pricing strategy to be the most realistic and clearly worked to our advantage: we had a huge turnout of potential buyers, eventual offers and the home sold way above asking price! Working with Victoria and her team was a seamless process and produced an excellent result. She is smart, funny and caring and we will recommend her to everyone.read moreread lessmarisaannschaefer5/03/2023