Privacy & Legal

Information we collect

When you use the contact or valuation forms on this site, we collect the information you choose to provide: typically your name, email address, phone number, and details about your property or your question.

If you are on our newsletter list, we hold your name and email address, and our email service records delivery information such as whether a message arrived, bounced, was opened, or had a link clicked.

Like most websites, we use analytics tools that collect standard technical information about visits: pages viewed, approximate location at the city level, device and browser type, and how you arrived at the site. This information is aggregated and is not used to identify you personally.

How we use your information

We use your contact details to respond to your inquiry, discuss your property, and provide the services you request. If you are on the newsletter list, we use your email address to send you our monthly market newsletter.

We use analytics information to understand which content is useful and to improve the site.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it with third parties for their own marketing.

Service providers

We rely on a small number of service providers to operate this site: website hosting, email delivery for form submissions and the newsletter, and analytics. These providers process information only on our behalf and under their own privacy and security commitments.

Email and unsubscribing

Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe link. Unsubscribing takes effect immediately, and you can also opt out at any time by replying to any newsletter or emailing us directly.

Cookies

This site uses a small number of cookies and similar technologies for analytics purposes. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings; the site works without them.

Data retention

We keep contact form submissions and newsletter records for as long as they are useful for serving you, and we delete or anonymize information when it is no longer needed. You may request deletion of your information at any time.

Your choices and rights

You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. To make any of these requests, contact us using the details below and we will respond promptly.

Children

This site is intended for adults and does not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we will update this page and revise the effective date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your information: jeffrey.delucia@njpropertyvaluepro.com.

What this site is

This website is operated for Jeffrey DeLucia, Broker Associate at Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty and New Jersey State-Certified Residential Appraiser. It provides information about real estate and appraisal services, local market conditions, and related topics for Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic Counties.

Informational content only

Articles, market reports, guides, and other content on this site are provided for general information. They are not legal, tax, financial, investment, or appraisal advice, and they are not a substitute for advice tailored to your situation from a qualified professional.

Market data is presented with its source and reporting period where available. Conditions change; figures describe the period they cover, not a guarantee of current or future conditions.

No client relationship from reading

Reading this site, submitting a form, or receiving a response does not create an agency, brokerage, appraisal, or fiduciary relationship. Those relationships are formed only by a written agreement signed by both parties.

The free valuation is not an appraisal

The complimentary market analysis offered through this site is brokerage work, provided by Jeffrey DeLucia in his capacity as a Broker Associate at Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty. It draws on the analytical discipline he developed over fifteen years of appraisal work, but it is not an appraisal, not a USPAP engagement, and not a formal appraisal report. It may not be used for lending, court, estate, tax, or other purposes that require one. Formal certified appraisal reports are separate engagements through Freedom Appraisal.

Use of the site

You may use this site for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not scrape, republish, or misrepresent its content as your own, interfere with the site's operation, or use it for any unlawful purpose.

Intellectual property

The content of this site, including articles, images, and design, belongs to the site operator or its licensors. Brief quotation with attribution and a link is welcome; wholesale reproduction is not.

Third-party links

The site links to third-party websites, including government data sources and service providers. Those sites have their own terms and policies, and we are not responsible for their content.

Limitation of liability

The site is provided as is. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the site operator is not liable for decisions made in reliance on general informational content, for interruptions in the site's availability, or for errors that are corrected once identified. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, or the professional obligations that attach to a signed brokerage or appraisal engagement.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey. Any dispute arising from use of this site will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in New Jersey.

Changes

We may update these terms from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page with a revised effective date.

Contact

Questions about these terms: jeffrey.delucia@njpropertyvaluepro.com.

Our commitment

All real estate brokerage and appraisal services associated with this site are provided in full compliance with the federal Fair Housing Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

Services are offered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, disability, ancestry, source of lawful income, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

What this means in practice

Every client and prospective client receives the same professional services, the same market information, and the same access to available properties. We do not steer buyers toward or away from any neighborhood or community, and we do not characterize neighborhoods by the people who live there. Decisions about where to live belong to you; our role is to provide accurate information about properties and market conditions.

Content published on this site describes properties, market data, and locations in factual terms. It is written to comply with fair housing standards, and we review it with that obligation in mind.

Reporting concerns

If you believe you have experienced housing discrimination, you may file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at hud.gov/fairhousing or with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights. Concerns about anything on this site may also be raised with us directly at jeffrey.delucia@njpropertyvaluepro.com.

Our commitment

We want everyone to be able to use this site, including people who rely on assistive technology. Our target is conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA.

What we do

The site is built with semantic markup, descriptive headings in a logical order, text alternatives for meaningful images, sufficient color contrast, keyboard-navigable controls, and pages that work at mobile sizes and high zoom levels. Accessibility is part of how new pages are built, not an afterthought.

Ongoing effort

Accessibility is an ongoing effort rather than a finished state. As content and features are added, we review them against the same standard and correct issues as we find them. Some third-party content or embedded material may not fully meet our target; where we can influence it, we do.

Tell us if something is not working

If you encounter a barrier on this site, we want to know so we can fix it. Email jeffrey.delucia@njpropertyvaluepro.com or call (201) 566-8634. Please describe the page and the problem; we will respond promptly and work to resolve it. If you need the information on a page in another format, we will provide it.

Licenses

New Jersey Real Estate Broker Associate License #0792208 (earned 2013).

New Jersey State-Certified Residential Appraiser License #42R00240000 (since 2010).

Two separate practices

Real estate brokerage services are provided through Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty, where Jeffrey DeLucia is a Broker Associate. Appraisal services are provided through Freedom Appraisal, his independent appraisal practice. The two are separate, regulated engagements: one does not include or imply the other, and each is documented by its own written agreement.

Informal valuation versus certified appraisal

The complimentary market analysis offered on this site is brokerage work, provided in Jeffrey DeLucia's capacity as a Broker Associate at Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty. It is informed by his appraisal experience but is not an appraisal, not a USPAP engagement, and may not be used for lending, court, estate, or tax purposes.

A Certified Residential Appraisal report, required for mortgage underwriting, estate settlement, divorce proceedings, tax appeals, and similar uses, is a separate paid engagement through Freedom Appraisal, performed to USPAP standards with full documentation.

Service area

Services cover Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic Counties in Northern New Jersey.

Professional memberships

Member, Liberty Board of Realtors (Past President, 2024). MLS memberships: HMLS, NJMLS, Garden State MLS.

Fair housing

All services are provided in compliance with the Fair Housing Act and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. Read the full Fair Housing Statement above.

Contact

Questions about any disclosure on this page: jeffrey.delucia@njpropertyvaluepro.com or (201) 566-8634.