Denise Zavala | Buyer's Agent, Jersey City & Hoboken 

Denise Zavala works with buyers across Hudson County, with a concentration in Jersey City Heights and Hoboken. Her clients range from people purchasing their first home to owners moving up, relocating within the county, or buying again after years away from the market. She has a particular affinity for first-time buyers, largely because the questions that come with a first purchase are the ones she most enjoys answering, but the approach she brings is the same at every price point and every level of experience.

She has been licensed since 2021 and joined The Jill Biggs Group in 2026, after twenty years in corporate leadership.

TWO DECADES RUNNING A BUSINESS BEFORE RUNNING A TRANSACTION

Before real estate, Denise held a Director role overseeing a $100 million East Coast business across 13 field executives and eight major retail partners. The work was building teams through training and onboarding, developing talent, holding partnerships together over years, and delivered sales results by creating and executing strategic business plans.

That background shapes how she evaluates a purchase. She reads a deal the way she read a business: what the numbers support, where the risk sits, and what a client is committing to over the next several years. By the time she is negotiating on a client's behalf, she is working from analysis rather than instinct.

HOW SHE STAYS AHEAD OF THE MARKET

Denise tracks inventory continuously across Jersey City and Hoboken, block by block rather than citywide. She attends every JBG market and team meeting, which is where the team's listings surface before they reach the public market, and she meets weekly with the team's lending partner so the mortgage picture she gives a client reflects current rates and programs rather than last quarter's.

For a buyer competing in Hudson County, that combination decides outcomes. Knowing a listing is coming before it is public is often the difference between making an offer and hearing about the sale afterward.

WHAT CLIENTS GET

A home purchase is a large decision made under time pressure, and the pressure does not ease much whether it is someone's first purchase or their fourth. Denise's approach comes directly from twenty years of high-stakes corporate work: stay calm, communicate clearly, move with urgency, and make sure the person across from you feels supported rather than managed.

Her goal for every client is that the process feels clear, manageable, and personal, with a professional in their corner from the first conversation through closing.

AREAS OF FOCUS

●     Jersey City Heights

●     Hoboken

●     Buyers throughout Hudson County

●     First-time homebuyers

●     Renters moving into ownership

●     Move-up and repeat buyers

TWELVE YEARS IN THE HEIGHTS

Denise has lived in Jersey City Heights for twelve years, which is long enough to have watched the neighborhood change block by block and to know which changes held. She covers a lot of ground on foot, walking Jersey City and Hoboken most days, and the rest of her time goes to the Peloton, whatever fitness studio has just opened, and traveling when the calendar allows.

She is a steady customer of the small businesses that give these neighborhoods their character, from the restaurants and coffee shops to the independent storefronts, and that habit doubles as market research. Knowing which corners are drawing people and which are quieting down is useful information when a client asks what a block will feel like in five years.

She sums up her approach in two words and one promise: people first, always.

WORKING WITH DENISE

Denise's view is that buying a home should leave someone feeling steadier than when they started, not more overwhelmed. If you are weighing a purchase in Jersey City or Hoboken and want someone who will walk you through the numbers before you fall for a listing, reach out to Denise through The Jill Biggs Group.

If you are looking for an agent who puts people first and stays in your corner from the first conversation through closing, Denise is ready to help!