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Reflecting on NAR's "The Code of Ethics" ... from Ocean City, New Jersey Most of the participating real estate agents are familiar with "The Code of Ethics" as there is a required course every four years for all agents ... but very few of the buyers and sellers that these agents work with know an...

"Playing Indoor Tennis" this Winter in Ocean City, New Jersey   I play most of the spring, the summer, and the fall outside on various courts in Ocean City.  But in the winter we make the move indoors over in Somers Points playing twice a week for exercise ... and to keep a bit of the polish on o...

"Single Family Listings And Sales" In Ocean City, New Jersey   There are (as of 1/13/2014) 191 single family sale listings throughout Ocean City with an average listing price of $987,173 and a median listing price of $729,000.  We find 50 of 191 or just over 25% of these sale listings under $500...

Occasional Book Review - "King & Maxwell" ... from Ocean City, NJ David Baldacci is a well known and popular writer who has moved around quite a bit with his books, his characters, etc.  He moves into the mystery category off and on ... and I really enjoyed one his first books, Absolute Power, hi...

The "Ebb and Flow" of the Real Estate Market in Ocean City, New Jersey   This represents a series of blogs reflecting the real estate market in Ocean City, New Jersey.   Having been around this market since 1993, I have seen a lot of up and down, ebb and flow, plus and minus, etc. throughout the ...

"Countdown to "Spring Buying Period" in Ocean City, New Jersey   The holidays and new year time frame goes by, the cold weather arrives, and everything slows down for a short time.  But we now experience a six or seven week slowdown through the heart of the winter as we prepare for the "Spring Bu...

"Expanding My Horizons" in Ocean City, New Jersey   For 20 years I walked, biked, or drove my car two blocks to #1 Atlantic Avenue in the dividing point between the Northend and Gardens sections of Ocean City spending 18 years with French Real Estate and two years with Keller Williams. For the be...

"Sale Listing Information" in Ocean City, New Jersey   I plan to highlight a good bit of information regarding sale property in the three major property categories:  single family, multi-family, and condominium.  I will review all of this information under two headings ... "All Ocean City"  sale ...

"A Big Chill" arrives in Ocean City, New Jersey   Note:  this is not "The Big Chill" which is a 1983 comedy/drama directed by Lawrence Kasdan with some great stars ... Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams.  By the way,...

"End of the Year Changes" ... Always on the Move ... Ocean City, New Jersey   As that saying goes: "Time waits for no man."  And the end of a year, and the start of the new one; that is perhaps the most trying time in terms of looking back and forward to change.  The Philadelphia Eagles won last ...