Ocean City, NJ Real Estate News

List of Beaches Protected by Lifeguards on Memorial Day Weekend      The Department of Fire and Rescue Services announces that the Ocean City Beach Patrol will be guarding the following beaches for the 2016 Memorial Day Weekend. Beaches are guarded from 10:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. weekends and hol... 05/24/2016

Homes for Sale Ocean City NJ Market Trends January 2016Single FamilyHomes for Sale in the Ocean City Real Estate Market showed mixed results for January. January saw a 22% increase in new listings coming on the market over January 2015. 50 newly listed single family homes where introduced to the ... 02/23/2016

Homes for Sale Ocean City NJ Market Trends November 2015Single FamilyHomes for Sale in the Ocean City Real Estate Market showed mixed results for November. November saw a 60.9% increase in new listings coming on the market over November 2014. 37 newly listed single family homes where introduced t... 12/21/2015

Homes for Sale Ocean City NJ Market Trends August 2015Single FamilyHomes for Sale in the Ocean City Real Estate Market continue to show signs of improvement for August. August saw a 22.5% increase in new listings coming on the market over August 2014. 49 newly listed single family homes where int... 09/30/2015

Summertime ... And the Living is Easy - Ocean City, NJ The "Spring Buying Period" started a bit slow, but it began to perk up by mid-April. Coninued strong in May and into June with only a few remaining weeks before the buying period ends at the same time the "summer rental season" begins.Now we ... 06/04/2015

Rereading a great mystery writer ... John D. MacDonald - OC/NJ Somewhere a long time ago, I ran across a number of paperback mystery books written by John D. MacDonald who had a great character, Travis McGee.  We're back in the 50s, 60s and 70s as I reference these works.  I read them all ... som... 05/07/2015

Homes for Sale Ocean City NJ Market Trends March 2015Single FamilyHomes for Sale in the Ocean City Real Estate Market showed signs of improvement for March. March saw a 43.2% increase in new listings coming on the market over March 2014. 50 newly listed single family homes where introduced to the... 04/22/2015

Playing Cards with your Parents or your Children - Ocean City, New Jersey The times do change with televisions all over the house, the internet everywhere, and the lack of family socialization much of the time.  Now I'm giving away my age a bit, but I recall the black and white small screen telev... 04/08/2015

It's usually the weather, the realtor, and the buyer or seller - (Ocean City, NJ)   ... And not necessarily that order. Let's use the "spring buying period as our example.  The season can start as early as late February or early March ... but "weather" plays a significant role in whether or not t... 04/02/2015

Single Family Sale Listings in the Northend/Gardens in Ocean City, New Jersey   There are 64 single family sale listings throughout the Northend (north of 6th Street to south of North Street) and Gardens (north of North Street to the Longport Bridge. Throughout Ocean City (NJ) we find 187 single ... 03/31/2015

2015 Official Visitor's Guide for Ocean City, New Jersey ... Printed & Available   "More than a Vacation ... It's a Tradition" ... Yes, the "2015 Official Visitor's Guide" is out and about ... www.oceancityvacation.com is the web-site and 1-800-BEACH NJ is the toll-free phone number. The Ocean Ci... 03/30/2015

I'm working with a "Certified Health & Wellness Coach" ... Ocean City, NJ   So why did I decide to go in this direction as I enter my 7th decade?  A good question ... and hopefully a better answer.  My main reason was because I had already formed a somewhat working relationship with "the coach" .... 03/27/2015

"March in like a lion ... out like two lions" - Ocean City, New Jersey   There are very few locations where "real estate" is so closely linked to the weather as it is here in South Jersey in general, and Ocean City in particular.  The "resort market" is always linked to the weather ... too hot, t... 03/26/2015

My "Dustin@BeachNotes.net" is back   So where have you been ... my "dustin@beachnotes.net" personal and business email, which I have had for about 15 years.  It's a long, slow story ... so I won't take the time today. However, I owe a lot to our son, Nick, who solved most of my problems.      So ... 03/25/2015

What can go wrong in our business? ... Ocean City, New Jersey   Almost anything.  There are a thousand stories in the big city, or even the little town (when it comes to real estate).  Working with a buyer,  or a seller.  A misunderstanding about almost anything.  And on and on. I came from a pub... 03/13/2015

Occasional Book Review ... Ocean City, New Jersey   I'm a very steady reader often reading two books at a time:  a good mystery and a non-fiction piece as well.  Often the non-fiction tends to be much longer so I like to shift around to maintain interest.  The mystery book tends to be my personal... 03/10/2015

The Last Snow of the Winter ... 4-6 Inches in OC/NJ   It isn't the most important aspect that we talk about, but it does have some relationship with selling "shore property" with potential buyers from about one-to-four hours away.  It would appear that another slow weekend is ahead for us.  I did... 03/04/2015

Attention Readers ... The Best Magazine You Can Buy ... Ocean City, NJ   About 5 to 10 years ago, I discovered a very interesting magazine ... BOOK MARKS ... For Everyone Who Hasn't Read Everything ... published every other month (6 issues per year.  If you can find a location, you can also buy i... 03/02/2015

March, 2015 in Ocean City (NJ) ... "From Winter to Spring"   A few days ago I thought winter would be forever.  I was out pushing the snow around.  I was cold.  Sitting by the fire, I wondered what would be next.  I was getting tired of arriving home realizing that it was simply too cold to get o... 03/02/2015

Locking up a Sale Listing before the start of the Spring Buying Period (Ocean City, NJ)   It doesn't happen all of the time; but when it does happen, it certainly brings a smile to one's face.  I had a sale listing start in early February just after my return from a lovely Florida vacation.  We h... 03/01/2015