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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Summertime ... And the Living is Easy - Ocean City, NJ
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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 ...
ReReading a great mystery writer ... John D. MacDonald - OC/NJ
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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...
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...
Playing Cards with your Parents or your Children - OC/NJ
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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...
It's usually the weather, the realtor, and the buyer or seller (OC/NJ)
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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...
Single Family Sale Listings in the Northend/Gardens (OC/NJ)
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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 ...
2015 Official Visitor's Guide for Ocean City, NJ
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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...
I'm working with a "Certified Health & Wellness Coach" - OC/NJ
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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" ....
"March in like a lion ... out like two lions" -OC/NJ
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"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...
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 ...
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...
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...
The Last Snow of the Winter ... 4-6 Inches in OC/NJ
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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...
Attention Readers ... The Best Magazine You Can Buy ... OC/NJ
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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...
March, 2015 in Ocean City (NJ) ... "From Winter to Spring"
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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...
Locking up a Sale Listing before the start of the Spring Buying Period
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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...