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  • Seafood and BBQ

    UPDATE: Due to a rainy weather report, the Seafood Festival has been postponed to November 2nd/3rd.

    The Annual Seafood Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday (10/12- 10/13) – 30th Street and Avalon Avenue, Avalon.  For more details visit the special events page on the Avalon Chamber of Commerce web site.  Big screen TVs to watch the football games, too!

    Another food option: the American Legion Post will be hosting their annual BBQ dinner- 4:30 to 7:30 pm on Saturday, 10/12.  Tickets are $20 each. 117th Street and Second Avenue in Stone Harbor.  Take out available, too.

     

     

  • Fall Beach Views

    Fall colors at the shore:  the path from Stone Harbor Point to the 123rd Street parking lot.

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  • 2014 Rentals

    RentSighWe are actively confirming 2014 rates and availability with Avalon and Stone Harbor property owners.

    If you own a vacation rental property and would like me to help with bookings, please let me know:  ann@anndelaney.com   We are always in need of additional inventory.

    If you are a prospective tenant, this is a great time to start your search:  Tim Kerr’s Power Play Realty web site    Call or email to discuss the options in more detail  (609-967-7950).

    Thank you for your business!

     

  • October Summer, continued

    Talked  with several summer neighbors yesterday. We are all grateful for this amazing stretch of weather, and “working hard” to take advantage…knowing that cold temperatures will eventually arrive.

    Every time I rinse off my beach chair or kayak, I wonder if it’s the last use for 2013?  And then I hurry out again the next day (often bright and early before work) to fit in one more activity!

    Yesterday’s adventures included a paddle around Stone Harbor Point (yes, that’s North Wildwood across the inlet).  The ocean was calm…and warm!

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  • October Summer

    Taking advantage of this amazing weather.

    On my day off yesterday, I kayaked in the bay, took a walk, and spent some quality time in my beach chair 😉   This morning, I kayaked in the ocean before work.

    Oh…the burdens of living at the shore!

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  • Options- 241 44th Street, Avalon

    This house offers options- a terrific spot to build a new home (approximately 3500 square feet)…or use the current well maintained home.

    Great location!  44th Street is a beach path street (a beautiful walk through the dune path to a wide, guarded beach).  Low key, residential neighborhood.  Yet still within walking/biking distance to recreation, restaurants, and downtown shops.  4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and a huge screened in porch. Gas heat and central air.  50′ X 110′ lot.  $915,000 furnished.

    For more details, click on the MLS Link

    Please share with friends looking to purchase in Avalon, NJ.  I appreciate your interest and referrals!   ann@anndelaney.com

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  • Sand Sculpture

    Without tractor grooming…or foot traffic…the wind has the freedom to make patterns in the sand.

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  • Mortgage Interest Rates

    houseMortgage loans are classified as conventional (less than $417,000) and jumbo (loans above $417,000).  In the past, interest rates for jumbo loans were higher than those for conventional mortgages.

    Now, lenders are advertising rates 1/4 to 1/2 percent lower for jumbo loans.

    Another nice boost for the shore real estate market.

    If you would like to talk to an area mortgage representative regarding a purchase or re-finance, I am happy to provide recommendations.

  • Fall Sunsets

    Darker in the morning (catching EVERY sunrise on my daily beach walk) and earlier sunsets.  Not a fan of the shorter days…but loving the views!

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  • What’s Selling?

    salesignThere are a total of 79 properties sale pending (under contract) in Avalon and  Stone Harbor, NJ, with settlements scheduled in the near future.

    The properties range in price from $168,000 (an efficiency apartment on Third Avenue in Stone Harbor), to $6,995,000 (an ocean front tear down in the south end of Avalon). The median asking price is $1,085,000.

    There are 46 properties sale pending in Avalon; 33 in Stone Harbor.  Single family homes represent 47 of the 79 total, with a median list price of $1,595,000.   There are 23 condo/townhouse units pending, with a median list price of $669,000.  The remaining 9 are a mix of multi- family and vacant lots.

    An active market!

    Please let me know if I can help with your real estate plans:  ann@anndelaney.com

    I appreciate your business and referrals.