The warm sun provided encouragement for my morning walk- but glad I layered up! Â 20 something degrees on the beach.
As usual after a winter storm, there were plenty of “beach treasures” on the sand: conch shells, sea glass, driftwood…and a decent looking deck chair 😉
Feeling hopeful when I hear logical solutions to the proposed FEMA elevation requirements as they apply to existing homes.
A common request from mayors up and down the coast: allow properties to be grandfathered for flood insurance rating if structure met the elevation requirement when constructed.
Unfortunately, this may not help owners of homes built in the 1960s and 1970s (or prior years). Â Without uniform codes in place, many homes were built directly on a concrete slab (not elevated) or with a below grade crawl space (a common design with the original Golden Homes in the high dune area of Avalon). Â These structures are considered non-conforming, and property owners already pay an added premium for flood insurance.
Will continue to post updates on this subject.
Heavy rain yesterday, and bright sunshine today. Â The strong winds have churned up the bay- causing some minor curbside flooding in the typical low lying areas (at high tide- will recede soon).
Bay water is even splashing over the bulkhead at the Stone Harbor public marina on 81st Street (the middle picture is the boat ramp into the bay). Â Just another ordinary February day at the shore…
Too rainy for a beach walk…thankful for our vehicle beach permit!
Was able to checkout the completed beach fill project in Avalon – looks amazing. Even at high tide, there is a wide beach protecting our north end (8th Street south to 27th Street).
I posted pictures on my Twitter account (see right hand column).
Yesterday was sunny and a bit warmer…with a steady WIND keeping it cold along the beach. Â Better today.
Tomorrow will be dreary (only rain for us), yet the weekend will be fine…so come on down!
If you are considering a summer rental or vacation home purchase, I am here to help.
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Ann M. Delaney, CRS, CRB
Broker/Sales Associate
2821 Dune Drive
Avalon NJ 08202
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The Press of Atlantic City continues to be a great source of solid, factual information regarding the new FEMA flood elevation regulations.
For example, in today’s edition, there’s an article about a meeting with Atlantic County officials and state representatives: Click here to read
An important quote from another recent article:
“The explanation stresses that the advisory maps do not affect current flood insurance rates and that any increases that property owners are seeing is related to a congressional effort to make the deeply indebted National Flood Insurance Program stronger financially and, thus, are not under the state’s control. However, when new flood insurance rate maps are finalized, likely within two years, those whose houses have base flood elevations lower than the maps require will see a substantial increase in flood insurance if they don’t raise the homes”.  To read the full article, click here
If you are on Twitter, be sure to follow Press reporters for updates:  @acpresssarah     @wjmckelvey    @steveleongello
I will re-tweet (RT) articles, and post updates here as additional information becomes available.
The beach fill project in Avalon is complete, and the Stone Harbor portion is scheduled for late spring (a completion date before Memorial Day weekend guaranteed).
In the meantime, our beaches all look great to me!
Spent the long weekend in the mountains of North Carolina visiting family.  Like here, there were 2 snow storms. Plus, real hills for sledding!
Our 5 year old grandson enjoys making fun of my accent- Â especially the word “wooder”. Â He asked me several times how to say something in “my language”! Â Ouch…
While sledding, my grandson and I crashed and tumbled in the snow. Â He said later that he didn’t mean to crash into me- that he would never do that because “you are an old lady, and my friend”. Â Ouch…ouch!
So, back to sea level…walking on the beach…and looking at the “wooder” Â 🙂
Rolling fog…brisk winds…a glimmer of sunshine…and then more fog.
On the island, the temperatures did not meet the balmy 60 degree mark enjoyed “off shore”. Â Today reminds me of our typical spring weather – a winter coat needed to walk along the beach, and only a light wind breaker to run out to the Acme 🙂
What’s Selling?
During the last 30 days, a total of 14 properties SOLD (settlement); with an overall median selling price of $964,500.
2 of the 14 were commercial spaces; 4 condo/townhouse units; and 8 single family homes. Â The median selling price of the single family homes was $1,742,500.
If you would like additional information regarding market values, please let me know  ann@anndelaney.com  I appreciate your business!