ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2010
Housing: Don't Read Too Much ... Or At Least Don't Believe All of It ... from Ocean City, New Jersey I would be less than honest if I didn't also say that you shouldn't believe everything that I have written as well ... but at least I have so warned you. Much of my thinking about things comes...
08/31/2010
Charlie Chan ... a new book coming out ... from Ocean City, New Jersey You have to be "real" old to say that you know who Charlie Chan is, or was. I remember the old black and white television in our living room ... a very large unit with a much smaller screen. We probably picked up three cha...
08/31/2010
Mad Men ... the Best Show on Television I'm a big movie fan ... esp the old black and whites. But I also scan the channels for what might look interesting ... and I tape everything for future viewing (or maybe not viewing). In other words, I almost never watch a show at the time it was on. I...
08/30/2010
Ninth Street Beach in the 1960s in Ocean City, New Jersey Now I was a Wildwood (NJ) boy, who only discovered Ocean City (NJ) after I met my wife to be, Leslie. She likes to say: "I got him out of Wildwood and brought him more culture in Ocean City." And as in most things, she was right. We ...
08/29/2010
Phish Report from Ocean City, New Jersey Just read about "Phish," the New England rock group that will be making an appearance in Atlantic City (NJ) for several days in late October, 2010. Then my broker called me and gave me the same information for my son, Nick, who lives in California. So ...
08/27/2010
Jersey Shore Market Report ... from Ocean City, New Jersey It's almost the starting time for the "fall buying period" ... one of the two major buying times in shore resort communities like Ocean City, New Jersey. Now I've been around long enough to remember December months when I had 6-7 closi...
08/27/2010
Changing Times at the Shore ... from Ocean City, New Jersey Just updating you on my return to my real estate job effective September 1, 2010 here in Ocean City (NJ). Since early August I have picked up responsibility for my sale listings, conducted some open houses, and have taken some buyers ...
08/26/2010
Boardwalk Empire ... The History of Atlantic City and its rise to fame ... from Ocean City, New Jersey Based on the book, Boardwalk Empire - The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, by Nelson Johnson; HBO has developed an upcoming miniseries of the same name. THE PRESS of Atlant...
08/26/2010
OPEN HOUSE ... 19 Laurel Drive South in Somers Point, New Jersey Please stop by our "Open House" at "19 Laurel Drive South" in Somers Point (NJ) on Saturday, August 28th from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Located on the "Fairways," this "clean and ready" rancher is just what many buyers might be lookin...
08/25/2010
Condominium Sale & Sold Property Review in Ocean City, New Jersey We now move to the largest property category (both "for sale" and "sold/pending") in Ocean City, New Jersey. Clearly, there is always something for everyone in this category: varied locations all over the island, old and new un...
08/25/2010