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wildwood: Late Winter Newsletter - 03/09/11 05:48 AM
THE WORST IS OVER
Knock on wood, the worst weather that winter has to offer has already been served up. The daylight hours are longer now and the smell of spring is in the air. Even a few daffodils are popping up.
Winter did get off to a horrendous start here in Cape May County. The average temperature in both December and January was about six degrees below normal. Brrrr! After getting hit with 17 inches of snow the day after Christmas, the future looked bleak. Surprisingly, that was it. The next six snow-storms basically started as rain and left a … (0 comments)
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wildwood: The Vacation Home Real Estate Market is back! - 12/23/10 03:02 PM
The Vacation Home Real Estate Market is back! Go ahead and snicker. This Mountain Man guy (and City Girl) is full of bull, you're thinking. Not so fast, my friend. Sure, the national unemployment numbers are still tough to swallow. And yes, we are still seeing more vacant store fronts popping up. Discretionary spending is off, too, though you have to wonder when you see folks descend on a mall and drop hundreds of dollars on trivial junk for Christmas. But here in Cape May County, New Jersey at the shore, the tide has turned in the real estate market. Pun intended. … (0 comments)
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wildwood: Snow in the Wildwoods - 02/10/10 12:11 PM
Well, we are certainly having our share of snow this year. I've seen more snow in the last 2 weeks than I've seen in the 32 years I've lived in this area. Actually, I bought a hotel in Wildwood in 1978 during a big storm that dropped over 2 feet of snow and the agent had to carry me over the drifts so I could get in the door. Maybe that means something big is about to happen in my life.
I wasn't too upset about not being able to get to work over the weekend because I brought everything home, and I can access … (2 comments)
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wildwood: Catholic Schools reeling in Cape May County - 01/06/10 05:33 AM
Catholic Schools reeling in Cape May County
January 6th, 2010
Just one day after school officials called rumors of Wildwood Catholic High School's closing unfounded, the Diocese of Camden announced that the school will close at the end of the school year this June. It's just the latest round in the demise of the Catholic church in Cape May County.
In 2007, St. Raymond's elementary/junior high school in the Villas section of Lower Township was closed by the Diocese of Camden, which oversees the Catholic goings-on in southern New Jersey. Students, parents, and teachers were saddened, outraged, and in shock. … (4 comments)
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wildwood: Early Winter Newsletter - 12/30/09 06:06 PM
TURN ON THE HEAT
Once again, it seems that summer ended and after a couple short weeks of autumn, we emerged right into winter.
The story through it all here at the shore has been rain, rain, rain. It seems like we get dumped on with two or three inches of rain, then after a couple day reprieve it rains again.
The bright side is that the bugs are gone, the leaves are raked up, and you can have the beach and Boardwalk all to yourself. Enjoy it!
RENTALS ARE BACK
After being mothballed since 2004, Jewell Real Estate Agency has … (0 comments)
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wildwood: Just a Feeling - 12/30/09 06:02 PM
Mountain Man and City Girl
The Blogsite of Jewell Real Estate Agency, Wildwood Crest, NJ 609-729-8505 Just a Feeling
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 As realtors, we often get hunches about our own individual local real estate market, whether it's Monterrey, California or Baton Rouge, Louisiana or Bangor, Maine.
Here at Jewell Real Estate Agency, we have a feeling about 2010. A strong feeling. All the pieces seem to be falling into place that 2010 is going to be a great year. The best since 2005.
Our local real estate market is Cape May County, a small tourist-oriented county at the … (0 comments)
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wildwood: Weather Extremes - 12/21/09 12:22 PM
Mountain Man and City Girl
The Blogsite of Jewell Real Estate Agency, Wildwood Crest, NJ 609-729-8505
Weather Extremes
This weekend's snow storm - or "storm event" as the weathermen seem to be calling it nowadays - was the conclusion to a crazy autumn of weather in Cape May County, and the mid-Atlantic states for that matter.
With our local weather influenced by the close proximity of the Atlantic Ocean and 13-mile wide Delaware Bay, snowfall totals were much less than the 23″ that Philadelphia officially received. The Wildwoods had about 2 inches, with Rio Grande about 4″, Cape May Court … (5 comments)
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wildwood: Wildwood"s New Mayor - 12/19/09 08:25 AM
Mountain Man and City Girl
The Blogsite of Jewell Real Estate Agency, Wildwood Crest, NJ 609-729-8505
Wildwood's New Mayor
Shortly after new Wildwood commissioners Ed Harshaw and Al Brannen were sworn in Monday night to join sitting commissioner Gary DeMarzo, the three picked the new mayor.
Envelope, please.
And the winner is Gary DeMarzo.
Maybe winner isn't the correct term, considering the tough road ahead. Wildwood is beset by having the highest tax rate in Cape May County, $1.83 per hundred dollars of assessed value. The portion that is directly attributed to Wildwood's budget is $1.11 per hundred, with the … (0 comments)
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wildwood: New Jersey: Not Business Friendly - 12/18/09 07:58 PM
New Jersey: Not Business Friendly
December 17th, 2009
Let's face it. If the economy is to recover quickly, the bottom line is jobs, jobs, jobs. Put people to work and everything else falls into place.
Businesses, of course, are the key to creating jobs. And two-thirds of jobs are with small and medium size businesses. So to get businesses to hire more employees, the economic climate must be favorable.
New Jersey, unfortunately, ranks last or near the bottom of every business-friendly list generated, based on several factors. New Jersey ranks well in transportation, easy accessibility to large markets, having an available labor … (2 comments)
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wildwood: Banks Don't Like Other's Rules - 12/14/09 01:35 PM
Mountain Man and City Girl
The Blogsite of Jewell Real Estate Agency, Wildwood Crest, NJ 609-729-8505
Banks Don't Like Other's Rules
December 14th, 2009
Another major bank - this time Citigroup - is paying back its government bailout money because it doesn't like the rules that go along with the bucks. The main rule, of course, is limiting the pay of top management.
Citigroup was one of nearly 700 banks that received bailout money nearly a year ago via the Troubled Asset Relief Program. It got $45 billion, with $20 billion to be paid back and the balance of … (3 comments)
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wildwood: Real Estate Settlement Changes January 1 - 12/14/09 09:30 AM
Real Estate Settlement changes January 1
December 13th, 2009
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), a consumer protection statute enacted in 1974, will have a new face beginning January 1, 2010. RESPA was basically designed to give effective disclosure to homebuyers and sellers prior to initiating the real estate purchase process, so there were no "surprises" at the closing table.
The new RESPA reforms are aimed at giving the consumer better information earlier in the process and the ability to shop for the best deal by comparing service providers.
Potential buyers need only give six pieces of information - … (2 comments)
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wildwood: Wildwood Recall Successful - 12/12/09 09:10 PM
Wildwood recall successful
December 10th, 2009
"Surprise, Surprise, Surprise", as Gomer Pyle used to say.
To the surprise of many, including this ardent Cape May County observer, voters successfully recalled City of Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano and Commissioner Bill Davenport in Tuesday's special election.
The first part of the ballot asked whether voters wanted to recall the pair. Voters went 624 to 487 to recall the mayor and 649 to 470 to unseat the commissioner. Apparently there was enough dissent within the community to overcome the regular party machine.
The second part of the ballot then asked to vote for two … (0 comments)
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wildwood: A Real Jump Start - 12/12/09 08:45 PM
Mountain Man and City Girl
The Blogsite of Jewell Real Estate Agency, Wildwood Crest, NJ 609-729-8505
A Real Jump-Start
December 11th, 2009
Nearly a year into the Obama administration I think Americans can see that the No.1 issue in the nation's mind - the economy - is still sputtering. Bank bailouts and all that stuff just aren't working fast enough.
As Mighty Mouse used to say, "Here I come to save the day!" So here's my simplistic approach to ending the Recession.
The United States of America has the highest bond rating possible - AAA. That rating means … (4 comments)
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wildwood: Baby Boomers Will Be Replaced - 12/12/09 08:19 PM
Mountain Man and City Girl
The Blogsite of Jewell Real Estate Agency, Wildwood Crest, NJ 609-729-8505
« A Real Jump-Start
Baby Boomers will be replaced
Most people would agree that the real estate market of the last 15 or 20 years has been fueled by the Baby Boomers. As you know, that's the 80 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964, and now ages 45 to 63 years old. They've had careers and saved money and invested in real estate, stocks, and retirement plans, amongst other things.
The next generation has been called "Generation X", originally called the "Baby Bust" due to … (5 comments)
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wildwood: Real Estate Looking Up For 2009 - 01/10/09 02:01 PM
Real Estate Looking Up For 2009
January 10th, 2009
Happy New Year Everyone! Jewell Real Estate Agency had a good 2008, and we are looking forward to an even better 2009. The year started off with a bang on January 2. Our office was so busy and crowded you couldn't move. Both Douglas and I had people in our office looking to buy and there were people in the front office waiting to talk to us. Instead of all the doom and gloom that you read in the newspaper, the people we talked to were upbeat and felt it's the … (0 comments)
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wildwood: EARLY WINTER NEWSLETTER - 12/13/08 10:14 AM
FOUR'S NOT ENOUGH
We usually only hear one complaint about our newsletter - there aren't enough issues each year. In this ever-changing real estate market, and in response to our readers, we will now publish at least six newsletters per year. And so, here is our first extra edition.
ANOTHER HIGH-RISE APPROVAL
The second of seven proposed high-rise hotels has received its CAFRA approvals from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.
Martinique Resort LLC received the go ahead for constructing a 23-story, 253-foot tall hotel with 289 units. The project will also include a 180-seat private restaurant for hotel guests only … (0 comments)
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wildwood: Wildwood's Sensational 60's Weekend - 04/23/08 06:13 AM
Wildwood's SENSATIONAL 60s WEEKEND
April 23rd, 2008 The Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce is presenting a fabulous weekend of fun at the shore. Starting with Friday, April 25th, Jerry Blavat will be hosting a '60s Record Hop. What a great way to start the weekend. Grab your honey and dance the night away!
Then on Saturday afternoon there is a Street Fair with free live entertainment featuring "TRU" and The Mahoney Brothers, contests galore, all kinds of street vendors, the Classic Car Show, a Doo Wop Back to the '50s Tour and so much more. How can you resist?
Saturday night is the Sensational '60s Concert featuring … (0 comments)
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wildwood: 214 East Hildreth, Wildwood, N. J. - FOUR-PLEX - 03/30/08 02:23 PM
Just 1 1/2 blocks to the beach and Boardwalk. Newly redone four-plex. Three 2-bedroom, 1 bath units and a one-bedroom cottage in the rear. There is an outside shower. Separate electric meter for the house and cottage. Huge driveway that can fit up to 4 cars. Close to shopping, restaurants, and much more.
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wildwood: 204 West Pine Street, Wildwood, NJ - Single Family or Duplex - 03/17/08 03:22 PM
Remember when life was as simple as sitting on the porch with your sweetheart? This huge 2-story home is perfect for making new memories.
The first floor features a large entry foyer, 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room/dining room area, spacious kitchen that has been totally redone, and laundry room. The second floor can be locked off as a separate unit and entered from the outside or used as part of the single family home. There are 5 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room/ dining area, kitchen, and utility room.
There is also a full … (0 comments)
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wildwood: The Sky Is Not Falling In Cape May County, New Jersey - 02/25/08 07:10 PM
The newspapers are full of doom and gloom with stories about the real estate market. They make generalizations about foreclosures, prices dropping, the bottom hasn't hit yet and so on. It would be nice if just once they mentioned all the good things that are happening. My husband, Douglas, and I own Jewell Real Estate Agency with offices in Wildwood Crest and Swainton. Good things are in store for the South Jersey Shore area. Douglas is the writer in the family and in the following paragraghs he highlights many of the positive things Cape May County and Atlantic County have to look forward to.
Having been a mathematics major … (2 comments)
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Joyce Jewell, GRI, ePRO, ASP, ABR, SFR, RSPS
Wildwood Crest,
NJ
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