A Basement in Your Ocean Acres Home...Can You Live With Out It?

Three bedroom 2 bath single family homes in Manahawkin's Ocean Acres are listed anywhere between $150,000 and $299,000. There are 28 homes listed for sale in this section of Stafford Township within that range, only 8 have basements.  

Three bedroom 2 bath homes seem to be a popular home size for first time home buyers at the Jersey Shore. 

But, first time home buyers in Manahawkin should take note of the savings realized in homes without a basement.

The $150,000 to $299,000 price range is what homes are listed for.  Savvy buyers realize what counts is not what the Ocean Acres home is listed for, but what it sells for. That's what matters to buyers (and their appraisers) and sellers in Manahawkin.

Sale price tells it all! From the sales since January 1, 2012 it would appear that a basement will cost you about $30,000 in a 3 bedroom 2 bath home.

Statistics from the Jersey Shore Multiple Listing Service show four homes with 3 bedrooms, 2 bath sold since January 1, 2012 in Manahawkin's Ocean Acres. Only one of these home was a short sale. Even so, check it out.

So if you can live without a basement you could save a significant amount on your 3 bedroom 2 bath home in the Ocean Acres section of Manahawkin.

Attention home buyers in Manahawkin & Barnegat

Attention home buyers in Manahawkin & Barnegat...Lower Prices on the Way!  There's serious competition.

If you're looking for a 3 bedroom 2 bath home there are plenty to choose from in Barnegat and Manahawkin at the Jersey Shore.

But the competition just got serious.  

You can expect price reductions on most 3 bedroom 2 bath Barnegat and Manhawkin homes for sale if they're not competitive already.  I'm giving you the whole story, just call me (609-384-6121), I love to talk! 

No the banks have NOT listed all their foreclosures for discounted prices nor have all the big bad REALTORS® 'conspired' to reduce prices.

It's because Ocean Acres builder, Walters Homes, has unveiled a ranch style home with 3 bedrooms/2 baths and a basement, did I mention a 2 car garage on a 75 x 125 lot in Ocean Acres, Barnegat!

Starting at $239,995 these homes will reshape the sale prices in Manahawkin's Ocean Acres and home sale prices in Barnegat for every 3 bedroom 2 bath home.  

If Sunday's Open House was any indication, GAME ON!  These new construction homes are priced for the current housing market in Barnegat and Manahawkin.  And that means a game changer for all those homes already listed!

This is big news for anyone buying a home in Barnegat or Manahawkin.  

The listing agent for the 3 bedroom 2 bath home in Manahawkin might not tell you...heck, if you've listed your home for sale your not tell you.

But the game has changed.  Contact a local REALTOR® Laura Giannotta or call for realistic pricing and home buying and selling strategies at the Jersey Shore 609-384-6121.

For comparable, there are 8 homes for sale, roughly meeting this new home for sale in Barnegat. Those homes are priced are between $197,000 and $237,000.  

It's more dramatic in Manahawkin.  Manahawkin 3 bedroom 2 bath homes for sale total 18, though only 8 are a true match.  The prices on those homes, $215,000 to $274,900.

You want a bargain on a Jersey Shore Home?  Then contact a local REALTOR®, you won't do any better going it alone!

Snow Day at the Jersey Shore!  

I knew there was snow forecast for the Jersey Shore yesterday, and I heard that southern ocean County was due for more snow at the beginning of the week.  

But what did I miss?  Nobody sent me the snow memo!  Early this morning busy at my desk, I looked up and there it was again.  It's a Jersey Shore winter!  Snow in Manahawkin!

Manahawkin, NJ January 8, 2011

Some things look good in snow!

Should take the decoration down...it still looks like Christmas!