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Little Egg Harbor Homes for Sale - November 2012 Housing Market Report There were 35 Little Egg Harbor homes for sale withdrawn from the market in November.  That's double the number withdrawn during November 2011.  Despite this effect from Super Storm Sandy, actual home sales in Little Egg Harbo...

If You Do Short Sales....Take Heed!The Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act of 2007 is set to expire on December 31, 2012!  Be afraid, be very afraid.If this act expires our clients, the short sellers and loan modifiers, will be liable for taxes on all the debt forgiven.  Just think about negotiating wi...

If the miracle of Christmas happened in 2012...things might be a little different.  Take for example the Christmas carol "While Shepherds Watched"   It could not happen today.  Why, just look at the words: While shepherds watchedTheir flocks by nightAll seated on the groundThe angel of the Lord c...

Rebuilding a Better Jersey Shore - Analyzing & Interpreting Proposed FEMA Flood Elevation MapsAs promised the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has released the proposed Advisory Base Flood Elevation (ABFE) for 10 of New Jersey's 21 counties.You can check out this map for the sou...

Christmas at the Jersey Shore - Music in BarnegatIf you're having a little trouble getting your Christmas spirit on, music might help!  Saturday (12/15/2012) at the Barnegat Library listen to the Island Singers present 'Holidays from the Heart'.  The program will feature many familiar holiday car...

 Jersey Shore Braces for New Flood Insurance Guidelines While Jersey Shore residents continue to recover from Super Storm Sandy, many are waiting for the federal government’s expanded flood zone maps and the inevitable push for increases in building elevations along the Jersey Shore. The Federal ...

I was at the beach last week just to check out the progress of repair and clean up from superstorm Sandy.I walked up to the Ocean, and noticed a woman with her young son.The boy went down to the Ocean and came running back.  He grabbed his Mom's hand and took her back to the water.  I followed an...

Tall Tales from an E-Parish! The pastor reads his sermon from an iPAD. There are cell-phone chargers next to the pew-pencil drill holes. AT&T, SPRINT and T-MOBILE are in a bidding war for the ad space on back page of the parish bulletin. When the bells are rung following the consecration, half th...

  Jersey Shore Housing Market Report - Southern Ocean County - October, 2012Barnegat Homes for Sale - October 2012 Housing Market Activity Date: NewListings UnderContract Expired Sold Days onMarket MedianSold $ October  2012 75 28 60 19 104 $163,000 Last year during the same period only 40 Barneg...

THE JERSEY SHORE HOUSING MARKET...IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY! A recent blog by the The Murphy-Lee Team located in Forked River and Manahawkin stated that super-storm Sandy rendered no appreciative price changes in the homes for sale at the Jersey Shore. My take on it...it's too early to tell. I would ...