Sea Isle City Market Update/Events 6/27/09-7/2/09

Since my last post, we have 4 new under contracts and 5 more sold properties bringing our grand total for 2009 to 81 SOLD properties.  Congratulations to all of the RE/MAX Beach Home Realty agents for finishing 1st again for sales volume and jumping up from 4th to 3rd in all of Cape May County!!!!  It’s great working with the BEST!

UNDER CONTRACT:

• 30 37th Street 2E  Asking $310,000
• 6300 Landis Avenue Unit A  Asking $385,000
• 221 W 45th Street  Asking $599,000
• 125 72nd Street  Asking $599,900

SOLD:

• 113 E 75th Street Asking $599,000  SOLD $550,000
• 205 44th Street Asking $599,000  SOLD $575,000
• 137 E 81st Street  Asking $699,000  SOLD $655,000
• 137 56th Street  Asking $799,000  SOLD $775,000
• 33 W 82nd Street  Asking $1,175,000  SOLD $1,045,000

SIC EVENTS:

June 27th – TI Improvement Assoc Annual Restoration Fund Dinner Gala – TI Civic Center.  6-9 pm, 263-3002.

June 29th – Insiders Band (Rock n Roll) 7:30 pm, Promenade at JFK

June 30th – Dog Show Contest, 7:30 pm, Promenade at JFK

July 1 – Family Night Dance Party, 7:30 pm, Promenade at JFK

July 2 – Movies Under the Stars, Dusk – lot at JFK and Promenade

Sea Isle City Market Update/Events for 6/12-14

There was only one new under contract this week as the summer season kicks in with no closings.  There are 33 properties still under contract waiting to close.  The grand total for solds in 2009 is 72.

UNDER CONTRACT:

316 E 46th Place  Asking  $844,331

HAPPENINGS THIS WEEKEND AT THE BEACH:

SIC  - 13th – Beacon Animal Rescue, Paws on the Promenade Fundraiser, 11-2, $10 pre-registration, $15 same day, 390-7946 or www.beaconanimalrescue.org

Present – Shep’s Hot Spots – Back bays of Strathmere and SIC – flounder keeper-to-throwback ratio is very high, about 1 in 4.  Drift for flounder between ICW markers 329-337 in the Sea Isle-Strathmere back bays.  The beaches in SIC, Avalon and OC have all produced striped bass, according to various reports.

NORTH WILDWOOD:  Mummers Brigade Weekend kicks off Friday, June 12, with the Mummers Pub Crawl.  Saturday at 4:30 – Mummers Parade at Second and Olde New Jersey Avenues.  The parade will feature the top seven brigades from the New Year’s Day Parade.  Following the parade at 6:30 will be the Fancy Brigades Old-Fashioned Family Block Party, as brigade members stroll and dance on Olde New Jersey Ave.  Entertainment until 8 including dance contests and games.  For more information, call 522-2955 or visit www.northwildwood.com

20-21 – HOLD THE DATE FOR SKIMMER FESTIVAL WEEKEND IN SIC!!

 

Sea Isle City Market Update/Events

Eight more properties have gone under contract this week and another five have closed bringing the grand total for 2009 thus far to 71.

UNDER CONTRACT:

• 3900 Pleasure Ave.  Asking $319,000
• 3900 Pleasure Ave.  Unit 103  Asking $329,000
• 300 Landis Ave.  Asking $399,900
• 300 Landis Ave.  Unit F  Asking $399,900
• 221 E 45th Str.  Asking $599,000
• 129 82nd Str.  Asking $729,000
• 137 49th Str.  Asking $779,000
• 26 49th Str.  Asking $879,900

SOLD:

• 122 W 47th Street  Asking $599,000  SOLD $575,000
• 119 W 80th Street  Asking $679,000  SOLD $645,000
• 110 79th Street  Asking $699,000  SOLD $650,000
• 4801 Central Ave.  Asking $710,000  SOLD $667,500
• 126 E 74th Str.  Asking $729,000  SOLD $702,000

SEA ISLE Happenings this weekend:

6th – ESA Surf Competition, JFK and Beach, 7am, www.heritagesurf.com

6th – Heart Walk/5K Run – Registration 8am, Run 9am, Walk 9:05 am, $10, 263-2968

6th – ARC Walk, Registration 9 am, Walk 10 am, $10, 861-7100, ext. 119

Happenings Elsewhere Closeby:

5th-7th - OC Annual Flower Show, 2-9, 6th – 10-4, 7th – 10-4 at the Music Pier Auditorium.  609-399-1199.

6th/7th – Cape May Celtic Festival 10-4:30 – Historic Cold Spring Village.  Music, vendors, crafts, food $6 or $10 for 2 day pass.  609-898-2300

6th – West Cape May Strawberry Festival – 9-4 in Wilbraham Park, corner of Broadway and Sunset Blvd, rain date the 7th, food, antiques, crafts, music, free.

6th – Avalon, John Clark Dance Band, Big Band music and dancing, 8:30 – 11, Community Hall, 30th and Avalon Avenue, $7.50, reservations required.  Call 609-967-3066.

7th – OC Emmanuel Cancer Foundation Mitchell McAllister Walk – 8:30 am at Fifth and Boardwalk, registration 8 am, $20, proceeds to help area families of children with cancer.  Call 856-853-4803.

7th – OC – A Salute to American Composers, 3 pm, Cape Shore Chorale, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 30th and Bay Avenue, free will offering.

Sea Isle City Real Estate Market Update/Events

Eight more homes have gone under contract and six more have sold bringing our total to 63 properties closed in 2009! 

UNDER CONTRACT:

• 6400 Central Avenue Unit C  Asking $389,000
• 113 E 75th Street  Asking $599,000
• 109 W 79th Street  Asking $798,000
• 5600 E Landis  Asking $729,000
• 126 E 74th Street  Asking $729,000
• 118 W 53rd Street  Asking $799,000
• 6613 N Pleasure Avenue  Asking $2,200,000
• 18 81st Street  Asking $2,600,000

SOLD:

• 122 77th Street  Asking $729,999  SOLD $697,000
• 57 W 83rd Street  Asking $749,000  SOLD $725,000
• 8204 S Central  Asking $749,000  SOLD $749,000
• 118 E 53rd Street Asking $799,000  SOLD $760,000
• 133 E 51st Street  Asking $799,000  SOLD $775,000
• 17 W 76th Street  Asking $975,000  SOLD $925,000

UPCOMING EVENTS:

May 30 – ESA Surf Competition, JFK Blvd and the Beach, 7 am, 263-3033, or www.heritagesurf.com

May 30 – Good Council Home Walkathon, Registration 8:30 am, Walk 9 am, billjklatt@verizon.net or call 670-4076 for sponsor forms.

May 30 – Seven Dollar Car Wash!!!  Support Middle Twp. Girls Lacrosse Team.  Middle Twp Board of Education Building, Rt. 9 in Cape May Court House, 9am – 1pm. 

Happy Memorial Day Weekend/Events

I hope everyone enjoys the opening summer weekend here in SIC.  Everything is open and the weather will be cooperating!  Unfortunately, our new Gillian’s Fun City has postponed their opening due to all the rain we have had this spring.  Opening will be sometime later in June.  An article in the Press asks tourists to help detectives this weekend answer questions regarding the death of Tracie Hottenstein Polar Bear Weekend:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/article_17e5ba02-f02f-5949-bd99-126be4ebefc0.html

The Carousel/Springfield will be open all weekend with tons of live entertainment on the deck and inside.  Busch’s Restaurant will be open at 4 pm Fri, Sat, Sun with live entertainment with Larry McKenna on Saturday (Oldies Dance Party) and Sunday (Sinatra) 9-11 pm.  Other holiday events such as the Tri-marathon for our Vets can be found on the SIC website:

http://sea-isle-city.nj.us/CALENDAROFEVENTS/tabid/755/Default.aspx

Sea Isle City Market Update/Events

We have 10 new under contracts since my last post with 8 sold bringing our grand total of properties closed in 2009 to 56. 

Under Contracts:

• 221 E 45th Str.  Asking  $599,000
• 119 W 80th Str.  Asking  $679,900
• 137 E 81st Str.  Asking  $699,000
• 4801 Central  Asking $710,000
• 126 E 74th Str.  Asking  $729,000
• 130 E 75th Str.  Asking  $749,000
• 133 E 51st Str.  Asking  $799,000
• 25 82nd Str.  Asking  $850,000
• 33 W 82nd Str.  Asking  $1,175,000
• 9 E 75th Str.  Asking  $1,199,000

SOLD:

• 209 87th Str.  Asking $259,000  SOLD $260,000
• 221 87th Str Unit 304  Asking $349,000  SOLD $349,000
• 3410 Landis Ave.  Asking $599,900  SOLD $511,000
• 133 W 74th Str.  Asking $599,000  SOLD $547,000
• 137 E 38th Str.  Asking $599,000  SOLD $557,000
• 114 49th Str.  Asking $614,900  SOLD $592,000
• 21 48th Str.  Asking $1,019,000  SOLD $990,000
• 6513 N Pleasure  Asking $1,295,000  SOLD $997,500

EVENT SCHEDULE:

Gillian’s Amusement Park in SIC is still scheduled to open Memorial Day Weekend.  Please click on the link to see the many events scheduled for this weekend and throughout the summer season.  There are too many activities to list individually and always something for everyone young and old beginning this preMemorial Day weekend.  The Springfield Inn opens this evening, Friday, May 15th with LeCompt, no cover!!!!

http://sea-isle-city.nj.us/

Sea Isle City Market Update/Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day and send the lastest real estate information to you.  One new home has gone under contract since last week and five have sold bringing 2009 total homes closed to 54. 

Under Contract:

• 126 74th Street East  Asking  $729,000

SOLD:

• 209 87th Street  Asking  $259,900  Sold  $260,000
• 3410 Landis Avenue  Asking $599,900  Sold  $511,000
• 137 E 38th Street  Asking $599,000  Sold  $557,000
• 114 49th Street  Asking $614,900  Sold  $592,000
• 6513 N Pleasure  Asking  $1,295,000  Sold 997,500

This Weekend’s Events:

May 9th – DVSA Fishing Tournament, Municipal Marina Bldg., 346 42nd Place, Registration 5:30 am, Fishing 7 am – 1:30 pm, 624-1427.

May 8, 9, 10 – Busch’s Opening Weekend - Fri/Sat/Sun – It’s She Crab Soup Time!

May 9, 10 – Carousel at the Springfield Inn open

Sea Isle City Market Update and Events

We had a taste of true summer last weekend!  Beaches were crowded with sunbathers and fishermen catching some really nice size stripped bass.  Almost everyone went home very happy but sunburnt.  Almost record temperatures made it feel just like July except for the frigid ocean water.   I gave it an 8 out of 10.   We have 6 new properties under contract and 4 more sold since my last blog.  A total of 48 properties have sold thus far in 2009.

UNDER CONTRACT:

• 8400 Landis Ave #5  Asking  $419,900
• 20 40th Street  Asking  $499,000
• 238 58th Street W  Asking  $509,900
• 4408 Venicean Rd.  Asking  $750,000
• 133 E 51st Street  Asking  $799,000
• 13 50th Street S  Asking  $899,900

SOLD:

• 135 65th Street  Asking  $399,900  Sold  $320,000
• 138 74th Street E  Asking  $629,000   Sold  $595,000
• 130 48th Street W  Asking  $729,000  Sold  $685,000
• 130 W 75th Street  Asking  $749,000  Sold  $715,000

HOLD THE DATE:

Ocean City Spring Mile Long Block Party – Saturday, May 2nd, 9-5.  5th to 14th Streets on Asbury Avenue.  Over 375 Crafters and Food Vendors.  Live Entertainment 11-4 and Pony Rides at The Tabernacle 11-4. 

Merchant Sidewalk Sales are Sunday, May 3rd, 11 am – 4 pm.

Sea Isle City Market Update/Events

We actually had a great beach day down here last Saturday and the sand chairs were tested!  Good news is that we now have had 42 properties that have sold in 2009.  There are six new under contracts and four closings since my last post.  It is an excellent time to buy an investment property at the beach so give me a call!

Under Contract

• 4114 Central Avenue, #315  Asking  $229,000
• 4111 Landis Avenue  Asking  $474,900
• 8308 Pleasure Avenue  Asking  $535,000
• 110 79th Street E  Asking  $699,000
• 122 77th Street  Asking  $729,999
• 26 49th Street  Asking  $995,000

SOLD

• 242 40th Street Asking $529,000  SOLD  $460,000
• 18 51st Str 1st floor  Asking  $559,900  SOLD $484,500
• 18 51st Str 2nd floor  Asking $579,900  SOLD $484,500
• 21 48th Street North  Asking $1,019,000  SOLD $945,000

Best Bet at the Shore for this Weekend:

Sensational ’60s Weekend in Wildwood!!!

 Free Events:  Saturday, April 25th, 10-5:  food vendors, classic car show, craft vendors, fun contest, doo wop bus tour, live entertainment.  Located at Fox Park, Wildwood.  Sunday, April 26th, 12-3, Fun Contest and Live Entertainment at 2nd and Olde New Jersey Avenes, North Wildwood.

Concerts:  Friday, April 24th at 7 pm – Jerry Blavat 60’s record hop – $12 and Saturday, April 25th at 7 pm, Sensational 60’s Concert with Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals, and The Turtles.  Tickets $45 per person.  Tickets on sale now at www.gwcoc.com or call 609-729-4000.  Wildwood Convention Center Box Office will also have tickets available.

Sea Isle City Market Update/Happenings

Nine more homes have gone under contract and three have sold since my last post.  A total of 38 homes have sold since January 1, 2009.  Interest rates are down and quantity up making it a great time to buy at the shore!  Congratulations to the Palumbo’s and the Fittipaldi’s!!!!

Under Contract:

• 205 44th Street  Asking  $599,000
• 122 W 47th Street  Asking  $599,000
• 118 77th W Street  Asking  $650,000
• 130 W 75th Street  Asking  $749,000
• 8204 S Central  Asking  $749,000
• 57 W 83rd Street  Asking  $749,000
• 137 56th Street  Asking  $799,000
• 32 E 47th Street  Asking  $829,000
• 17 W 76th Street  Asking  $975,000

SOLD:

• 121 39th Street 1st floor  Asking $309,000  SOLD  $290,000
• 137 59th Street E  Asking $795,000  SOLD  $780,000
• 33 77th Street  Asking $1,100,000  SOLD  $1,100,000

THIS WEEK’S HAPPENINGS IN SIC AND OC:

There is a city-wide open house this weekend in SIC both Saturday and Sunday.  Many properties that are on the current market for sale will be open for viewing.  Please don’t forget to tell the listing agent that you are working with Ken or I already.  Stop in RE/MAX Beach Home for a list of open houses and mention our names!

April 19th – SIC Beautification Committee, Memorial Garden Fundraiser, Lobster Loft Restaurant at 42nd and Bay, 4-8 pm, $25, 856-952-4074, sicmemorial@aol.com.

April 25th – Environmental Commission, Beach Clean-up, 10am – 12 pm, 263-6000, Ext. 2

OC DOO-DAH Earth Day Weekend:

Friday the 17th – Bassett Hound Olympics 1pm @ 6th and Asbury

Saturday the 18th – Doo Dah Parade – Noon –  6th-12th Street on Asbury then on the boardwalk from 12th to 8th Street.  Doo Dah Comedy Show and Dessert Buffet – 8 pm at the Music Pier – $10 admission.

Sunday the 19th – Family End to End Bike Tour – Reg 9 am, Ride begins at 10 am – 58th and Central and ends at the Earth Day Celebration.  Earth Day Celebration – free admission, 11-3 at the Bayside Center, 520 Bay Avenue.  Environmental displays, green giveaways, food, entertainment, children’s games and inflatables.

SAVE THE DATE!  Spring Block Party in OC – May 2nd and MAY 16 – Peyton’s Promise 5k fun run/walk, SIC, registration 9:30 am, Run 11 am, 335-9442, Pre-registration at peytonlaricks.blogspot.com