Greetings!  What a beautiful weather week we are having down here.  We have had 6 more properties SOLD and 8 more under contract since my last post!  This brings our SOLD property total to 136.

UNDER CONTRACT

• 3900 Pleasure Ave #307  Asking  $335,000
• 4117 Landis (Commercial)  Asking  $550,017
• 122 W 87th Street  Asking  $577,000
• 122 E 87th Street  Asking  $600,000
• 25 E 36th Street  Asking  $665,000
• 3614 W Pleasure Avenue  Asking  $679,000
• 32 W 47th Street  Asking  $829,000
• 210 N 52nd Street  Asking  $869,000

SOLD

• 10 S 55th Street  Asking $1,300,000  SOLD  $1,300,000
• 85 85th Street  Asking  $779,000  SOLD  $745,000
• 25 N 49th Street  Asking  $748,000  SOLD  $721,250
• 4801 Central Avenue  Asking  $689,000  SOLD  $656,700
• 225 87th Street  Asking  $375,000  SOLD  $330,000
• 140 42nd Str 1st floor  Asking  $315,000  SOLD  $310,000

Five more homes have gone under contract and one SOLD since my last post bringing our total up to 128 SOLD in 2009.  The recent storms brought heavy beach erosion and island flooding last weekend with the two nor’easter’s heading through.  The weather since Monday has been tremendous for October and seas are calm again. 

UNDER CONTRACT:

• 8605 E Landis, Unit A  Asking $499,000
• 217 E 89th Str  Asking $699,500
• 221 W 82nd Str  Asking $649,000
• 238 E 79th Str  Asking $650,000
• 5 N 85th Str  Asking $1,150,000

SOLD:

• 7304 Central Ave  Asking $799,000  SOLD  $775,000

WEEKEND HAPPENINGS:

City-Wide Open-House Weekend on Saturday and Sunday.   Many of the current on the market properties will be open for viewing throughout the weekend.  Stop in at RE/MAX Beach Home and pick up our brochure of all of the opens and times.  

Friday 23rd – Halloween Parade and Promenade Dance Party – 7pm – Preregistratioin required 263-0050.  Rain Date:  10/25 at 12 pm.

Saturday 24th – ESA Surfing Competition – 7 am – JFK and Beach

                                  Townsends Inlet Garden Club Annual Halloween Show and Costume Contest – TI Civic Center – 7pm.

                                   Chamber of Commerce, Octoberfest – www.seaislechamber.com for more information on this event

We have had 9 new under contracts and 5 sold since my last post bringing our total to 127 SOLD properties in 2009.

NEW UNDER CONTRACTS:

• 8305 Landis (commercial)   Asking $139,900
• 140 42nd 1st floor  Asking $315,000
• 333 39th W  Asking $549,900
• 333 39th E  Asking $549,900
• 122 E 87th Str  Asking $557,500
• 141 W 38th Str  Asking $585,900
• 5101 Central  Asking $699,000
• 9 75th W  Asking $1,099,000
• 5600 N Pleasure  Asking $1,175,000

SOLD:

• 4114 Central #302  Asking $212,000  SOLD $205,000
• 4110 Landis Unit 2 N  Asking $425,000  SOLD $380,000
• 7813 Roberts  Asking $579,000  SOLD $580,000
• 112 84th  Asking $839,000  SOLD $832,000
• 25 W 80th  Asking $919,000  SOLD $850,000

EVENTS FOR THIS WEEKEND:

10/17 - ESA, Surfing Competition, JFK Blvd. and Beach, 7 am

10/17 – Environmental Commission Beach Clean-up and Dune Planting, 10 am – 12 pm. 263-6000, Ext. 2

Irish Festival was a huge success last weekend and very well attended.  This week we have 4 new under contracts and 2 SOLD bringing our total to 120 SOLD properties in 2009. 

UNDER CONTRACT:

• 225 87th Str   Asking $375,000
• 141 W 38th Str   Asking $585,900
• 4114 Central Unit #302   Asking $212,000
• 9 W 75th Str   Asking $1,099,000

SOLD:

• 23 W 81st Street  Asking $849,000   SOLD $815,000
• 2505 S Landis Ave.  Asking $1,175,000  SOLD $1,100,000

HARBORFEST WEEKEND

October 3rd – 42nd Place & The Bay, 11 am-6 pm, 267-968-5582.  Outdoor children’s activities, food, vendors! 

Baby Boomers Rock n Roll Revival Fundraiser with Jerry Blavat – LaCosta Complex, 8:30 pm – 1 am, $10 at door, includes a complimentary buffet.

October 4th – 35th Annual Firefighters Memorial 5K Run 11 am, 215-694-6593.

The weather this past week has been just beautiful, and I hope everyone gets an opportunity to enjoy Sea Isle this September and October.  There have been 5 more SOLD since my last post bringing our grand total to 116 for this year.   I am also posting  40 Under Contracts that will be closing shortly.

• 30 37th Street 2E  Asking $310,000  SOLD  $270,000
• 23 38th Street  Asking $304,900  SOLD  $295,000
• 7808 Landis 2nd floor  Asking $375,000  SOLD  $345,000
• 105 65 Street Unit 208  Asking $399,900  SOLD  $350,000
• 118 W 55th Street  Asking  $819,000  SOLD  $802,500

COMPLETE LIST OF UNDER CONTRACTS:

• 4114 Central #302  Asking $212,000
• 109 82nd Street  Asking $239,000
• 4114 Central Avenue  Asking $335,000
• 105 65th Str Unit 107  Asking $350,000
• 4111 Landis  Asking $379,000
• 6300 Landis Unit B  Asking $385,000
• 33 36th Str  Asking $392,500
• 109 82nd Str  Asking $399,000
• 4110 Landis Unit 2N  Asking 425,000
• 8605 Landis E  Asking $499,000
• 122 W 87th Street  Asking $557,500
• 122 E 87th Street  Asking $558,000
• 7813 Roberts N  Asking $579,000
• 364 47th Pl  Asking $595,000
• 5609 Roberts S  Asking $599,500
• 118 W 77th Str  Asking $650,000
• 3602 Landis Ave  Asking $659,000
• 133 W 69th  Asking $678,900
• 3614 E Pleasure  Asking $679,000
• 4801 Central  Asking $689,000
• 4507 N Landis  Asking $689,000
• 5101 Central  Asking $699,000
• 5704 N Central  Asking $699,900
• 25 N 49th Str  Asking $748,000
• 126 73rd Str  Asking $759,900
• 313 57th Str  Asking $769,000
• 85 85th Str  Asking $779,000
• 331 W 47th Pl  Asking $798,000
• 7304 Central  Asking $799,000
• 209 W 59th Str  Asking $799,900
• 32 E 47th Str  Asking $829,000
• 112 84th Str  Asking $839,900
• 114 E 55th Str  Asking $849,000
• 23 W 81st Str  Asking $849,900
• 26 W 49th Str  Asking 879,900
• 26 E 49th Str  Asking $879,900
• 25 W 80th Str  Asking $919,000
• 2505 S Landis  Asking $1,175,000
• 10 S 55th Str  Asking $1,300,000
• 18 81st Str  Asking $2,600,000

EVENTS and NEWS:  Don’t forget about the IRISH FESTIVAL this weekend!  Irish live music beginning at 4 pm on Friday and continuing all day Saturday with food, vendors and dancers.  Springfield Inn, LaCosta and Kix will all have Irish Bands!!!! 

NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!

SICBP will be getting a new Headquarters shortly!  This is certainly well deserved and a very long time coming.  I took some pics for everyone to view:

There have been 21 SOLD properties since July in Sea Isle making our grand total for 2009 thus far 111.  Properties that closed since July 1st are:

• 8305 Landis #2 (commercial) Asking $139,900  SOLD $75,000
• 3900 Pleasure #103   Asking $329,900 SOLD $302,000
• 3900 Pleasure   Asking $319,900 SOLD $309,500
• 4400 Pleasure   Asking $329,000 SOLD $315,000
• 6406 Central   Asking $399,900 SOLD $350,000
• 6300 Landis Unit A - Asking $385,000 SOLD $365,000
• 300 Landis Unit F – Asking $399,900 SOLD $379,000
• 61 85th Str Unit B402   Asking $499,000 SOLD $474,500
• 8 67th Str   Asking $495,000 SOLD $495,000
• 8300 Pleasure   Asking $599,000 SOLD $515,000
• 7809 Roberts North   Asking $550,000 SOLD $525,000
• 116 W 42nd   Asking $599,900 SOLD $575,000
• 221 W 45th Str   Asking $599,000 SOLD $580,000
• 125 72nd Str   Asking $599,999 SOLD $592,000
• 5600 E Landis   Asking $729,000 SOLD $655,425
• 4408 Venicean Rd   Asking $750,000 SOLD $685,000
• 129 82nd Str   Asking $729,000 SOLD $690,000
• 1504 S Landis   Asking $799,900 SOLD $735,000
• 316 E 46th Place   Asking $844,331 SOLD $785,000
• 118 E 55th Str   Asking $805,000 SOLD $790,000
• 9 E 75th Str   Asking $1,199,000 SOLD $1,115,000

SEPTEMBER EVENTS:

19-20 FALL FESTIVAL WEEKEND:

   19th – Sand Sculpting:  Demonstration & Clinic 9-12, Seaside Market & Food Court (Rain or Shine), 9-4, Live Music, 11-3, Dance Party 7pm.

20th – Antique Auto Show 9-1, Live Music, Free Guided Historical Trolley Tours 10:30-12:30, Antique Auto Parade 1:30

25-26 – Irish Festival Weekend – Irish bands 4pm

26th – Irish music bands, vendor market, food, dancers

26th – CMC Bar Assoc 5K Run/1K Walk, JFK and Beach, Registration 8am, Run 9am, Walk after start of Run.  $25 (18 & Older), $15 (up to 17) 463-0313.

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

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!!

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.

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.