Randy Leiser, Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc., 2997 Dune Drive, PO Box 10, Avalon, NJ 08202
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This Weeks News 11/24/2021

Parade
Kick off the holiday season Thanksgiving Weekend in Avalon & Stone Harbor!
 
AVALON'S FESTIVE FRIDAY & SNOWFEST SATURDAY, AND STONE HARBOR'S ISLAND HOLIDAY both arrive Thanksgiving Weekend! If you've never been here during Thanksgiving weekend, you won't believe how much fun there is to be had! Santa, music, tree lightings, and parades--check out the activities listed below!

HOLIDAY BEACH TAGS MAKE GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS, and they be available in Avalon and Stone Harbor just in time to kick off the holiday season! The holiday tags will be available for purchase November 26th and 27th. In Avalon, visit the Beach Tag Booth between 10am and 4pm; in Stone Harbor, visit Borough Hall between 10am and 4pm. The tags are $25, and are good for the entire 2022 summer season. Can't make your purchase in person? Holiday beach tags can be ordered online via Jersey Cape Tags. While you're there, check out their beach tag Christmas tree ornament packs!

WWW.JERSEYCAPETAGS.COM
 
Beach Tags
 
   
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND brings loads of holiday fun to the island! Both Avalon and Stone Harbor come alive with the holiday spirit...Enjoy music, movies, shopping, tree lightings, a parade, and more! Here are some highlights to add to your calendar on November 26th & 27th:
 
Avalon's Festive Friday & Snowfest Saturday:
Stone Harbor's Island Holiday:
CHECK OUT OTHER HOLIDAY FAVORITES in the area:
SHOP THE SHORE this year! Avoid supply chain delays, and help small businesses at the same time--stop in to your favorite shops and add a little "shore" to your holiday!
 
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU & YOURS!  Wishing you and your family the very best this season!

 

This Weeks News 11/18/2021

Beach Tags

AVALON'S FESTIVE FRIDAY & SNOWFEST SATURDAY, AND STONE HARBOR'S ISLAND ELF HOLIDAY, both arrive Thanksgiving Weekend! Check out the activities listed below!
 
A LARGE SAILBOAT was grounded in Townsend's Inlet on Sunday, on the southern tip of Sea Isle City's beach. Though Townsend's Inlet is generally deep and easy to navigate, strong tidal currents and a narrow bridge opening next to Sea Isle's beach can make passage challenging at times. No word on why the sailboat went aground; on the next high tide cycle it was freed.
 
LOOK SKYWARD Thursday night/Friday morning to catch a partial lunar eclipse during the overnight hours. The moon will pass through the earth's shadow beginning about 2am Friday, November 19th, and ending about 6am, with the maximum eclipse around 4am. The moon will glow red due to sunlight passing through the earth's atmosphere. Lunar eclipses are especially fun to view from Cape May County since there is less light pollution compared to metropolitan areas.
 
HOLIDAY BEACH TAGS arrive in Avalon and Stone Harbor just in time to kick off the holiday season. The holiday tags will be available for purchase November 26th and 27th. In Avalon, visit the Beach Tag Booth between 10am and 4pm; in Stone Harbor, visit Borough Hall between 10am and 4pm. The tags are $25, and are good for the entire 2022 summer season. Can't make your purchase in person? Holiday beach tags can be ordered online via WWW.JERSEYCAPETAGS.COM.  While you're there, check out their beach tag Christmas tree ornament packs!
 
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND brings loads of holiday fun to the island! Both Avalon and Stone Harbor come alive with the holiday spirit...Enjoy music, movies, shopping, tree lightings, a parade, and more! Here are some highlights to add to your calendar on November 26th & 27th:
 
In Avalon, Festive Friday & Snowfest Saturday:
In Stone Harbor, Island Elf Holiday:
CHECK OUT OTHER HOLIDAY FAVORITES in the area:

 

 

This Weeks News 11/11/2021

Demolition
Demolition work began early Monday morning! See below for details!
 
GETTING STARTED! Demolition of our office building began early Monday morning, as a crew from Men & Machines began tearing down the old structure. By mid-day Tuesday about a quarter of the building was left standing. By the time you read this, the building will be gone! As sad as we are to see it go, we're excited about moving into the new building that will soon take its place!  In the meantime, we're operating out of our Annex office at 2743 Dune Drive...Call or email me anytime!
 

We'll move into our brand new office building next year!
 
THE WETLANDS INSTITUTE and Executive Director Dr. Lenore Tedesco are featured in an article about salt marshes and rising sea levels. The article discusses a number of ways to combat loss of wetlands, including depositing material dredge from navigation channels onto nearby wetlands to increase their elevation--a technique that has been tried behind Avalon & Stone Harbor by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Seven Mile Island Innovation Lab under Dr. Tedesco's lead. You can read the article here: 

AS SEAS RISE, NJ'S WETLANDS DISAPPEAR
 
THINKING OF SELLING? NOW IS A GREAT TIME! Our market remains busy--purchase demand remains very strong, and interest rates remain low. "Why not wait until the spring?" you might be thinking. Buyers are plentiful and low inventory levels right now mean you'll have less competition as a seller! Plus, if interest rates rise to combat inflation it could hurt affordability, dampening demand. If you'd like to discuss selling--or just want to know what your house is worth, please call or email me!
 
TOYS FOR TOTS: Long & Foster will continue our long tradition and conduct a Toys for Tots campaign to provide holiday gifts for children in need. If you'd like to participate, stop by our Annex office at 2743 Dune Drive with a new, unwrapped toy Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm, or Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Help brighten the holiday of a child!
 
THE LONG & FOSTER RENTAL ADVANTAGE: We're booking vacation rentals at a feverish pace! For rental property owners we provide an array of rental services designed to secure more rentals AND support your guests while they're here. We provide extensive online marketing exposure via Home Away and VRBO as well as WWW.LFVACATIONS.COM; we accept all major credit cards; we provide owners with the option of requiring a traditional security deposit or a damage waiver plan; we have check-in locations in both Avalon and Stone Harbor; and, we have a Guest Services department that operates seven days per week during the summer season to help make your guest's vacation experience as smooth as possible. All of these services are provided to our owners at no extra cost! Ready to get started generating rental income? Call or email me!
 
HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY to all who serve or have served previously!
 
SAVE THE DATE: Thanksgiving Weekend is a fun time on the island! After a joyous dinner with family you'll find plenty to enjoy here on the island Friday and Saturday. From family activities, caroling, and a huge parade featuring Santa, it's something you don't want to miss! More details to follow next week!

 

This Weeks News 11/4/2021

Flowers
Bold colored flowers highlight the beauty of this Avalon home and its architectural details. Warm ocean temperatures help keep flowers and landscaping vibrant later in the fall season compared to inland areas.
 
SALES AND RENTALS remain strong in our local market. Purchase demand is still high, with low inventory levels the only key factor holding back sales. The demand for vacation rentals that we saw in 2020 and 2021 has continued, and the 2022 vacation rental season is off to a very strong start. What are your plans for 2022? If you're planning to buy, sell, or rent please call or email me!
 
PERHAPS NOTHING SAYS SUMMER like the sounds of the Beach Boys! Next August catch the Beach Boys at the beach, right in Cape May County, as they perform at the Wildwood Convention Center! Tickets are $35 to $95 and can be found here:

THE BEACH BOYS - WILDWOOD CONVENTION CENTER
 
SAINT MARY BY-THE-SEA, the red-roofed Cape May retreat, will become the Cape May Science Center as part of a deal reached between the Sisters of St. Joseph and a newly formed non-profit group, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer article. The 138-bedroom, 38,000 square-foot structure was slated to be closed by the sisters, but after learning it was not in danger from the ocean, they began looking for ways to preserve the retreat building. Future development of the site will not be permitted. Read the article here:

ICONIC CAPE MAY POINT RETREAT WILL BECOME AN ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
 
THE MID-ATLANTIC FISHERIES COUNCIL meets periodically to develop recommendations on possession limits, size limits, and seasonal opening and closing dates for various species of fish. On November 10th the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass committee will meet via webinar to discuss its recommendations for those species in 2022. The council uses various methods to track catches, and then recommends modifications to catch limits in order to best ensure viable future stocks of fish. Webinar details will be posted here:

SUMMER FLOUNDER, SCUP, AND BLACK SEA BASS MONITORING COMMITTEE MEETING
 
2021 FISHING has been widely considered to be a good season, including offshore fishing for tuna. If you're on Facebook, check out this brief video of bluefin tuna feeding on by-catch tossed off the deck of a scallop boat last month. The size, speed, and power of huge bluefin tuna is amazing!

GIANT BLUEFIN TUNA FOLLOWING SCALLOP DREDGES
 
RUNNING MAN: 60-year-old Ed Wickersham ran the 130-mile length of the Jersey Shore, from Sandy Hook to Cape May, achieving a lifetime goal. After training for his dream run, Ed says he found the four-day run along the coast to be easy, because he enjoys the shore so much. A quarter-mile boat ride across Barnegat Inlet, where there is no bridge, helped, but Ed reports the hardest part of the run was finding a ride to his starting location each morning after a 3am wake-up call! Watch a short video about Ed's run here:

CATCHING NJ'S RUNNING MAN WITH NICK PITTMAN
 
PLAN AHEAD FOR NOVEMBER HOLIDAY FUN! Coming later this month: Avalon's Festive Friday, and Stone Harbor's Island Holiday! Both are slated for Thanksgiving Weekend. Also, the Santa Express, featuring Santa aboard vintage railcars in Tuckahoe, begins running November 20th. Stay tuned for more holiday details coming up!