August Home Maintenance Tips

Here are out August Home Maintenance Tips Suggestions

Even though I would like to be sailing or sitting on the beach at this time of year, there are still things that need to be done to maintain your home.  Here goes:

Touch up exterior trim paint on garage, fence, shed.

Inspect & repair siding.

Inspect heating system, change filter.

Seal driveway and patch cracks in asphalt.

Inspect and service garage door opener.

Treat home to remove fleas while pets get a flea bath.

Southern Ocean County Real Estate Market Stats For The week of Aug 3-10

I just finished running the stats for Southern Ocean county's

Real Estate market stats for the week of August 3-10, 2012.

                          Here goes:


                          New Residential Listings 63



                         Back on the market 27


                         Pending 44


                        Expired 32


                        Sold 36


                       Average Sold Price $461,261


                       Median Sold Price $299,000


                       Days on market 197

Real Estate Stats For July for Southern Ocean County

Real Estate Stats For Southern Ocean County

New Residential Listings 337

Back on the market 109

Pending 222

Expired 241

Sold 169

Average Sold Price $334,318

Median Sold Price $230,000

Days on market 144

For more information call Thomas J Smith or Amanda McGillick

The Tom Smith Group at RE/MAX At Barnegat Bay

cell/text Tom 609 709-1429 or Amanda Cell/text 848-992-1783 Office: 609-971-5111

Life and Living at the Jersey Shore

Amanda's Pick

Home of the week

In this episode Amanda’s home of the week pick is 56 Bennington Way, Eagleswood. This fabulous 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home features a full finished basement, formal living room, formal dining room, family room and a fabulous conservatory with a gas fireplace. Master bedroom has a huge walk in closet, large enough for a nursery! Only $399,900.


For more info and photos go to http://www.Sellertom.com.
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Brought to you by The Tom Smith Realty Group, Thomas J Smith and Amanda McGillick. For more information call 609 978-3623 Tom@sellertom.com or Amanda@Sellertom.com

Life and Living at the Jersey Shore
Real Estate Statistics for Waretown (Ocean Township) & Barnegat



Here are the Real Estate statistics for Barnegat and Waretown (Ocean Township). Visit http://www.Sellertom.com for more Life and Living at the Jersey Shore Episodes.
If you like our show, friend us on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/Sellertom follow us on Twitter and pass the show on to your friends. Thanks or viewing and have a great week!
Brought to you by The Tom Smith Realty Group, Thomas J Smith and Amanda McGillick. For more information call 609 978-3623 Tom@sellertom.com or Amanda@Sellertom.com

Life and Living at the Jersey Shore
Real Estate Statistics for Lacey Township



Here are the Real Estate statistics for Lacey Township. Visit http://www.sellertom.com/ for more Life and Living at the Jersey Shore Episodes.
If you like our show, friend us on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/Sellertom follow us on Twitter and pass the show on to your friends. Thanks or viewing and have a great week!
Brought to you by The Tom Smith Realty Group, Thomas J Smith and Amanda McGillick. For more information call 609 978-3623 Tom@sellertom.com or Amanda@Sellertom.com

Welcome to Episode 55 of Life And Living At The Jersey Shore. February 1, 2012
It is filled with Real estate tips, trends, statistics, fun things to do in southern ocean county. The web cast is funny, informative with lots of Tom’s wisecracks.

Each week we try to bring you fun, informative and interesting tidbits about the best kept secret at the Jersey Shore... Southern Ocean County




Real Estate Stats:

Here’s the kind of stats I like to report:
Capital Economics, a housing and real estate think tank, expects the housing crisis to end this year, according to a report released Tuesday. One of the reasons: loosening credit. Banks are now lending amounts up to 3.5 times borrower earnings. Banks are also loosening loan-to-value ratios (LTV), which Capital Economics denotes as “the clearest sign yet of an improvement in mortgage credit conditions.” In contrast to a low of 74 percent reached in mid-2010, banks are now lending at 82 percent LTV.
It might just be time to buy!!


Home of the week:
Our home of the week this week is 176 Neptune Dr, Manahawkin. It’s a showroom house for only $279,900.00! Call us for an appointment today!

My Two Cents
Okay, here are some more Lawyer-Witness interactions:

ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan.
It’s really hard to believe that this is all true!


Historical Tidbits:
Ocean County was set-off from Monmouth County by charter on February 15, 1850, becoming the state’s twentieth county, the second largest in area. It consisted of six original townships – Brick, Dover, Jackson, Plumsted, Stafford, and Union (now Barnegat). The 12-member Board of Freeholders met on May 8th and authorized purchase of land and construction of the Ocean County Courthouse. The first operating budget was set at $1,800 and the population of the state’s newest county was 10,032.

That’s about half of the Stafford population today!


Home seller tips:
For the next few weeks we’re going to breakdown some of the steps you need to take when getting your house ready to sell:
De Personalize and Disassociate:
You have to look at your home as a HOUSE-- a product to be sold – like a toaster on the shelf at WalMart.
Make the mental decision to "let go" of your emotions and focus on the fact that soon this house will no longer be yours.
Picture yourself handing over the keys and envelopes containing appliance warranties to the new owners!
Don't look backwards -- look toward the future.

Pack up those personal photographs and family heirlooms. Buyers can't see past personal artifacts, and you don't want them to be distracted. You want buyers to imagine their own photos on the walls, and they can't do that if yours are there! You don't want to make any buyer ask, "I wonder what kind of people live in this home?" You want buyers to say, "I can see myself living here."

Well, there’s 10 minutes you are going to regret wasting…
Our show is written by me, Tom Smith – produced by, Amanda (what’s a Super Bowl) McGillick; filmed and directed by, Donna (2 weeks to Pitchers and Catchers) Smith

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Did you know that we have just about every club and association you can think of here in Southern Ocean County?

Of course there is the Rotary clubs (There are 5 just in SOC) and the Kiwanis, Soroptomists, Masons, Lions and Knights of Columbus but here are a few of the more distinct clubs you can join: ESL Conversation group (for folks whose native language is not English), The Genealogy Club, The Garden Club of LBI, Habitat for Humanity, the Ceili club (Irish Dancing); LBI Women's club; Mah Jongg Club, Pine shores art association, Old Barney Radio Club, Redmens lodge, Qigong (an ancient form of Chinese exercise), Submarine Veterans (in the regular navy we call them bubble heads), Red Hat Society and (this is my favorite!) The Stitch and Bitch Club of LBI!

This week's real estate statistics for Southern Ocean County
Here’s an interesting stat: Last month (Dec 2011) the average list price for single family homes was $410,325 and the average sale price was $383,114.00 Pretty good numbers but they do include waterfront homes and the homes on Long Beach Island which can reach into the millions. So, although it’s a nice number to see there are still more listings between 200 and 300k than any other category

Brought to you by Thomas J Smith and Amanda McGillick –The Tom Smith Group at RE/MAX At Barnegat Bay 609 978-3623, Email: ToTom@Sellertom.com or Amanda@Sellertom.com

MONEY SAVING TIPS
January Money Saving Purchases -
You can save money by stocking up on the following items.

1) Holiday clearance items -
Stock up with huge savings for next year. Save on gift wrap, decorations, holiday candles, gift baskets, clothing. Get a head start for next year.
2) Coats, Jackets, Scarves, Gloves & other outerwear. – Buy now to use now or to give as gifts for next year all at great prices.
3) Huge savings on Jewelry. If you are planning on purchasing Jewelry for Valentine’s Day, now is the time!
4) Electronics
5) Health & Fitness products – January is the traditional time people have made new year’s resolutions to get fit. Take advantage of the sales.
6) Organizers
7) Linens and Bedding – this is the traditional “White Sale”
8) Appliances – Items that stores stocked up on for the Holiday gift giving. Grab them at very low prices.


Brought to you by The Tom Smith Realty Group, Thomas J Smith and Amanda McGillick. For more information call 609 978-3623 visit: www.Sellertom.com Tom@sellertom.com Amanda@sellertom.com