Customize your new Colonial. 5 bedroom/2.5 bath, full basement and 2 car garage is just the beginning. This home offers a versatile floor-plan waiting for your personal touches. The home is privately set on a 100 x 145 lot in the Wayside Section of Ocean Township. This is an A.J. Dell’Omo, Inc., Realtors Exclusive! Contact Lou Dell’Omo at 732.299.1696 to schedule an appointment. Asking: $450,000.
Spring is fast approaching so you are probably brainstorming gardening tips and sifting through images of different landscape ideas. Before you spend a lot of money on plants and get your hands dirty, consider the benefits of native gardening. Selecting native plants that adapt well to the local climate and soil conditions do not require fertilizers or pesticides, use less water which helps prevent erosion. Native plants also remove carbon, require less lawn maintenance and have a positive impact on air, water and wildlife. The Nature Conservancy divides the U.S. into zones, recommending specific native plants for each zone. Click https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/go-wild-with-native-gardening-east-us-main.xml for details about specific native plants per zone. At the Jersey Shore, we are considered Zone 7. The recommended native plants for our zone include the following:
Community functions make a place more desirable to live, so you know what that does to property values. Downtown Freehold is one of the most active communities in Monmouth County with a wide variety of events and activities for everyone. This Sunday kicks off Downtown Freehold Irish Week with a new parade route this year, marching from Mclean Street to the Elk’s Lodge. Freehold Borough’s Arts Council’s 7th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will assemble at noon on Mclean Street, stepping off at 1pm to 2:30pm. There will be an After Party at Freehold Elk’s Lodge 1454, featuring the Joe Baracata Band. The festivities continue with the Flavor of Freehold on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 13th and 14th from 5:30pm-8pm. Here’s your chance to tour some of Downtown Freehold’s restaurants and shops. Your “Shamrock Passport” will allow you to receive signature sample menu items and other perks. On Thursday, March 15th it’s the Pub Crawl from 8pm-10pm. This is the ultimate Happy Hour with bagpipers as you get to participate in Beer and Scotch Tasting at the American Hotel, Federici’s, Court Jester and the Metropolitan Cafe. Click Downtownfreehold.com for tickets and details.
Combined Real Estate Report for the following SHORE COMMUNITIES (Feb. 2018):
BELMAR
BRADLEY BEACH
AVON-BY-THE-SEA
ASBURY PARK
Whether you’re thinking of buying/selling a home or just want to know how the housing market is performing in your neighborhood, my monthly real estate reports will provide you with valuable market data, including the single-family home address, style of home, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, original asking price, closing price and number of days on the market as provided by FlexMLS.
You’ll notice a home that is priced to sell will spend fewer days on the market and sometimes close higher than the original asking price. Access to monthly real estate reports is your start to knowing the inventory trends in your neighborhood.
This combined Real Estate Report includes data on single family homes recently closed during the month of February 2018 in Belmar, Bradley Beach, Avon-by-the-Sea and Asbury Park (Monmouth County). This Real Estate Report is courtesy of A.J. Dell’Omo, Inc., Realtors in Neptune. Louis (Gino) Dell’Omo 732.299.1696.
ADDRESS STYLE BED/BATH LISTED $ SOLD $ DOM
BELMAR
122 14the Ave Ranch 3 bed/1.5 bath 550,000 530,000 0
1404 C Street Colonial 3 bed/3 bath 749,900 680,000 276
BRADLEY BEACH
506 Park Place Colonial 2 bed/1 bath 389,900 350,000 88
600 Lareine Cape 4 bed/2 bath 519,000 515,000 61
AVON-BY-THE-SEA
325 Washington Ave Colonial 3 bed/2 bath 1,100,000 1,035,000 34
7 Washington Ave Custom 4 bed/2.5 bath 1,749,000 1,700,000 22
200 Ocean Ave Colonial 5 bed/6 bath 4,300,000 3,933,000 187
ASBURY PARK
202 Dewitt Ave Ranch 2 bed/1 bath 115,000 123,750 14
145 Dewitt Ave Colonial 5 bed/2 bath 149,000 127,000 280
1022 Monroe Ave Colonial 3 bed/1 bath 229,000 200,000 13
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET: 98