Jersey Shore Beaches

It’s been pretty cold outside lately but here are some videos to remind you of summer time at the Jersey Shore.  The summer season along the beach area is the primary reason why people choose to live in the Eastern Monmouth County area.  Several times a year due to either nor’easter or Hurricanes passing along the coast, the waves can get extremely high and make the area perfect for surfing. Although not the norm, waves can exceed 10 to 12 feet a few times a year and some hurricanes in the past have created 18 to 20 foot waves along the coast. Normal waves are usually in the 4 to 6 foot range. You can check out the daily surf report to see the current ocean and beach conditions.

Pier Village in Long Branch, NJ is a newly created oceanfront development of stores, bars, restaurants and housing. It is one of the few Oceanfront shopping districts in New Jersey and the most popular oceanfront destinations in the Monmouth County area.  The complex was created using eminent domain. Long Branch has agreed not to use eminent domain any longer as a way of redeveloping the city. They lost a court battle last year with some of the residents just north of the Pier Village development. The Ocean Place Hotel at Pier Village was recently acquired by United Capital Corp.

Ocean Place Hotel Long Branch, NJ

Asbury Park is also creating a new Oceanfront commercial and residential area through redevelopment. The boardwalk area now has many popular restaurants mixed in with their well-known entertainment venues such as the Stone Pony located along the oceanfront area.  Asbury Park recently was voted as one of the top beach areas in New Jersey for 2010. During the off-season such as yesterday (Dec 7, 2010) Bruce Springsteen filmed an up-coming show at the boardwalk in Asbury Park.

The real Jersey Shore is not the one depicted in the popular Mtv reality show although visitors from a neighboring state may act that way while vacationing here as identified by Governor Christie in the video above. The video below is a spoof of the Mtv show from Saturday Night Live. The show is filmed at Seaside Heights in Ocean County. Most of the Monmouth County beachfront areas have become family friendly areas and have moved away from the night club atmosphere shown on the reality show.

The job of  selling real estate at the Jersey Shore is not a difficult one. Most realtors  here would agree that they truly believe in their service of locating housing for people in one of the nicest areas of the country. If you would be interested in a real estate career at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Preferred Properties, please contact George Coffenberg at gcoffenberg@bhgmoves.com or visit our website at www.bhgmoves.com

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is the Better Brand

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is a partnership between the  Realogy Corportation and the Meredith Corporation. Realogy Corporation is the largest real estate and relocation company in the world and Meredith Corporation is one of the leading marketing and media companies best known for Better Homes and Gardens Magazine.  Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is currently the fastest growing real estate brand with plans to become a global real estate company.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Preferred Properties  has agents and staff with over 350 years of combined real estate business experience.  The company’s origins date back to 1978 and it is located in Rumson, NJ serving the Northern Jersey Shore  in an area where many residents commute to New York City via Ferry Boat, Train, and Bus. Commuting times vary from a little under an hour to a little over an hour depending upon location and means of transportation to the City.

The agents at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Preferred Properties are provided numerous marketing tools to better serve their clients. Some of the tools include the Enhanced Realtor.com package, Toolkitcma, and digital and print marketing through www.mybhggreenhouse.com .  Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate also has a luxury property division known as Elegant Properties which will be launched shortly. There is also a commercial real estate divison which will be known as BHGRE Commercial. The Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brand is a little over 2 years old and the company is always adding new marketing products to better serve the needs of our clients as well as our agents.  The brand is heavily involved in web based marketing to promote “Green Living”. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has embraced the use of Social Media for marketing as well as staying in contact with their sphere of influence.

At Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Preferred Properties we also try to help our agents save for the future and protect their families. Our agents are encouraged to take advantage of our retirement plan as well as participate in the company health insurance and dental plans.  If you would be interested in a real estate career with a brand that is leading the industry with state of the art marketing tools as well as providing the best service possible  for their agents and clients, please contact us.