If recent headlines about the housing market cooling and buyer demand moderating have you worried you’ve missed your chance to sell, here’s what you need to know. Buyer demand hasn’t disappeared, it’s just eased from the peak intensity we saw over the past two years.
Buyer Demand Then and Now
During the pandemic, mortgage rates hit record lows, and that spurred a significant rise in buyer demand. This year, as rates increased due to factors like rising inflation, buyer demand pulled back or softened as a result. The latest data from ShowingTime confirms this trend (see graph below):
The orange bars in the graph above represent the last few months of data and the clear cooldown in the volume of home showings the market has seen since mortgage rates started to rise. But context is important. To get the full picture of where today’s demand stands, let’s look at the July data for the past six year ...

The baby bison at the world-famous Cape May County Zoo is only about a month old, but she needs a name!  The zoo runs entirely on donations, so it's $5 to cast your vote. 
Here's what they had to say on their Facebook:
After many awesome suggestions it has come down to Muriel, Butternut or Shirley for the final vote. Help us raise funds for the animals and pick your favorite online at www.cmcZoo.com or at our zoo entrance. To be officially counted be sure to vote with your donation. The name that collects the most donations will be her forever name.

Thanks for your support! ...

This fall, Oktoberfest returns to Morey's Piers in Wildwood, NJ. Guests can enjoy four consecutive weekends of German-themed revelry, live entertainment, kid's "Rootbier Garten" activity area, and more.

On Friday, September 16 at 5:30 pm, the festivities kick-off with a ceremonial keg tapping of HaufBrau Original beer and the Morey family clad in lederhosen on the Coca-Cola stage at Mariner's Pier near the Giant Wheel. 


A full line-up of bands will also rock the Coca-Cola stage during the Oktoberfest weekends. Musical performances are scheduled for Fridays from 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm; Saturdays from 1 pm - 5 pm, then again from 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm; and Sundays from 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm.  

Wilhelm's Bier Garten, the home of Oktoberfest, serves ice-cold German draft beer along with local and domestic imports and wine. In addition, visitors can feast on German fare aplenty, including giant Bavarian pretzels, roasted chicken, bratwurst, knoc ...

This year, Sea Isle City we opened up 2023 beach tag design process to some of the most creative and artistic people in our community – children!  The city received 197 entries for the design of the 2023 beach tags.  Here are the winners!  
Seasonal 2023 Tag

Christmas 2023 Tag

Veterans 2023 Tag

St. Patrick's 2023 Tag ...

Luxury resort brand Icona is planning a 160-key hotel at the site of the former Beach Theater property along Beach Ave in the country's oldest resort town.  Eustace Mita, president of Icona, bought the disused property in 2019 for $6.6 million.

(The Beach Theater in 2008, one year before it closed for good.  The theater opened in 1950 and its first showing was "Father of the Bride" starring Spencer Tracy.  The building was designed by Philadelphia architecht William H. Lee, who won a national award for the design.)
The hotel, with a $150 million price tag, would include 160 rooms, three restaurants and several shops. 
The developer plans to ask for the property to be declared a redevelopment site. If that distinction is approved, Icona could deal directly with the city council rather than having to deal with independent bodies for individual zoning, planning, historic preservation and the environment.
“I want people to all play by the same rules,&rd ...