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OPEN HOUSE - This Sunday 1-4:00 pm May 15, 2016 

Hosted by Amy Clayton

1115 Barnegat Lane, Mantoloking, New Jersey 

Classic Mantoloking Style Estate with with ocean and bay views! This lovely custom new construction home is designed for indoor/outdoor entertaining. Interior features include, elegant molding throughout, custom kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances, granite counters, 2 sided fireplace, 5 bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, 2 laundry rooms, large 3rd floor bonus/media room and for convenience an elevator that stops at all three floors. The exterior features beautifully landscaped yard, 2 levels of wraparound porches, outdoor fireplace, covered pergola, private ingound pool and pavered patio. $2.290m 

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5 Jersey Shore Luxury Waterfront Homes With Can't-Miss Waterside Swimming Pools

Summer's quickly approaching, so it's time to kick off your shoes and take a dip in the pool. Shawn Clayton and his esteemed team of professional real estate agents have a wealth of incredible Jersey Shore waterfront homes for sale in the Gold Coast area. With luxury properties in great areas like Bay Head and Mantoloking, the experts at Clayton & Clayton can find you your dream waterfront property.

When it comes to hot summer days, sometimes you'll want to get in the water without taking a single step off your property. Other days, you'll want the natural beauty of the open water and white sandy beaches. Why not have the best of both worlds? Here are five Jersey Shore real estate listings with waterfront pools to die for.

41 Oakes Road, Rumson,…

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Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival, May 28 – 30, 2016!

It’s that time of year again!

Mark your calendars, a delectable collection of mobile mastications are coming to a race track near you! The 2016 Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival is once again attracting 50 of the east coast’s premier food trucks to Monmouth Park in Oceanport, NJ on the coming up Memorial Day Weekend, May 28th to 30th.

This year promises to be the best year yet, as event organizers have expanded and improved the festival’s layout. There will now be plenty of room for lines of hungry festival-goers, and more food trucks than ever before to help keep wait times in check. Whatever your taste may be, you’ll find something to sate your appetite. The incredible selection of foods offered range from empanadas, cheesesteaks and lobster…

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Get Your Outdoor Space Ready for Summer!

As temperatures rise, home owners everywhere are beginning to head outside in search of a little sunshine. You may be ready to leave your winter blues behind, but is your Jersey Shore home’s outdoor space ready for the influx of sunny days?

Have no fear. We’ve put together a collection of helpful tips to make sure your patio and outdoor lounge area is ready for those lazy, sun-soaked afternoons and long summer nights around the fire pit. Let’s get your outdoor space ready for the impending summer!

Light the Way

The days may be long, but the light will still likely fade long before you’re ready to. Strings of long-lasting LED lights can be strung virtually anywhere adding just the right amount of illumination to even darkest corners, while…

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6 Movies Filmed on the Jersey Shore!

While the center for movie-making in the United States has long been based out of Hollywood, California, the state of New Jersey has a connection to cinema’s early history that extends to today. Some of the settings to iconic movie scenes of theater classics would be instantly recognizable to New Jersey residents.

Let’s take a look at some notable movies filmed along the Jersey Shore coast!

The Wrestler (2008), directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Mickey Rourke.

Released in 2008, the Wrestler was directed by Darren Aronofsky and stars Mickey Rourke as an aging professional wrestler in his waning years. The movie was filmed at various locations throughout New Jersey but keen viewers will recognize the inside of the Asbury Park Casino, as well as…

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5 Incredible Mantoloking Luxury Waterfront Homes from the Clayton Signature Collection

Shawn Clayton and his team of experienced and professional Jersey Shore real estate agents have decades of experience buying and selling the most beautiful and luxurious real estate in Mantoloking, Bay Head and the surrounding areas. The best of the best can be found in the Clayton Signature Collection.

You'll find the finest in upscale refinement: unreal oceanfront and bayfront views, well-manicured grounds, gourmet kitchens and all the luxury embellishments you'd expect. Below we've put together a list of 5 of the finest properties found in the signature collection. Take a tour of some of the finest real estate found on the Jersey Shore!

954 S Lagoon Lane, Mantoloking - $4.8 Million

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Spotlight On: Sea Girt, NJ

Sea Girt is a tiny seaside community residing on barely more than a square mile of idyllic Jersey Shore beachfront! For what the community lacks in size it makes up for with an appealing laid-back, small-town style and stylish colonial aesthetic. Featuring a long stretch of the iconic sandy beaches the New Jersey Shore is known for, the homes here are bordered to the north by the tidal Wreck Pond, and to the south by Stockton Lake.

The seaside community is renowned for its stylish, seaside colonial estate homes in one of the most sought after (and priciest) zip codes in the entire country. It contains a range of upscale family homes, and luxurious oceanfront estate properties. In 2005, Forbes ranked Sea Girt within the top 200 priciest zip codes in the…

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Buying Investment Property on the Jersey Shore!

The purchase of property for the purpose of renting it out as an investment brings with it a number of added complications, beyond the regular purchase of Jersey Shore real estate. To help those savvy investors out there become even savvier, we’ve put together a number of Do’s and Don’ts to help you navigate the treacherous waters of investment property ownership.

DO:

Get your personal finances in order by taking a clear stock of your current debt and repayment schedule, as well any large expenses that may be coming up soon. You have to be sure it’s the right time for you to invest the time and money and that this is something you can truly afford - how essential is that oceanfront property?

DON'T:

It’s important not to forget your main…

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5 Amazing Jersey Shore Craft Breweries!

The Jersey Shore has long had a reputation as a mecca for mass market beer, like Coors and Budweiser. In the last decade, this has all started to change. A number of small but delicious craft breweries are popping up along New Jersey’s popular shorefront locales. They offer a broad palette of delectable varieties poised to tickle the flavor centers of your brain.

You’ll soon discover a fascinating range of brews offering everything from the mild and refreshing to the remarkably unconventional. Without further adu, we present the top 5 Jersey Shore Craft Breweries that you should know about.

BeachHaus Brewery – 801 Main Street, Belmar, NJ

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The grand daddy of them all. BeachHaus came around when the closest thing to craft brew to…

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Upcoming Jersey Shore Easter Events Worth Checking Out!

The Easter Holiday Weekend is fast approaching, bringing with it a wealth of egg-shaped chocolates and bunny rabbits. The communities that line the lively Jersey Shore boast a fun variety of events to celebrate the Easter Holiday. Get out there in the coming weeks, bring the kids and enjoy the wonderfully engaging family activities in your backyard!

Easter festivities start early along the Jersey Shore, beginning the weekend of March 18th and spilling over into the following Easter Weekend proper. With so much to see and do, don’t be left at home on the couch!

March 19/20 Weekend

Belmar Children’s Easter Egg Hunt

Taking place on March 19th, the fun annual event for local children is expected to feature more than 3000 eggs! The eggs will be…

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