Clayton & Clayton Real Estate Blog

New Jersey Announces New $38-million Beach Replenishment Deal

The New Jersey government has announced a new, $38-million deal to replenish and reconstruct the Sandy-damaged beaches and shoreline from Manasquan to Sea Bright.

It's the final stretch in a massive replenishment effort after Superstorm Sandy ravaged The Shore in October, 2012. The new project will cover the 21-mile shoreline from Manasquan to Sea Bright and will see reconstruction of beaches, stormwater outfalls, as well as implementing modifications to the existing groins of Loch Arbor and Deal. Seattle-based Manson Construction was awarded the contract.

The work will include dumping some 1.4 million cubic yards of sand on 1.6 miles of beach in Elberon and Deal. The project also calls for the modification of six existing stormwater outfalls…

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Tips For Selling Your Home In A Buyers' Market

Getting full value for your Bay Head or Mantoloking, NJ home can be a challenge if you're selling in a buyers' market (when the number of homes on the market is more than the number of people buying. Buyers are looking for value and they want to get the best home they can for as little as possible. Additionally a buyer in a buyer's market will definitely be more selective and explore options such as waterfront properties, so your home should be priced properly and be in very good shape. The following tips can help you get the most money for your house:

Pre-Market Your Home

Work with a good real estate agent and get him or her to pre-market your house in order to see how well the market responds to the price you have listed at. In today's…

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Amazing Colts Neck NJ Horse Farm: Great Real Estate Value!

When it comes to unprecedented real estate value in highly desirable Colts Neck, NJ, Willow Stables provides just that for prospective buyers. It's a 12.5-acre post-card picturesque horse farm that's listed for $1,995,000. If you have horses or are a horse lover looking for a horse farm or property, this acreage is a must-see. From the moment you drive up the custom-lit driveway off Squankum Road, you'll be enchanted by the Belgian curb blocking and mature pine trees.

The property itself has an 1,800 sq. ft. home (3 bedrooms, 1 bath) with ample room to build a much larger residence. You'll find an out building for storage and horse feed, along with fenced paddocks that have a direct water supply. The outbuilding is 800 sq. ft with heated storage, tack…

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Jersey Shore New Year's Eve Events & Activities

Martell's Tiki Bar New Year's Eve Party

Martell's in Point Pleasant Beach is hosting a huge bash that promises to be the hottest party on the Jersey Shore featuring live entertainment from Dr. Cheeko and the Mike Dalton Band. Tickets are $25 per person and the doors open at 8 pm.

Twilight Fun Run/Walk in Lake Como

Stay fit and ring in the new year with a 2-mile run/walk to be followed up by a party at Paul's Tavern. Entry Fee includes: buffet, one drink ticket [well drinks, draft beer, house wines, soda and a long sleeve shirt designed by Dr. T-Shirt for all pre-registered runners. It all starts at 5:45 pm at Paul's Tavern. Call 732-859-6146 for more information. You can register at the tavern on Dec. 31 from 4-5:30 pm.

Irish New Year's…

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Two New Clayton & Clayton listings - Just In Time For The Holidays!

A Charming Cape in the desirable Allenwood section of Wall Township. Well maintained home with many upgrades throughout the years, including kitchen, bath, and windows. Main floor includes family room, kitchen with butler’s pantry and a den with fireplace, plus a first-floor bedroom with full bath. Second floor has two additional bedrooms. Huge walk-out basement that can easily be finished off for additional living space. Large lot with access from Atlantic Ave & Cardinal. $420,000

 For more info Charming Cape

Our second home is a Classic Cottage. Features a formal dining room, living room, den, updated kitchen & bath on the first floor, plus a front and back porch. Second floor with two bedrooms and sitting area. The home also has a…

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What Materials Can Be Recycled In Bay Head

With Christmas just around the corner, many residents of Bay Head neighborhoods are thinking "out with the old, in with the new". Not everyone is familiar with Bay Head's Recycling Center & Public Works Garage (214 Park Ave.), so we thought we'd break it down and let people know what items can be recycled from your oceanfront Bay Head home(the center is open M-F from 7:15 am to 3:15 pm and Saturdays & Sundays from 8 am - 1:45 pm. It is closed on federal and state holidays).

Items Accepted At Bay Head Recyling Center

• Paper, bottles, and cans: Steel & aluminum cans, glass bottles & jars, plastic bottles with neck smaller than body, newspaper,office paper, magazines, books with hard covers removed. Please rinse your containers. All material must…

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5 Tips To Help Sell Your Luxury Home More Quickly

Check out these five great tips to help you sell your luxury home more quickly and for the most money:

1. Make the Right First Impression

We cannot understate how important that first impression is, especially if you're trying to sell your luxury or waterfront home. Whether you enhance the curb appeal with newer landscaping or get a new front door or get the home professionally staged, buyers will be influenced by that all-important first impression.

2. Market Your Home Through Many Avenues

Just like advertising for your business, you need to advertise your luxury home to help get it sold. That means exposing it to as many potential buyers around your Bay Head area as possible through the internet, social media, newspaper ads, video and…

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A Classic Bay Header For Sale on Exclusive East Avenue

Classic 1910 Bay Header, with a great personality & much charm! Therapeutic Ocean views from almost every level, the beach right across the street.  Our town of Bay Head is a favorite vacation place for those who enjoy a certain kind of quiet, a relaxing yet friendly way of life, and a safe haven in which to pursue both land and Bay Head Coast Beaches. 

This Classic home is perfect summer retreat for your family. The minute you walk in this house, you'll appreciate its past and start thinking about your families future. All the details are here that we are asked for time and time again, great oceanfront location, good size rooms, big updated kitchen, private back yard, just beautiful details throughout!  

The Bay Head home is location 440 East…

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Prominent Bay Head Resident Speaks Out Against Christie Plan

Suffice it to say Bay Head residents still want no part of Gov. Chris Christie's plan to make beaches wider while building protective sand dunes along New Jersey's entire coastline of 127 miles.

To that end, residents of the Jersey Shores borough have raised $5 million from their own pockets to construct a rock wall to protect beaches and homes along the oceanfront. And Bay Head residents want to be exempt from Christie's coastline widening plan. In the Bellingham Herald, prominent Bay Head homeowner and major Republican Party fund raiser Lawrence Bathgate called the Governor's plan "stupid and wasteful". He told the paper "The science and economics don't support what they are doing. This sand will wash away in short order."

Christie's plan is…

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Clayton & Clayton Realtors, Inc. Feature New Jersey Waterfront Real Estate

 Bay Head, NJ Clayton & Clayton Realtors, Inc. has just announced that the firm is featuring New Jersey waterfront real estate. Many of these properties are ideal for a summer home or a vacation, and will not be available to purchase or rent for long.                                                               

One property that has been generating a lot of interest is the exquisite home at Curtis Point Drive. This luxury waterfront residence is a 6,000 square foot custom home that has been designed with details and the finest quality. The house combines old-world charm and modern-day conveniences, from the massive 10' ceilings and expansive windows to the finely-crafted woodwork and built-ins. The elegance is apparent in all rooms including a first…

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