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Is Buying Before the Holiday Season a Smart Real Estate Strategy? A New Jersey Homebuyer's Guide
The holiday season is approaching, and while many people are preparing for Thanksgiving gatherings, holiday shopping, and year-end celebrations, some New Jersey homebuyers are asking an important question: Should I buy…
Selling the House During a Divorce in NJ: The Real Estate Steps, Start to Finish
The short answer: In New Jersey, selling the house during a divorce follows the same steps as any sale: price it, prepare it, market it, take offers, get through attorney review, inspections and closing. What changes…
Can You Remove Someone From a Mortgage Without Refinancing? What New Jersey Homeowners Need to Know
Divorce, separation, financial changes, or a change in property ownership can leave New Jersey homeowners asking an important question: Can you remove someone from a mortgage without refinancing the home? The short…
Atlantic Hills in Stafford Township, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Atlantic Hills is a single-family adult community in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, Ocean County, built by Roseland Property between 1988 and 2001. The Ocean County Planning Department lists it among the…
Cedar Glen West in Manchester, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Cedar Glen West is an adult community in the northern part of Manchester Township, Ocean County, with 575 homes of about 700 to 1,100 square feet. Its monthly fee, according to 55places, covers an unusually long list…
Four Seasons at Harbor Bay in Little Egg Harbor, NJ: Adult Community Guide
Four Seasons at Harbor Bay is a gated adult community by K. Hovnanian in Little Egg Harbor Township, in southern Ocean County. Development began in 2007, and 55places lists 387 single-family homes in craftsman-style…
Four Seasons at Monmouth Woods in Howell, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Four Seasons at Monmouth Woods is a gated adult community in Howell Township, Monmouth County, built by K. Hovnanian between 2015 and 2020. 55places counts 251 single-family homes and describes the community as…
Four Seasons at Sea Oaks in Little Egg Harbor, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Four Seasons at Sea Oaks is a golf course community in Little Egg Harbor Township with 387 single-family homes built by K. Hovnanian between 2000 and 2007. 55places describes it as age-restricted (55 and older), and…
Four Seasons at Wall in Wall Township, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Four Seasons at Wall is a gated adult community of 400 single-family homes in Wall Township, Monmouth County, built by K. Hovnanian from 1997 to 1999. Homes run from about 1,500 to 3,500 square feet with two to four…
Greenbriar Falls in Tinton Falls, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Greenbriar Falls is a gated adult community of townhomes in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County, age-restricted (55 and older) according to the sources below. 55places says Lennar began building it in 2006 and planned 168…
Greenbriar I in Brick, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Greenbriar I is one of the larger adult communities in Brick Township, Ocean County, with 1,951 homes built between 1970 and 1978. The Ocean County Planning Department lists it among the county's adult communities, and…
Heritage Bay at Barnegat, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Heritage Bay at Barnegat is a small adult community in Barnegat Township, Ocean County, with 292 single-family ranch homes built by Mignatti between 1997 and 2003. The Ocean County Planning Department lists it among…
Horizons at Barnegat in Barnegat, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Horizons at Barnegat is a small adult community in Barnegat Township, Ocean County, with 164 single-family homes built by Kara Homes between 1998 and 2005. Every floor plan listed for it is over 2,000 square feet, and…
Lake Ridge in Toms River, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Lake Ridge is a gated adult community of about 925 single-family homes in Toms River Township, Ocean County, built by the Kokes Organization between 1994 and 1998. 55places describes it as set on 300 landscaped acres…
Nobility Crest at Ocean in Ocean Township, NJ: Adult Community Guide
Nobility Crest at Ocean is a gated adult community of condominiums in Ocean Township, Monmouth County. 55places lists 198 homes in low-rise condominium buildings, with a 4,300 square foot clubhouse called the Lifestyle…
Pheasant Run at Barnegat, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Pheasant Run at Barnegat is one of the older adult communities in southern Ocean County, a neighborhood of 379 single-family homes built between 1987 and 1995. It is listed on the Ocean County Planning Department's…
Riviera at Freehold in Freehold Township, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Riviera at Freehold is a gated adult community in Freehold Township, Monmouth County, with 300 ranch-style homes built between 2003 and 2007. 55places describes it as age-restricted (55 and older) and lists an 11,000…
Sea Breeze at Lacey in Forked River, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Sea Breeze at Lacey is one of the newer adult communities in southern Ocean County. Toll Brothers built it between 2008 and 2020, and 55places counts 568 single-family homes behind a gate, with a 13,000 square foot…
Sunrise Bay in Little Egg Harbor, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Sunrise Bay is a single-family adult community in Little Egg Harbor Township, in southern Ocean County, built by the Kleiner Group between 2000 and 2007. The Ocean County Planning Department lists it among the county's…
The Enclave at Ocean in Ocean Township, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
The Enclave at Ocean is a small, newer adult community in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, with 75 single-family homes. 55housing.com identifies the builder as Toll Brothers and says the community was built in phases,…
Venue at Lighthouse Station in Barnegat, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Venue at Lighthouse Station is one of the newer adult communities in Barnegat Township, Ocean County. Lennar broke ground in 2017 and finished 247 single-family homes by 2023, according to 55places, which describes it…
Wedgewood Place in Brick, NJ: A Guide to This Adult Community
Wedgewood Place is a small adult community in Brick Township, Ocean County, with 145 single-family homes. 55places lists Brick Builders as the builder and gives construction dates of 1999 to 2003. Every one of the four…
What Purchases Should You Avoid Before Closing on a Mortgage? A New Jersey Homebuyer's Guide
Your mortgage is almost approved, your closing date is approaching, and you're already planning how to decorate your new home. But could buying furniture, financing a new car, or opening a credit card put your home…
Buying a Home in Monmouth County, NJ: What Does a 7% Mortgage Really Cost?
Thinking about buying a home in Monmouth County, New Jersey, but wondering what a 7% mortgage rate would mean for your budget? You're not alone. For many prospective homebuyers, the biggest question isn't simply…