Ocean City NJ

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Low mortgage interest rates are for people who have a fifth of the home’s cost in cash and a great credit score

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 10:27am. 34 Views, 0 Comments.

Posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012

By DEREK HARPER Staff Writer press of Atlantic City0 comments

Homeowners or people looking to buy a house have the chance to take advantage of some of the lowest mortgage rates in history.

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But because of the different factors that banks and other lending institutions take into consideration, these rates may be out of reach to many people.

 

The mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the typical 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.98 percent, down from 4.74 percent a year ago.

 

Fifteen-year fixed rate mortgages averaged 3.24 percent, down from 4.05 percent the previous year.

 

The rates may be having an effect on the overall housing market. The National Association of Realtors…


2011 Ocean City Welcome Night

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 at 9:36am. 56 Views, 0 Comments.

Like every year it should be plenty of fun for the whole family. 

 

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Ocean City, NJ - Gillian's Wonderland Pier - Guest Appreciation Night

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at 10:44am. 90 Views, 0 Comments.

What a great way to spend an October night in Ocean City, courtesy of Gillian's Wonderdland Pier.

 

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South Jersey Fireworks!

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011 at 10:02am. 90 Views, 0 Comments.

Look below for the fireworks schedule for your town.

 

Sea Isle Fireworks 9-9:45 at JFK Blvd & Beach.

Ocean City July 4th, 2011 Weekend -

City to Celebrate Fourth of July with Bike Parades, Music and More - By Mark Soifer, Ocean City Publicist

July 4th Weekend: A giant fireworks display, two colorful bike parades, a Broadway staged performance of Music Man and a Kite Flying Contest will highlight the City’s July 4th weekend events.

The weekend kicks off on Sun., July 3 with the Ocean City Pops Orchestra and the Ocean City Theatre Company presenting the Music Man. The show is set for the Hughes Performing Arts Center, 6th and Atlantic Ave., on Sun., July 3 at 7:30 p.m. There will also be performances on July 5-6 at 7:30 p.m. plus a…


Message in a Bottle Goes from Ocean City, NJ to Duck, NC.

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 at 12:52pm. 1326 Views, 0 Comments.

Here is an amazing story on UPI.com.

 

Woman amazed by bottle's 300-mile journey

CLAYMONT, Del., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The woman who released a message in a bottle from the New Jersey coast as part of a contest 24 years ago has come forward to claim her prize.

Heidi Mozza, 30, of Claymont, Del., dropped the green soda bottle into the Atlantic Ocean in summer 1985 as part of a "Message in a Bottle Contest" in Ocean City, N.J., and the bottle was discovered recently in Duck, N.C., the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday.

Ocean City spokesman Mark Soifer said officials sought the owner of the bottle by sending social networking Web site messages to several people with Mozza's maiden name, Heidi Werstler.

"I just can't believe it finally surfaced after 24…


Good News for local Ocean City Company

Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 1:25pm. 211 Views, 0 Comments.


Ocean Shore Holding Co. Reports Record 3rd Quarter Earnings

OCEAN CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ocean Shore Holding Co. (NASDAQ:OSHC) today announced quarterly net income of $1,313,000, or $0.16 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $341,000, or $0.04 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. This represents the Company's best quarterly performance since becoming a public company in 2004.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $2,897,000, or $0.36 per share basic and diluted, as compared to $2,160,000, or $0.27 per share basic and diluted, for the same period in 2008.

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