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AVALON'S BACKPASSING BEACHFILL is running ahead of schedule.  Sand from south end beaches is being relocated to north end beaches.  The project will continue for the next several weeks and is expected to be completed on or before March 14th.
 
ONLINE RENTAL SCAM: The Avalon Police Department issued a public warning about an online rental scam that has been occurring up and down the New Jersey coast.  Scammers have been taking rental information, including property photos and rates, and posting it on various websites, including Craigslist.  The fraudulent listings are often advertised at below-market rates and suggest that the property "owners" are out of the country.  The scammers then request that the potential renter send funds via PayPal or Western Union to secure their rental.  The victims often don't know they've been cheated out of their funds until check-in time.  The Avalon Police Department has recommended that tenants work with licensed real estate professionals when renting a shore property, and make all payments via check or credit card.
 
LOOKING UP? Fannie Mae released its future home price outlook for the next 12 months. The percentage of respondents who expect home prices to "stay the same" or "go down" has steadily decreased in recent months, while the percentage of respondents who expect prices to "go up" has increased!


Fannie Mae Home Price Outlook. Source: Wall Street Journal 2/7/2012
 
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BLACK BEAR LACROSSE: Based on conversations with my clients and tenants, it seems as if lacrosse is bigger than ever....I thought this might be helpful for your summer planning. Black Bear has provided expert instruction and training at lacrosse camps and clinics for well over a decade. Black Bear campers enjoy daily scrimmages, skills sessions, contests, and daily personal interaction with the coaches.  Players of all abilities and experience are welcome and will be grouped according to age and ability.  We teach sound fundamentals and develop our campers’  skills and Lacrosse IQ needed to compete at the next level.  The camps are run by top high school coaches in a fun filled, fast paced environment and designed for Boys and Girls aged 4-15.  
 
For more information about Black Bear’s Avalon, Stone Harbor and Southeast PA camps please visit their website: www.BlackBearLax.com. 

2012 PCA BEAR AFFAIR FUNDRAISER: My friends and clients, Steve and Ellen, are part of the Philadelphia Children's Alliance (PCA), a non-profit organization that promotes healing and justice for child sex abuse victims in Philadelphia. The PCA does this by conducting forensic interviews in a child-friendly setting. The PCA also provides victim support and advocacy services and work closely with medical and mental health professionals in a collaborative investigative partnership with the police, DHS and prosecutors to help these kids and their family navigate through the criminal justice process and the counseling that await them. PCA does all this in a new, state of the art space in Philadelphia where all these professionals and trained specialists work together on behalf of kids. The idea is that the interviews are done in a very professional and safe way (that is, surrounded by toys and art, not by police in a scary police district), where the interviewers can make sure that all interested parties are represented at the interview.
 
What Else Can You Do To Help? Share this with your own friends and family; consider a sponsorship by your employer or business (ranging from $125 to $5,000); think about something you, your employer or business might want to donate for auction.

PCA Bear Affair Fundraiser...a really fun event with great auction items and there are usually some local celebrities (like Eagles players, politicians, TV and radio personalities).

Thursday April 26, 2012 from 6:00pm to 9:30pm
The Crystal Tea Room, Wanamaker Building
 
$85 per ticket or $150 for two tickets...
live entertainment, open bar and great food.

Purchase Tickets / Make A Donation
 
Auction items range from dinner and boutique gift certificates to sports tickets and memorabilia to artwork to theater tickets to weekend getaways to exotic vacations to meals with famous locals (the Mayor and the DA were up for bid last year)!

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R.J. Soens, III

Broker/Sales Representative