These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in South Jersey Shore (New Jersey) for the week ending October 25, 2026, and together they came to $36.87 million.
Four of the five sales were in Avalon and one was in Ocean City, all of them in Cape May County. Four are three-story homes, and the group spans more than five decades of building, with homes on the ocean side and the bay side of the shore.
No. 1 — $14,925,000 · 130 74th St, Avalon, New Jersey
The top sale of the week was a beachfront home in Avalon’s south end, which sold for $14,925,000. Built in 2019, it is the newest home on the list. It has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms, the most bathrooms of the five, in 4,150 square feet on three floors, set on a 6,600-square-foot lot. Shingle siding covers the outside, and wood floors run through the inside.
The plan is upside down, lifting the main living space to the second floor. Two bedrooms with their own baths share that floor with the kitchen, a pantry and a living room that has a fireplace and a view of the ocean. Partly covered sundecks on that level look out over the beach and the ocean. The first floor has a second living room, two more en-suite bedrooms and a laundry room. The top floor is given to the primary suite, which has its own washer and dryer, and an office that can serve as a sixth bedroom. The home also has an elevator, cathedral ceilings and an attached garage.
Outside are a heated pool, a hot tub, a cabana and a patio, steps from the sand, with landscaped grounds and a paver driveway. The property last sold for $11.15 million in 2021.
John P O’Dea Jr of COMPASS RE – Avalon Dune was the listing agent for the week’s top sale, and Jake Callahan of FERGUSON-DECHERT, INC represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $7,250,000 · 162 75th St, Avalon, New Jersey
The second-highest sale, at $7,250,000, was a 2014 home on a beach block in Avalon’s south end, the fourth home from the beach. It has six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and 4,200 square feet on three floors, with cedar siding, a cedar roof and hardwood floors throughout. A four-stop elevator reaches every level, down to the attached garage, and six private decks give the home ocean views.
The second floor is the center of daily life. A great room there has vaulted ceilings and light from oversized windows and transoms. The kitchen is built around a 7.5-by-6-foot island with a prep sink, a wine refrigerator and seats for seven, and it has a large walk-in pantry. Two en-suite bedrooms and a powder room are on that level as well. On the third floor, the primary suite has a large walk-in closet and its own deck, and a second suite on the street side has a private deck facing the ocean.
On the first floor, a family room with a wet bar opens through sliding glass doors to a backyard framed by mature landscaping. The yard has a heated 30-by-15-foot pool with two waterfalls, a covered outdoor shower, a gas hookup for a grill and plenty of space for entertaining. The home is on the south side of the street, and the yard gets sun through much of the day. That floor also has two bedrooms, one of them an en-suite room facing the street. The property last sold for $2 million in 2013, before the current home was built.
The home went under contract 17 days after it was listed and sold at its full asking price. Joseph L. Butler Jr. of A LEWIS PURDY REAL ESTATE INC was the listing agent, and William Albrecht of COMPASS RE – Avalon Dune represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $5,550,000 · 1909 Ferndale Dr, Ocean City, New Jersey
The only Ocean City sale on the list, at $5,550,000, was a bayfront home at 1909 Ferndale Drive, on a bulkheaded lagoon four homes from the open bay. Built in 2006 on a 5,100-square-foot lot, the smallest of the five, it has a private dock with three slips and two boat lifts. A wide composite deck runs along the water, with a covered lounge area and a built-in grill, and the yard is fenced.
Inside, a marble inlay marks the entry, and the open living spaces have coffered ceilings and radiant heated floors. The living room has a gas fireplace. The kitchen, with custom wood cabinetry and an oversized island, opens to the dining area and the great room. Also on the first floor are a powder room and a flex room, first designed as a primary suite with its own full bath, that could serve as an office, playroom or den.
Upstairs, one wing has a large movie room with a wet bar and sliders to a deck, along with the primary suite, which has tiered cathedral ceilings, a walk-in closet and a balcony. The other wing has a guest room and another bedroom with its own bath. The third floor has the fifth en-suite bedroom, with a balcony, and a loft with a wet bar, a full bath and unfinished storage. In all, the home has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, six full and one half. A four-stop elevator runs from the garage to the third floor, and the attached two-car garage, 26 feet wide, has an epoxy floor. Weathered copper details, including the downspouts and chimney cap, trim the exterior. The property last sold for $1.475 million in 2004, before the current home was built.
DONNA DROHAN of LONG AND FOSTER REAL ESTATE INC-Ocean City, Asbury Ave and ELLWOOD PAISLEY of LONG AND FOSTER REAL ESTATE INC-Ocean City, Asbury Ave were the listing agents, and HENRY (DISSTON) VANDERSLICE represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $4,650,000 · 447 24th St, Avalon, New Jersey
On Avalon’s bay side, a 2001 home on Princeton Harbor sold for $4,650,000. The harbor is a protected one, the home is within a short walk of town, and a boat can reach the Intracoastal Waterway and the ocean in minutes. The home has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,493 square feet on three floors, on a 5,200-square-foot lot.
A nine-foot ceiling greets visitors at the entry. On that first floor, a family room runs the full width of the bay side, with doors that close it off, a fireplace, a wet bar and built-in speakers. It leads straight out to the pool, the patio and the docks, which have room for boats and water toys; the bay there is open for swimming, fishing and crabbing. A bedroom, a bathroom and a laundry room with a door to the side yard complete the floor, and there is a garage for beach and boating gear.
Upstairs, the great room has a cathedral ceiling, a great deal of glass, a fireplace and eight-foot sliding doors to a large deck that looks up and down the harbor, with an outside staircase down to the patio. The kitchen on that floor has a two-tier counter with seating and stainless-steel appliances, and the floor also has two bedrooms and a bathroom. On the street side, decks look out over the bay and the wetlands toward the sunset, and one of the bedrooms there has a private deck of its own. On the third floor, the primary suite has its own deck with views across the bay and the wetlands and a bath with a steam shower and a jetted tub. The property last sold for $539,000 in 2000, before the current home was built.
Daniel Bowersock of FERGUSON-DECHERT, INC was the listing agent and represented the buyer as well.
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No. 5 — $4,495,000 · 6709 Dune Dr, Avalon, New Jersey
The fifth sale, at $4,495,000, was the oldest home on the list and the one with the most land: a 1962 home at 6709 Dune Drive, on a 7,150-square-foot corner lot on a beach block in Avalon’s south end, steps from the beach. The two-story home has an upside-down plan, with the kitchen and great room on the second floor. It has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,600 square feet, along with water views, wood siding, an attached garage and a separate storage structure. Outside are a deck, a grill and an outdoor shower. The property last sold for $2.5 million in 2016.
Travis Marshall of LONG & FOSTER REAL ESTATE, INC av was the listing agent, and the home went under contract nine days after it came on the market, selling at its full asking price. Jennifer Gensemer of LONG & FOSTER REAL ESTATE, INC av represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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