Building a company from the ground up.

Walters recalls when he and his brother Greg started building luxury summer retreats on Long Beach Island in 1984 – a time when the housing market was booming. But by the end of the decade, the market began to slump, and while some builders retreated, the two brothers persevered. The team decided to go from seasonal builders to primary home developers, achieved by key partnerships which jumpstarted an opportunity to make their mark in the single-family market. The firm is now 74 employees strong, delivering award-winning projects with offices in Barnegat and Haddonfield.

Edward Walters Jr., Founder and Partner of Walters Homes, has been influential in cultivating the business opportunities that sparked the growth of the company since its inception. While earning a B.A. in English from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA, in 1984, he began his career as a carpenter and an entrepreneur. His first construction projects involved custom single-family homes in communities around Long Beach Island and the Forked River region of Ocean County, NJ. Building on this activity, he expanded into the creation and planning of residential communities with a vision to develop vibrant neighborhoods where families could live, work, and grow. The affinity he demonstrated for development in previously underdeveloped areas produced stable growth and investment for the region and for his firm. To this day, Mr. Walters, a member of the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) and Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey, Inc. (SBACNJ), upholds the promotion, protection, and improvement of the building industry. He serves as a guide for the growth of his organization and remains involved in all aspects of the business with a focus on the company’s construction projects.

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