even though towns on the mid- atlantic coast have yet to clean up from super storm sandy,rm that's not slowing down a certain breed of homebuyer. o here's tony guida. >> look at the view from here. you can see atlantic city. >> reporter: rafi gardee is house shopping on long beach island, new jersey. super storm sandy battered the slender island so badly, it was closed off for two weeks. nearly four months later, the southern end of the island is still suffering, but gardee sees opportunity. >> this area always maintains its value. that's why i'm here, that's why i'd like to buy. it's a great time to buy. >> reporter: home values are up in many areas hit by sandy according to a recent survey, in new jersey up by almost 2% over pre-sandy values, highert actually, than in areas not impacted by the storm. real estate firm zillow conducted the study. chief economist stan humphrey: >> the lures of the coast of living are more powerful than the periodic chance of having aic