Welcome to the beginning of the 2015-16 school year! If you are like us, your Facebook feed has been blowing up with back-to-school photos for all of your friends' children and grandchildren. This is always a hectic and anxiety-ridden time for many families as they adjust to new schedules, schools, teachers, and friends. We hope your loved ones have survived the start of school whether it was at the end of July (boy, that sure seems early) or was today. Whatever happened to starting school after Labor Day?
Steve & Brigid have been adjusting to another school year with Ana attending 5th grade and a new school in Westfield Intermediate (5th & 6th grades) and Tali attending Kindergarten-still at Maple Glen Elementary in Westfield. Both have had oustanding experiences so far and absolutely LOVE their teachers. We hope this continues throughout the year. Ana's bus arrives at 7:15AM (ugh!), but Tali's school doesn't start until 9:10AM, so we get quite a bit done in between the two starts, but drop off Tali early to BAC (before & after school care). Tali is now doing gymnastics twice/week and Ana is still playing soccer and practices 3x/week at Grand Park with at least 1 game on the weekend. She is also doing Indianapolis Children's Choir this year, which is another practice during the week and her school choir, so things are very busy.
Last month, we took our summer family vacation to Bar Harbour, Maine (or as the locals say, Bah Habah). It was a fantastic experience and absolutely gorgeous views. We spent time in Acadia National Park and took a few boat tours seeing lighthouses and the sea life. Brigid booked cabins for us (we went with her brother and his family), and although they had hot water, showers, toilets, and beds all in the cabins, she felt it was roughing it too much for her and prefers her Hiltons. Being an Eagle Scout, I had a good laugh as I thought it was pretty posh! We look forward to spending a week in Vermont with Jack & Mary Anne over Fall Break in October for our annual grandparent vacation.
The market has been pretty hot, but has been spotty at times, especially with the varied start times of school this year. Any way you slice it, generally this has been an exceptionally good year for real estate. See the below stats from MIBOR's latest report (comparing June 2015 to June 2014):
*New listings-UP 3.7%
*Pending sales-UP 8.1%
*Closed sales-UP 17.6%
*Median sales price-UP 5.3% to $158,000
*Average sales price-UP 3.1% to $194,259
*Percent of original list price received at sale-UP 0.6% to 94.9%
*Total active listings available at month end-DOWN 5.9% to 12,857
*Months supply of inventory-DOWN 12.3% to 4.9 months (strong sellers' market)
As you can see, every single metric tracked is a good sign for homeowners. All houses are different, however and just because the market is hot doesn't necessarily mean all segments and areas are. If you find yourself contemplating a move, do yourself a favor and give us a call-317-339-7698 so that we can provide data specifically tailored to YOUR house and how it impacts YOUR bottom line.
Finally, a few fun and FREE things. Thank you to everyone who has played our Fun Day Monday contests!! We get more and more entries every month and love giving the winner a $25 Amazon gift card. If you haven't played yet, why are you waiting? Join in on the fun and maybe you will be our next winner!
Have you sent Kylie-Kylie@Welcome2Indy.com your entry for two absolutely FREE tickets to the Colts vs. Bengals game on September 3rd? They are really good seats and are absolutely FREE. If you haven't sent Kylie your e-mail entry, do it NOW. You only have until 4PM on August 19th, which is THIS Wednesday to get your entry in. We would love to draw your name and send you to the game.
Next, have you sent Steve your picture of your football schedule calendar magnet hanging up at home or work? If not, do it NOW-Steve@Welcome2Indy.com or 317-339-7698. E-mail or text. We would love to enter you into a drawing for a $50 gift card to BW-3s to watch your favorite team. You have until midnight on August 23rd, which is this coming Sunday night to enter. The drawing will take place on Monday, August 24th.
And, for our final FREE opportunity, come join us at our next Happy Hour this Wednesday, August 19th from 5-6:30PM at Matt The Miller's in Carmel. We would love to see you and your first two drinks and appetizers are on US. We have a nice group and have a lot of fun. Hope to see you there!!
Steve & Jack Rupp
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Steve & Brigid have been adjusting to another school year with Ana attending 5th grade and a new school in Westfield Intermediate (5th & 6th grades) and Tali attending Kindergarten-still at Maple Glen Elementary in Westfield. Both have had oustanding experiences so far and absolutely LOVE their teachers. We hope this continues throughout the year. Ana's bus arrives at 7:15AM (ugh!), but Tali's school doesn't start until 9:10AM, so we get quite a bit done in between the two starts, but drop off Tali early to BAC (before & after school care). Tali is now doing gymnastics twice/week and Ana is still playing soccer and practices 3x/week at Grand Park with at least 1 game on the weekend. She is also doing Indianapolis Children's Choir this year, which is another practice during the week and her school choir, so things are very busy.
Last month, we took our summer family vacation to Bar Harbour, Maine (or as the locals say, Bah Habah). It was a fantastic experience and absolutely gorgeous views. We spent time in Acadia National Park and took a few boat tours seeing lighthouses and the sea life. Brigid booked cabins for us (we went with her brother and his family), and although they had hot water, showers, toilets, and beds all in the cabins, she felt it was roughing it too much for her and prefers her Hiltons. Being an Eagle Scout, I had a good laugh as I thought it was pretty posh! We look forward to spending a week in Vermont with Jack & Mary Anne over Fall Break in October for our annual grandparent vacation.
The market has been pretty hot, but has been spotty at times, especially with the varied start times of school this year. Any way you slice it, generally this has been an exceptionally good year for real estate. See the below stats from MIBOR's latest report (comparing June 2015 to June 2014):
*New listings-UP 3.7%
*Pending sales-UP 8.1%
*Closed sales-UP 17.6%
*Median sales price-UP 5.3% to $158,000
*Average sales price-UP 3.1% to $194,259
*Percent of original list price received at sale-UP 0.6% to 94.9%
*Total active listings available at month end-DOWN 5.9% to 12,857
*Months supply of inventory-DOWN 12.3% to 4.9 months (strong sellers' market)
As you can see, every single metric tracked is a good sign for homeowners. All houses are different, however and just because the market is hot doesn't necessarily mean all segments and areas are. If you find yourself contemplating a move, do yourself a favor and give us a call-317-339-7698 so that we can provide data specifically tailored to YOUR house and how it impacts YOUR bottom line.
Finally, a few fun and FREE things. Thank you to everyone who has played our Fun Day Monday contests!! We get more and more entries every month and love giving the winner a $25 Amazon gift card. If you haven't played yet, why are you waiting? Join in on the fun and maybe you will be our next winner!
Have you sent Kylie-Kylie@Welcome2Indy.com your entry for two absolutely FREE tickets to the Colts vs. Bengals game on September 3rd? They are really good seats and are absolutely FREE. If you haven't sent Kylie your e-mail entry, do it NOW. You only have until 4PM on August 19th, which is THIS Wednesday to get your entry in. We would love to draw your name and send you to the game.
Next, have you sent Steve your picture of your football schedule calendar magnet hanging up at home or work? If not, do it NOW-Steve@Welcome2Indy.com or 317-339-7698. E-mail or text. We would love to enter you into a drawing for a $50 gift card to BW-3s to watch your favorite team. You have until midnight on August 23rd, which is this coming Sunday night to enter. The drawing will take place on Monday, August 24th.
And, for our final FREE opportunity, come join us at our next Happy Hour this Wednesday, August 19th from 5-6:30PM at Matt The Miller's in Carmel. We would love to see you and your first two drinks and appetizers are on US. We have a nice group and have a lot of fun. Hope to see you there!!
Steve & Jack Rupp
Click here to read our September newsletter
Click here to access our exclusive coupons & discounts at stores you shop every day
Click here to download our powerful real estate app
