Saturday, April 02, 2016

April 2016 Steve & Jack's Home News

Welcome April!!! We hope the beginning of spring has been a good one for you and if you celebrate Easter, that you had a good one with family. It was one of the earliest Easters possible.

'Tis the season for spring break. Steve, Brigid, Ana, & Tali are in St. Petersburg, FL visiting Brigid's parents who just moved from Tampa, FL. Hopefully, their weather is a bit better than what they left in Indy! If you are on spring break this week, we hope you have a fun, safe, and relaxing time with your family.

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Steve Schofield on passing his nursing boards on Wednesday!!!! This has been a grueling 3-year journey for him and his family and they look forward to closing this chapter and opening a new one. Well-done, Steve!

Thank you to all of our clients who joined us for our pre-St. Patrick's Day Happy Hour at Langton's Pub in Carmel last month! We had a great group and hope to see you at our April Happy Hour on the 20th from 5-6:30PM at Langton's again. Huge props to Marti Babb of HWA Home Warranty for sponsoring our Happy Hours!! Thank you, Marti!!!

We have a busy month for public speaking in April! We hope to see you at one of these events, if you are available. We will be the keynote speaker for the annual Heritage Place breakfast on April 28th presenting 3 of the Top 10 Mistakes Sellers Make. Later that day, we will have a table and be an expert table leader at the Caring for The Caregiving conference in Carmel. If you work at Butler University, please join us as we return for another Lunch & Learn on April 14th for an open Q&A on anything real estate. Bring your questions! Ask Steve how to register for any of these events.

We hope you received our 2 postcards we sent over the past month relative to the Top Ten Things You Need to Know BEFORE You Build A New Home. Hopefully, you found it helpful if you or someone you care about are thinking about building either production or custom. We are one of only a few agents in the city who have earned the coveted Certified New Home Specialist designation and have built our own homes and helped over 100 clients build their dream home. We have relationships with just about every builder in the city and know most of the new neighborhoods. The best part is that there is no cost to you as the builder pays our fee and many times we can get you a better deal than you could get yourself. Be sure and give our name to the builder when visiting for the first time so we can exclusively represent you and your interests as well as walk you through the process from beginning to end.

Did you know we have 4 speciality programs for our clients?

VIP Builder Concierge Program-Designed specifically for our builder-partners, this program assists you with buyers who do not have an agent with selling a buyer's house that is contingent upon building their new one. This dovetails with our next program.
Contingent Home Sale Program-Specifically tailored to help our clients who have a home to sell, and want to build new. 93% of our homes sell in the first listing period 27% faster and for 1.3% more than the MIBOR average.
Senior Advantage Program-For our older adult clients, this program is customized to help them downsize as smoothly as possible. Alternatively, for family members who need to sell a deceased parent's home, we are specially trained on making this as easy and painless as possible. We are one of only a few agents in the city who have earned the Seniors Real Estate Specialist designation and are experts in helping seniors and their families.
White Glove Luxury Portfolio-Designed for our luxury clients who are looking to buy, sell, or build a home that is $500,000+. Our proven luxury program is effective and thorough.
Ask us about any one of these unique and special programs and how they can help you or someone you care about.

This market has been on FIRE with historically low inventory and some houses selling in hours of going on the market. Three of our recent listings enjoyed this! Here are some stats from MIBOR you might find interesting:

New Listings +10.5%
Pending Sales +14.0%
Closed Sales +9.6%
Median Sales Price +2.7%
Average Sales Price +2.2%
Percent of Original List Price Received at Sale +1.2%
Total Active Listings Available at Month End -6.0%
Months Supply of Inventory -13.1% to 3.8 months
Check our our fun April newsletter and don't forget to download our powerful real estate app. Even if you aren't in the market for a new home, everyone likes to know for what their neighbors' house is selling or sold. Download our FREE app to find out about any house.

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Your Friends in Real Estate,

Steve & Jack