Wednesday, June 22, 2016

July 2016 Steve & Jack's Home News

Happy Summer!! We hope your start to the summer has been a good one and that if you have younger children, you have managed to avoid the "I'm bored" comments.

The Rupp/Schofield Family has had an eventful start to the summer. Both Ana & Tali have their favorite and long-time sitter staying with them this summer and they couldn't be happier. Being an English teacher, Kayla ensures they spend at least an hour a day working on school work and then they can have fun. Kayla does an amazing job!!

Jack & Mary Anne returned a couple of weeks ago from a trip to Europe where they spent time in Italy, Germany, & Switzerland. They had an amazing time, but had to dodge quite a few rain drops while there. Upon their return, Mary Anne was admitted for emergency surgery to repair a hernia, which has been bothering her for months. She is safely recovering at home now and is so thankful she didn't have to have surgery in Germany!

Steve Schofield has started his RN job at St. Vincent's and loves it!! He is so much happier and has quite a bit more time than when he was an athletic trainer.

Steve, Brigid, Ana, & Tali leave for a 'bucket-list' trip to Norway on Friday and will be gone for a couple of weeks. They are so excited to finally see the Fjords and the 21-hours of daylight!

Kylie & Jack will be holding down the fort during Steve's absence so all of our current clients are in great hands! Kylie has been an absolute life-saver for Steve & Jack and has become an invaluable part of the team.

Real estate continues to be white hot in most price ranges and areas. There are certainly notable exceptions (especially luxury homes), but overall the market is still a strong sellers' market with very low inventory. See the May 2016 vs. May 2015 stats below:

New Listings-Down 1.9%
Pending Sales-Up 5.7%
Closed Sales-Up 18.6%
Median Sales Price-Up 3.9%
Average Sales Price-Up 2.1%
% of Original List Price Received at Sale-Up 1.3%
Total Active Listings Available at Month End-Down 11.4%
Months' Supply of Inventory-Down 18.8% to 3.9 months

THANK YOU to all of our clients who braved the terrible storms last week to attend our monthly Happy Hour!!! We had a great time!! Please come join us next month on Wednesday, July 20th from 5-6:30PM at Langton's Irish Pub in Carmel. Drinks & food are on us!!!

Finally, a friend of Steve's owns The File Depot in Westfield and is giving away a full YEAR of FREE storage of files. If you or someone you know needs to find a good place to store all of those boxes and/or shred old files, let Steve know. He has ONE certificate left to give out. First come, first served!

Enjoy the summer and July 4th Holiday!!

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