Happy Fall!! If you are like my daughter, this is your favorite time of the year-football, cooler temperatures, colors galore, fun Fall activities, and pumpkin-spiced everything! We hope you, too are enjoying the Fall colors and everything that goes along with it. One of the things families with children look forward to is Fall Break! If you fall into this category, where are you headed this year, or are you staying local?
Our family is headed to Florida to see Brigid’s family for a bit and then she and I head to the Keys for a few days and then Brigid and Ana head to the Carolina area to do some college tours-Wake Forest, UNC-Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Clemson and maybe a couple of others. We cannot believe how fast the time has flown and in a couple of short years, Ana will be at college.
Ana also has her Learner’s Permit and is doing a good job at driving with us. She continues to be an instructor at Gold Fish Swim School in Carmel and will be picking up more shifts as soccer season ends on October 2nd for her team. She has loved playing soccer for Guerin, but had a concussion for a couple of weeks and missed a couple of games. She will also pick back up with Master Chorale, which is the high school group for The Indianapolis Children’s Choir (ICC). She also volunteers helping the little kids in an ICC group in Carmel and loves spending time with them. She will be inducted into the National Honor Society next month as well, so we are very proud of her!
Tali continues to enjoy 6th grade and her competitive cheer season is getting closer. Her team is working on their routine now and she loves time in the gym.
Brigid still enjoys working for Merck and continues to pursue more advancement opportunities. In her spare time, she has been converting our screened porch into a 4-season sun room. I have been helping her, but this is all her planning and leading. It will really look amazing when it is finished in a couple of weeks…hopefully. The only thing we aren’t doing ourselves is the electrical. We always leave that to the professionals!!! Framing, siding, doors, windows, insulation, trim, flooring is all being done by us. We have learned a LOT!!
Thea is nearing the end of her wedding season. She and Michael have been extremely busy traveling, mostly to Cleveland for family and friends’ weddings and other family events. She is enjoying a slight break from the breakneck pace this spring and summer, but is still staying busy.
Patti and Ron took 2-weeks off to spend time on the beach in Florida. While we really missed her, we are happy they were able to spend some good downtime together.
Kylie is neck-deep in school for the kids and keeping things humming around the office. We are so fortunate to have such a great team to help our clients!!
We hope you were able to attend our September Happy Hour on the 16th. We had beautiful weather and a nice turnout. Thank you to Chris Odle for sponsoring Happy Hour. Chris is a client of ours and is a successful financial planner. Please contact him if you would like to talk about how he can assist with your financial planning-317-842-8200. Please join us for our October Happy Hour on Thursday, October 21st from 5-6:30pm at Matt The Miller’s. We would love to see you and drinks and food are on us!!!
Are you or someone you care about thinking of moving in the next year or two, but haven’t moved in a long time? Come to our next workshop on October 12th from 7-8pm titled The Top 5 Mistakes Smart People Make When Preparing Their Home for Sale. We will cover the preparation process, how to get the most money for your house, what improvements will net you the highest return and what NOT to do prior to a sale. We will also talk about current and projected market conditions and what you can expect. Call Steve at 317-573-1880 in order to register.
We will be doing our Thanksgiving Pie Giveaway again this year on Tuesday, November 23rd all day at our office. Formal invites are forthcoming, but mark your calendars now. We will be getting our pies again from No Label at The Table in Carmel and will also be donating pies to Student Impact in Westfield to underprivileged families. Hope you can drop by and pick up a pie!!
Look for more information coming shortly on our final prize giveaway of the year. This will be a pampering day to relieve stress as you prepare for the hectic pace of the holidays. Call in to register to win!!!! You won’t want to miss it!!!
Our real estate coach has challenged us to get more online presence and we accepted!! We agreed to post 100 videos in 100 days!!! So, what would you like to see us post?? What would you like to learn more about? One thing you can do right now to help us besides some ideas for future episodes, is go to our page and Like and Subscribe. It can be found at www.Youtube.com/SteveRupp Thank you, in advance!
If you are in business and would like to grow your business, learn new ideas, and meet other business professionals, call me at 317-573-1880 and I will put you on the list for a networking gathering at Woodland Bowl Putt-Putt course on October 14th from 5:30-7:30pm. Food and drink are provided as well as the fun times and new connections.
The market continues to be hot, even though it has cooled off a bit. Below are some stats comparing August 2021 to August 2020 courtesy of MIBOR. FYI-interest rates are climbing and are around 3.125% as of today. If you are thinking of buying now is the time to do so and there isn’t nearly as much competition as there was earlier this year.
Median Sales Price-$252,500-UP 10.7%
Closed Sales-3,796 units-UP 1.1%
New Listings-4,187 units-UP 7.4%
Pending Sales-4,222 units-UP 8.8%
Days on Market-17 days-DOWN 41.4%
Price/s.f.-$147-UP 14.0%
% of Ask Received-101.0%-UP 2.0%
Active Inventory-2,493 units-DOWN 16.4%
Absorption Rate-0.7 months-DOWN 12.5%
Thank you for reading this far!!! We hope you enjoy this month’s newsletter full of fun articles, stories, facts, and tidbits. Enjoy your Fall!!!
Your Friends in Real Estate,
Steve, Kylie, Patti, and Thea
P.S. Please don’t keep us a secret!
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