Jim's Blog on Real Estate and Other Issues in Muncie and Delaware Co. IN

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Once again IN weather has lived up to it's reputation. On Tues. morning it was 9 degrees and today(Fri) it's nearly 70. We've had several days of warmer weather and it has given me the urge to get out in the yard and look at my trees, bushes and perrineals. It's been the coldest winter we've had ...
03/06/2009
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I just read a Blog from Julie Ferenzi in Naperville about a lazy, unprofessional agent she dealt with recently. I tried to do a response, but for some reason it didn't take, so I thought I'd do it this way. Julie listed five examples of this agent's conduct as a "tongue in cheek" guide to unprofe...
02/27/2009
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I sat in sales meeting this morning listening to an agent whine about unmotivated buyers and low-ball offers and I wondered what agents like this do with their time. A relatively simple examination of our MLS shows pending sales units up about 10% from the 4th quarter of 2008 and our 2008 average...
02/03/2009
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It seems every news story we see has something about a bail out or stimulus package. Lots of ideas are floating around about how to re-start the housing market, yet I think there's one big factor missing, down payment assistance. Anytime goverment gets involved in anything, it's like killing mosq...
01/23/2009
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I'm fortunate to have an office with a window looking out to a wooded area along a creek that runs by our building. We are in the city, but we get an amazing array of wildlife stopping by. Deer are regular visitors as are racoons, possums, coyotes, an ocassional fox. The birds run the gamut from ...
01/16/2009
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One of the "Seven Habits of Highly Successful People" is to "sharpen the saw." In other words to work with the tools of your business and keep them sharp through maintenance and practice. Real estate is a mature business and there's not much that's dramatically new. In my 20+ years of practice, I...
01/12/2009
After several years of bucking national trends, the slow down in real estate activity hit home in 2008 with unit sales off by 26.6%. Our market began contracting in the late 3rd quarter of 2007 when the effects of increased property taxes were felt. There was a temporary return to normal activity...
01/02/2009
The real estate market for 2008 in Muncie and Del. Co. is now pretty well complete and most of us are glad of it. There may be a few last minute entries from late closings, but they won't be enough to change the picture. 2008 Qtr. 1  Qtr. 2  1st Half   Qtr. 3 Qtr. 4 2nd Half YTD Units 181 278 459...
12/31/2008
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One of the nicest Christmas presents I received this year was yesterday when my grandaughter Sarah called to say she was coming to visit and spend the night. She's 20 and a sophomore at IN Univ. and I don't get to spend much time with her. In addition, she's had some life-threatening health issue...
12/23/2008
Seems like every publication lately, features some kind of advice for home sellers in today's challenging market. The interesting thing is that nearly all the advice is pretty consistent, but it seems like those who want to sell their homes aren't listening. Let's reconsider the most common sugge...
12/19/2008
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