Originally posted at My Fishers Blog If you live in one of the best Fishers neighborhoods (i.e. Conner Knoll, Fawnsbrook, Harrison Green) near Conner Prairie, you will soon be hearing the sounds of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO).  The season starts on June 25th.  If you are curious if there are homes for sale in these neighborhoods..you can always see the up to date list of Fishers homes for sale by neighborhood. For anyone new to the Fishers area, let me highlight this event for you.  Conner Prairie is over 800 acres of beautiful land.  Every summer thousands (90,000 to be exact) of people come with their wagons, picnic baskets, red table cloths, wine and fried chicken to put out a blanket and enjoy the sounds of the ISO.  This year the schedule includes a tribute to Frank S... 05/26/2011

  Fishers Britton Falls - It's Where the Fun's At! We already know that Fishers is a great place for families.  TLC.com’s 2010 designation of Fishers as the Best City for Families confirms it! But the truth is that Fishers is a fantastic place for people of all ages to live!  Britton Falls is a Fishers 55 and older adult retirement community that offers a resort-like atmosphere with all the nearby amenities of Fishers, Noblesville and Indianapolis. Britton Falls homes offer buyers a choice of Pulte Builders customizable floor plans ranging from 1197 - 2450 sq. feet.  All homes are brick ranch- style with two to three bedrooms and an optional basement. With dozens of options ranging from brick color to bay windows to sunrooms, Britton Falls homes can be designed to the taste of their buy... 05/23/2011

Originally posted at My Fishers Blog You live in Fishers and are ready to buy your first home; what do you do? My best advice is to attend a free First Time Home Buying Class.  We hold them on the last Thursday of every month. Speakers include not only a REALTOR, but also a lender and a home inspector.  Registration is required. But let me give you a quick idea of what the process is to help you start your search for a new home in Fishers. Trying to figure out how much house you can afford is the first thing you want to know.  There is no point falling in love with something you can't really afford.  You might know that $1,000 a month is a comfortable payment, but you need that translated into purchase price.  I have great lenders for you that can help you with that process. Next you wa... 05/22/2011

Allisonville Nursery in Fishers opened in 1976 on 3 acres near the Fishers Airport.  Its total inventory consisted of 17 spruce trees!  Thirty-five years later this premier Fishers garden center and gift shop is half a mile north of its original location (out of the path of errant aircraft according to the company Web site!) and has a (greatly!) expanded inventory of gorgeous plants, trees, flowers and garden accessories. Its unique home decor is pretty amazing, too! Throughout the year, Allisonville Nursery offers classes on container gardening, wreath-making and more! Even if you're not a gardener, a walk through Allisonville Nursery's beautifully landscaped gardens will make you want to become one! And if you're a Fishers homeowner looking for landscaping inspiration, this is THE pl... 05/18/2011

Originally posted at My Fishers Blog Looking at the homes that sold in Fishers during April, I was hopeful we would have good news this month; but again we are seeing the numbers way below the prior two years.  It is so frustrating for sellers that need to move and/or are ready to move to have to wait so long to sell their homes and take so much less on their homes.   There are keys to selling a home in Fishers, but there is usually an objection to every house honestly. It may be on a corner, it may have a steep drive way, it may have a busy road behind it, it may have small bedrooms, it may have an odd floor plan...you get the idea.  A REALTOR who is experienced and has seen hundreds of homes and been with an equal number of buyers will zero in on the possible objection and help you fi... 05/11/2011

With Carpenter Realtors, you can now use your smartphone to search for homes right where you are! Buyers can use their smart phone to search for homes for sale nearest where they are now. Let's say you're in a neighborhood that you love, and you want to find more homes for sale nearby. At callcarpenter.com, you can search for homes for sale and they will be sorted by the nearest home within a  mile of your location. Drive to a different neighborhood, and your search results will change. You can be in front of a home and download all of the info about that house right to your phone. "We're thrilled to be the first real estate firm in metro Indianapolis to offer a GPS search option on our mobile website," said David Caveness, Senior VP of Carpenter Realtors®. "Home buyers will find this e... 05/08/2011

Fishers, Indiana Real Estate Facts There are currently 751 homes "Active" for sale in Fishers, Indiana (Fall Creek Township and Delware Township). 127 Homes "Pended" in the last 30 days! 112 Homes "Sold" in the last 30 days ranging from $76,000 up to $926,000.  The average "days on market" is 90 and the average "sales price" is $219,000. Abosorption rate is calculated by taking the total number "Active" homes for sale and dividing by the total number of "pending" homes from the last 30 days.  This gives us the total number of "months of inventory" available. 751 / 127 = 5.9 months of inventory What can we learn from this current data?  Well, first of all, 90 days on average to sell a home in today's market does not sound too bad!  Second, Fishers has a higher average sales price than th... 05/04/2011

Fishers, Indiana Voted One of the Best! I do most of my real estate business in Fishers, Indiana.  Why do buyers relocating to Indiana choose Fishers, Indiana for their new home?  It could be because of all the National recognition that our town receives almost every year.  Here are just a few: #1 BEST PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY - The learning Channel, 2011 #1 BEST PLACE TO RAISE A FMAILY, HAMILTON COUNTY - Forbes, 2008 #1 BEST AFFORDABLE SUBURB IN U.S. - BusinessWeek.com, 2010 #10 ON THE TOP 100 BEST PLACES TO LIVE - Money Magazine, 2008 #8 ON THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE - Money Magazine, 2010 TOP 100 BEST PLACES TO LIVE - Relocate America, 2010 & 2009 #11 BEST PLACE TO MOVE IN THE COUNTRY - Forbes, 2009 We are so lucky to live and work in an area that is so well respected across the Country!... 05/03/2011

Emergency!   Calling All Investors!! I currently have a home listed for sale that I have not been successful selling.  Long story short, seller reneged having home staged as he promised to do once his current tenants moved out. Since it did not sell, he asked me to also list it for lease.  It is a very typical, three bedroom, two bath, 1,400 square foot house.  At $1,100, it is among the lowest of only 37 homes currently on the market for lease in Fishers, Indiana.  I have had no fewer than 20 inquiries. Luckily one of my assistants is handling the showings on this. What this tells me is that Fishers, Indiana is in dire, desperate need of homes to lease at $1,100 or less.  So where are the investors??  Where are the people who can pay cash for the 76 homes currently on the market in Fis... 05/01/2011

  Things don’t get much sweeter than they are at Fishers’ new gourmet dessert shop The Sweet Life, located on Allisonville Road in the Village of Fishers Square. The Sweet Life serves to-die-for pies, cupcakes, chocolates, caramel corn and Italian ice cream. And to make things even sweeter, everything edible in The Sweet Life has an Indiana connection. Baked goods and caramel corn are made on site, coffee is fresh roasted in Indianapolis by Harvest Cafe Coffee Roasters, and chocolates are by South Bend Chocolate Company. There was nothing humble about my piece of Sweet Patriotic Pie. It was absolutely heavenly - and I’m not normally a pie person. But what’s not to love about a flaky, homemade pie crust lined with white chocolate, filled with thick custard and topped with blueberries and... 04/29/2011

After having a keen interest in the weather for a week….I can happily say it was beautiful for our Spring Fling yesterday.  There was a window between all the rain we have had for the last week to host our annual Egg Hunt. Our clients really look forward to this event.  And what better way to Pay It Forward than to treat them to a morning of finding eggs, facepainting, cookie/cake walk and other fun activities.  It literally takes a village to host this and I am so thankful to my Keller Williams office for stepping up and helping me pull this off as well as our vendors for participating too. We had over 100 children at our event and I was a little over stimulated after it was over…lol  Having all my kids grown and pretty much gone, it is a different environment to see all the energy thi... 04/24/2011

  We're certain that one of the reasons Fishers Indiana is TLC.com's 2010 Best City for Families is that is has not just one, but TWO equally outstanding high schools! Families considering a Fishers relocation can be assured that no matter which of the fabulous Fishers neighborhoods they choose, their children will be getting an excellent education. Fishers High School, like its counterpart Hamilton Southeastern High School, is a great example of the success of the entire Hamilton Southeastern School District. Since it opened as the city's second high school in 2006, Fishers High School has established itself at the top of Indiana schools. In just five years, the Fishers Tigers have won numerous athletic and academic awards, turned in ACT and SAT test scores well above state and nationa... 04/23/2011

  Just in case you haven't heard we'll say it again: Fishers Indiana is TLC.com’s 2010 Best City for Families! As in #1! What is it that makes Fishers such a great place for families? Outstanding schools for one thing. If you’re planning a Fishers relocation you should know that Fishers Hamilton Southeastern Schools are among the best in the country. The district includes 12 elementary schools, 3 intermediate schools, 3 junior highs and not one but TWO outstanding high schools. Hamilton Southeastern High School, like its counterpart Fishers High School, is an excellent example of the success of the entire Hamilton Southeastern Schools district. A graduation rate that’s nearly 100%, and an impressive selection of Advanced Placement and honors classes, varsity sports, and extracurricular ... 04/23/2011

Originally Posted at My Fishers Blog After viewing 47 homes, you've found the one of your dreams.  It's been on the market 7 days for $200,000 and is in perfect condition.  You ask your agent to write an offer for $150,000 with $3,000 of closing costs.  That my readers, is a low ball offer.  I know the Fishers Real Estate market is soft; ask any seller!  But here are my Top 5 Tidbits about Low Ball Offers: A low ball offer is considered to be anything under 90% of list price.  If you have a home that is $100,000 and you bid $92,000 with $3,000 of closing costs...it's a low ball offer because the net to the seller is $89,000. If a home is fairly priced (use a Fishers Real Estate Agent to help you determine that); then MIBOR, after running thousands of homes through an analysis, tells us ... 04/20/2011

While ideal weather is one of the main advantages, another advantage to selling your home in the spring is that no one wants to move their children mid-school year. When a buyer purchases a home in the spring, they are most likely to move in during the early summer. That means plenty of time for your kids to adjust and adapt to the area before the new school year begins. They may even make a friend or two with the neighborhood kids before the first day of school.  Looking to sell or buy a home in the Geist area? Call Josh McNair at 317-874-7041. www.HomesAroundGeist.com     04/17/2011

  Fishers Indiana tops another list of best places to live, this time taking the No. 1 spot on TLC.com's Top 10 Cities for Families. And guess what? We're not surprised! View the entire list here.   Fishers photos Things to do in Fishers IN About Fishers Indiana   Fishers homes for sale   2010 Fishers Accolades   Best Affordable Suburb in the U.S. - BusinessWeek.com Top 100 Places to Live in 2010 - RelocateAmerica   Top 100 Best Places to Live in America (#8) - Money magazine   Best Under-rated Golf Communities (#2) - Livability.com 2009 Fishers Accolades    Top 100 Best Places to Live in America - Relocate America   Best Places to Move in the Country (#11) - Forbes       04/13/2011

Originally posted at My Fishers Blog There were 101 homes sold in Fishers in March, this compares with 147 in March of 2010.  This is a 31% decline and is slightly better than the 45% decline we have seen for the first quarter of 2011.  Many would say that the first time buyer credit is the cause, but I would use caution with that explanation.  The number of homes sold in Fishers  (Jan-March) for 2009 was 291, for 2010 it was 307 and for 2011 it was 208.  So you can see the numbers are down from 2009 also when there wasn't a buyers tax credit. This tells me that it is still a buyer's market.  Sellers still have to have their homes priced right from the start (don't play chase the market), perfectly maintained and staged to sell.  It has to look like a house for sale and not a home you l... 04/13/2011

Youth Baseball Opening Day in Fishers, Indiana Are you ready for Spring because you know that means baseball is in season?                                                 The FISHERS-HSE Youth Baseball League has their "Opening Day" this weekend!!  You don't have to have a child on a team to come out and enjoy this event.  This is one of the largest community events in Fishers, Indiana with over 5,000 people expected to attend.  Come on out and you and your family can do things like......participate in the pitch, hit, and run contest plus multiple fun family activities and games, lots of great food and vendor booths and there is even an auction!!!    When:  Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 9am to 7pm Where: Billericay Park located at 126th Street and Promise Road Come on out and show your ... 04/12/2011

Fishers Recycling Day in Fishers, Indiana Are you thinking about getting your house on the market to sell this spring?  Have you looked around at all the clutter that you need to get rid of and thought about where you can take it? What:  Fishers Recycling Day Where: Mudsock Fields Parking Lot  located at the end of 131st street west of Brooks School Road When: Saturday, April 30th Time: 8am to 3pm       This is a great opportunity to clear out all of your old electronics like those old dinosaur computer monitors, stereos that haven't worked in a really long time (they still have cassette tape players  in them), TVs that are weigh a ton and are now sitting on your floor in the garage, bicycles that no longer get used, appliances, batteries, old paint cans, oil cans, etc.......... (Note: ... 04/12/2011

  It’s actually possible to measure the beauty of a day in Central Indiana by the length of the line outside Handel’s Ice Cream in Fishers.  From mid-April through September, Fishers residents flock to Handel’s for a fix of their favorite ice cream flavor, which might be your standard Vanilla, something more daring like Coconut Almond Fudge, or a mysterious pick – Spouse Like a House, perhaps! The truth is that since all Handel’s ice creams are made on site with all natural ingredients, you really can’t go wrong with any flavor you choose.  Don’t be surprised to see lines at Handel’s in Fishers during the winter months, either. Handel’s employees are busy serving up delicious ice cream concoctions year-round – even in the dead of winter when it might seem reasonable to think that freezi... 04/04/2011