Is 2013 going to be the Year of the Short Sale?   In many of the real estate articles I have been reading, this is being deemed as the year of the Short Sale.  Why, do you ask? The banks have started to try to control costs associated with REO's/Bank Foreclosures and have started to look at short sales in a different light than they did before. It used to be like pulling teeth to get larger lenders to look seriously at Short Sale offers.  That has and is evolving with time.  They are trying to streamline the short sale process like never before. In certain circumstances and with certain programs, they are even offering sellers cash incentives at closing to try to encourage sellers to short sale their home instead of the seller just walking away from their home. It will be interesting in... 04/08/2013

  Tonda & Steve Hoagland | Keller Williams Realty | (317) 340-4575 5939 Brambleberry Drive, Indianapolis, IN You're going to love this home! Lots of high end upgrades! 3BR/2+1BA Single Family House   offered at $149,900 Year Built 2001 Sq Footage 2,254 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size Unspecified HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION Wow! Check out this kitchen! High end cabinets, w/dove tail drawers & soft close feature, plus granite counters & new stainless appliances! Pantry & center island for extra storage. Dark laminate flooring flows into adjoining dining & family rm. New frieze carpet in living rm, loft & bedrms. Tile floors in bathrms & upstairs laundry rm. Prof painted inside & out. Large privacy fenced backyard & mini barn for extra ... 03/12/2013

  Tonda & Steve Hoagland | Keller Williams Realty | (317) 340-4575 3058 Arrowroot Way, Indianapolis, IN Over $15K in recent updates! 3BR/2BA Single Family House   offered at $120,500 Year Built 2005 Sq Footage 1,800 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size .14 acres HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION Contact Brad, 317-789-5347 or Brad@HoaglandGroup.com for more information or to schedule a showing! Fantastic upgrades at an unbelievable price! Former model home offers open floor plan, 3 bedrooms, den, great room, kitchen, dining area, and master suite complete with new high-end vanity and tile floors. New light fixtures and luxurious custom blinds throughout. Privacy fenced yard with patio and lots of beautiful flowers planted and ready to come up th... 03/12/2013

  Tonda & Steve Hoagland | Keller Williams Realty | (317) 340-4575 6744 Ennis Way, Indianapolis, IN Basement plus oversized garage! 3BR/2+1BA Single Family House   offered at $150,000 Year Built 1999 Sq Footage 2,409 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size .17 acres HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION Contact Brad for more information or to schedle a showing -- 317-789-5347 or Brad@HoaglandGroup.com Great price on lovely 3 bedroom home w/loft & unfinished basement! Kitchen features a center island & is open to the breakfast area & family rm. Flex space just off 2 story entry is currently an office, but could also be used as formal dining or living rm. Upgraded wood banister leads to upper level loft & nice sized bdrms w/walk in closets. Garage bump ... 03/12/2013

The face of Short Sales is now in a constant state of change. Now more than ever before it is critical if you are thinking of selling your Indianapolis Short Sale or short sale in another area to find an agent that has experience.  The rules and guidelines are changing almost daily at this point with the government trying to figure out how to solve the housing crisis and to stop the "bleeding" with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Now is not the time to utilize your friend that just started in real estate to assist you with your Short Sale.  You will want to list your home with an experienced Short Sale agent in your area. Now more than ever your real estate agent needs to be technologically savvy as well.  A couple of banks at a minimum have starting utilizing Equator.com to manage the fr... 01/26/2013

Houses on the market for sale should be considered products such as cars, shoes, computers, etc. It is the home seller's job to present their product in an appealing manner that helps to influence the purchasers' decision to buy. A house on the market needs to look different than a home that is being lived in by a family. In order for properties to compete enough to earn an offer, the home must look inviting and receptive to the properties target market; instead of exhibiting the style of the current homeowners. How can listings compete while preserving the sellers’equity? Properties that are properly prepared, packaged and ready for promotion are the properties that produce a marketing advantage. Minor home repairs, updates and pre-sale packing along with visual merchandising and emot... 01/08/2013

Broad Ripple Village Real Estate Market Report Following is the market report for the area known as Broad Ripple Village as of January 8th 2013. WOW, it's been much too long since I created a market report for the Broad Ripple area!  I hope your year has started off on a positive note. December 2012 sales were realatively low compared to recent years past.  In addition, the number of active listings is relatively low compared to recent years.  Average current days on market is 121. Happy Home Buying/Selling! Current Active Listings 29 Min Price: $85,500 Max Price: $269.500 4 Condo, 25 Single Family Pending Listings 8 Min Price: $94,000 Max Price: $299,000 3 Condo, 5 Single Family Sold in the month of December 1 Min Price: $156,500 Max Price: $156,500 0 Condo, 1 Single Family Sold Previ... 01/07/2013

  Last week we were notified that our company Home Matters Property Stylist Group located here in Indianapolis, Indiana has earned the esteemed Angie's List Super Service Award for 2012. This is the Third year in a row that Home Matters has received this honor. The award is given to only 5% of the millions of companies rated by Angie's list members from across the US. I am so very proud of our team here at Home Matters.  This award is very special to me because it is the results of the feedback that comes directly from the many clients that we have serviced. Below is the Press Release we published Indianapolis Based Home Staging Company, Home Matters Property Stylist Group Earns Esteemed 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award Award reflects Home Matters Property Stylist Groups consisten... 12/28/2012

Is Indianapolis among the nation's improving housing markets? Survey says, "Yes!" Indianapolis was one of 201 metro areas on the December 2012 list of improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index. See monthly Indianapolis area housing market reports. 12/13/2012

      Click on the link below for a visual tour   http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?SK=13&T=2926707    On Nov. 14, Carpenter’s Northeast Office held its annual Thanksgiving luncheon and raffle to raise money for the Larue D. Carter Children’s Hospital. The hospital is described as an intensive specialized treatment, training, and research center for the State of Indiana Division of Mental Health system. The challenge is that 48 children residing there have little or no Christmas to look forward to.The luncheon is an office pitch-in where invited co-workers, family, friends and vendors join together to share food, fellowship and a common goal of raising money to provide for these 48 children. This 27-year tradition has again been overwhelmingly successful to the tune of  $2000 this ye... 11/19/2012

I have conversations each day with people interested in a Real Estate career.  I speak with people truly looking to make a "career" change to individuals who think this could be a part time "job".  I spoke with a gentleman today who asked me how much we would pay him to work for us.  Interesting conversation that was.  Needless to say, he wasn't the right fit for our company. Another conversation I had today included a young lady who asked me if we would guarantee her a position with CENTURY 21 Scheetz if she went to school and got her license.  I gave her these five reasons a real estate career might be right for her and therefore be right for us to have her on our team. Is Real Estate going to be your full time career?  Too many people today think they will, "do real estate on the sid... 11/16/2012

The BEST, FASTEST, most ROBUST real estate website to search for homes is now available.  CENTURY 21 Scheetz website is by far the preferred website of choice to find homes for sale in Indianapolis and surrounding markets. If your searching for a home and like to search by using an extremely detailed map, you've come to the right place.  Narrow down your search with just a couple clicks of a button.    Are you looking to find out what different cities are all about before moving there?  Check out the City and Neighborhood section of the CENTURY 21 Scheetz website.  There is information about the city of Indianapolis, Carmel and homes for sale in Carmel, IN, there's information about Broadripple IN, Fishers, IN, and so much more.  Read all about it, and see what homes for sale are in eac... 10/31/2012

I'm happy to report I'm now a member of the Keller Williams Indy Metro Northeast office.  This move was important in that the office is conveniently located in Indianapolis, IN which is where the majority of my clients are located.  This move is also convenient for my clients should we need to meet at the office for any reason due to the fact that it is located at Keystone at the Crossing in a beautiful new office location.  With that being said, other than a change in office location, nothing else has changed about the consulting and service I provide to you.  Happy house hunting and selling to you all! 10/29/2012

Located just south of Geist Reservoir off of 86th street is the prestigious neighborhood, Admirals Bay!  Property values in this neighborhood can range from $250,000 to over $600,000.  Quick convenient access to Geist.  Many homes even have their own dock on the water.  Click HERE to see all of the homes in Admirals Bay that are currently on the market.If you are interested in learning more about real estate in the Geist area, give Robert a call at 317-218-7867 or visit our website at www.homesaleindy.com View Larger Map 10/26/2012

Every single sell I have had where the buyer was using Chase JP Morgan was a nightmare to close.  The last contract the buyers were buying a bank owned property and were told over and over the bank was ready to close but they wouldn't send the lender package to the title company.  We extended until the Bank that owned the property refused to extend again the purchase contract.  We then had 24 hours to close on the home or my buyers lost a long painful process to buy this home.  They were emotionally invested and had their time and money of course involved. They had Paid for inspections and the appraisal.  I had already went to the supervisor of the loan officer involved and that didn't work so then went to the regional supervisor in charge of all home mortgages for all of Central Indian... 09/12/2012

Are you worried about how you are going to make your next mortgage payment?  Have you been hit with a financial hardship such as divorce, loss of job, death in family, illness or other hardships? Give our Short Sale team a call today to talk about listing your house as a short sale.  Heather Fitzgerald-317-371-2622, or e-mail us at indplsrealestate@gmail.com What is a Short Sale?  It is when a lender agrees to let a home be sold by the homeowner for less than the amount that is owed on the property. If you want to stay in your home, the first step is to see if your lender has a government program that they work with that can assist you in trying to do that.  If you are not able to be approved or know you simply are not able to afford to keep your home anymore, that is when you give us ... 09/04/2012

Fun Fact: At 284.5 feet tall and sculpted from Indiana limestone, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indy is the largest monument in the country dedicated to the common soldier. You might also be impressed to learn that Indianapolis has the second most war memorials of any U.S. city. First is Washington, D.C. 07/12/2012

Large, wooded lots, affordable homes and easy access to downtown Indy make the Eagles Landing subdivision in Pike Township a great choice for buyers who want to be close - but not too close - to the city center. With fewer than 100 homes in the neighborhood, Eagles Landing residents enjoy a close-knit community feel while benefitting from a location that's just 10 miles northwest of the city. The short commute time (less than 20 minutes) to the IUPUI campus as well as area medical centers makes Eagles Landing especially popular with medical and dental students. Students in Eagles Landing attend Pike Township Schools. Eagles Landing residents have numerous nearby recreational opportunities to choose from, including Eagle Creek Park and Reservoir, with boat docks, picnic shelters, nature ... 06/28/2012

Broad Ripple condos in Winston Island Woods are ideal for buyers seeking the perfect blend of charm, convenience and easy access to shops, restaurants and nightlife.  This Indianapolis condo community is ideally located just steps away from the Monon Trail and within a scenic 10-minute walk of Broad Ripple shops, restaurants and parks. Community amenities include a nature preserve and playground on site. Wooded common areas provide beautiful views throughout the year. Winston Island Woods condos feature primarily 3 bedroom floor plans with 3 full baths, a fireplace and a 1-car attached garage.  The outstanding location and affordability of these units ensures that they don't linger on the market for long. The five units sold in Winston Island Woods in the past 6 months spent an average ... 06/26/2012

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