Defiance, OH

Here are the market stats for the Defiance area this year from January 1 through November 8, 2009. These statistics are only for areas that would be considered Defiance, Ohio. If you would like stats for your particular area, just let me know and I can get them to you.

Total Homes Listed: 427

Avg. List Price: $109,209

Total Sold Units: 206

Avg. Sold Price: $94,456

Avg. Days on Market: 154

I will try and keep this up-to-date for you every week so you will have a better picture of what's happening in our market.

Thanks and have a great week!

scott

Our first whole week in business has been absolutely crazy, but good. We stayed extremely busy trying to don the "normal" things you would need to do in a real estate company, but had to also do the things that don't happen except when you open one.

We finally received 11 yard signs today. We ordered 20 that were supposed to be here on Tuesday, but it all worked out just fine. Jeri, our sales rep, has been working real hard trying to get things done for us. Anyway, we placed our signs in the yards of the three listings we have and they really look sharp.

Tomorrow night is the annual Halloween parade here in Defiance. We have a cart all decked out and ready to go. It's a big deal here. If the weather cooperates there will be a few thousand people there. I can't think of a better way to start getting out the news that we are open than our parade. We'll be the talk of the town as people try and figure out who we are. We made 500 flyers to pass out and I have to give big props to Hill Top Printing as they pulled off a small miracle today in getting them done for us. I'd recommend them if you need something done.

I'll post after we get the pictures from the parade and I think you'd agree our cart looks GREAT! Dawn and Brittney Carpenter worked on it for several hours yesterday. Thanks you two!

If not too busy tomorrow night, come out to the parade and say hi. We'd love to see ya.

scott

The news this morning - it appears that GM is going to need to file bankruptcy because they couldn't reach an agreement with the shareholders. I'm not putting them down but having a GMAC name attached to our company has become somewhat of a burden. Because we have a GMAC franchise name many people are wondering whether or not we will be affected by all of this. Because GMAC Real Estate was purchased by a profitable company back in September we are happy to announce that we are not affected at all by the problems that GM is going through. The new company is working diligently to get us a new name and a new identity. I am pleased so far with the news the new company is sending out to us, and the support we are being promised. I am even more pleased that we aren't going to have to explain how we're getting through this in the situation GM is in at this time. It's so much easier to say we were purchased last fall by a lucrative company and that a name change is coming. It will be interesting to see what we end up with as a name!

Just got back from our first time at this annual event. My wife & I both met many wonderful people, most of which play an important roll in the real estate transaction. There was great food, great company, and most importantly, great contacts for referral business. Special thanks to InterNACHI (InterNational Association of Certified Home Inspectors) for providing us booth accessories. Also a big congrats to the Realtors who took home cash by spinning our cash wheel - Laurie Merrilat & Chris Ricica, both of ReMax Realty of Defiance, Cindy Gustwiller of AmeraMade Realty in Bryan, and Larry Fillinger of Century 21 Strait Realty of Defiance.

I had the privelege of having a home inspected by Joshua Frederick of Aspec Home Inspections a couple of weeks ago and it was truly a good experience. Joshua did a very thorough inspection on the home and was very detailed in his descriptions to my potential buyers. It was really a nice treat to see that he came prepared with a box of treats, coffee and things to do for the buyers and/or kids for those moments that they had some time to kill.

I think the thing that sold me the most on him and his service was the wonderful email that I received from my buyers on how much they were impressed with his professionalism and his attention to details.

If you're in the need of a home inspection don't hesitate to contact Joshua Fredrick as I give him two thumbs up! His web address is www.aspecresidential.com

Thanks Joshua for a job well done!