Lebanon, OH

Lebanon Theater Company Presents The Dining Room March 2012

It's time for a new play by the Lebanon Theater Company! Starting tonight, they're presenting The Dining Room, by A.R Gurney and directed by Steven Haines.

The Dining Room is a two act play with 18 vignettes staged in an elegant dining room. The vignettes cover many different families, from different backgrounds, from the Depression to the '80s all in the same home's dining room. Twelve actors portray more than 50 characters! You're going to enjoy this community theater production!

The Lebanon Theater Company is located at 10 S. Mechanic (the old Goodwill building) one block behind city hall. You've got the municipal parking lot immediately across the street and also on street parking.

The Dining Room will be performed:
March 10th 8 p.m.
March 11th 2 p.m.
March 16th 8 p.m.
March 17th 8 p.m.
March 18th 2 p.m.

Tickets are $18 and can be reserved by calling 513-228-0932. For more information about Lebanon Theater Company, visit www.LTCPlays.com.

We hope you enjoy the show!

Serving Warren County's residential real estate needs,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

P.S. Thinking about buying or selling a Warren County home? We'd like to win your Tony for Best Performing REALTORS®! Just give The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite a call!

Lebanon Ohio 45036 Single Family Home Residential Market Report February 2012

So how did the Lebanon Ohio real estate market perform in February? Stay with us and you'll have the full story for single family homes. .

All data is derived from the Cincinnati MLS system. If any Lebanon homes traded hands without a REALTOR® involved, then it won't be reflected in this report. For instance, for sale by owner homes and new construction may not be listed. Some new construction is included, but homes custom built to buyer requests are NOT included. All data is for the Lebanon School District area, so is not limited solely to Lebanon city limits.

With Lebanon being named one of Ohio magazine's Top 5 Hometowns for 2012, Lebanon has a lot going for it. Home of the world's largest YMCA, ready access to Cincinnati and Dayton, and a cool historic downtown area that is host to an abundance of festivals throughout the year, it's easy to understand the popularity! And the schools are rated excellent and the cost of living is more affordable than some other Warren County communities.

Lebanon offers a full range of price points, from below 100k to some estate homes under a million dollars. There is still some new construction available also, so you can pick any age from historic to brand new.

So, on to the data!

First up is the number of Lebanon single family homes sold on a month by month basis for 2010, 2011 and now starting 2012:

Next is the Lebanon median price summary chart.
Lebanon Single Family Home Category Data Summary:

Homes Sold: 16 (1 Bank/Government Owned, 2 Short Sales)

Average Price: $141,541

Median Price: $145,000

Days on Market Average: 124

Homes Active 3/8/12: 186

Homes Pending 3/8/12: 61

Sales/List %: 94.3%

Most Expensive Home Sold: $269,500

Least Expensive Home Sold: $20,000

So what is the data telling us? Overall, Lebanon single family home sales are down for this time of year. Both quantity of homes sold and median prices are below 2010 & 2011 comparison. It is positive to see the number of homes sold this year go from 10 in January to 16 in February.

The most positive sign is the high number of homes Pending sale: 61. Basically a quarter of the homes with a sign in the yard are under contract. Closings are taking longer but they are happening. With 186 homes still waiting on a contract, it's still a very competitive market. The other glaring point is that with low numbers of sales, a $20,000 transaction can negatively impact the median and average sales, especially considering no homes sold last month in the higher price points.

The proportion of distressed properties (bank/government owned and short sales) at 3 of 16 was not significant enough to drive the Lebanon market. There's not a high concentration of them in any specific Lebanon community to force everyone in that development down.

So what does this mean to you as a Lebanon single family home owner? If you've been waiting to sell, you may want to continue to wait. Prices moved up slightly from last month, but are down compared to almost all of 2011. If you don't have to sell, waiting may be in your best interest. If you do need to sell, expect to need to price aggressively to capture the buyer's attention. Proper marketing and pricing are essential to success. If either element is missing, the home will take much longer to sell, or will not sell at all.

For an evaluation of your home's marketability, please contact us.

So what does this mean to you as a potential Lebanon home buyer?

Our advice is: Lebanon home values are such that you can negotiate. There may be the occasional property in hot demand, but most homes can expect to be on the market for months and won't have high competition levels. However, if we're telling you that THIS particular home is priced to move and is desirable, you DO need to act quickly or risk someone else buying ahead of you. If you're interested in buying a Lebanon home, please contact us with your needs and we'll help you find the right Lebanon community for you!

Serving Lebanon's home buyers and sellers,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

Lebanon's The Golden Lamb Joins Greater Cincinnati Independent Restaurants!

EASILY Lebanon's most famous landmark and with good reason, The Golden Lamb has joined the Greater Cincinnati Independent Restaurant association. Open for business since 1803, you can just feel the history of this restaurant/inn, and with good reason! The Golden Lamb is THE oldest continuously running business in Ohio. Now the building may have changed a bit over the centuries, but the reason it has succeeded has not.

A sense of history, solid comfort food, a convenient location (in the heart of Lebanon on the northwest intersection of Broadway & Main), all add up to a destination worth visiting. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Golden Lamb has been visited by many famous dignitaries and celebrities over the 200+ years of operation, including Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Daniel Webster and did we mention, TWELVE U.S. Presidents?? From William Henry Harrison to George W. Bush, the Golden Lamb has attracted it's share of political big hitters!

So what does The Golden Lamb joining Greater Cincinnati Independent Restaurant 27 member association mean?

Participation in events like Greater Cincinnati Independent Restaurant's Spring Restaurant Week with three course tasting menus for bargain prices like $26.12! Additionally, when you dine at The Golden Lamb you can now earn points in the Greater Cincinnati Independents' Rewards program! Earn points at ANY of the participating restaurants and redeem them for gift certificates that you can use at ANY of the participating restaurants! And these 27 restaurants offer some of Cincinnati's best dining and are located throughout northern Kentucky, Cincinnati and now all the way to Lebanon!

So the next time you're going out to dine out, you might want to add The Golden Lamb to your list! You can enjoy a stroll through historic downtown Lebanon AND have a great meal.

For reservations, you can visit www.OpenTable.com or call 513-932-5065.

Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. There's plenty of parking in the immediate vicinity too!

Serving Warren County's residential real estate needs,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

P.S. Need to buy or sell a Warren County area home? Just call The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite!

Lebanon Bob Evans Restaurant Closing!!

How can it be?? The parking lot is always crowded??? With that location at SR123 and Stubbs Mills it's a perfect place! How can they possibly be closing? Don't take away my blueberry pancakes, those biscuits and sausage gravy and those Wildfire items and the pies?? SAY IT ISN'T SO!!!

Well, it is so, BUT it's only for a week! The area Bob Evans restaurants have been doing so well that they've decided to give them facelifts inside! New furniture, a new decor, but the same great food, you're just going to have to wait a bit, or head to one of the other area Bob Evans (like the one at the I-71 Kings Mill interchange or the one down on Mason Montgomery Road).

The Lebanon Bob Evans will close February 19th at 8 p.m. and reopen 7 a.m. on February 26th. So either get your fill of Bob Evans before they shut down, or prepare to do some road tripping!

Serving Warren County's residential real estate needs,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

P.S. Need to buy or sell a Warren County area home? Just call The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite!

29th Annual Lebanon Quilt and Fiber Arts Show & Sale March 2-4 2012

Remember those intricate quilts grandma used to make? Little snips of fabric arranged into intricate colorful patterns? Literally works of art!

Well quilting isn't an extinct art, and the Warren County Historical Society is helping keep the quilting heartbeat going with it's 29th Annual Lebanon Quilt & Fiber Arts Show & Sale!

Where: Warren County History Center in Downtown Lebanon (on South Broadway just down from the Library)

When: March 2, 3 & 4. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on the 2nd & 3rd, 11 a.m to 4 p.m. on the 4th

Cost: $6

Parking: There are a number of free parking municipal lots in the immediate neighborhood.

What: Well of course quilts, and lots of them! But also vendors from as far away as Texas and Massachusetts (get the feeling this show is a big deal if they'll travel that far?). The vendors will offer quilt patterns, books, new and antique quilts, crafts and of course fabrics for those quilts, including some vintage fabrics!

There's even a few special exhibits of some quilting masters! And some of the historic downtown Lebanon shops will be joining in the fun with quilts on display in their shop windows!

All proceeds benefit the Warren County Historical Society. For more information, visit www.wchsmuseum.org or call 513.032.1817.

So mark your calendars now and don't miss it!

Serving Warren County's residential real estate needs,
Liz and Bill aka BLiz

P.S. Need help buying or selling a Warren County area home? We'll make sure it's not as intricate as making quilts while still keeping your interests covered! Just give The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite a call for a no hassle, no pressure conversation!