About Bucks County, PA

Stover Mill in Warwick Township has townhomes priced under $230,000.

I looked up the multiple listing this morning and found 5 homes are listed for sale.

The lowest price is $215,500 for a 3 bedroom without a basement and highest price is $229,900 for a 3 bedroom home with a basement.

There are different floor plans. The community has tennis courts and tot lot. It is located in Central Bucks School district. www.cbsd.org

There is one home under contract pending settlement.

In the last 6 months, there were 14 sales. They were on the market for an average of 31 days and the lowest sale price was $155,000 and highest sale price was $229,000. The ratio of original list price to sale price was 95.88%.

If you would like a free market evaluation of your home call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 2153438200x124 or 2152758491 cell phone

Visit www.gitabantwal.com and look up 1000s of listings.

The above is subject to errors and omissions.

In a blog post that I did back October 2, 2008 I asked the question:

Think about the reasons you blog (what are yours?)

• To build a trust between you and potential clients
• To provide information and knowledge about your industry and area
• To network with clients and real estate professionals

Producing quality content for your devoted readers and subscribers is providing an essential service that is one of the reasons you choose to blog. You're meeting their needs by discussing things that are important to them - things they want to know more about and hitting a cord that validates why they started reading and following your blog in the first place.

Perhaps you've had one of those days or weeks that you just weren't sure what you should blog about and share with your readers. In addition to helping cure your writer's block this tool can:

1. help you promote the fact that you blog
2. help you target specific areas and topics that your readers want to know more about.
3. Help you blog with a purpose ~ meeting your visitors needs

When I discovered the Skribit tool, I asked Brad Andersohnto help me investigate a bit further to figure out if it's something that could be used on an AR blog. Unfortunately due to the script code we can not use it in the conventional way but I did find a way that it can be implemented in your blog to promote interaction with your readers.

If you'll notice the sidebar of my blog, you will see this:

Note: You can also add it to your LINKS section on your sidebar.

Think of it as a Call to Action for your blog. Understand your readers and create that interaction with your readers - ENGAGE.

When you click on my sidebar it will take you to this screen:

What I also like about this tool is that you can get some great ideas for content whether someone is suggesting them via your blog by simply reviewing the Hot Suggested Topics further down on your dashboard. These topics are for anyone and all you do is claim the suggestion and blog. Talk about a great and easy cure for writer's block.

Chris Brogan wrote a great blog about how he generates great content for his blogs that is definitely worth reading. My point is that you have to ask yourself lots of questions and be clued into the questions all around you - whether they are presented to you in an email from a client, on a forum you participate on, on your blog or simply by reading other blogs.

Another great benefit of this tool is that it gives you the ability to link up as many relevant posts as you want and it's great for bloggers who are addressing similar topics in a series. In two words "Google Juice."

If you have other blog platforms that you use in addition to your AR Blog, feel free to discover how you can implement this tool within those blogs and either incorporate it the way I did here or utilize the widget if it allows script coding. Read more about Skribit here.

Remember when it comes to blogging keep these important things in mind:

• Write with the reader in mind.
• Are you providing advice that you yourself would take?
• Tell a story, make people laugh, provide solutions to their problems
• Share who you are - be honest, be yourself not who you think your reader wants you to be
• Pictures help tell your story - pick good ones that help you express exactly what you mean and that will have your readers relating to the topic.

I look forward to your upcoming blog topics and engaging with you on topics that speak to me and allow you to share your expertise with me (and all of your readers.)

Whether you decide to use this specific tool or not, at the very least I hope this post was just a simple reminder of the importance of engaging your readers and fulfilling their needs.

So my question to you is quite simple:

Do you have a topic you would like to see discussed here? You know what to do...

Do you feel this is something that would help you engage more with your readers?

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Based on a report in Trend mls here are the statistics for residential single family homes in Bucks County, for October 2009 compared with October 2008.

Inventory October 2008 October 2009

3873 3505

Market history

Settled 388 458

median price $293,000 $270,000

Year to date statistics

settled 4209 3985

median price $300,000 $285,000

SP/orig.price 93.69% 92.21%

Looks like homes are selling in Bucks County . If you are thinking of listing your home in Bucks County and need a free market evaluation of your home call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 2153438200x124

visit www.gitabantwal.com

please note the above information is subject to errors and omissions.

So I closed today on a listing of mine in the Aspen Woods section of Makefield Glen. Every closing that goes smoothly is a great one for all parties involved. The seller's get to move on to their new home, new job, new life, or whatever it may be. The buyer finally gets to move into their new home they've been waiting a month, or more for, and well as a Realtor it's the obvious: pay day! However, even better than payday is the satisfaction of getting your clients where they need to be and today's closing came with even more satisfaction because my clients had already relocated to Florida nearly a month ago with the assurance that I would take care of closing for them. So it was great being able to make the call to let them know that their money is on it's way and they'll be able to make an offer on their new home in Florida in the coming days. The appreciation they gave for a job well done is always the best feeling!

Times change fast! What you did this year, let alone 2 years ago, may not be the most effective or cost efficient means for reaching your sphere and farm anymore.

Here's a marketing plan I think your will love for 2010.

Sphere:

•· Monthly Email Newsletters

•· Quarterly Newsletters

•· Phone calls - yes, call them!

•· Become Facebook Friends

•· Birthday/Holiday Cards or Letters

•· Client Appreciation Party

Farm:

•· Monthly Postcards with the right content

•· Door Knocking w/ Market Stats

•· Send them your listings (quarterly) with some of your own agent statistics.

Listing Marketing:

•· Get online!

•· Online Listing Syndication

•· Virtual Tours

•· High Quality Photos

•· Individual Property Websites

•· 800 Numbers - Get more leads!

•· No more FREE CMA's! How about a home staging consultation or home enhancement consultation from a contractor?

•· Website Hit/Lead Reports to sellers - communication is key!

•· Print advertisements are still relevant, but make them worth it. Make buyers or sellers want to call you.

General Marketing:

•· Update/New Website

•· SEO for your website - your website should be generating you leads...

•· Pay-per-click

•· Blog Posts/Article Writing

•· Facebook is a huge marketing asset. Use it!

•· Seminars - Buyer, Seller, Short Sale

•· Don't forget about FSBO's & Expireds

Test Your Marketing:

•· Track your results!

•· Where are the calls coming and not coming from?

•· Edit plan as needed to get the best results

This marketing plan is extremely simple, yet most agents don't even get this far. It's hard to manage clients AND handle all the aspects of being a business owner, but just a little effort will go a long way towards increasing your sales.

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