Localism: Benton County, AR

Loch Lomond in Bella Vista AR

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:03:33 -0600

We took this photo for a project we're working on. It's Loch Lomond in Bella Vista AR. The shot turned out too beautiful to not share.

Everything was perfect that day for the shoot - the sky, the weather, the colors in the trees.

Do you find yourself with house envy...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:57:10 -0600

I am tasked by realtors to go into all kinds of homes to photograph them. Most are beautiful homes and some even leave me with a little house envy.

Around here right in the middle of the US we don't have any beach front property, very few grand cityscape views, but we do have our own marvelous touches of nature.

Wouldn't you love to look out your window and see this everyday?

The Whole Thing, And Then Some!

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:13:24 -0600

Setting by your Computer and phone waiting for someone to call you back? If so Google... nwaproperties and give me a call and let me know what happened. You can call the number displayed on any of the links on the first page and reach me but you can only reach me on seven out of ten links on the second page, but I'll try to improve on that when i get a chance.

Watch for my Blogs on Localism in cities and towns throughout Northwest Arkansas as I will begin entering sales information for the first ten months of this year on different communities and targeted subdivisions throughout our area. If you find the information useful tell others. The more we actually know about our market conditions the better we can serve our clients. Towns I will be including marketing information on are; Avocca, Bella Vista, Bentonville, Cave Springs, Decatur, Garfield, Gentry, Little Flock, Lowell, Pea Ridge, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Springdale and Tontitown. I will also be including specific subdivisions in some of these towns and I hope to include sales information on Benton, Carroll, Madison and Washington Counties in Northwest Arkansas.

If you haven't been to any of my Marketing Blogs check them out when you get a chance as I will start dropping them off as newer information becomes available. Right now there are some links available that will let you know what has happened in our area by year since 2004.

Be sure and Google... nwaproperties and let me know what you think.

Hal

Coming to Bentonville, AR 2010 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:02:56 -0500

Boasting 25k sq ft of gallery space Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will display American Art from the Colonial period all the way up to the 20th century.

They have announced some of the works that will be part of the permanent collection: Hudson River School masterwork Kindred Spirits by Asher B. Durand; Charles Willson Peale’s 18th century painting of George Washington; Gilbert Stuart’s George Washington (The Constable-Hamilton Portrait); Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand by Thomas Eakins; Spring, by Winslow Homer; Martin Johnson Heade’s Cattleya Orchid, Two Hummingbirds and a Beetle; and Marsden Hartley’s Hall of the Mountain King.

According to the official website the museum will encourage regular visits by linking to local neighborhoods with walking trails. The grounds will accomodate group activities such as concerts, fairs, gatherings, and meetings. The Parks and Gardens will be available for play, picnics, and fun.

Markets-Financing & Fall Colors

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:11:37 -0500

From all indications the real Estate Market is improving in Northwest Arkansas. The Chamber of Commerce had a Job Fair that had 2700 people register and filled prospect lists for 2500 jobs. Reports from Street Smart indicate the 325 jobs are being created per month. The MLS inventory of homes on the market is continuing to go down. It's not like 2005 or 2006 but some agents are reporting multiplel offers again.

In a discussion among seasoned agents, the subject of "What is an agents responsibility in helping a buyers with financing?" Do we go back to the '70s and attempt to pre-qualify buyers with housing and debt ratios (front end, back end) or do agents leave that to the lender? Some lenders have put buyers into loans that worked out badly and some buyers made bad decisions. Did agents fall down on their jobs as educators? This will be an intresting discussion.

The fall colors have arrived in the Ozarks. We were on Beaver Lake last week end and the trees are just about to bust out in their colors. The rain and cold front will be the tipping point. The forests will be brilliant this weekend.

Chad Kumpe, GRI,ABR,CRS,SRES

Principal Broker, Chad Kumpe Real Estate