Purchasing a new home in Carmel will probably be the most major expense you will make during your lifetime. Having the right agent working for you will be the key in getting the best deal in the right location with the smoothest transaction. Here is what you will receive when working with this Carmel Realtor:
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This Fishers Real Estate Blog often covers neighborhoods and market reports, but I like to highlight events too. Flavor of Fishers will be here on August 1st from noon until 10:00 p.m.
at the USA Parkway Circle. You can only enter from 106th street this year.
This is a great event for residents in Fishers and surrounding areas. There will be over 30 restaurants including some of my favorites like Scotty's Brewhouse and Flemings Steak house. (My husband and I eat at Flemings on every anniversary and I think it has the best steak in the city!) There will also be a wine garden.
The entertainment list this year is awesome, with Hotel California playing from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. I don't want to necessarily reveal my age, but I am a huge Eagles fan! For the smaller people (under the age of 12 is FREE), there is a family fun zone.
Tickets are $5.00 and can be bought at Marsh or the Chamber or at the event for $7.00. Food tickets are available and most food items are from $1.00 to $5.00. There is always more to know, so be sure to visit the FAQ.
Your Fishers Realtor will be there as well as other members of the Marchant Team; we'll have the Worth the Read...My Fishers Blog Red T-shirts on. Be sure to say hello and we may even have a gift for you! Looking forward to another great Flavor of Fishers Event!
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Every month when I write the Fishers Real Estate Market Reports, Sunblest Farms is mentioned it seems. Sunblest Farms is one of the most popular older neighborhoods in Fishers and is located within walking distance of most of downtown. One of the great features is the way that Sunblest is laid out; it is set up as a wheel with Holland Park as the hub and the streets/homes as the spokes.
The park features softball, basketball courts, soccer and a great playground area that is surrounded by trees. There is also a picnic area that is covered for shade. The park has a walking path around it so while the kids play, parents can exercise! New Sunblest (where all the streets start with a "T") has a pool and basketball courts and is conveniently located across the street from the Fishers YMCA.
Old Sunblest has 1,433 homes and about half of them were built between 1985 and 1990 and the other half between 1976 and 1984. New Sunblest has 268 homes and were built in the early 90's.
Since January 1, 2009 over 40 homes have sold in Sunblest with an average price per sq ft of $86 and average DOM (Days on Market) of 66. The DOM indicates a neighborhood with great resale. There are currently 22 active homes on the market at an average price per sq ft of $90. I have one listing on Torrance with a fenced yard and hardwood floors for $158,400. There are currently 10 pended at an average price per sq ft of $88.
It is a large neighborhood with a lot of activity and as a result will have distressed properties. Of the 41 that sold, 9 of them were distressed. Of the active and pends, five are distressed. Of the homes that sold since January 1, 2009 the lowest sale was $87,000 and the home has nearly 2,000 sq ft. There was recently a HUD home on Tanner that sold for less than $100,000 that will probably list for over $150,000 bought by a Realtor®. Please contact your Fishers Real Estate agent because we know where the deals are and where the best resale is.
Sunblest Farms is a neighborhood worth looking if you are looking for your first home, move up home or downsizing home. There are so many different types of homes to choose from, ranches, two stories, tri-levels, some with basements but all in a great part of Fishers! I look forward to helping you navigate the Fishers Real Estate market when the time is right for you!
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After writing many Carmel Indiana real estate market reports, it is time again to do the six months in review. I am comparing the first six months of 2009 to the same time period of 2008. What is most interesting is the increase in the number of distressed properties. There were 38 in 2009 compared with only 22 last year during this same time frame, that is a 72% increase!
The actual number of sold homes is down nearly 25% from a year ago; with only the "less than $150,000″ priced homes showing an increase.
This is actually good news. This means that more and more first time buyers are entering the market and as they buy these homes, that will allow that tier to move up in their home purchase price.
The largest decline as expected is in the higher priced homes (over $350,000) showing a decline of 36% from a year ago. The middle tier showing a decline of 21%. But as we just mentioned, this should start to see improvement in the 3rd quarter of 2009.
Carmel neighborhoods showing the most activity were Village of West Clay (30!), Saddle Creek (20), Brookshire (16), and Plum Creek (10). The most expensive home that sold was in Claybridge for $1,000,000.
The chart also shows the days on market (how long from the listing date until it is closed) is up to 92 from 79 a year ago and the average price per sq ft sold is down just a bit from $119 to $111 in 2009.
The Marchant Team sells in many areas of NE Indianapolis, in addtion to Carmel. Please read our market reports for Fishers, Geist and Noblesville.
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We have been doing market reports for Fishers Real Estate for over a year now! This particular report highlights the 1st six months of 2009 with the same time period in 2008. The graph below highlights the key indicators we should watch, including price per sq ft, days on market and the number of distressed properties.
The graph shows an increase in distressed properties of 59% which gives a slap of reality to the current housing market. I don't want to beat a dead horse with the things that can go bump in the night on a distressed property, but my word of caution is be sure you have a lot of time and are handy if this is a market that interests you.
We are also seeing the under $150,000 market make up 30% of the total sold homes in Fishers in 2009; versus only 25% of the total in 2008. This is good news as we see more and more first time buyers enter the market and take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit (which is only available for homes that close prior to 11/30/09).
The bulk of the sales continue to be in the $150,000 to $350,000 price point, making up over 50% of the sales in Fishers. Days on market appear fairly consistent with 2008 and price per sq ft is down about 5%.
The most expensive home that sold in 2009 was for over $1,000,000 in The Hawthornes, it had nearly 11,000 square feet and was on the market for 292 days. The lowest price house was for 50,000 in the Marilyn Ridge area.
The homes with the most sold included Sunblest Farms (42), Brooks Chase (23), Sumerlin Trails (19) and Avalon of Fishers (12).
There are 842 active Fishers homes on the market and 158 of those are less than $150,000. Who do you know that should be thinking about buying their first home? We have a first time buyers class each month on the last Saturday of the month. We'd love to see you or someone you know at our class to learn about buying, inspecting, finding the perfect home and how to get their $8,000!
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Hi, I'm Cindy Marchant and I have been a highly successful real estate professional in the Indianapolis market since 2001. After reading The Purpose Drive Life book, I felt a calling to work more with people so I left a career with a local hospital as their Controller and pursued a career in real estate. My personal goal is to give you the best experience with your real estate transaction. I hope to simplify the process of buying and selling real estate, and to exceed your expectations while making the process enjoyable to you. My extensive experience and proven track record are factors you can count on when working with me. Be sure to visit our blog to see how we work with buyers and sellers. I use the latest technology to understand the current market and to make the connections necessary for our sellers. I work with several relocations company's and also work with the Perfect Wedding Guide so I have lots of buyers for your listings too! Please enjoy my website. It is just one of the successful tools I use to assist my clients in marketing their real estate.
I live in Lawrence Township and work in Lawrence, Fishers, Carmel, Noblesville and Zionsville. Our offices for Keller Williams are located in Fishers, so I have become quite the resident expert in Fishers Real Estate. I also worked on the west side for many years and also work Avon, Brownsburg and Plainfield too. I review market statistics for these areas on a weekly basis, and actually enjoy it. I guess being an accountant is a hard habit to break!
I have first time buyer classes each month to help first time buyers understand the somewhat daunting process. We have a realtor, a lender, a home inspector and a home decorator spend time with the class. I also work with move up buyers; this brings its own set of fears and trials for those folks. I had about seven of these types of transactions last year and almost all of them were able to close on their new house and the house they were selling in the same day. This requires a lot of negotiating on my part which I am totally comfortable with from my previous career. Finally, I work with buyers wanting to downsize, I completely understand this phase of life! :-)
I work with sellers as well, using a 35 point process to sell their home. I do not use a cookie cutter method in selling; I market the home specifically as it best relates to that house. For example, if the home is in Broad Ripple, I will advertise in NUVO, if it is an expensive home, it may be advertised in the IBJ or Indiana Medical Society Bulletin. I have links for each listing, for example if you are in Carmel I will link to Central Park; if you are in Fishers, I will link to Money Magazine where Fishers was named the 24th best place to live in the country. I use a stager, schedule a virtual tour (including the diagram of the floorplan), utilize professional photography among other creative ways to get the home sold quickly for top dollar.
I enjoy all of the clients I meet and work with so much that we have several client appreciation events. I invite my clients to a ball game, a wine tasting party, a hayride among other fun events. They receive a pie at Thanksgiving from me. My clients have entrusted one of the most important decisions in their lives to me and I want them to know how much I appreciate that trust.
1) We recently relocated to Kingwood, Texas, from Fishers, Indiana, and Cindy was recommended to us by a mutual friend from East 91st St. Christian Church. We interviewed several potential realtors, and when we interviewed Cindy, we knew we'd found the realtor we wanted. From the beginning, Cindy was professional and courteous, but also warm and friendly. Instead of first walking around our house, she took the time to get to know us, and to ask us about our needs. We were impressed not only with her background and extensive knowledge of real estate, her sales record, and her resourcefulness, but with her unassuming nature, and her desire to serve our family's needs. We quickly arrived at a fair sale price, and Cindy prepared an attractive, informative, and very well-constructed booklet to leave for potential buyers. We felt our home was given maximum exposure, and sold more quickly than we had anticipated. Cindy provided us with outstanding service and personal attention, as well as negotiated and advocated on our behalf. From the outset, we developed a mutually respectful relationship with Cindy, and we feel she truly went the extra mile with us.--- and she enjoyed it! She really made the whole home-selling process a lot easier and more comfortable. We were also impressed with Cindy's generous nature, in donating a portion of her commission to the charity of her clients' choice. With all the anxiety and work which accompanies selling a home, it was such a relief and a great feeling to be completely comfortable with our choice of realtor. I would not hesitate to whole-heartedly recommend Cindy as a realtor; she is truly an outstanding woman, who is devoted to her clients, as well as to the community. Submitted by Rennie and Megan
2) We would like to express our appreciation to you for the quick sale of our home. From the moment we met and learned of your team approach, we felt confident that our decision to list our home with you was the right one. Two weeks and nine showings later the house was sold. Several things contributed to this success: the listing price we selected based on your research; your home improvement suggestions for making our house more appealing, and your networking capability. We especially appreciated how you worked around our schedules to make showing appointments least disruptive to our family.We are now settled in our new home in South Carolina. The move was made much easier because of the closing date on our Indy home that you helped us negotiate - one move at our convenience! Thank you so much for your professionalism. It was a pleasure working with you and we are thankful that our paths crossed. Submitted by Tim and Cindy
3) If you are considering a realtor in the Indianapolis, Lawrence, Fishers area, then look no further than Cindy Marchant.My wife and I spent nearly a year and a half looking for homes. We went to open house after open house. One Sunday afternoon, we went to an open house Cindy was hosting. After talking to her, we knew immediately she was the realtor for us. Her knowledge of the area, the market, and of the business was head and shoulders above the other realtors we had talked with.When we decided to sell, we contacted Cindy. She came over and did an analysis of our home. She suggested some things we should take care of, and we did. The result? Our home sold in one week in a less than advantageous market for home sellers. Also, our home sold for 98% of our asking price. We were extremely satisfied with Cindy and, if needed, would use her services again in a heartbeat. Submitted by Jeff and Becky
I am writing this letter to sing the praises of Cindy Marchant with Keller Williams. Cindy is truly a full-service broker and made my house selling and buying experience very enjoyable even in today's challenging market. Cindyhad a stager to come to my home and make it more appealing to potential buyers. In addition, she created wonderful brochures for people to take with them after they walked through my house and had a videographer come in to film my home which made it come alive to people searching the web for new homes. Everything worked well because I sold my house in less than two months for a greater amount than I would have even asked had it not been for Cindy's guidance. Cindy cares about her clients. She went above and beyond what I expected from a broker. Cindy pays attention to all of the details, big and small and made me feel like I was her most important client. My guess is that all of her clients feel this way. I do not hesitate to recommend Cindy to family and friends in need of a real estate broker. Submitted by Karen
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