According to the latest Lake Havasu City Stats report from the Lake Havasu Association of REALTOR®, home sales were up again in July 2009 compared to the same time last year. This continues the upward trend that began late last year. Residential home sales in Lake Havasu City were up 42.8% (140 units in July 2009 vs 98 units in July 2008), vacant land sales were up 33.3% (12 units sold in July 2009 vs 9 units in July 2008) and multi-family homes were up 150% (5 units sold in July 2009 vs 2 in July 2008). The average sell price for a single-family home ($187, 627) is still lower than the same time last year ($251,554) but it has increased from June 2009 ($173,603) and May 2009 ($185,541). The total active listings for the month of July were slightly lower than the month before. If this trend continues, it appears that the Lake Havasu real estate market may be beginning to stabilize. With the $8000 First Time Home Buyers credit expiring soon, you can't afford to wait to buy your Lake Havasu dream home anymore. Contact me today!
Here is an interesting strategy to sell a home that I recently came across and thought I would share it with the readers of my blog. Many Feng Shui believers are now using the same technique with their mind to sell their home.
Many believe that there is a definite fear in today's market that they have to overcome with their mind. Therefore, with the right mindset, many more prospective buyers will be attracted to your home.
Feng Shui-ing the mind means sustaining a positive, high energy mindset. Those who practice in Feng Shui believe this is vital to attracting the desired outcome. The mindset is what impacts our beliefs, 
feelings and thoughts.
Here are some tips that I found to Feng Shui your mind to help sell your home:
* Focus and clear the mind. Picture the perfect sale and see yourself placing the sold sign on it. Also, decide the ideal number of days you want the home to be on the market. Be clear in your mind about what you want and focus on that. Channel your energy by attracting what you want.
* Form harmony between your desires and your energy by having the desire to have what you want. If you believe you already have what you want, your energy vibrations become more matched to your desire, bringing a stronger attraction.
* Rid your mind of mental clutter. Your mind needs free-flowing energy without encountering harmful obstructions. By clearing the mind of mental clutter, the law of attraction will work for you. Therefore, clear away all self-limiting beliefs by doing some soul searching.
* Follow the Feng Shui formula by properly practicing the Law of Attraction to the results you want to sell your home for the amount you want and in the time frame you are looking for.
For those who find this challenging to do on their own, be confident that there is always a good real estate professional to guide you through the entire process to make your life a little easier.
Realtor® Cheryl Westwood ~ Lake Havasu City, Arizona Real Estate
The Lake Havasu Unified School District officially approved a new principal Tuesday night. The Governing Board was in a rush to find a new principal due to the sudden death of Susan Lust from Oro Grande Elementary.
As I read the article about the death of Susan Lust, I learned that Brad Gardner, who was the assistant principal of Thunderbolt Middle School, will now be the principal of Oro Grande Elementary School. I also learned that he was completely surprised to get the call offering him the position. Mr. Gardner has been in the education business for more than 25 years and in the Lake Havasu City area for 10 years, with four years in the Lake Havasu Unified School District.
After doing some research, I have found that Oro Grande Elementary is a wonderful school that is already excelling. The school has always had a strong bond between teachers, students, parents and the community, which has helped propel the school to the level that it is. The school motivates its teachers to teach their students for the future, not just the current grade they are in. The teachers also help each student with their individual strengths and weaknesses to help establish a smooth transition to each grade level.
Oro Grande Elementary School is located at 1250 Pawnee Drive, Lake Havasu City, Arizona and first opened in 1982. It currently serves around 450 students in grades K-5 and is rated an "Excelling" school. The school mascot is the roadrunner.
Hopefully, Mr. Gardner will do a great job within Lake Havasu City's Oro Grande Elementary. He has a lot of good ideas in mind so far.
Realtor® Cheryl Westwood ~ Lake Havasu City Real Estate
Trash has always been a problem on any lake around the world, but keeping Lake Havasu Lake clean is what residents around the community of Lake Havasu City are concerned about. Therefore, the London Bridge Yacht Club and the Lake Havasu City Marine Association banded together Tuesday in a huge volunteer effort to clean up a popular beach on the lake known as "That Beach", which was found extremely littered 
with trash over the weekend.
Many believe it was the work of local resident teenagers looking to have a little extra fun. The trash cans were just stocked with plenty of trash bags, as they always are at the end of the week, so there will be plenty for the weekenders to have on hand.
On Tuesday, the volunteers bagged the mess. Then, the Marine Association transported it to the Windsor boat launch ramp so it could be transported to dumpsters.
Most local residents complain that the litter washing up on the beach is from Californians, but this time no one can deny that this was a locals only littering problem.
Now, because of last weekend's incident, there are eight new trash-bag posts on the shores of the beach and parking area. This brings the number of trash bag post stations to 61.
Many of the trash bag post stations are sponsored by companies. So, if you own a business and would like to sponsor a trash bag post station to help keep the lake clean, you can call the Marine Association (Jim Salscheider - 928-208-2442) or the London Bridge Yacht Club (928-854-5292) to speak with someone about it anytime. The initial sponsorship is $295 with a maintenance fee of $100 every year thereafter for trash bags.
It would be great if we could get more locals to not only volunteer with the cleanup effort, but to stop the littering in the first place. Then we wouldn't need so many to volunteer for a clean up in the future. However, in the meantime, it would be great to have more sponsors for trash bag post stations. The more the lake has, the less likely anyone will be to litter.
For kids, the most wonderful time of the year is Christmas. For parents, Christmas comes in August, when children head back to school. For parents of Lake Havasu City schoolchildren, the most wonderful time of the year begins on Monday, August 3rd.
Recently, the Arizona Dept of Education released their ratings for schools in the state and Lake Havasu students received high marks. Specifically, Daytona and the former Havasuonline rated a Performing Plus, Havasupai and Lake Havasu High rated a Highly Performing and Smoketree, Thunderbolt, Starline, Nautilus, Oro Grande and Jamaica all rated as excelling. This is fabulous news, since all schools in the district either maintained their previous year's status or rated higher than the previous year. Way to go, students!
Cheryl Westwood wants to show you the Jewel of the Desert that is Lake Havasu real estate, including senior and retirement properties, golf communities and equestrian properties.
Seniors' Information What is an e-PRO? 
Committed to and passionate about her profession, Cheryl is sincere in her desire to help others find the dream that living and working in Lake Havasu City has brought to her family. A resident since 1974, Cheryl came here from Ohio with her husband and two young sons. After visiting four years earlier, Cheryl and her family fell in love with the mountains, the lake, and the lack of snow.
"When new people arrive, I am fortunate to be a part of their hope of Lake Havasu City as an opportunity. I love this small corner of the world. I have raised those two sons and now focus on grandchildren (Im NaNa to them) and my love of assisting people in buying and selling a piece of that small corner of the world."
In Real Estate since 1989, Cheryl's desire is to form lasting bonds of trust and friendship with the people she helps and to see them find some of life's blessings from the desires and wishes of their heart. Time spent with her husband in the building industry has given Cheryl first hand knowledge of the market. She has an innate gift for helping people find the right home. For her sellers, her enthusiasm and skills get their homes marketed and sold quickly.
Part of Cheryl's commitment to keeping in tune with the Real Estate market is her desire for continuing education. She has achieved accreditation as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute, e-Pro Internet Professional, Seniors Specialist, Certified Property Manager, and taken many courses in Commerical Real Estate. She is currently working on two other real estate designations.
In service to her fellow Realtors, Cheryl has served on the Lake Havasu Association of Realtors board of directors for eight years, is Past President of the Lake Havasu Association of Realtors and Vice President of the new WARDEX Regional Data Exchange in which she help create.
Cheryl says, "I do Love where I live and am anxious to have others find the same passion for this city. I look forward to helping all of you who want to realize the desire of owning Real Estate in Lake Havasu City".
What Cheryl Can Do for You
Cheryl is has obtained the certifications of Realtor, GRI (Graduate REALTOR Institute), e-PRO and SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist). This enables her to help first-time buyers, seniors looking for a retirement property and those people looking to utilize the internet to find or sell their golf course home, equestrian property, vacation homes or any other property in the Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Valle Vista and Bullhead City communities as well as other cities in the Mohave County area of Arizona.
"We have been acquainted with Cheryl for 5 years. She sold our home and found us a new home within a very short time. Cheryl knows her clients to the extent that every desire that you might have in a new home will be met. She is such a professional lady and knows Lake Havasu City, as she has lived here for many, many years. We have recommended her to many friends that have visited us and fallen in love with Lake Havasu City. They have been delighted with the service she gives. One little note; she will also "power shop" if you prefer. We looked at many homes in a very short period of time. We loved the convenience of having Cheryl do all of the hard work and letting us thoroughly enjoy looking for our dream home. You could not find a more reputable realtor®."
~Jack and Pat Donner, Lake Havasu City
"My association with Cheryl Westwood has been an unforgettable and most treasured experience. Cheryl worked untiringly with me to find what I was looking for in Real Estate. She has become a great friend because of her wholeheartedness, sincerity, caring effort and concern to me and my needs both professionally and personally. She is a sincere and wonderful person to know and to have in your life."
- Sincerely,
Audrey Clayton
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