Sharon Sapp

Hard to believe but it's getting that time again! Time for the Amity Township, Berks County community yardsale, sponsored by Century 21 Gold. This year it will be May 19th. Sign up by May 12th. You can do it at our new location in Exeter or on our website: http://www.yardsaleinamity.com If you live close by, mark your calendars for some great deals - from baby items, to pet items to household items - you can find it all! Typically, there are 150 to 250 homes that particlpate so you're sure to find something you like.

You'll find our office address, phone number and details on our website, or you can contact me! Remember - 5/19/12!

Well, it's getting close. The Century 21 Call First's sponsored yard sale in Amity township is only a few weeks away (May 21). Are you ready? If you live in Amity Township, are you gathering goodies for all those "Bargain Shoppers"? If you don't live in Amity Township, but want to find some real bargains, get your walking shoes in condition to save $$$$$$$!

Amity Township residents, if you haven't signed up yet, you can go to http://www.c21callfirst.com/files/misc/yardsale/2011yardsale.html We have a new website just for this event. It has all the information you need and you can sign up right there!

Bargain goers, if you want to plan your day, you can use this website, too! All the addresses and a map of them are on the website. As people sign up, the map is automatically updated. Great tool!

So, don't schedule anything for the Sunday after Mother's day. Plan on spending the day in Amity township. Shop til you drop, meet the people of Amity and visit the fantastic businesses in the area. It will be a festive occasion!

Ok, Yardsalers (is that a word? If not, it should be!), it's that time again for the Amity Township, PA yard sale! You can click on the link below and it will take you to where you can sign up and get additional information. There's no cost to participate (unless you buy something, then it's the cost negotiated between buyer and seller). It will be May 21.2011. Century 21 Call First is again sponsoring this 250+ home extravaganza.

Deadline to register your yardsale is May 2, 2011

Go to www.c21callfirst.com/files/misc/yardsale/2011yardsale.html.

You can sign up there and get additional information. It's fun and can be profitable! Don't miss out on this once a year event!

Well, it's that fun time of year again - Amity Township Community Days! This year, I'm having 2 booths - the ever popular Tic-Tac-Toe booth where kids try to throw 3 balls into holes in a straight line to win Tic-Tac-Toe for a prize of their choice. Since it's free, they just keep trying until they win. No, it doesn't teach them any life long lesson, but it's just fun. My second booth is for the Great American Bake Sale. Baked goods are sold and all the proceeds to go feeding the hungry - locally. I'm going to have some "penny candy" that kids can buy so they can help to feed the hungry, too. This will teach children that every little bit helps and they can help out some other family that is less fortunate than them.

It is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday - Sept 10 (from 6 to 10), Sept 11 and 12 (from 5 to 10). There are games, rides and food, not to mention the camaraderie of the fair goers. Stop on by if you get a chance. It's held in Douglassville, PA in the parking lot of Daniel Boone Middle School on Weavertown Road. It should be a great weekend so I hope to see you there!

I read an article today that confirms what I already knew - it's a great time to buy real estate!

It said that single family home sales jumped by 24 percent seasonally-adjusted basis over May, and were 19 percent above the totals for June 2009. Not too hard since last year was pretty bad, but it shows a positive trend. Since I live in the Northeast - PA, I was particularly interested in seeing that in my area of the nation, sales were up 46% over last month. That was better than in other regions. All regions but the Western states all showed an increase. Only the Western states saw a drop in new sales, and that was by 7 percent.

Prices have started to creep back up - both for new and for existing homes, according to the latest Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller index. The widely-watched report on values in 20 major markets found gains in all but one area -- Las Vegas, where distressed sales transactions dominate real estate activity. Nationally, home prices were 1.3 percent higher compared with the month before, but they gained 4.6 percent year-over-year.

All this means that if buyers wait, they'll be paying more for the same home than they would now - not to mention the low interest rates. What's your reason for waiting?