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Susan Mangigian, West Chester PA Realtor RE/MAX Preferred, ABR

Office Hours... Susan Mangigian, RE/MAX Preferred, West Chester office

It's a beautifully sunny day in West Chester today and I took a few hours out of the day to bag leaves. There was a time when I wouldn't have considered working in my garden in the middle of a work week for fear that a client or a potential neighbor-turned client would think that I wasn't a busy Realtor!

I now realize that most people understand that real estate agents work when everyone else is home. Sure, I work lots during the work day, processing sales, doing paperwork, attending home inspections, prospecting for new clients, emailing current buyers homes for them to preview, marketing my listings and countless other jobs. But the face to face buyer/seller time is usually done in the evening and on weekends, when most people are enjoying their families or friends.

Yesterday, the first sunny day in I don't remember when, I worked almost all day. I had an open house and then I showed homes to a buyer. I am working again this evening at 7:30 PM, showing a prospective buyer my listing in East Goshen. And I worked this morning after attending a business breakfast. So, if you saw me in my front yard today, bagging leaves, know that I had my cell phone with me. My desk phone forwards to my cell phone so I rarely miss a call. I won't answer a call if I am with a client, or on another line, but if I do miss your call, I will promptly call you back. If you don't get a return phone call from me, something is seriously wrong. It could be that I couldn't hear your telephone number clearly. If you call my desk line, 484-356-2965, it will forward to my cell but the caller ID will say the office number, so I am unable to capture the telephone number. If you call directly to my cell phone, 610-299-6237, I can capture that number and if I can't hear your number clearly, I can still call you back.

Realtors do not keep regular office hours. Good Realtors are available whenever you need us.

Looking for a good Realtor? Call my cell phone! leaves/Max as a little guy

This is my son Max when he was a little guy and loved to play in the leaves!

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As a former member of the Chester County Women's Commission, I am happy to promote this worthwhile day of information and empowerment for the women in our area. The Chester County Women's Commission is devoted to empowering the women of Chester County. The members are a great, strong, intelligent group of women and it was a pleasure serving on the board with them.

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West Chester Borough, Halloween Parade, 10/29/09

West Chester Borough is a college town and a wonderful place to visit. Thursday night was the annual Halloween Parade. Words just can't do this town justice as a place for families and friends to gather to celebrate life. I'll let the pictures do the talking!

The marching bands from all 3 high schools and West Chester University were in attendance!!

Marching bands

Various color guards and cheerleaders...

color guards

Adults and children alike were in costume... Santa even made an appearance, although he looked a bit peaked.

costumes

State Senator Dinniman along with his dog and Representative (my all time favorite) McIlvaine Smith were also in attendance!

dinniman/mcilvaine

My son Max and his friends enjoyed it immensely!

max and friends

I always enjoy going to events in West Chester borough. If you have never been there, it's worth the trip!

Here's what's going on in my neck of the woods. A Market Report, East Goshen, Chester County

I live and work in East Goshen, Chester County. It's a lovely township, some liken to the suburbs of Delaware County, as East Goshen is sometimes as far West of the city of Philadelphia as some buyers would like to be. The mission statement of the township, as per their website is as follows:


Endeavor to be one of the premier communities in Chester County by continually
improving the quality of life while, at the same time, managing growth and development
in a manner consistent with the protection of our environment and preservation of our
natural and historic resources.

East Goshen Township Sign

I can speak to my experience here as a convenient, clean and welcoming township that boasts two gorgeous parks, with great walking paths, a responsive township, some decent pizza places and a place to get one of the best Italian hoagies and cheese-steaks this side of the river!

East Goshen is part of the West Chester area School District. My college aged son, now at Kutztown, had a very nice education going through the school system and my younger son is having a successful time in middle school.

The following are market statistics form the past year, October 2008 to the present time. All numbers are compliments of TREND MLS. The numbers show that East Goshen is quite a diverse township with homes ranging from modest condominiums to large executive homes.

There are currently 141 active listings in the township with the current average list price of $500,194.

During the past year:

Minimum Prices are $112,000 Original List Price and $110,000 Sold Price.

Maximum Prices are $1,595,000 Original List Price and $1,500,000 Sold Price.

Average Prices are $362,731 Original List Price and $334,241 Sold Price.

Average days on the market for the past year is 89! Not too bad considering what is going on in other parts of our country. Average days on the market so far for October, 2009 is 47 days!

I am the marketing agent for two of the homes currently on the market.

426 Eaton Way is a lovely one bedroom condominium located in the popular over 55 community of Hersheys Mill, listed at $193,900.

919 Nathaniel Drive, a gorgeous colonial that sits at the end of a cul-de-sac street and has a new kitchen and master bath, listed at $698,800.

If you are interested in knowing more about East Goshen, or any part of Chester County, or if you just want to know where to get a decent Italian Hoagie, call me or email me. I'm happy to help.