Defiance, OH

Open House in Defiance 24 Hours A Day - 7 Days a Week

Save gas this weekend and don't have to wait until Sunday afternoon to see what the homes of Defiance look like on the inside. Just sit back in your easy chair with your feet up and let the Defiance Open House come to you. With our multiple pictures, video tours and descriptions you will have a good idea if there is a house out there for you. If you find one you like then we can set up an appointment to give you a personalized tour.

Our website has so much to offer you that it's like having an Open House in Defiance every day!

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Scott

Realty Five of Defiance
Defiance, Ohio
"We choose to give."

Here is the Defiance High School Basketball Schedule for the remainder of 2011-2012

Boys Varsity Basketball

Jan. 13 Ottawa-Glandorf ......H 6:00
Jan. 14 Wauseon High School ...... A 6:00
Jan. 20 Wapakoneta High School ...... A 6:00
Jan. 21 Fairview High School ......A 6:00
Jan. 24 Archbold High School ......H 6:00
Jan. 27 St. Mary's Memorial H.S. ......H 6:00
Jan. 28 Patrick Henry High School ......A 6:00
Feb. 3 Van Wert High School ......A 6:00
Feb. 10 Shawnee Local Schools ......A 6:00
Feb. 11 Lima Senior High School ......A 6:00
Feb. 17 Kenton High School ......H 6:00
Feb. 18 Rossford High School ......H 6:00
Feb 24 Elida High School ...... H 6:00

Girls Varsity Basketball

Jan. 14 E.L. Bowsher High School ...... A 2:30
Jan. 17 Bryan High School ...... H 6:00
Jan. 19 Wapakoneta High School ...... H 6:00
Jan. 26 St. Mary's Memorial H.S. ...... A 6:00
Jan. 28 Fairview High School ...... A 12:00
Feb. 2 Van Wert High School ...... H 6:00
Feb. 9 Shawnee Local Schools ...... H 6:00
Feb. 14 Paulding High School ....... H 6:00
Feb. 16 Kenton High School ...... A 6:00

Boys Freshman Basketball

Jan. 14 Wauseon High School ...... A 4:30
Jan. 17 Van Wert High School ...... A 4:30
Jan. 21 Fairview High School ...... A 4:00
Jan. 24 Archbold High School ...... H 4:30
Jan. 28 Patrick Henry High School ...... A 4:00
Jan. 30 Napoleon High School ...... A 5:30
Feb. 6 Bath High School ...... A 5:00
Feb. 11 Lima Senior High School ...... A 4:30
Feb. 18 Rossford High School ...... H 4:30

Why is Realty Five of Defiance a Team Real Estate Agency?

Have you ever seen the television show Survivor? The concept is actually quite simple. Place a dozen or so people in a deserted place, with limited resources and have them eliminate each other one by one until there is one survivor left to claim the prize.

Many sales organizations, not just real estate, are designed in much the same way as the game of survivor. They are designed to create competition within the organization to make them work harder to make them more successful. In the show Survivor, the group of people are seperated into two teams. Each team is then put through a series of contests against the other team and if they lose they are made to vote off one of their own teammates. Sales organizations don't necessarily vote off other sales persons when they don't get an account but the mindset is often the same.

Each salesperson is part of a team who in turn is trying to do more business than the team across town. However, like the show, there is another game going on within the team. Each person on the team is primarily looking out for themselves as they want to survive. In real estate that means the agents are primarily looking out for their own interests rather than the team's which can create some very difficult situations within the agency which in turn creates difficult situations for the clients.

When I decided that I wanted to open a real estate company of my own I had the ability to choose any type of agency that I wanted. So, I stood back and said what do I think is the best form of real estate company for both those who are in it and for those of whom we will be serving. After much thought the team real estate company model was what consistently came out on top. It did so because if a team is run correctly, it consistently is looking out for the needs of others rather than the needs of self.

When I was younger I played on different sports teams and one of the most frustrating things our teams experienced was when an individual decided he was more important than the rest of us and that his actions would not affect us. If you've ever been on a team, you know that's not true. Whether it's a sports team or being part of a band, when one person becomes selfish it hinders the ability of the team to perform at it's best. However, if that person was very good at what they did AND learned how to work within the team, they were often rewarded as the team would often make them even better and the chances of going further in competitions increased. I grew up in the Michael Jordan era of the Chicago Bulls and thus this example has always stuck with me. Michael Jordan won 6 NBA Championships but he would never have one a single one if it were not for the rest of the team. If it were just M.J. verses the other teams, the other teams would have won probably every time. (I say probably, cause Jordan was just awesome)

Real estate is similar to that. A real estate agent may be good but alone they are hindered by what they can do to serve those of whom they are supposed to be serving, the client. In order to be the best, an agent cannot afford to be self focused or self-reliant. Instead, a team provides so much more for the agent and the client.

Here's an example. Let's say you have a house to sell and you have chosen Agent Adam to represent you. One month after you sign up to have your home for sale with Agent Adam, he goes through a series of medical issues that keeps him on bed rest for several weeks. During that downtime, who's working on trying to get your home sold? The agent can't and the agency he works for is built upon a model that each agent is independent of each other thus they are working for their clients not you. As a result, you lose several weeks of someone working for you to get your home sold. what if you were a buyer? Who would then be looking out for your interests if a new house came on the market? We had a similar situation at our agency in our first year. One of our agents was laid up with different medical issues for several weeks. In our situation, it didn't affect how our clients were represented at all because we still had three other agents taking care of them during that time. In fact, several of our client's homes were sold and several found new homes to buy all while she was home sick.

The advantages of a team for both the client and the agent completely outweigh the individual agent. Every Michael Jordan needs a Scottie Pippin to be the best. Real estate really isn't all that different. A team real estate agency is truly better because it offers so much more than an individual can.

Scott
Scott Williams
Realty Five of Defiance
Defiance, Ohio
"We choose to give."

2012 A New Year of Opportunites

First and foremost I want to take a moment to tell you all Happy New Year and may it truly be the best year of your life up to this point. I also want to thank all those who have helped us make 2011 the best year Realty Five of Defiance has had. We are so thankful for those of you who have supported us and have been our cheerleaders. Without your enthusiastic support for us we could not have accomplished so much. Thank you!!!

2011 saw many challenges in real estate. The real estate market in the Defiance Ohio area did however, seem to make a slight turn from the path it was taking in 2010 and the first part of 2011. In 2010 the number of homes sold in the area designated by the Multiple Listing Service as areas Defiance, Ohio was 209 at an average sale price of $106,186. In 2011, the number of homes sold was 218 at an average sale price of $91,958. That's a significant drop in average price but here is what that trend looked like from January 2010 to December 2011.

In January and February of 2010 the average home sale price was $149,000 but by the end of 2010 the average price had dropped to $96,556! 2011 continued the downward spiral as in January the price dropped to $92,666 then in February it hit what seemed like possibly the bottom of that slide as the price dropped to an average of $90,160. March started a little bit of an upward tick as it reached $$93,477. This trend continued until we reached a high for the year of $106,661 in July. The price bounced a little for the rest of the year settling in at $92,847 a little higher than where it began. The silver lining in this is that we've possibly leveled off our downward spiral in house prices and may have hit our bottom. There's no guarantee that we have but this may be an indicator of that change.

That's where the opportunities of 2012 now become apparent. If we have bottomed out on our home prices and if the trend is really a trend, then 2012 or 2012 could be the year(s) that we could begin seeing home prices once again begin to climb. If that's so, then there would be no greater opportunity to purchase a home than in the next 12-24 months. With interest rates still around the 4.0% range for a 30 year fixed rate and the prices at the lowest they've been in years, one could expect to potentially purchase a home and have it start to appreciate rather than depreciate in the next few years. That's a trend that hasn't happened in several years. This change is also good news for current home owners as it potentially signals that their home values may have finally stopped going down.

What we don't know, however, is whether or not the prices will begin to climb or stabilize in the near future. And, if it does, then how long of a period will that be? With the looming elections, the ever-present fears of inflation, the global instability, and the stubbornness of our economy the real outcome will not be easy to predict.

What we do know is that 2011 is over, 2012 is upon us and the real estate market appears poised to be better than it was. I truly hope so and hope that if you are someone who is looking out for the opportunities of 2012 when it comes to real estate that you will choose us to help you seize them.

May God bless you this year! Thanks again for "choosing to give" by choosing Realty Five of Defiance!

Scott

Realty Five of Defiance has now gone Mobile and you don't even have to download an app. If you are wanting to search homes that are for sale all you have to do is go to www.realtyfive.com and you will automatically be connected to a mobile friendly site to search all listings.

One of the greatest tools of this new mobile site is the ability to look up any house for sale by a local Realtor and get all the information about it.

Try it out yourself! I'm sure you'll agree it's a great new tool in the home buying and selling process!

Scott