Southampton, PA

Spacious home situated on a large corner lot in the desirable Casey Park section of Southampton. Walk inside the home to the oversized family room complimented by a stone hearth fireplace. Step up to the bright & airy formal living room highlighted by a bow window overlooking the front yard. Gleaming hardwood floors in the living room extend into the dining room, and upstairs. The dining room is accented by chair rail and is ideal for a holiday gathering. The eat in kitchen is illuminated by recessed lighting, and boasts newer appliances. The upstairs hosts four bedrooms. The master bedroom features his/her closets, and a private full bathroom. Just off the back of the home is the screened porch ideal for relaxing on a summer evening. The sizeable rear yard creates a quiet park like setting for all to enjoy. The home also features newer central air, garage with newer door and electric opener, walk out partially finished basement with ample storage, laundry, and an entertainment room. Call Carol Swain at (215) 757-7257 or visit www.SwainSells.com for more info.

Salute to Armed Forces , Southampton Community Band Concert on May 9, 2009 at 8 pm.

All past and present members of the Armed Forces will be admitted free.

Tickets $8/ Seniors/ students, $10/ Adult

Concert will be held at Klinger Middle School, 1415 Second Street pike, Southampton.

This will be a very patriotic program and they will play songs honoring the armed forces.

If you are a veteran you may qualify for a VA loan if you want to buy a home.

Call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 2153438200x124

Upper Southampton township, Bucks County is located in Centennial school district.

I looked up the multiple listing to see the sales activity in February 2009.

Criteria used : Residential sales (does not include homes not listed,commercial property,sale by owners,etc) and is subject to errors and omissions.

Priced upto $2000,000 February 1, to February 2009.

Thre were 7 homes that settled during this period and they were on the market for an average of 68 days. (days from listing date to date it went under contract for sale) The highest sale price was $339,900 and lowest price was $195,000 The average sale price was $267,900.

During the same period there were 6 homes that went under contract , pending settlement and they were on the market for an average of 111 days.The lowest list price was $154,900 and highest list price was $480,000.

If you would like a free market evaluation of your home call gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre 215-343-8200x124

I looked up single homes (detached ) in Upper Southampton in the multiple listing.

I was surprised to see that there are 34 active listings priced upto $400,000.

There are 4 homes under contract pending settlement under $400,000.

This means it still is a buyer's Market and you have a large selection of homes.

If you are a seller it means you should price your home right from the beginning.

Homes priced right are selling . Hire an agent who will market it well and make sure your home shows better than the competition. You can have it professionally staged or your agent can guide you., Remove all clutter and keep it clean.

There were 28 single homes that sold in last six months in this price range.They sold for an average price of $283,855 and were on the market for an average of 60 days. ( days from listing date to date it went unde contract for sale)

This info is subject to errors and omissions.

Visit my web site and look up all available listings in Upper Southampton, Bucks County

www.gitabantwal.com

Good morning peoples!

I haven't been around much lately because mu husband and I have been going through some big changes.

For personal and financial reasons, we decided to leave Bonita Springs, Florida and move back to the Philadelphia, Pa area.

I won't go back into the guts of why. Truth be told, it really doesn't matter. It is what it is. God has a plan and we need to do the best that we can do. Roll with the punches, right? (If you are so inclined, you can read about it here.)

The biggest changes have been for me. At this time, I am not pursuing my Real Estate license here in Pa. I have decided to go back to the mortgage industry. That's where I came from.

I would like to introduce my DH, John Young. We have been married for 33 years now! And yes... we are happy! Praise God for the good things in life. (But I digress)

John has been a loan officer and broker for 20 years now. He has always been the type to do what was best for the client and not to "get a loan". Being the type of person (maybe a bit of a romantic) he is, he is specializing in Reverse Mortgages. John has a talent for working with seniors, and really feels good about helping them. A few times, he was able to get folks out of bad situations and allow them to save their homes and improve their lifestyle.

But that's not what this post is about. That can be for later.

I am now working with John's company, Ivy League Mortgage. It has been quite a culture shock the last few months, adjusting to a different lifestyle, not to mention the COLD! But I am blessed that the people we are working with, are a group that we have known and worked with (at various times) for many years. They have all been in the mortgage industry FOREVER, and are simply the best at what they do! We couldn't be working with a better group of people!

So, even though most of my posts tend to "fluffy" ... such as pictures of sunsets and clouds in beautiful Bonita Springs, Florida ... from now on, they will be "unfluffy" pictures of Bucks County Pa. ;-) Such as the one above. Oh ... and some mortgage stuff once in awhile!

BTW ... what's the opposite of 'fluffy"?