Douglas's Blog

It's Halloween time again and Elizabethtown will have the 18th Annual Haunted Fairgrounds. This scary event is sponsored by GEARS and The ROTARY CLUB of Elizabethtown. And for those faint of heart there will be non-scary activities like pumpkin decorating and hayrides. For more information go to ...

 Elizabethtown began it's first "Century of Charm" in the 1700's with the founding colonists.  Our community has a rural charm of surrounding townships where farming and the tradition of working together are still upheld.  We have a hometown newspaper, churches of all denominations, public and pr...

Gorgeous 2.5 story home on .62 acre corner lot features 3241 sq ft of living space including finished in-law quarters (approx. 600 sq ft) in basement, 6 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, Great Room with fireplace, dining and living rooms, new oak kitchen and first floor laundry. Oversize front 2 car garage ...

   From The Lavery Team Newsletter... Over the last several years a lot of buyers have bought homes, intending to live in them for many years, then something happened - maybe good, maybe bad, but regardless - they don't have a choice.  Some owners have to move. When most homeowners move, they sel...

     From The Lavery Team September Newsletter... When there are lots of homes for sale and it takes a long time to sell them -- that's a "buyer's market." In most of the country, that's the current situation. If it is a buyer's market where you live and you're looking to buy a home, that puts yo...

The Annual Elizabethtown Fair, in addition to the events listed below, is when all the Real Estate companies from the area will be together under one roof at their respective booths.SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 (Fair opens Monday)    1:00 p.m. -  Horse Show     1:00 p.m. -  7:00 p.m. - Livestock entries rec...

From The Lavery Team July Newsletter...Home Sales Pace SummarySales of existing homes in the USA dropped last month, but only slightly. May sales figures were recently reported down .33% from from April.  These are the lowest sales levels we've seen since 2003, just under an annual sales pace of ...

-From The Lavery Team July Newsletter....The truth is that only about ten percent of owners successfully sell their home on their own.  that varies by region and the number goes up a tad for professional real estate investors because they are more familiar with real estate than your average homeo...

New Listing in Bainbridge PA Location: Bainbridge, PAThis spacious home has been remodeled inside from top to bottom. New oak eat-in kitchen with dining area and sliding glass to covered porch and large deck. All appliances new and brand new bath and powder room. Lots of windows, tilt-in replacem...

Elizabethtown, PA --- June 15, 2007 --- Douglas Lavery has completed a highly specialized course in the new skills involved in obtaining and servicing real estate listings, conducted by the COUNCIL OF RESIDENTIAL SPECIALISTS of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.The class was conducted in Lanc...