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Here are the numbers from my August 5, 2010 searches in the Lancaster County MLS:                  Active Listings   UA Listings   Ratio     Prior year RatioAug 5, 2010     3,475               608      17.49%       28.20%Jul 7, 2010       3,409               582      17.07%       28.83%Jun 4, 201...
08/07/2010
Here are the numbers from my July 7, 2010 searches in the Lancaster County MLS:                  Active Listings   UA Listings   Ratio     Prior year RatioJul 7, 2010       3,409               582      17.07%       28.83%Jun 4, 2010      3,310               830      25.08%       28.62%May 7, 2010...
07/08/2010
Here are the numbers from my June 4, 2010 searches in the Lancaster County MLS:                  Active Listings   UA Listings   Ratio     Prior year RatioJun 4, 2010      3,310               830      25.08%       28.62%May 7, 2010     3,301            1,040      31.51%       28.15%Apr, 7, 2010  ...
06/09/2010
                 Active Listings   UA Listings   Ratio     Prior year RatioMay 7, 2010    3,301            1,040      31.51%       28.15%Apr 7, 2010     3,344               830      24.82%       22.44%Mar 7, 2010     3,089              666      21.56%       19.38%Feb 6, 2010     2,931            ...
05/21/2010
Things are happening!  Over the weekend the weather was beautiful, and Monday I received several calls from buyers that I had not heard from for a while.  Other agents are seeing activity as well. Here are the numbers from my March 7, 2010 searches in the Lancaster County MLS:                  Ac...
03/09/2010
Here are the numbers from my February 6, 2010 searches in the Lancaster County MLS:                  Active Listings   UA Listings   Ratio     Prior year Ratio Feb 6, 2010     2,931               554      18.90%       16.37%Jan 7, 2010     2,772               413      14.89%       16.05%         ...
02/17/2010
Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to this year.  The week before Christmas turned out to be very busy for me, and we enjoyed helping three households select homes and enter agreements to buy them, which helped two households and a builder be able t...
01/14/2010
Happy holidays!  Christmas is almost here and people are busy getting ready.  I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. This time of year tends to have fewer active buyers and sellers, but those who are active are generally feeling the need to move for some reason or another.  There is talk of ...
12/17/2009
The $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit has been extended, and, there is now also a $6,500 credit for people selling a home and buying another!  People thinking of buying a home really should be aware of this and carefully consider the impact of not acting to take advantage of this.  To take ...
11/12/2009
Here are the numbers from my October 6, 2009 searches in the Lancaster County MLS:                  Active Listings   UA Listings   Ratio     Prior year Ratio Oct 6, 2009      2,882               759      26.34%       22.65% Sep 8, 2009     2,884               773      26.80%       24.12% Jul 7, ...
10/07/2009
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Merle J. Sollenberger

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