Selling A Home In Springfield MO? Get Ready For The 10 Minute Drill! Everyone knows when selling a home it needs to be show-ready all the time. You never know when a buyer may want to see your home. How can you live in a home and keep it ready to show, especially when you have children? We recommend to our clients the 10 minute drill.  It goes something like this:  your REALTOR® calls and says someone wants to show your home in 30 minutes. Yikes! What do you do? Tell them no? Not a good idea since they may never come back. Everyone including the children springs into action. This is covered beforehand so everyone knows exactly what to do. Grab the laundry basket and pick up any loose toys, magazines, papers, etc... and toss it in the trunk of your car. Throw any dirty dishes into the d... 05/22/2010

2339 Berkeley, Springfield Mo Short Sale Approved In Two Weeks! Some of the banks are stepping up and approving SHORT SALES much faster than before.  I received an offer a little over two weeks ago on a Springfield Short Sale. I had sent the authorization in when I first marketed the home, spoke with the bank to make sure it was received and waited for an offer. I've had a the home on the market for several months, then reduced the price right before the end of the Tax incentive.  We received several offers and accepted the highest and best offer.  We quickly prepared the short sale package and within a week had the package in the hands of the Short Sale Department. When I received an email, I quickly read through the letter, misreading it.  I thought it said, we had been approved to do... 05/20/2010

Sell A Home In Springfield MissouriChecklist To Get Your Home Ready To Sell  If you are ready to sell your home in Springfield Missouri, here are some tips to get it show-ready! You want your home to be the best of the best in your price range to help it sell.     Landscaping & Curb Appeal    Lawn in good condition   Hedges trimmed  Yard cleared of leaves & debris   Fence in good repair   No cars parked in the driveway  Home Exterior   Painted & repaired  Doors work easily & silently   Doorbells operating   Driveway free of grease  Decks power washed and stained   Garage   Doors work easily & quietly  Workbench & tools neatly arranged   Floor cleaned & in good condition  Living Room   Walls & ceiling freshly painted or cleaned  Curtains clean & in good condition  Carpeting clean & in go... 05/20/2010

Home Owners Facing Foreclosure Have Options - Short Sales After working short sales for the past several years, I'm still amazed so many struggling homeowners do not know they can sell their home as a "Short Sale." What's a short sale?  That question is asked of me on a daily basis.  A short sale is where the homeowner is allowed to sell their home for less than what's owed, with permission from the seller's bank.  By doing a short sale, struggling homeowners can better protect their credit, possibly be able to purchase a home again within 2 years.  If they allow the home to go to foreclosure, their credit could be damaged for 7 to 10 years. Banks are taking a second look at short sales.  Short sales are usually less costly.  Homes are left in better condition than a foreclosure. If the... 05/17/2010

Springfield MO Foreclosure Properties Weekly Report. 5/17/10 There are currently 128 residential Springfield MO foreclosures, with 45 that are listed as under contract. In other words, 35% of the available foreclosed properties are under contract. New listings are posted weekly and usually sell quickly. If you would like to receive a list of current listings and email alerts of new listings as they hit the market, sign up below! 05/17/2010

Here's the follow-up we promised on Keller Williams Red Day Springfield Missouri 2010! The day started out with a lot of excitement because tornado sirens were going off all over the place! Here's a picture I took out the window at hwy 65 and Battlefield exit! We decided to duck and cover at the office till it blew through which didn't take long. Before long the sun was shining and it was a perfect day. Even with the storms we had almost 60 volunteers to work at four sites! Way to go! The first thing we did was divide up into two groups: one for demolition and one for construction. It was funny that almost everyone wanted to do the demolition! After a little arm twisting we got the groups evened out! Our sea of red t-shirts spread out all over town.  One site was doing construction and... 05/16/2010

The morning started out a little crazy with storm warnings and all, but one thing that brought me joy was the disappointment my eleven year son had when he said, "Great, more rain. I hope our baseball game doesn't get rained out again."  You see, last Monday was supposed to be opening night for the park league baseball season in our home town. A day of rain and cold weather postponed that till today and unless things change dramatically, it looks like it might be postponed again until next week. But you probably have to be wondering why my son's disappointment could bring me joy. Do I hate baseball? Am I a mean mother? No, I actually love baseball (got that from my mother) and while he might disagree about me being mean when his chores aren't done, I'm usually a pretty nice mom. Instead... 05/13/2010

Today is Keller Williams RED Day in Springfield Missouri and across the country!  Red Day stands for Renew, Energize, Donate where over 77,000 Keller Williams Agents will help out their local communities. Locally we will be volunteering our time to work on several homes for Habitat for Humanity. Its supposed to storm here in Springfield MO today but we won't let that stop us! We'll give you a full report with pictures soon and let you know how it went! 05/13/2010

Do you want to sell a home in Springfield MO? Here are some great tips to help it sell. It's a fact that people search primarily for homes on the Internet so set your price to take advantage of website searches. In years past it was common practice to price at a number ending in ***900 to make the price sound lower. The Internet has changed the rules so don't make this mistake! People search for homes on the Internet in "chunks" such as $120,000 to $130,000 or $130,000 to $140,000.  If you price your home at $129,900 it will show up in the first search but not the second one. However, if you price it at $130,000 it will show up in both searches! You've just doubled your chances of someone checking out your home. Take advantage of "niche pricing". We can do a detailed market analysis fo... 05/11/2010

We are about to experience a wave of foreclosures larger than anything we've experienced in our careers thus far!  That was the news I heard at a conference recently.  The speaker knew we didn't want to hear that, but told us to accept the fact that it was about to happen, wrap our minds around it, and educate our Sellers accordingly.  Not only would grasping the reality benefit us as professionals, but it would help our Sellers to be able to stay ahead of the frontlines of the upcoming price wars. I left the conference that day hoping the speaker didn't really know what he was talking about.  You hear our government leaders telling us the worst is behind us, even the media is trying to infuse positive thoughts into our minds regarding the state of the current housing market.  NAR brags... 05/10/2010

Springfield MO Foreclosure Properties Weekly Report. 5/10/10 There are currently 120 residential Springfield MO foreclosures, with 47 that are listed as under contract. In other words, 39% of the available foreclosed properties are under contract. New listings are posted weekly and usually sell quickly. If you would like to receive a list of current listings and email alerts of new listings as they hit the market, sign up below! 05/10/2010

Below is the Springfield MO Real Estate Market Report for April 2010.  I was curious to see the impact the first-time homebuyer tax credit had on our market.  We were very, very busy during the month of April, and I believe that work is reflected in the number of homes that went under contract as portrayed in the last graph. THREE YEAR COMPARISON OF HOMES SOLD   THREE MONTH COMPARISON OF HOMES SOLD   INVENTORY REPORT   Homes for Sale in Springfield, MO: Total Active Listings: 1651 homes Under Contract:  473 pending sales Total Sold Listings for April: 264 sales Springfield MO Sales Price Information Average Sales Price: $117,377 Sale Price to List Price Ratio: 98.04% Days on Market (for Sold homes) Average Days on Market: 64 days   CLICK HERE TO SEARCH FOR SPRINGFIELD MO HOMES FOR SALE 05/09/2010

This morning was the dedication of the Habitat for Humanity home for the Roberts Family in Springfield Missouri. It was a touching ceremony for the family that will be moving into this new home. This was truly a community affair with volunteers and supporters from all over the community. As part of Keller Williams Red Day on May 13th, around 40 local agents will be working at this and three other homes doing landscaping, laying pavers, drywall, and yard work. It will be rewarding work for everyone involved! 05/08/2010

Springfield MO Real Estate News - The $8,000 Tax Credit Is Gone But There Are Still Good Deals Available On Foreclosures! A lot of people in Springfield, Ozark, and Nixa took advantage of the recent $8,000 tax credit for first-time homeowners and the $6,500 tax credit for move up buyers. That is history. However, if you didn't buy yet, there is still good news. There are a lot of great deals available on foreclosure properties that can save you $8,000 or more, especially on homes in the mid to upper price ranges! If you would like to receive automatic email reports of new foreclosure listings in Springfield, Nixa, Ozark, or surrounding areas as soon as they hit the market, sign up below! 05/07/2010

Springfield Missouri Real Estate Market Statistics April 2010 Absorption rates give a good idea of the supply and demand of homes by price range and neighborhood. The best selling price range for April was $50,000 to $99,000. This is also the price range with the most current listings. Real estate absorption rates in Springfield continue to vary widely by price range. Notice that quite a few price ranges are now a sellers market. Values above 26 weeks supply indicate a buyers market while below 26 weeks indicate a sellers market. If you would like to know what the rate is in your neighborhood or specific price range give us a call today! Springfield Missouri Real Estate 05/04/2010

Springfield MO Foreclosure Properties Weekly Report. 5/03/10 There are currently 121 residential Springfield MO foreclosures, with 46 that are listed as under contract. In other words, 38% of the available foreclosed properties are under contract. New listings are posted weekly and usually sell quickly. If you would like to receive a list of current listings and email alerts of new listings as they hit the market, sign up below! 05/03/2010

Battlefield Electric -                 Springfield City Utilities            863-9000 Electric -                 Ozark Electric                             725-5160 Water -                   District 1                                       881-1762 Sewer -                   City of Battlefield                         883-5840 Gas -                       Springfield City Utilities             863-9000 Phone-                    AT&T                                             1(800)464-7928              Phone-                    CenturyTel                                    1(800)201-4099 Cable-                     Mediacom                                       875-5500 Cable-                     Dish Network                                1(800)609-5982 Cable-                     DirecTV... 04/28/2010

Springfield Missouri Keller Williams Realty associates may be taking the day off on Thursday, May 13, 2010, but it will hardly be a day of rest. Local agents will join thousands of associates across the United States and Canada will spend their day off by giving back as part of the company’s community service initiative, RED Day. Short for “Renew, Energize and Donate,” RED Day was created to unite Keller Williams Realty offices and associates in an international day of service. During RED Day 2009, over 25,000 Keller Williams associates participated in activities ranging from food and blood drives to cleaning up trash in public parks, doing yard work for neighbors in need or revamping gardens at nursing homes. Last year on RED Day, the company donated over 130,000 hours. This year in S... 04/27/2010

Springfield MO Foreclosure Properties Weekly Report. 4/26/10 There are currently 120 residential Springfield MO foreclosures, with 47 that are listed as under contract. In other words, 40% of the available foreclosed properties are under contract. New listings are posted weekly and usually sell quickly. If you would like to receive a list of current listings and email alerts of new listings as they hit the market, sign up below! 04/26/2010

Weekly Springfield MO Foreclosure Properties Report. 4/19/10 There are currently 117 residential Springfield MO foreclosures, with 47 that are listed as under contract. In other words, 40% of the available foreclosed properties are under contract. New listings are posted weekly. If you would like to receive a list of current listings and email alerts of new listings as they hit the market, sign up below!     04/19/2010