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Did you know that it is a big myth that that houses do not sell during the winter months? Sellers who wait until spring to list their homes become another property on the market to choose from. Let’s highlight a few reasons why we encourage sellers to list their homes or keep them on the market through the Holidays and the winter months, and not wait until spring.

There are statistically fewer homes on the market than there will be in spring. This means that a home for sale now is one of a few rather than one of many. Having your home listed in the winter means there is less competition, so you will stand out and chances are, sell your home during this period rather than waiting three months into spring and maybe summer.

During the winter months many buyers that have not purchased in the previous months do not stop looking. The buyers are still out there and they are ready to buy.

Typically buyers that are out shopping for houses in the winter months are motivated. If you do not have your home on the market when these buyers are looking, you are losing a valuable opportunity and the potential to get your home sold.

If you are a homeowner who is thinking about selling in the spring, think again. Don’t miss this winter window of opportunity to get your home sold.

It is at this time of year that we look back on the year and give thanks for the many blessings that fill our lives.

I would like to thank all of our clients who have given us their confidence in hiring us to either sell their homes or buy a home. We do not take your trust lightly and we are all honored to have helped you out in the past year.

I would like to thank an incredible team of professionals, Lynell, Zach and Tami, whom I get to work with on a daily basis and help to make our company “Golden.” Their professionalism is second to none and it is truly an honor to work with each and every one of them.

Then there are the four legger’s Crawford, Goldie and Harlie who are truly “Golden” and who always help remind us of what is truly important in life…smiling, wagging their tails, eating, getting their bellies rubbed, chasing balls, sleeping and most of all the wonderful trait of unconditional love.

Happy Thanksgiving!

~ Kim Heddinger

This year has been full of challenges in the real estate market and the economy, but through it all I am grateful for the wonderful team that we have here at Golden Realty. Every person on this team always keeps a positive upbeat attitude and always strives to provide the best customer service to our clients and customers. Thank You Golden Gang…you are the best!

We do what we do because of our wonderful clients, customers, and service providers, and are grateful for your loyalty, trust and friendship. May everyone have a peaceful and joy filled Thanksgiving with Family, Friends and Loved Ones and “Give Thanks” for the gifts that life brings.

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~ Lynell Stokes

Thankful, yes I am.

I’m thankful for all of the people I have in my life. My Family, Friends, Clients and Colleagues, whom all have helped shape me in some way. I’m thankful for all of the challenges, the grieving, and the pain. Without that, I don’t think I would know the true meaning of being thankful.

Golden Realty has given me the opportunity to be thankful for many things. I’m thankful for Kim Heddinger, who’s positive and direct leadership continues to make me want to be the best at anything I do. I am thankful for Lynell Stokes and all that she does. Her knowledge and expertise is such a rarity, especially when you match it with her undying desire to brighten the day, everyday. Tami Chesnut, I cannot think of someone else I would be more thankful to work with. Tami’s positive attitude and motivation are contagious and I enjoy working with her everyday.

If I could give everyone a special gift this year, it would be the gift of love. Love has blessed me and shown me what the true meaning of what my life really is. Everything else that has yet to come, the good times and the bad, despite what I will encounter, the one thing I will never have to face, is facing it alone. The gift of Love is what I am most thankful for…

~ Zach Benedict

There are so many things I am grateful for all year long, however this time of year is a perfect time to reflect and really express gratitude.  Thank you to my family, friends and clients, you bring great joy to my life.  Thank you Golden Realty for the best work environment and team a person could ever ask for.  Thank you to our soldiers serving our country, you are in my thoughts and prayers daily.  I would also like to thank Melody Beattie for her view on Gratitude, these are words I read often. 

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…. It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~Melody Beattie

Make it a grateful day!

~ Tami Chesnut

It’s OFFICIAL! This morning, President Obama signed into law legislation that extends and expands the first-time homebuyer tax credit. This enacts the legislation into law making the extension and expansion effective immediately after today, November 6, 2009.

Who Qualifies for the Extended Credit? 

·      First-time homebuyers who purchase after today and before April 30, 2010, are eligible for the extended tax credit.

·      Current homeowners purchasing a new principal residence after today and before April 30, 2010, who have used the home being sold or vacated as a principal residence for five consecutive years within the last eight.

·      So long as a written binding contract to purchase is in effect on April 30, 2010, the purchaser will have until July 1, 2010 to close.

Click here for more details

Or call us to discus your particular situation today…541.343.8269! We have knowledgeable and experienced Buyer’s Specialists standing by to answer any and all of your questions.

Great News! Yesterday, the Senate unanimously voted to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit through April 30, 2010 that provides an $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit and creates a new $6,500 credit for homebuyers who have been in their current residence for the last five years or more. Just today, the House has passed the bill and tomorrow November 6, President Obama is expected to sign the legislation into law.

The implications for the economy and its recovery are huge. The tax credit will not only help the buyers who are frantically searching to secure a home before the original deadline, but it will also help the many sellers who have decided to wait out the market as there will be a surge of new buyers, which ultimately will increase demand, thus helping to also stabilize prices. With the creation of a new $6500 for current homeowners, who would like to purchase a new home, it is our prediction that we will see significant activity in the housing market through the Winter months, which is traditionally the slowest time of the year, and continuing into the Spring.

Click for more information about the latest provisions regarding the tax credit.

It must also be noted that the Feds have also talked about an increase in the interest rate, as much as an entire point, which most likely will take effect by March 2010. This will greatly affect the housing market because it will dramatically decrease the purchase power of a large pool of buyers.

So Good News today, but make sure to take advantage of this opportunity now.

Call us to discus your particular situation today…541.343.8269! We have knowledgeable and experienced Buyer’s Specialists standing by to answer any and all of your questions.