Average Sales Price – Platte Co
Existing 2010 $172,414
Existing 2011 $163,767
Change- 5.1%
Average Sales Price – Clay/Ray
Existing 2010 $127,784
Existing 2011 $118,447
Change- 7.3%
Supply of Existing Homes- KC Region
Existing 2010 9.1 months
Existing 2011 9.5 months
Thursday, March 17, 2011
A Model Teen
Ever since the time of Aristotle, adults have lamented about the inadequacies of the upcoming generation. These young people are characterized as “lazy, incompetent, and disrespectful”. Their music is “distasteful” and their morals “reprehensible”. No doubt in some cases this general prototype holds true. Happily there are many exceptions.
During the past year it has been my honor to be the confirmation sponsor for a young lady who defies the description above. As I learned to know her better, I found she is a young woman with the strength and courage to stand up for her convictions even when peer pressure is leaning, or should I say, pushing in another direction. She is well grounded in her faith and brings that message to others by simply being herself- a joyful and self-confident young lady who has no need to win the approval of others by engaging in questionable behavior.
The formation of this teenager obviously did not occur in a vacuum. My “hats off” to her parents who have brought her to this point with a strong faith and a mature perspective on what is important in life.
During the past year it has been my honor to be the confirmation sponsor for a young lady who defies the description above. As I learned to know her better, I found she is a young woman with the strength and courage to stand up for her convictions even when peer pressure is leaning, or should I say, pushing in another direction. She is well grounded in her faith and brings that message to others by simply being herself- a joyful and self-confident young lady who has no need to win the approval of others by engaging in questionable behavior.
The formation of this teenager obviously did not occur in a vacuum. My “hats off” to her parents who have brought her to this point with a strong faith and a mature perspective on what is important in life.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Received the invitation to the “No Names” annual meeting and dinner this week. “No Names” you say? Barbara and I joined this group almost 10 years ago. We visit Nursing Homes about once a quarter – give fruit, magazines and lots of smiles. No Names has existed 40 yrs. in the Northland: started in part by the late Joe Swartz. Without names some of the most visible names do participate. Bill Grigsby, Kathy and Nelson Hopper will celebrate their 30th years of service next month. If you have interest in this quiet mission let us know. Many people you know are already there.
Our New Year’s resolutions are terrible! Our eating, exercising, family, faith and community were doing okay without our rude change in habits. So far – so good. Barbara told me this Monday that she expected a full accounting from me on Friday – Yikes!
An interesting thing happened on the way to the Real Estate Market: 1. Fewer RE agents 2. More buyers are unattached that do not have agents. 3. Bigger internet use. Capturing the buyer is more important than ever to you as a seller.
We sold almost our entire listing inventory last year. Total sales - almost 40 transactions. Many of our listing sales involved unattached buyers. Why? We track prospects with two systems – used by less than 1% of the agents in the city - our Arch Telecom 800# hotline system and our Reliance internet lead capture system. Both allow us to identify and engage your buyers in “REAL TIME”, no delays.
These systems are good but they cannot:
• Sell overpriced homes
• Sell non-prepared homes
• Sell some locations or styles of home without time.
We feel we have the “best” buyer capture system for our sellers.
We keep working to serve you better. Your referrals are deeply appreciated – thank you. We too have new business resolutions to make 2011 an even better year – Serving You!
Our New Year’s resolutions are terrible! Our eating, exercising, family, faith and community were doing okay without our rude change in habits. So far – so good. Barbara told me this Monday that she expected a full accounting from me on Friday – Yikes!
An interesting thing happened on the way to the Real Estate Market: 1. Fewer RE agents 2. More buyers are unattached that do not have agents. 3. Bigger internet use. Capturing the buyer is more important than ever to you as a seller.
We sold almost our entire listing inventory last year. Total sales - almost 40 transactions. Many of our listing sales involved unattached buyers. Why? We track prospects with two systems – used by less than 1% of the agents in the city - our Arch Telecom 800# hotline system and our Reliance internet lead capture system. Both allow us to identify and engage your buyers in “REAL TIME”, no delays.
These systems are good but they cannot:
• Sell overpriced homes
• Sell non-prepared homes
• Sell some locations or styles of home without time.
We feel we have the “best” buyer capture system for our sellers.
We keep working to serve you better. Your referrals are deeply appreciated – thank you. We too have new business resolutions to make 2011 an even better year – Serving You!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
“Happy Holidays! “Season’s Greetings!”
These are the greetings we hear as we go through the final days of the hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas. Rarely do we hear a clerk or a service person offer the old familiar “Merry Christmas” greeting. It seems we have become so fearful of offending someone and so intuned to being politically correct, we opt for the safer general greetings rather than specifically referring to this special time as “Christmas”.
Our children in college come home for “semester break” and our elementary school grandchildren celebrate with the “Winter Holiday” parties. The high schools enjoy “Winter Break”. Nowhere do you hear that the real reason for vacations, parties and celebration is Christmas…the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
We realize there are people of other faiths who do not share this celebration with Christians, but that should not diminish our enthusiasm for the observance of one of the most significant events in our faith tradition.
With that being said, we at the Snyder household are looking forward to gathering for our traditional ways of celebrating Christmas. Early in December those who live locally get together to help Mom and Dad put up the Christmas tree. We still have a “real” tree decorated mostly with “kid-made” ornaments from the elementary school days. Each one has a few favorites from the past.
Christmas Eve, the family comes to our house for a traditional chili supper and then on to Christmas Eve Mass. Christmas morning is mass confusion as all the grandchildren descend the stairs to see what Santa has brought them. This year there will be eleven grandchildren to share that magical moment together. Following Santa’s visit we have a relaxing morning with brunch in our pj’s.
Early Christmas afternoon is reserved for visits with in-laws or catching up on some sleep. Later in the afternoon we gather around the table for Christmas dinner and open the gifts under the tree following dinner.
Each family has their own special way of celebrating the most joyous occasion. May you and your family treasure this time together. We wish you all a very
“Merry Christmas!”
These are the greetings we hear as we go through the final days of the hustle and bustle of preparing for Christmas. Rarely do we hear a clerk or a service person offer the old familiar “Merry Christmas” greeting. It seems we have become so fearful of offending someone and so intuned to being politically correct, we opt for the safer general greetings rather than specifically referring to this special time as “Christmas”.
Our children in college come home for “semester break” and our elementary school grandchildren celebrate with the “Winter Holiday” parties. The high schools enjoy “Winter Break”. Nowhere do you hear that the real reason for vacations, parties and celebration is Christmas…the celebration of the birth of Jesus.
We realize there are people of other faiths who do not share this celebration with Christians, but that should not diminish our enthusiasm for the observance of one of the most significant events in our faith tradition.
With that being said, we at the Snyder household are looking forward to gathering for our traditional ways of celebrating Christmas. Early in December those who live locally get together to help Mom and Dad put up the Christmas tree. We still have a “real” tree decorated mostly with “kid-made” ornaments from the elementary school days. Each one has a few favorites from the past.
Christmas Eve, the family comes to our house for a traditional chili supper and then on to Christmas Eve Mass. Christmas morning is mass confusion as all the grandchildren descend the stairs to see what Santa has brought them. This year there will be eleven grandchildren to share that magical moment together. Following Santa’s visit we have a relaxing morning with brunch in our pj’s.
Early Christmas afternoon is reserved for visits with in-laws or catching up on some sleep. Later in the afternoon we gather around the table for Christmas dinner and open the gifts under the tree following dinner.
Each family has their own special way of celebrating the most joyous occasion. May you and your family treasure this time together. We wish you all a very
“Merry Christmas!”
Thursday, December 9, 2010
From our house to yours, have a wonderful Holiday Season. It is time for families; we hope you are connected with your loved ones. We are so thankful for the many gifts of family, friends and faith.
A brief update on our oldest grandson, Michael; The chemo and radiation are complete. The tests show everything clear and regular testing will continue. We are thankful for everyone’s prayers and best wishes. Michael is a wonderful soccer player and his team won the Nebraska State title. Michael and his family received a trip from the Make a Wish Foundation. They leave this week for 7 days in Madrid Spain to meet and attend a “Real Madrid” soccer game. What a thrill for them.
We have our Thanksgiving meal the Sunday before to allow for in-law options on Thanksgiving and to prevent kid “founder”. We used 5 high chairs as one baby grandchild was absent (In New York)
Do we really want to sell our house? Yes! Yes! The great work is done, no more carpenters, window, and flooring or handymen vendors. See our home @ MLS#1704511, www.barbandwayne.com. Special thanks to Jim, our son, for heading this project for the last 3 Months.
Business Only
This is not a bad real estate time. If you recognize the “new normal” it not only is a good time to buy but a time to sell. Think in terms of taking advantage of the market to buy smart; making up for the price adjustment needed to sell your home. Also, ask yourself the question “What happens if interest rates go up?” Buyers miss a window- sellers homes are less affordable. Now is a good time to make a decision.
Again we are thankful for the wonderful referrals – 6 transactions in the last 3 weeks. Three listings sold in that period. We need more listing inventory.
At a recent industry meeting, the data suggested it will take approx. 3 years to come out of this Foreclosure influenced climate. Massive #’s of foreclosures still to come.
We offer to you a customized ‘market snapshot’ of your area, development or any radius/dimension you provide (ex. ½ mile) solds, days on market, avg. price, current listings etc. This is the most complete and up to date data available specific to your home market. Talk to or email Barb or Wayne and we will set you up for a regular distribution of this information.
This time of year our thoughts go out to our Armed Forces men and women away from home. We salute you
A brief update on our oldest grandson, Michael; The chemo and radiation are complete. The tests show everything clear and regular testing will continue. We are thankful for everyone’s prayers and best wishes. Michael is a wonderful soccer player and his team won the Nebraska State title. Michael and his family received a trip from the Make a Wish Foundation. They leave this week for 7 days in Madrid Spain to meet and attend a “Real Madrid” soccer game. What a thrill for them.
We have our Thanksgiving meal the Sunday before to allow for in-law options on Thanksgiving and to prevent kid “founder”. We used 5 high chairs as one baby grandchild was absent (In New York)
Do we really want to sell our house? Yes! Yes! The great work is done, no more carpenters, window, and flooring or handymen vendors. See our home @ MLS#1704511, www.barbandwayne.com. Special thanks to Jim, our son, for heading this project for the last 3 Months.
Business Only
This is not a bad real estate time. If you recognize the “new normal” it not only is a good time to buy but a time to sell. Think in terms of taking advantage of the market to buy smart; making up for the price adjustment needed to sell your home. Also, ask yourself the question “What happens if interest rates go up?” Buyers miss a window- sellers homes are less affordable. Now is a good time to make a decision.
Again we are thankful for the wonderful referrals – 6 transactions in the last 3 weeks. Three listings sold in that period. We need more listing inventory.
At a recent industry meeting, the data suggested it will take approx. 3 years to come out of this Foreclosure influenced climate. Massive #’s of foreclosures still to come.
We offer to you a customized ‘market snapshot’ of your area, development or any radius/dimension you provide (ex. ½ mile) solds, days on market, avg. price, current listings etc. This is the most complete and up to date data available specific to your home market. Talk to or email Barb or Wayne and we will set you up for a regular distribution of this information.
This time of year our thoughts go out to our Armed Forces men and women away from home. We salute you
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Mancillious VI
All the buzz around our house for the past month has been about the Mancillious International V I golf tournament. You’ve never heard of it you say? Well, it doesn’t exactly rank up there with the US Open or the Ryder Cup but it creates quite a bit of excitement in the Snyder household.
Every year all of the adult males in the Snyder clan including Wayne, eight sons and two sons-in law gather to participate in a two day golf tournament dubbed The Mancillious International. Two sons come from as far away as New York to participate in this yearly ritual of male bonding. The “trash talk” starts early in an effort to “out psych” the other family members……….all done in good fun, of course. This year the tournament will be in mid-October so we are all hoping the beautiful fall weather holds out for a few more days.
You may wonder how the event got its unusual name. It all started the first year when son Nick and his wife Angie decided to design a jacket for the tournament winner to wear proudly. The winners name is embroidered on the jacket each year. They found a lovely jacket at the thrift store…………checkered with a paisley lining which became the official tournament’s coveted prize. The label inside the coat read “Mancillious International”. Thus the tournament found its name.
To date, son Jim has been the winner at each tournament so last year the men subtitled the event “The Race for Second Place” and had t-shirts emblazoned with that slogan. A trophy for the most improved player has been added to the awards ceremony.
In addition to the men who gather for the golf there will be 13 of our 15 grandchildren, 4 daughters, and five daughters-in law joining us for the weekend. We plan to do our share of bonding as well. We have been much blessed and welcome every opportunity to celebrate life with our family.
On the real estate front, interest rates continue to drop and are at levels never seen in our lifetime. We greatly appreciate all of your referrals.
Please pray for our men and women serving in our armed forces.
Every year all of the adult males in the Snyder clan including Wayne, eight sons and two sons-in law gather to participate in a two day golf tournament dubbed The Mancillious International. Two sons come from as far away as New York to participate in this yearly ritual of male bonding. The “trash talk” starts early in an effort to “out psych” the other family members……….all done in good fun, of course. This year the tournament will be in mid-October so we are all hoping the beautiful fall weather holds out for a few more days.
You may wonder how the event got its unusual name. It all started the first year when son Nick and his wife Angie decided to design a jacket for the tournament winner to wear proudly. The winners name is embroidered on the jacket each year. They found a lovely jacket at the thrift store…………checkered with a paisley lining which became the official tournament’s coveted prize. The label inside the coat read “Mancillious International”. Thus the tournament found its name.
To date, son Jim has been the winner at each tournament so last year the men subtitled the event “The Race for Second Place” and had t-shirts emblazoned with that slogan. A trophy for the most improved player has been added to the awards ceremony.
In addition to the men who gather for the golf there will be 13 of our 15 grandchildren, 4 daughters, and five daughters-in law joining us for the weekend. We plan to do our share of bonding as well. We have been much blessed and welcome every opportunity to celebrate life with our family.
On the real estate front, interest rates continue to drop and are at levels never seen in our lifetime. We greatly appreciate all of your referrals.
Please pray for our men and women serving in our armed forces.
In the State of Chaos
I am not one that has ever been labeled a compulsive “neat nick”. Raising twelve children has made me tolerant of a certain level of chaos. However, when the household is in order and the cleaning is complete it gives me a sense of peace and serenity.
With that being said, you may understand the state of turmoil I find myself in at the present time.
As you may know, we are in the process of preparing our home to put on the market. For years we have been counseling sellers as to the importance of having their home ready to capture the “buyers eye”- windows must sparkle, paint must be fresh, clutter packed away and counters cleared off. Along with those items, we understand the value of updating and upgrading a home that has been on deferred status as we raised a large family. We now find ourselves recipients of our own advice and have been in the throes of remodeling and repairing and de-cluttering for weeks.
We try our best to maintain a certain level of normalcy, but the necessity of clearing out rooms and displacing personal items can be unsettling. Keeping in mind the final result and the enjoyment it will bring I resolve to embrace the change and the temporary chaos.
When things get overwhelming I resort to the age old axiom that has sufficed in the stressful life circumstances- “This too shall pass.”
Update on our grandson Michael-
This pass week Michael completed his last round of chemotherapy. We wait for the final results, in hope that the cancer is gone! Thank you for your continuing prayers.
Our best wishes to everyone sending children off to a new school year, whether it be kindergarten or college!
With that being said, you may understand the state of turmoil I find myself in at the present time.
As you may know, we are in the process of preparing our home to put on the market. For years we have been counseling sellers as to the importance of having their home ready to capture the “buyers eye”- windows must sparkle, paint must be fresh, clutter packed away and counters cleared off. Along with those items, we understand the value of updating and upgrading a home that has been on deferred status as we raised a large family. We now find ourselves recipients of our own advice and have been in the throes of remodeling and repairing and de-cluttering for weeks.
We try our best to maintain a certain level of normalcy, but the necessity of clearing out rooms and displacing personal items can be unsettling. Keeping in mind the final result and the enjoyment it will bring I resolve to embrace the change and the temporary chaos.
When things get overwhelming I resort to the age old axiom that has sufficed in the stressful life circumstances- “This too shall pass.”
Update on our grandson Michael-
This pass week Michael completed his last round of chemotherapy. We wait for the final results, in hope that the cancer is gone! Thank you for your continuing prayers.
Our best wishes to everyone sending children off to a new school year, whether it be kindergarten or college!
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