Brandon Schlichter's (schockergd) Blog

Circleville Home Statistics         2007 2006 # Change % Change List Price 142845.00 153439.00 -10594.00 -0.07 Sales Price 137845.00 145895.00 -8050.00 -0.06 Total Sold 154.00 152.00 2.00 0.01 Days On Mkt 115.00 116.00 -1.00 -0.01     This is from the Columbus board of Realtors. 1/1/2007-10/1/20...

Took some time out today to do some research and a breakdown by city/area in Pickaway. Williamsport Ohio Real Estate Statistics  20072006ChangeChange %List Price158538.0097586.0060952.000.38Sales Price154269.0092630.0061639.000.40Total Sold13.0015.00-2.00-15%Days On Mkt109.00335.00-226.00-207% Fr...

Here's where we're at so far in Pickaway county sales. Many people seem discouraged or upset at the "Real Estate Market". The fact is , prices are UP , and sales are DOWN slightly in both regards. This INCLUDES the cities of Circleville, Ashville, South Bloomfield, Tarlton, Williamsport, Five Poi...

Everywhere we hear that the market is crashing , subprime lenders are going under and that the sky is falling. I pulled up the Statistics for this year thus far (Today isn't over ,these numbers could increase for 2007)(Janurary 1st - April 18th 2007) Avg Home Size 1853sqft Avg Days on Market 123 ...

Soon the New Year will be upon us and my personal outlook is quite good for the next year. At least in my personal business, December is almost over and it has been a very active month. As many Realtors do, I'm spending time contemplating what I can do to better my results as an agent, as well as...

What happens when you give away bottled water for free at america's largest outdoor festival? The answer is : Lots of happy people!  As a promotion , me and another agent in our office decided to give away bottled water during this year's Pumpkin Show. It was great fun, I had the opportunity to m...

The other day while i was out prospecting (Realtor talk for Meeting people). I came upon a FSBO (For sale by owner) , we had a nice chat about home sales ,marketing and the general round table of real estate stuff. The owner asked me the simple question of 'How do I sell it ,now'. I find that mos...

I was reading a article the other day in a local newspaper about real estate in central Ohio. It said 'Home sales down 14% in July).  It seemed quite disturbing to see a sentence like that in the newspaper. So I did a little bit of research when I came back to the office. Its true that sales were...

As you may (or may not know) , Circleville (my home town) every year holds a festival. Most towns around here can claim various festivals celebrating various foods. Some have raddish festivals while others have zucchini festivals. Our town has the "Pumpkin Show". Now , this may be cliche for a sm...

I thought i'd post a little bit about the history of circleville ( this is from the circleville wiki) Circleville was founded in 1810. It derived its name from the circular portion of a large Hopewell Culture earthwork upon which it was built. The original town plan integrated Circleville into th...