Cleveland Twp.,  Elkhart County Market Report - First Half of 2016Cleveland Township is located in the northwest part of Elkhart County, Indiana. People who live in Cleveland Twp are conveniently located close to shopping in both Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties. University Park Mall is just minutes away, as well as Interstate I-80/90. There are an abundance of restaurants in both Counties.The first half of 2016 for Cleveland Twp. shows an active market with 23 sold residential homes and an additional 20 homes Pending.  The average Days on Market for 2016 is 75 days and there are currently 34 homes on the market for sale.The average Listing price for 2016 increased 12.7% over 2015The average Selling price for 2016 increased 5.5% over 2015 The number of Homes Sold in Cleveland Twp. for th... 07/02/2016

We Need a Smaller Mailbox! Remember when you went to the mailbox and you could hardly get the mail out, so you invested in a larger one? Real Estate Contracts, were mailed overnight delivery. We scrambled to get it all together and rushed to the post office before it closed.  Sound familiar?   Acrylic painting by Larry Johnston© Then there was the FAX machines.  Boy was that a help!  You didn't even have to fight the cold, rain or snowy weather to get to the post office.  What happened to the FAX?  Now with the computer age, We are now using the emails. Contracts can now be send by computer, signed and returned in a matter of minutes. The Real Estate Industry has evolved in a fast paced industry.  Well, at least the paperwork has. We now go to our mailboxes and many times they are empty... 03/04/2014

Houses For Sale in Cleveland Elementary School District, Elkhart, In Cleveland Elementary School is located on CR 1 off of CR 10 in the Northwest Corner of Elkhart County.  Subdivisions surrounding this school include: Ash Road Estates Barnes Bender Acres Blackhawk Brookhills Cedar Ridge Chan Oak Estates Cleveland Trails Estates Cobus Farms Cobus Lakes Estates Cobus Ridge Cobus Terrace Cobus Woods Copperfield Estates Country Manor Estates Crystal Pond Deerfield Estates Dover Trace Fox Run Frailey's Riverdale Franklin's Glen Haven Estates Glenco Golden Pond Haines Lexington Landing Harmony Acres Heritage Hillandale Jackson Acres Kerryhaven Lakeview Lakewood Liberty Park McGraths Meadowbrook Moore's Neeley's Oak Manor Oakbrook Springs Old Farm Prairieview Farm Rio Lindo River Lea San Lu R... 03/02/2014

Elkhart, Indiana....Only 107 miles from Chicago. Houses are Going Fast! Whether you work in Chicago, or just want to enjoy a special night or weekend, it's closer than you think, from Elkhart, Indiana. The Indiana Toll Road has an Elkhart Exit, where you will jump on the road, and with Interstate all the way, you are at the down town "Loop" of Chicago 107 miles later.      Acrylic Painting by Larry Johnston© Elkhart has many people that work in the Chicago area and commute back and forth daily.  Some of the commuters travel by car and other take advantage of the Elkhart Municipal Airport. A 15 minute drive on the interstate and they can catch the South Shore commuter train from South Bend to Chicago. Homes in the Elkhart area a very affordable in comparison to the Chicago area, so why n... 02/14/2014

Keep your Buyers on the right track. Buyers usually make quick decisions when it comes to buying a home.  When they decide to Buy, they drive around the areas they are interested in living, looking for homes on the internet and however else they can look for homes. When you first talk to your Buyer, it is important they are informed and it is understood what they need to do, how they need to do it and when it needs to be done.  If any of these are not done, they may be on the way to disaster.  Keep them on the right track. Here is a list that you an give to the buyer as a guide to stay on track to purchase a new home. • If they don't get mortgage approved before they start looking, they may be on the track to disappointment.  They will find a home and if they can talk the agent into sho... 01/11/2014

Do You Know Where Your Buyer Is? You may have seen the Television spot on TV where it starts out with "Do you know where your child is?" A campaign that was launched when the cities had evening curfews late at night for children under a certain age.  The main purpose was to cut down on the juvenile crimes in the area. Larry Johnston © 2014 Just like the children that roamed the city street late at night, getting into mischief, I am suggesting our own campaign to keep our buyers from going astray.  Buyers are not aware of the Real Estate Agents rules that dictates that the Buyer and the Real Estate Agent they choose are suppose to be tied together until they move into their new home.   RULES TO YOURSELF • Make sure the Buyer is aware that you are a commissioned agent, and that you are wo... 01/09/2014

We had our own FIREWORKS.....delayed Happy New Year! When it gets to -18 degrees, you think about your water pipes freezing, Hands, ears and face falling off, and just plain trying to stay warm, keeping the driveway cleared and the cars running. Well, to my surprise, there is one thing that was not added to the list of things to look for in the cold weather.........It's six cases of assorted drinks, like pepsi, coke, root beer and several others, that decided to freeze, expand and blow up. We had cases of soft drinks stored in the garage just outside the kitchen. I was outside shoveling, when all of a sudden I heard of sounds like light bulbs exploding.  It might have been better if it were light bulbs. We now have frozen drinks on the walls, ceiling and on everything else in the Garage... 01/07/2014