Growth Leader has blossomed, and is keeping me very busy!  HOORAY!  I met for the second time today, with my first Growth Leader generated buyer.  They brought additional family members, and we have placed an offer on a house!  This afternoon, I am meeting with my second Growth Leader generated Buyer, also for the second time as well.  We are looking at 11 homes, with a goal to settle by June 1 at the latest!  They are motivated, and pre-approved.  We are discussing how to purchase a home with these first time home buyers!  This past week, the third Growth Leader generated buyer I have met, was preapproved for his mortgage, and we are planning our second house hunting trip together.  Tomorrow, the fourth Growth Leader generated buyer and I, are going to look at homes.  She is a first ti... 04/19/2009

 Top 10 List – How to have Success with internet leads from Growth Leader  10:  Be Organized – Subscribe to a contact management program like Growth Leader that will allow you to manage your leads, as well as offer advertisements to generate a steady stream of internet leads to your web site.  9:   Be Respectful of their Anonymity -   Internet leads like to be anonymous.  Respect this.  Offer your services.  When they are ready to make a move, they will call.  They really will.  8.  Be Informative – Offer information to your leads when requested.  They will come back to your web site again and again, each time, seeing your picture and contact information. 7.  Be Responsive -  Have a Blackberry, or hand held device, that will alert you that a new lead has arrived.  Respond immediately an... 04/16/2009

$8,000 Tax Credit for First Time HomebuyersNote: This is intended to provide an overview only - for specific information or individual concerns, please contact your lawyer, accountant and/or financial advisor. Congress has recently passed a federal income tax credit for first-time homebuyers that  is the lesser of either 10% of the home's cost or $8,000.  This will be available to qualified first-time home buyers for the purchase of a principal residence between January 1, 2009 and before December 1, 2009. For example: The tax credit is available for first-time homebuyers or those who have not owned in the last three years.   The credit does not require repayment (unlike the 2008 iteration of the credit).  The credit will be claimed on a tax return to reduce the purchaser's income tax l... 04/08/2009

  WHY GET AN ACTIVE SUPRA KEY? ActiveKEY from GE Security simplifies your ability to conduct your real estate business. ActiveKEY is convenient, easy to use, and secure. Friendly features and wireless authentication make ActiveKEY the ideal lockbox key for those who want basic lockbox functions and no hassle. ActiveKEY is more than a just a lockbox key, with instant showing alerts; you will know right away when another ActiveKEY user has opened one of your keyboxes. The large, easy-to-read display window and the fully backlit keypad light make it easy for you to use your ActiveKEY even in low light. A built-in flashlight helps you see what you are doing in dark doorways and entrances. ActiveKEY is a wireless device, eliminating the need for a cradle or phone line. The ActiveKEY network ... 04/07/2009

The real estate market has picked up. I looked up our multiple listing service to check out the statistics for residential sales for March 2009. There were 9 homes that settled in March. The average price was $403,778. The highest price was $509000, the lowest price was $265,000 and these homes were on the market for an average of 149 days. (number of days from date listed to date it went under contract ) The above does not include homes not listed, commercial and multi units and is subject to errors and omissions. There are 14 homes pending settlement right now. They were on the market for an average of 64 days. The highest list price is $634,731 and lowest list price is $179,900 If you would like a free market evaluation of your home call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 21534382... 04/05/2009

Henri And Jeri Gutner | Keller Williams Realestate | 215-345-5454 101 Bishops Gate Ln, Doylestown, PA Walk to Doylestown. A complete Package 3BR/2.5BA Condo offered at $284,900 Year Built 1994 Sq Footage 1,364 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors Unspecified Parking Unspecified Lot Size 1,607 sqft HOA/Maint $165 per month DESCRIPTION Move right in and enjoy all the improvements recently made here! New hardwood floors from foyer through living room and dining room! Newer carpet and paint everywhere! Eat in Kitchen with tons of cabinets, flat top stove, opens to Living Room. Living Room with pretty fireplace, ceiling fan wth light and sliding doors to deck. Main bedroom is very spacious with separate sitting area, good closets and vaulted ceiling with fan and lights. The main ba... 04/02/2009

My short sale ordeal is finally over.  It closed today.  It was under agreement for about six months with two different buyers.  I literally saved my sellers from foreclosure. The title clerk at closing, mentioned they had never seen such a long list of utility bills on the HUD.  My sellers walked away from the property about 8 months ago.  Communication was difficult. They never even said Thank you.  It was just me and the vacant property with no utilities through the winter.  Last week, we were to go to closing, finally..... We were again postponed to today.....  I wrote this in my blog... My short sale closes tomorrow- after two buyers and 6 months under agreement! It has been an ordeal to say the least....  My sellers abandaned their home, as they could not keep up with the payments... 03/25/2009

Event : Annual Egg Hunt Date April 8, 2009 Time 4 pm Age grous Egg hunt will be held for age groups 2 to 3,4 to 6,7 to 9 Fee. Free Location Doylestown township Central Park, 424 Wells Rd, Doylestown For more details go to www.doylestownpa.org call 215-348 9915 The egg hunt features special eggs for each age group and small treats in each egg collected.The Easter Bunny makes a special appearance, This will be a fun event, If you would like to look at homes for sale in Doylestown call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 215343-8200x124 goto my web site www.gitabantwal.com 03/19/2009

Leads, Leads, and more leads.  They keep coming!  It is very exciting! Almost everyday, My Blackberry alerts me that I have another sales lead from the Growth Leader Lead Generation on line program from Market Leader. I have had as many as 4 leads in the same day!   When there is a phone number included, I call them immediately.  So quick in fact, that at times, the client is still on my web site for their first visit. The Growth Leader program is a complete contact management system, that manages your leads for you.  You file them in separate files, like hot leads, inactive leads, and you can also file the active leads according to immediate, 1-3 months, 3-6 months, etc. You can see exactly what homes your contact has viewed and when.  The system then recommends homes that they have no... 03/13/2009

 Growth Leader....  Patience, Patience, Patience.  This is the key word to farming internet leads through Growth Leader by Market Leader.  I have 56 leads now.  Every day, I go to the Activity page, and send the recommended new listings to each lead.  Just like magic, you can see, they come back to my web site, the next day.  It works very well this way.  Internet leads are very impersonal.  It is the nature of the business.  People like the anonymity.   Patience is a difficult thing to have when you have 55 leads, and only email address and names and a few phone numbers.....  but...  This week, I received an email question from two of my leads asking for more information.  HIP  HIP HORRAY!    HIP  HIP HORRAY!   Now we are getting somewhere.  Patience is a good thing.  I am learning.  S... 03/09/2009

I looked up the multiple listing to see the sales in Doylestown Township, in February, 2009. Criteria used : Residential sales Date Feb 1 to Feb 28 , 2009. Price upto $2000,000 The above does not include homes not listed, sale by owners, lots and commercial  property and is subject to errors and omissions. There were 9 homes that settled. The average price was $370,611 , the lowest price was $185,000 and highest sale price was $499,000. They were on the market for an average of 81 days. (From date listed to date it went under contract for sale.) During the same period 6 homes went under contract,  pending settlement. They were on the market for an average of 168 days. If you would like a free market evaluation of your home call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124 visi... 03/09/2009

Showing Agent complained she could not get to the house because the fire trucks were in the way Here is an interesting story.....  Life is never dull here in the Real Estate World! Last week I was at Taco Bell for Dinner when my phone rang.  The caller said, IS THIS THE SHORT SALE EXPERT?  I have blogged here on Active Rain about short sales many times.  This caller needed help.  I listed his house for sale the following morning.  This was Friday, less than a week ago. By Monday, we had three showings scheculed for our short sale.  When it came time for the first showing, I received a call from my seller.  He said he had just called the fire company, and then he called me to cancel the showing, as his house was on fire. I c... 02/25/2009

USS New YorkIt was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the  World  Trade  Center .It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions th at include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft. Steel from the  World  Trade  Center was melted down in a foundry in  Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, 'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.' Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my... 02/12/2009

I was out in the rain showing property.  My GPS was yelling at me to turn Right, Turn Left...  My cell phone Rings: "Hello Don Bradbury, This is Bob Stewart from Active Rain!  How are you today!" My GPS was yelling at me loudly,,... In 100 Yards, TURN RIGHT, as I passed the road I was supposed to use.  Bob said  WHAT?  I had to pull over to the side of the road to turn off the GPS. Bob!  I am great thanks.  How are things in Washington State?  Do people actually live out there?  Being from Southeastern Pennsyllvania all my life, Washington State is about as far away as the Moon. I quickly thought of all the things I could have done wrong on my Blog.  I never plagerized on Active Rain - Honestly!! Bob had called me several times in the last year to say hello, since I am ranked #1 in all ... 12/13/2008

Central Bucks Family YMCA is located at 2500 Lower State Road, Doylestown, Pa . www.cbfymca.org Telephone 215-348-8131 Here is information about sports programs. Indoor Soccer begins Feb 14.,  4 to 5 and 6 to 8 years,  Sat 8 am to 1 pm Street Hockey begins Feb 14,  7 to 10 years, Saturday 10 am Track Club begins Feb 28, 8 to 16 years,  Saturday 10 am Please look up the web site for more information. If you would like to look at homes in Doylestown visit my web site www.gitabantwal.com   11/19/2008

Shadybrook Farm will be glowing with lights this holiday season. Visit the farm any evening from Wednesday November 26 to Sunday January 5 , 2009. You can either drive in your car or take moonlit hayrides for $7 a person. You will see a spectacular light show with millions of lights. The farm is located at 425 Wells Road, Doylestown. go to www.shadybrookfarm.com Tel 215-968-1670 for more information. If you are in the area and would like to look at homes in Doylestown, call Gita Bantwal at ReMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124 Visit my web site www.gitabantwal.com and look up all available listings. 11/09/2008

The Philadelphia Phillies have won the 2008 World Series, and are champions of baseball!  Congratulations to the city of Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA and all the phans of the phillies. I was there in 1980 to watch the phillies with the world series 28 years ago.  Now, they have won it once again for only the second time in 126 years of baseball in Philadelphia  www.bradburyteam.com 10/29/2008

Doylestown boro and Doylestown township have a lot to offer. There are flats,  townhomes and single homes in all sizes. Doylestown is located in Central Bucks School District. Here are some of the reasons people love living here. 1. Great school district. www.cbsd.org. 2.Fine restaurants. 3.Museums 4.Shopping. 5.Train station. Septa train to Philadelphia www.septa.org 6.Bus to New York city. 7.Central Park, and Kids Castle. 8.Convenient to New Hope and shops at Peddlars Village. 9.If you live in the boro you can walk to every thing. 10. There are rentals as well as homes for sale in different  price ranges. If you would like to look up listings in Doylestown , Bucks County, go to my web site www.gitabantwal.com Call Gita Bantwal at reMax Centre Realtors 215-343-8200x124     10/13/2008

The Bradbury Team at Coldwell Banker Heritage 1448 W Broad Street, Quakertown, PA 18951 View Map The Bradbury Team was formed to provide exceptional customer service. No team will work harder from beginning to end. Customer Service is our number one priority! We will return each call on the same day. Our mission is to always provide professionalism, honesty, integrity and full service at such a high level, that our clients are happy to refer our services to friends and family. We have successfully marketed residential and commercial property throughout Bucks, and Montgomery Counties, and throughout the Lehigh Valley for a number of years, and were multi-million dollar producers for 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. Combined, we exceed 100 years in Customer Service experience. Contact InfoDonald ... 10/12/2008

Market Snapshot August 31, 2008 Single Family Homes Average sales price 1.1.2008 through 8.31.2008 $475,000 +4.6% from the same period last year ($454,000) Units sold 1.1.2008 through 8.31.2008 77 units, -28.9% from the same period last year (126 units) Average Days on Market 79 days, +6.3% from the same period last year (74 days) Inventory of homes on the market, 116 units, -2.7% from the same time last year (113 homes) Average price of homes on market $575,000, +7.3% from last year ($536,000)   Andy Raffle sells Bucks County Real Estate.  Check out my website for Yardley homes and information, search for properties, read my informative Real Estate Articles and read my Bucks County Real Estate Blog   Andy Raffle www.askAndyRaffle.com Coldwell Banker Hearthside, Realtors 70 West Afton A... 10/09/2008