Crystal Saves The Deal

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break and had the time to reflect on all the great things you have to be thankful for! This week I am looking forward to spending time with my kids, decorating the house, preparing for my Holiday Open house and showing lots of homes to first time homebuyer! This is a great time to go out and see these homes before the First time homebuyer tax credit expires April 30! Currently on the Lawrence MLS there are 82 homes on the market all priced under $125,000 what a great time to make that rent payment go towards building equity in your future! Click here to view these homes! Call or email me today to get more information on these homes or to set up a time to view.

What a great month for Lawrence real estate. The tax credit has been extended and expanded to benefit current homeowners who have lived in their home for 5 of the last 8 years. This new section of the tax credit allows current homeowners the ability to receive up to $6500 tax credit if they purchase and reside in a new property. With this they do not need to sell their current home just make the new home the primary residence. As for the current state of the market there are 106 homes on the Lawrence MLS that are under contract. This past week November 17-22: 36 homes sold and 42 new homes came on the market! Average list price of these new homes were $183,771 with the average sold price of the homes that closed at $155,433 including the land that also was counted in the sold numbers. I am excited for a wonderful holiday season and thankful for having this career that allows me to spend time with my friends and family. I love what I do and I am very grateful to be able to help so many ...