What can a Realtor do for me (in Maggie Valley, NC?)

A full service Realtor will do a lot of things for you. Have you ever heard the saying…

‘If you think hiring a professional is expensive; just wait until you hire some one who is not.’

My Successful Selling System includes the
15 Point Plan to Sell your Property

4 Main Categories
· Internet Marketing
· Local and Regional Marketing
· Mailings – Mass Marketing
· On site – In Home Marketing

Internet Marketing
Internet Marketing – reaching millions of Buyers (Craigslist, Zillow, ‘Backpages’ of Florida newspapers, DuPont Registry) through over 40 different site postings
Visual Tour – 360 degree photos
Realtor.com upgraded site with additional photos and link to Visual Tour
Personal web sites: http://www.mountainheritage.com/ and http://www.realtyworldheritage.com/
Web Marketing associated with all print advertising medias
Local and Regional Marketing
Multiple Listing Service for 5 Counties surrounding Haywood County – contact with these agents brings in more buyers.
Print Advertising monthly
Real Scope board full display in the office
Mass Marketing
Mail outs and postcards reaching 100 - 200 neighboring residents and my sphere of influence to ask if they know a buyer for this home.
Talking House – radio broadcaster in the house to reach the buyers car radio
On site Marketing
Brochures that market the property from a flier box in the front yard and can be emailed to buyers
Sign in the Yard
Keys and Lock Box installation for easy showings
Track showings, make appointments and provide feedback to seller about all showings
Prepare a Home Buyers Book to leave information at the property for Buyers to review.
Use Lynda Bennett, as your Realtor
Lynda Bennett, Realtor
Providing a Peak Experience Since 1986

www.MountainHeritage.com

Surprise! Housing Starts Surge (So how is Maggie Valley?)

WASHINGTON -- Housing construction posted a surprisingly large increase in February, bolstered by strength in all parts of the country except the West.

While the surge in construction was far better than the continued decline economists had expected, experts viewed the rebound as a temporary gain given all the problems the housing industry still faces.

The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that construction of new homes and apartments jumped 22.2 percent in February compared with January, pushing total activity to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 583,000 units. (By Martin Crutsinger - The Associated Press)

(Haywood County, NC) Maggie Valley has not seen the effects of this new construction surge. Many of these new starts appear to be in the rental/apartment sector. That is not the focus of our construction industry. We are focused on resort/second home sales.

We previewed a beautiful new Log construction in the Cove, today on caravan priced in the $600,000's. It is about 2/3 complete at this time. And i have a new home that is in foreclosure for sale - see complete details at: http://www.mountainheritage.com/listings/l0013.html

Lynda Bennett, a Peak Experience since1986

NC Foreclosures Down 50% in February (Maggie Valley, NC)

It is important to keep our eyes focused on the light at the end of the tunnel. Interpreting the news that we receive daily requires some filters. And I am hearing indicators that are beneficial to North Carolina. For instance...

While the rest of the country is reeling from an unexpected rise in foreclosure filings, the number of foreclosures in North Carolina fell 49.7 percent in February, according to data from RealtyTrac Inc..

The state had 2,039 foreclosures in February, with one in every 2,023 homeowners receiving a default notice, auction-sale notice or bank-repossession filing.

Foreclosure filings in North Carolina fell 14.5 percent in February from January.

Across the country, foreclosure filings rose nearly 30 percent last month from February 2008. There were 290,631 foreclosure filings, which affected one in every 440 U.S. households. Nevada, Arizona and California posted the top foreclosure rates in the country last year.

Source: North Carolina Realtor Report:from Charlotte Observer (link Below for full article).
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/03/09/daily36.html

We heard good news about real estate at our office meeting today,3/18/09. Also, Interest rates are low (around 5%) and we have buyers looking for houses (if they are bargains). So things are looking up.

Maggie Valley NC real estate broker attending Glenn Beck showing

Will be attending the 'You Are Not Alone' viewing in Asheville tommorrow at the Holiday Inn- Smokey Park Hwy exit 44&I-40 at 4:00 for Glenn Beck.

Lynda Bennett
Maggie Valley Real Estate Broker

Freebies on a web site near you (Maggie Valley NC)

Check out Freecycle.com - where everything is free and it is in your neighborhood. Great place to give things away or get things you need. I signed up for Waynesville, NC.

Maggie Valley NC does not have it's own community.

Maggie Valley, NC - Good News in North Carolina Real Estate

(MAggie Valley, NC real estate) As if we do not have enough to read every day… now I am sending you more things.

Attached below is a good looking newsletter if you want to read and print it - then open the LINK.

If you want to view online – go to the link below.
http://ping.fm/E9uD2

You will see:

>Lower foreclosure rate in North Carolina
>Higher ‘Affordability Index’ than any time since 1970
>More people moving into North Carolina!!!
Open the LINK and find out more… I hope this helps!

FORECLOSURE FACTS
> Nationally, January foreclosure filings decreased
10 percent compared to the previous month.
> In January, the number of foreclosures
occurring in N.C. decreased 29.3 percent when
compared to January 2008. Nationally,
foreclosure rates were 18 percent
higher in January 2009.
> North Carolina continues to descend in
the official ranking of foreclosure rates, and
is 33rd nationally.
> Four states – Nevada, Arizona, California
and Florida – represented 53 percent
of the 274,399 foreclosures in the
U.S. in January.

ECONOMY
> North Carolina is consistently at the forefront of
affordable housing. Most recently, Cornelius was
named one of the most affordable suburbs in the
country. Fayetteville and Rocky Mount were both
recognized for high price appreciations.
> In 2008, North Carolina welcomed the
most newcomers (versus loss of
residents) of any state, according
to moving services website
Relocation.com. For every 100 people
leaving, 180 moved in.

Lynda Bennett

MAggie Valley, NC real estate