September is knocking on our door and we are excited for two reasons: (1) we are nearing the end of the heat; and (2) our snowbird friends will be trickling in over the next 30 to 60 days.
It is always fun to reconnect with old and new friends who have been away for the summer, and we’re looking forward to kicking off the official “season” in Sun Lakes. The HOA is busy planning fun entertainment events, and sports leagues are gearing up for a great 2019-2020 season.
The Kolb Team has three BIG NEWS ITEMS to share:
- We are excited to have been voted 2019 Favorite Realtor on Nextdoor. This is because so many of our clients and friends have recommended us on the Nextdoor site. We are not only a favorite in Sun Lakes but in 29 surrounding communities. THANK YOU for your support!
- We have been recognized for being in the Top 1% Nationally among more than 160,000 Keller Williams agents!
- We have launched a new website! The new website includes dozens of improvements and information you need right at your fingertips – Please see below for more information.
Visit Our Brand-New Website!
After months of hard work and dozens of improvements, we are excited to present our new website:
- Easier to use, intuitive with better navigation
- We have been recognized for being in the Top 1% Nationally among more than 160,000 Keller Williams agents!
- Open house list and event list always updated and current
- Two new pages for rental properties (search or list)
Pickleball Update
BIG NEWS: The Pickleball court construction is currently underway and scheduled to be completed by the first of November!
For information on the pickleball league watch the short video with Pickleball President Rhonda Ballard and some of her team members.
Giving Back to The Community
Carey is currently serving as President of the Chandler Rotary Club. On a recent family trip to Scotland, Carey joined the Rotary Club of Edinburgh.
The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
Congratulations to Carey for being elected to and serving the community through Chandler Rotary!
Our FREE seminar for the Sun Lakes Community was held on Aug. 22, where over 30 people came to hear Barnet Dulaney & Perkins speak about age-related eye health care such as dry eye, wet and dry macular degeneration and more. We appreciate the turn out on such a hot month.
Mark your calendar, Oct 24 is the date for our next Helping Seniors through the Selling Process seminar. We have some great new speakers lined up for this information packed presentation!
This seminar was created to assist the community. Our team saw the need after representing Sun Lakes residents who knew they needed to move. They were overwhelmed with the process, either due to being alone, or because they were a caregiver and had no idea where to start, much less make time for it.
Our guest speakers include professionals from various Independent/Assisted Living Facilities, Estate Sale Companies, moving companies, and a handyman that makes general and aesthetic repairs. In addition, Legal and Title experts will speak about documents that are needed to sell, a home warranty company will help explain seller coverage to protect you once you list, and our team will have current real estate market information and be able to answer your questions. Watch for information in the Kolb Team Splash Ad and on our website under Events.
Welcome to the Neighborhood!
Housewarming gifts are a time-honored tradition with deep cultural roots meant to bring functionality, beauty, cheer, and good luck to the new homeowner. This act of giving is said to have started during medieval times when neighbors would welcome a family by “warming” the new home, providing firewood and building fires in the fireplaces. This served another purpose; the goodwill wishers believed fire protected the new home from evil spirits.
Throughout the ages housewarming gifts have ranged from unique to practical. For instance, in Germany it was common to gift a rooster to guard the home. While these days early morning crowing isn’t a welcome addition to the neighborhood, the spirit of housewarming with a traditional gift is certainly a charming welcome and a nod to the customs of our past.
Feeling inspired to give a traditional housewarming gift? Get creative with these well-wishing ideas!
- Bread – May your home never know hunger
- Salt and Herbs – May your life be full of flavor and spice
- Honey and Sugar – May your life be full of sweetness
- Candle – May darkness be kept out of the home
- Olive Oil – May you be blessed with health and well-being
- Wine – May you always have joy and never go thirsty
- Broom – May your home always be clean
- Coin – May you receive luck and good fortune
- Rice – May the love in your home multiply
Multiple Offers
We are still in a strong “seller’s market” and when homes are priced right, we see multiple offers coming in. What does a seller do when faced with the wonderful problem of having more than one offer?
Option 1 – you can instruct your agent to go back to all parties and let them know you have multiple offers and see if they want to revise their offer
Option 2 – you can instruct your agent to send a multiple counter form to one or more of the offers and you can counter on multiple things such as price, closing date, other contingencies that may be in the offer. Your counter to each buyer can be different.
When that happens for our clients, we counsel them according to their goals and desired outcome. It’s a great problem to have and that’s still the market we are in.
For more information, just email us at info@www.thekolbteam.com.
"I think the best referral I ever received was the one that put me in contact with The Kolb Team. They are the most professional realtors, people really, that I have ever had the pleasure to work with. When my wife and I were looking for our winter home in Sun Lakes, they found it for us in 3 days.
We flew back home to Alaska and their team took care of everything for us right to the signing 30 days later. Quite exceptional! My wife and I highly recommend The KOLB Team. What a great team!"
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Real Estate Update
Recently we attended a conference taught by The Cromford Report. All indicators are that we are in a strong “seller’s market” and prices are not expected to drop through the end of the year. We have a database full of buyers who cannot find homes. Thinking of selling? NOW is the time while demand is strong, and prices remain solid.
Use the button below to see what sold last month. The report is broken down by HOA, address and floor plan (if the agent listed the model in MLS).
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And, as always, if you or someone you know is considering buying or selling a home, we are here year-round and would love to help! Visit us online at TheKolbTeam.com or call 480-809-5759