elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana Community Winter Report 2009 - 02/07/09 01:48 PM
Elkhart Indiana Community Schools recommend parents to get involved as it is a well known fact that parent support plays a vital role in student achievement, so getting more parents involved in their children's schooling has been an ongoing effort of ECS educators.
The ECS Winter 2009 Report took the opportunity to share in its report just a few of the many things their teachers, administrators, support staff, parents and volunteers are doing on a daily basis to increase standardized test scores, boost attendance and graduation rates and recruit more parental involvement in the educational process. 
This years ISTEP+ scores are … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana, Natural Cough Remedies - 02/07/09 01:38 PM
Elkhart Indiana snows, rains, and snows again.  Today we are thawing!  It is expected to be as warm as 58 degrees this weekend.  Weather changes can cause coughs and sore throats.  Here are a couple of ideas on how to ease your plight...
For five minutes, cook the juice of one lemon, 1 cut of honey and 1/2 cup of olive oil.  Then stir vigorously for a couple of minutes
Dose:  Take 1 teaspoon every two hours
Combine 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar with 1/2 water.  Add 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper and sweeten to taste with honey.
Dose: Take 1 … (2 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana Top 10 Hardship Situations For Pre-Foreclosure Short Sales - 02/07/09 01:25 PM
Elkhart Indiana the "short" in short sale actually refers to the fact that the payoff amount agreed to in the transaction of selling your home is "shorter" than the mortgage balance on the property.  Simply put, there is more owed on the home than it will sell for.  Does this sound familiar to you?  Many customers are in the dark as to their legal rights and the options that are available to them.  They're starving for information and an ally they can trust.  I can supply both, the information you need and the trust you want.
Here are the top 10 … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana Realtor Evelyn Johnston Helping To Stop Foreclosure - 01/31/09 02:34 PM
Elkhart Indiana is home, and we have been hit hard by the downturn in the RV Industry by massive closings of some of the largest manufacturers there were.  Other RV Manufacturers have cut work hours from 5 day and 40 hours a week down to a hopefully we can work you 3 days next week.  And it hurts.  Foreclosure hurts.  Loosing your home hurts not only you, but your neighbors, your subdivision if you live in one, your county and even your city and state.  Confusion reigns in the lives of folks loosing their homes.  No one is talking about what you … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 80% of the Home Buyers Start Their Search Online! Be There! - 01/31/09 01:43 PM
Elkhart Indiana Home Buyers are starting their searches for their dream home online!  Google search enables these tech savvy Home Buyers to search for homes by City, Subdivision or Township just with a few key entries.  They can look at the homes up and down the street to see if it looks like what they are looking for and they can search by street name.
In order to be seen by these Home Buyers you need to list your home with a REALTOR(r) that uses the same tools they are using to search with.  The Internet.  When was the last time … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana Stop The Foreclosure, Sell Your Home! Negotiate With Your Mortgage Lender! - 01/31/09 01:29 PM
Elkhart Indiana you have options besides Foreclosure! You can negotiate with your Mortgage Lender to take your past due payments, late charges and penalty fees and move them to the end of your loan.  You can pay the past due up to date or you can sell your home!  If you are unable to make your payments even if it was current, you can still sell your home.  You own your home until either you sell it or the Mortgage Lender completes the Foreclosure process and sells your home Sheriff Sale. In any of these options you do not have to move out of your … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 4 Steps to Selecting a Color For Painting Your Home Interior - 01/31/09 06:29 AM
Elkhart Indiana enjoys color just that same as any other community.  To select the right color for each room of your home, design experts recommend applying the following strategies.
Coordinate With the Room's Use:   Certain Colors lend themselves to certain activities: For example, studies show that kitchen and dining areas painted in "food colors"-such as celery green or red-increase appetite, whereas blue acts a s an appetite suppressant.  On the other hand, the tranquility evoked by blue makes it ideal for bedrooms. Paint For The Season:  Color directly impacts your senses, making a room's temperature feel cooler or warmer.  For example, … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana, Home Buying, Stick Built, Modular or Manufactured? - 01/30/09 12:41 AM
Elkhart Indiana is home to RV Manufacturing, even though many of the factories have either gone out of business, relocated to their other locations or cut workiing hours dramatically.  This makes for an unusually high 15.4% unemployment rate locally.  One person's misfortune is another person's opportunity.  Homes are being listed as Short Sales and driving our local market, along with homes that have gone through the process of Foreclosure, also known as Bank Owned Properties, commonly referred to as REO's.  If you are one of the people in the position to purchase now, in this low interest, low pricing segment of the  Real … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana, You Don't Have To Move Out Just Because You Are Behind In Your House Payments! - 01/28/09 11:44 PM
Elkhart Indiana is going thru some tough times, just like so many other communities.  However, in Elkhart Indiana, as I have stated before our Unemployment rate of 12.4%, and rising, makes us the most stressed community in the United States.  I liked it much better when we were known as the Home of the RV Manufacturers!  Not any more. 
I visited with a couple who both work in RV's and their work days are down to 3 a week, on a day to day basis, and they are just starting to get behind in their mortgage.  They did not know they … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana Experiences Surge in Home Interest - 01/24/09 01:05 PM
Elkhart Indiana usually gets a surge in homeownership interest about the time the snow melts, but this year we are seeing interest now, at the end of January.  I wonder if it is because we have a new President of the United States or people are getting anxious to get outdoors and moviing.  Our Home Prices are terrific, the inventory gives the Home Buyer plenty to choose from, and there is no lack of Real Estate Agents ready, willing and able to show homes.
If you are a home buyer, now is the perfect time to connect with a REALTOR who … (4 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 25 Most Popular Subdivisions in 2008 - 01/24/09 12:52 PM
Elkhart Indiana Top 25 Subdivisions are listed below in order of the most homes sold.  No particular area stands out more than any other, just subdivisions within the Townships.  Are you wanting to move in the near future?  You may consider these popular areas!

This information is provided by Elkhart Indiana Real Estate Expert Evelyn Johnston with Prudential One Realty, 574-304-7148
 
 
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elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales - York Township - 01/24/09 12:37 PM
Elkhart County, Indiana is made up of 16 Townships and of course each Township has it's own set of Subdivisions.  I have reviewed the sales, per subdivision for the years of 2007 and 2008.  I was quite surprised.  Here are the results for 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales for York Townhip.
 
So, if you are wanting to move to the York Township area, here is the list of where people have bought in Subdivisions in the past 2 years, according to how sales were reported to our local Multiple Listing Service.  Are you working with an Elkhart Indiana Real Estate Expert to help … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales - Washington Township - 01/24/09 12:31 PM
Elkhart County, Indiana is made up of 16 Townships and of course each Township has it's own set of Subdivisions.  I have reviewed the sales, per subdivision for the years of 2007 and 2008.  I was quite surprised.  Here are the results for 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales for Washington Townhip.

So, if you are wanting to move to the Washington Township area, here is the list of where people have bought in Subdivisions in the past 2 years, according to how sales were reported to our local Multiple Listing Service.  Are you working with an Elkhart Indiana Real Estate Expert to help you … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales - Osolo Township - 01/24/09 12:16 PM
Elkhart County, Indiana is made up of 16 Townships and of course each Township has it's own set of Subdivisions.  I have reviewed the sales, per subdivision for the years of 2007 and 2008.  I was quite surprised.  Here are the results for 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales for Osolo Townhip.

 So, if you are wanting to move to the Osolo Township area, here is the list of where people have bought in Subdivisions in the past 2 years, according to how sales were reported to our local Multiple Listing Service.  Are you working with an Elkhart Indiana Real Estate Expert to help you … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales - Olive Township - 01/24/09 12:07 PM
Elkhart County, Indiana is made up of 16 Townships and of course each Township has it's own set of Subdivisions.  I have reviewed the sales, per subdivision for the years of 2007 and 2008.  I was quite surprised.  Here are the results for 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales for Olive Townhip.
 
 
 
 
So, if you are wanting to move to the Olive Township area, here is the list of where people have bought in Subdivisions in the past 2 years, according to how sales were reported to our local Multiple Listing Service.  Are you working with an Elkhart Indiana Real Estate … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales - Middlebury Township - 01/24/09 12:01 PM

 Elkhart County, Indiana is made up of 16 Townships and of course each Township has it's own set of Subdivisions.  I have reviewed the sales, per subdivision for the years of 2007 and 2008.  I was quite surprised.  Here are the results for 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales for Middlebury Townhip.

So, if you are wanting to move to the Middlebury Township area, here is the list of where people have bought in Subdivisions in the past 2 years, according to how sales were reported to our local Multiple Listing Service.  Are you working with an Elkhart Indiana Real Estate Expert to help … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales - Jefferson Township - 01/24/09 11:46 AM
 Elkhart County, Indiana is made up of 16 Townships and of course each Township has it's own set of Subdivisions.  I have reviewed the sales, per subdivision for the years of 2007 and 2008.  I was quite surprised.  Here are the results for 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales for Jefferson Townhip.
 
So, if you are wanting to move to the JeffersonTownship area, here is the list of where people have bought in Subdivisions in the past 2 years, according to how sales were reported to our local Multiple Listing Service.  Are you working with an Elkhart Indiana Real Estate Expert to help you … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart Indiana 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales - Baugo Township - 01/13/09 02:31 AM
Elkhart County, Indiana is made up of 16 Townships and of course each Township has it's own set of Subdivisions.  I have reviewed the sales, per subdivision for the years of 2007 and 2008.  I was quite surprised.  Here are the results for 2007-2008 Subdivision Sales for Baugo Townhip.
 
 So, if you are wanting to move to the Baugo Township area and the popular Jim Town School System, here is the list of where people have bought in Subdivisions in the past 2 years, according to how sales reported to our local Multiple Listing Service.  Are you working with … (0 comments)

elkhart indiana: Elkhart County 2008 Homes Sales by Township - Union - 01/08/09 11:30 PM
Elkhart Indiana is divided up in the County by Townships, there are 16 of them.  I am doing a study on home prices for the year, by Township.  This one is for Union Township.
There were 26 homes that sold, from $44,500 for a 4 bedroom 1 bath home to a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home selling for $205,000.  This includes all sales of all types of homes going thru the Elkhart County Board of REALTORS (r) Multiple Listing Service.
If you are considering making a move in 2009 please call your local Elkhart County Real Estate Expert, Evelyn Johnston with Prudential One Realty at 574-304-7148
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elkhart indiana: Elkhart County 2008 Homes Sales by Township - Locke - 01/08/09 11:27 PM
Elkhart Indiana is divided up in the County by Townships, there are 16 of them.  I am doing a study on home prices for the year, by Township.  This one is for Locke Township.
There were 14 homes that sold, from $47,303 for a 3 bedroom 2 bath home to a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home selling for $215,000.  This includes all sales of all types of homes going thru the Elkhart County Board of REALTORS (r) Multiple Listing Service.
If you are considering making a move in 2009 please call your local Elkhart County Real Estate Expert, Evelyn Johnston with Prudential One Realty at 574-304-7148.
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