John Koppelmann's (johnsellshomes) Blog

I am sure President Obama would love to have a simple soultion to our country's economic crisis, as we would all love for him to solve it. One possibility might be very close to him and he doesn't even know it. If he takes into consideration the effect his wife Michele has on the buying public ev...

After looking at the stats for our area for the 1st qtr, there is good and bad news.  The good news is that properties in Monticello city limits saw an increase in average sale price of 8% over this time last year.  There were fewer homes sale, but the days on market was less than last year.  Thi...

Today, I had a gentleman stop in my office that was trying to get people to voice their opinion on Healthcare Issues.  His firm then takes all the signatures and sends them to each persons' congressman. A question he asked was "If your congressman walked in right now and gave you a minute of his ...

Now that 2008 is behind us, it is time that we focus on 2009.  I don't believe that we have seen the end of the current economic situation, but I do feel that we will see the bottom this year.  Meaning that we will eventually be able to put this behind us and move on. In my next few posts, I will...

Just to let everyone know, I am no longer with Zook Realty.  I decided to change direction and effective Oct 1, I opened Koppelmann Real Estate.  I have a small office in downtown Monticello.  This gives me the chance to do what I truly love with real estate - work with sellers and buyers.  This ...

Well, it has been some time since my last blog.  I wish I could say that it is because I am selling property left and right however that is not the case.  Although 2008 started out at a decent pace, things dropped in March.  There is property moving but it seems that it is mostly First Time Home ...

Here are some market statistics for real estate in the City of Monticello:2006Average Sale Price $86,124No. Homes Closed 82Average DOM 135Highest Sales Price $190,000Avg List/Sold% 94.27% More Real Estate Market Statistics can be viewed on www.zookrealty.com.  Just click on Area Market Report on ...

This is my first entry to my new blog.  I plan on using this blog to inform you about the area with information and market statistics.  Please check back soon to learn about my real estate market.