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Hope And Rebuilding In The City Of Youngstown

Interesting video aired by PBS about the efforts to rebuild Youngstown.  Hats off to all the people who are working hard to make Youngstown a better place to live.

Mahoning County Residential Real Estate Market Update - March 2016

The local Mahoning County residential real estate market is steady as she goes.  We have seen consistent improvements in sales over the past few years.  Other than the lack of available homes for sale in some areas, the overall outlook looks healthy.

Comparing the first three months of 2016 to the same period last year:

Closed sales were up 10.8%, from 520 sales in 2015 to 576 sales this year.  

Pendings (homes under contract but not yet closed) also increased in the first quarter of this year.  There were a whopping 746 pending sales, up 16.9% from 638 in 2015.  This is one of the highest number of pendings reported for the first quarter in the past 10 years.  This is very encouraging as we move into the Spring selling season!

NEW Game Changing Affordable Mortgage Programs!

ATTENTION HOME BUYERS!!  You are invited to join us for the "Lakeside Lender Spotlight Night" Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakeside Realty office.

What can you expect?  Dinner and a lovely evening packed with information to help move you closer to your dream home purchase.  

We are so excited about this event!  It can be a real life changer for a lot of people.  New financing programs offered by Farmers National Bank can help you qualify to purchase a home with only $500 down, a minimum credit score of 600, and no private mortgage insurance.  Wow right! 

Make it a point to attend and have the opportunity to ask financing and real estate experts all of your questions.  If you can't attend, please share this with someone who can benefit from participation.

There is a limited amount of space, so reservations are required for attendance.  Please RSVP by 5 p.m. Monday, March 7, to [email protected].
 
Hope to see you there!!