How much have other homes in my neighborhood sold for recently?  The key word here is “recently”.  We all know that prices have adjusted downward in the last couple of years, so it’s not really relevant what Mr. Smith sold his house for five years ago.  You need up to date information from current (usually the last 60-90 days) sales in your neighborhood.  In addition to knowing what homes have sold for, you should also take a look at what homes are currently listed for.  That will help you have a good idea where you should place yourself in the market as far as pricing goes.

What desirable special features and upgrades does your home have to offer?  With this consideration, keep in mind that we’re talking about upgrades, not maintenance issues.  If your home is 15 years old and you’ve recently put in new carpet, that is not an upgrade, that is a maintenance item.  If all the homes in your neighborhood have granite counter tops, that’s not really an upgrade, that’s a standard feature.  Everyone loves their home, but it’s best to be realistic about this consideration, because buyers certainly will.

A final consideration is does your home have any undesirable features?  Some examples could be that it backs up to a very busy highway, has just one bathroom, or has a strange floor plan.  You need to be brutally honest with yourself and understand that you might have to make some concessions in your price to make up for some of the things you just can’t control.

You might be surprised to find out what you could get for your home in today’s market.  To find out more, give me a call.

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Here are some clips from the Second Annual REALTOR® Appreciation Luncheon hosted by Stylecraft Builders who provided over $10,000 in prizes and giveaways!

Congratulations to Jon Berryman, Carol Rakowitz, Farrah Spears, Georgie Becerra who were winners of some of these great prizes!

Congratulations to Jennifer Jennings, Steve Santos, and Marcos Andazola who were honored for selling the most Stylecraft homes this year!

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Great job Kristi!!!

Kristi Fox and her team are consistently top agents with Century 21 Beal. Top Listing Team, Top Producing Team, Top Number of Properties Sold Team is NORMAL for her.

Great job Kristi!

Proud of you Century 21 Beal Agents!!!

Team Producers in Number of Properties Sold

• 5 Kristi Fox Team
• 6 Steve Santos Team

Team Producers in Commissions Earned

• 3  Kristi Fox Team
• 5  Steve Santos Team

Producers in Commissions Earned

• 3  Raylene Lewis
• 9  Linda Stribling
• 13  Jeff Leatherwood
• 16  Clay Lee
• 20  Jennifer Jennings
• 24  Judy Bradford
• 69  Farrah Spears
• 70 Kathy Massey
• 88  Rene’ Lukes
• 92  Jack Anding
• 93  Michelle Taylor

Producers in Number of Properties Sold

• 3  Raylene Lewis
• 8  Jeff Leatherwood
• 13  Jennifer Jennings
• 20  Linda Stribling
• 23 Judy Bradford
• 36  Carol Rakowitz
• 44  Clay Lee
• 67  Kathy Massey
• 81  Rene’ Lukes
• 84  Farrah Spears

Offices in Commissions Earned

• 1  Century 21 Beal

Offices in Number of Properties Sold

• 1  Century 21 Beal

Companies by Number of Properties Sold

• 2  Century 21 Beal

National Rankings for all in the United States – WOW!!!

Producers in Properties Sold

• 54  Raylene Lewis

Producers in Commissions Earned

• 22  Raylene Lewis

Team Producers in Properties Sold

• 71  Kristi Fox Team

Team Producers in Commissions earned

• 90  Kristi Fox Team

Office in Number of Properties Sold

• 16  Century 21 Beal

Looking for a full service, top rated real estate office in Bryan College Station in the Brazos Valley? CENTURY 21 Beal is the office to call at 979-764-2100

• Team Bryan

• Team College Station

I am sure they will come up with clever team names shortly to make it even more fun!

Each team was asked to declare 10 landmarks for their area – Bryan or College Station. After declaring their landmarks the teams are to take photographs of their landmarks and take photos of themselves at the landmarks.

Below is the list of Bryan and College Station landmarks chosen. Watch for photos as they complete this challenge.  There are several more challenges to come!

Team Bryan

• Brazos County Courthouse
• Children’s Museum
• Carnegie Library
• LaSalle Hotel
• Palace Theater
• Messina Hof
• Blinn Jr. College
• St Joseph’s Hospital
• Bombers Park
• Texas Hall of Fame

Team College Station

• George Bush Library
• Veterans Park
• Dixie Chicken
• Santa’s Wonderland
• Century 21 Beal
• Kyle Field
• Bonfire Memorial
• The Clock Tower
• Post Oak Mall
• Wolf Pen Creek and Amphitheater

Susan Hilton

Century 21 Beal

979-764-2100

• College Station Homes

• Bryan Homes

• College Station Foreclosurers

• Bryan Foreclosurers

• 5 Star Top Rated Real Estate Agents

Bryan & College Station – Your real estate agents at Century 21 Beal are learning again!

The real estate sales agents of Century 21 Beal are getting ready for the annual retreat where a few days are spent away from working “in” the real estate business and instead we will be working “on” our real estate business.

This year’s retreat will have speakers and events covering the following topics:

• Pricing your Brazos Valley Home using the Absorption Rate Analysis in our quickly changing real estate market

• Farm and Ranch – how to better market our farm and ranch properties

• Commercial Real Estate – how to market and sell commercial real estate in Bryan and College Station

• Century 21 – online marketing on a national scale

• Realtors Preparing for the Future – investments and retirement

• Effectively Managing a work and home life

• Tax planning for the real estate sakes agent and the real estate investor

So, know a real estate agent at Century 21? Know that your Century 21 Beal Realtor is the BEST trained real estate agent in town!

Susan Hilton

century 21 Beal

979-764-2100

• Brazos County Real Estate
• College Station Real Estate
• Bryan Real Estate
• College Station Homes
• Bryan Homes
• Foreclosures in College Station
• Foreclosures in Bryan

The Traditions Club hosted Century 21 Beal Real Estate’s September 2010 Team Meeting.  Traditions is a beautiful golf course and home community in Bryan, Texas. The meeting setting beside the club house pools included a short introduction to the golf course community and a delicious breakfast.

Several Top Agents were recognized at this meeting too.  Top producing and listing agents included:

• Kristi Fox
• Jeff Leatherwood
• Clay Lee
• Raylene Lewis

Hope you enjoy the video including the short drive through Traditions.

Susan Hilton

Century 21 Beal, Inc.

979-764-2100

PS – Wonder how I created the video? It was really easy!  I filmed it on my iPhone the morning of the event and then created the video at stop lights on the way back to the office on iMovie on my phone. Then, when back in the office I uploaded from my phone to YouTube. I could have done it on the drive back to the office but I didn’t have enough traffic lights!

• Clay Lee
• Farrah Spears
• Jeff Leatherwood
• Jennifer Jennings
• Judy Bradford
• Katherine Massey
• Linda Stribling
• Michelle Taylor
• Raylene Lewis
• Kristi Fox
• AND CENTURY 21 Beal, Inc.

Recognition for your sales achievement from Century 21 International is quite an honor. Century 21 Beal  Realtors continues to have a large number of agents that excel in both real estate sales in Bryan College Station and exceptional customer service.

Susan Hilton

CENTURY 21 Beal, Inc.

979-764-2100

Real Estate for Bryan College Station!

Call 979-764-2121 and hear information on ANY property for sale in the Brazos Valley.