Compass REALTORS®

Open House 2-4 (2/19/12) 11903 Lewis Dr, Sellersburg, IN

2012-02-19T13:00:00.003-05:00

Priced to move quickly! This move-in ready, 3 bedroom / 2 bath home has been well cared for by it's one owner and includes fresh paint! Its located in desirable Lewis and Clark subdivision, and just minutes from downtown Sellersburg. The living room is huge offering nooks for hobbies or just a large entertaining area. Big furniture? No problems here! Rest easy knowing you have a security system already in place (*monthly fee required by new owner to continue ADT service). Schedule a showing today!

Call/Text Stacie Thompson at 502-641-5091 for more details or to schedule a showing.

Great Job Cindy!

2012-02-19T07:04:00.001-05:00

2012-02-15T19:33:00.002-05:00

NEW LISTING!!! MUST SEE!! Loated on a quite dead in street in the back of the neighborhood!!

Contact me today to schedule your own personal showing!

Lisa Brennan

Compass Realtors

(502) 419-8178

Chase away the winter blues with this idea

2012-02-04T18:42:00.001-05:00

Add some natural sunlight to your house and chase away the winter time blues by installing solar tubes. A solar tube is a 10- or 14-inch-diameter sheet-metal tube with a polished interior. The interior acts like a continuous mirror, channeling light along its entire length while preserving the light’s intensity. It captures daylight at the roof and delivers it inside your home. A solar tube will run approx. $500 professionally installed, which is significantly less than the typical $2500 price tag attached to a skylight. The 10 inch tube is the equivalent to three 100 watt light bulbs.

Just Listed:

2012-02-03T17:27:00.002-05:00

1710 Charlestown Rd New Albany, IN 47150

$34,000

MLS# 201200902

This is a great craftsman style and is waiting for you! This home has a covered porch, 2 car garage, rests on a corner lot, a basement, fireplace and a tile kitchen counter. There is a lot of charm and character.

Brokered by Kyle Wohrle

Compass Realtors

Just Listed: 2078 NORTH SHEA ROAD, LEXINGTON, IN 47138

2012-01-28T16:15:00.001-05:00

2078 NORTH SHEA ROAD, LEXINGTON, IN 47138

$51,500

Brick ranch resting on beautiful 3 acre lot with 2 car detached garage and storage shed. Interior has an open floor plan, split bedrooms, and jetted tub in master bath. Renovation mortgage available thru FHA and allows borrowers to wrap repair/renovation costs into home loan.

Brokered by Kyle Wohrle Compass REALTORS

Just Listed: 3802 Wayne Street New Albany, IN 47150

2012-01-26T11:35:00.002-05:00

3802 Wayne Street New Albany, IN 47150

MLS# 201200655 $94,500

This cozy ranch is move-in ready with a spacious kitchen and penty of counter space. Appliances are included! There is a great back yard with a play equipment, a storage shed and a 2 car attached garage.

Brokered by Kyle Wohrle Compass REALTORS

Compass keeps our agents busy. We gave out over $1.5 million in buyer leads last month.

2012-01-25T05:38:00.001-05:00

Jeffersonville Winter Farmers Market 1/21/2012 9:30am-noon

2012-01-20T20:48:00.001-05:00

Jeffersonville Winter Farmers Market Saturday 1/21/2012 9:30am-noon.

Stop by the Jeffersonville Winter Farmers Market for locally made baked goods, locally raised, hormone-free ground beef, and locally ground coffees. Live music plays from 9:30am-11am. The market is at First Presbyterian Church's gym from at the corner of Walnut & Chestnut Streets.

#kylewohrle

Vinegar - A Cheap Way to Deodorize

2012-01-20T16:23:00.001-05:00

Looking for a cheap way to eliminate bad odors around the house? Try placing a couple of saucers filled with vinegar around the room.

REDUCED - 7638 Tank Pond Rd

2012-01-17T11:29:00.000-05:00

Just Reduced!

7638 Tank Pond Rd Nabb, IN 47147

MLS# 201108220

Buy for as little as 3% down with Fannie Mae Homepath!

For more info, text 4494 to 85377 or scan QR code

Listed by #kylewohrle Owner/Broker Compass REALTORS

Broker's Open House

2012-01-10T09:52:00.001-05:00

Save $$ with Compass REALTORS®

2012-01-09T10:26:00.000-05:00

Compass REALTORS® offers great service at affordable rates. Why pay more?

Request your free, no obligation, home market analysis today.

Compass is a GREAT place to work

2012-01-08T21:00:00.000-05:00

Attention Southern Indiana and Louisville Kentucky REALTORS! Are you tired of getting nickle and dimed to death by your current broker?

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Just Listed: 2024 E Market St New Albany, IN 47150

2012-01-08T15:16:00.000-05:00

2024 E Market St New Albany, IN 47150

Turn-key Investment Opportunity - Start Making Rental Income TODAY!

$24,000

MLS# 201200190

This is a great craftsman located in downtown New Albany. This little gem offers an open floor plan with maple laminate flooring, a large bath, and an enclosed sunroom/porch. The home rests on a corner lot and has possible off-street parking in the rear. Many homes in the area are undergoing renovations. Don't wait to setup your showing, this house will go FAST!

Brokered by Kyle Wohrle Compass REALTORS

13,000 Tankless Water Heaters Recalled

2012-01-04T10:00:00.000-05:00

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a voluntary recall of about 13,000 Navien instantaneous or tankless water heaters, manufactured by a South Korean company. The water heaters contain an unstable connection that can cause the water heater’s vent collar to detach and cause carbon monoxide poisoning.

The water heaters are white with “T-Creator” and “NAVIEN” on the front.

To get further information about model numbers and actions to take, visit the CPSC site, or call Navien at (800) 244-8202.

Create a Home Inventory for Insurance

2012-01-03T21:50:00.000-05:00

A home inventory is essential

From appliances, plates, and glasses to collectibles, rugs, and furniture, the average home is packed with an array of items collected over the years. And while you may be able to list many of them in a pinch, chances are you'd miss some important possessions if you ever needed to reconstruct your home's contents from memory, says Mark Goldwich, founder of GoldStar Adjusters, a Jacksonville, Fla., claims adjusting firm.

"Home inventories are a must no matter what the value of the home's items are," says Goldwich. "If you're going to insure your property and pay for that insurance, you really should be able to document the ownership and the value of the items that you're insuring. If you don't have proof of the items you owned, it makes filing your claim much more difficult."

Your job doesn't end once you've compiled a home inventory, a detailed list of everything in your household. Be sure to compare estimated values to your policy's coverage to ensure that you'll be able to replace your belongings in case of damage or theft, says Goldwich, who is the author of "Uncovered: What Really Happens After the Storm, Flood, Earthquake or Fire." In some cases, he says, you can purchase additional coverage if the value of your possessions exceeds the limits on your homeowners, flood, or other disaster policy.

Take photos and video of possessions
Jack Hungelmann, author of "Insurance for Dummies," says a picture can be worth more than just a thousand words--it can add up to thousands in cash if you ever need to file an insurance claim. Hungelmann recommends using a digital camcorder or camera to take pictures of each room to document your belongings. "I recommend that people open up their cupboards and drawers. Be sure you have a record of all the things you own," he says.

Goldwich says that creating such a home inventory might seem daunting, but digital video--you can pick up a decent camcorder for about $150--can make the task much easier.
Homeowners can literally walk from room to room and record narrative descriptions of items. You should note whether something is an antique, for example, or if it has other qualities that make it especially valuable such as the size of a television screen or the type of stones in a piece of jewelry. Get close-up shots of serial numbers on electronics, power tools, and the like.

Filling in a printed checklist with serial numbers, brands, quantities, and estimated values will prove indispensible if an insurance claim ever needs to be filed. The adjuster will likely ask for such a list, and you can use the video or photos as proof of ownership. Download our free home inventory checklist to create your own.

Keep your home inventory safe
Of course, such documentation is useless if it's destroyed in a natural disaster, consumed by fire, or stolen along with your personal computer. Hungelmann says that using digital media allows you to store the files on online backup services like Carbonite.com or iBackup.com in case your home is destroyed.
If you'd like to save the $10 or more per month these services typically cost, you could also save the files on a USB drive that's kept in a safe-deposit box, at a relative's home, or in your emergency bag. The bag should include essentials your family needs in case you're forced to flee on short notice.

It's also a good idea to keep a file with receipts and any appraisals of valuable items you own. Store these documents off-site as well. Goldwich says that the more documentation you have to prove what you owned and what it was worth, the easier the claims process will be.

Try using the fee site http://www.allmythings.com/

By: Gwen Moran

Published: December 23, 2009

Create a home inventory before disaster strikes to make filing an insurance claim a smoother process.

Some Good Signs for the Real Estate Market

2012-01-02T14:34:00.000-05:00

Sales ticked up for existing homes and new homes, several real estate market indicators revealed last week, pointing to a housing market that may finally be entering recovery mode.

In the most recent report, the Census Bureau reported that the new-home market continued its rebound, with sales of new houses once again inching up last month. New-home sales rose 1.6 percent from October to November to an annualized rate of 315,000, and sales were up nearly 10 percent compared to November 2010.

The median sales price of a new home in November was $214,100, the Census Bureau reported, and the inventory of new houses nationwide decreased to a six-month supply at the current sales pace.
"Inventories of new homes are very low: There's nothing on the shelf, so any increase in new home sales will translate directly into new housing starts," Bob Denk, senior economist at the National Association of Home Builders, told CNNMoney. "That means putting people back to work."

Other recent good news for the housing market: November sales of existing homes increased 12 percent year-over-year, new-home building starts were up nearly 21 percent year-over-year, and mortgage rates reached new record lows last week, pushing housing affordability even higher.

Source: “New Home Sales Edge Up,” CNNMoney (Dec. 23, 2011)

Could You Live In A 161-Square-Foot House?

2012-01-02T10:34:00.000-05:00

Could You Live In A 161-Square-Foot House?

There are many reasons to love a smaller house: It's simpler, it needs less wall art, the trip from sofa to fridge is shorter. But the best reason—as shown by the ONE+ mini house outside Stockholm—is that small is sexier. Designed by the Danish architect Lars Frank Nielsen, this 161-square-foot modular abode, one of 42 featured in Nano House ($30; Thames & Hudson), shrinks the Scandinavian tradition of compact country homes to a truly lilliputian scale. Equipped with a bed and a small kitchen, it has all the space you need to live large—and not a square inch more. Check out seven more small dwellings featured in Nano House.

Read More http://www.details.com/style-advice/tech-and-design/201112/small-nano-houses#ixzz1iJaBDQSp

HOME FLIPPERS TO BLAME??

2011-12-30T17:08:00.001-05:00

House flippers — made up of investors who bought up homes during the housing boom, possibly made a few upgrades to the home, and quickly resold the homes for high-dollar profit — played a larger role in causing the housing bubble than previously thought, according to a new federal report out by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The impact that speculative real estate investors played in driving the housing downturn has mostly been overlooked until now, the researchers note. The speculative investors used low downpayments and subprime credit in buying up multiple homes at once, the report says. Their actions attributed to home prices in some areas being inflated, researchers say. "This may have allowed the bubble to inflate further, which caused millions of owner-occupants to pay more if they wanted to buy a home for their family," researchers note in the report. House flippers made up a big piece of the real estate market during the housing boom. According to the report, more than one-third of all home mortgages from 2006 were to people who already owned at least one home. What’s more, “in Arizona, California, Florida and Nevada, where average home prices more than doubled from 2000 to 2006, investors made up nearly half of all mortgage-backed purchases during the housing bubble,” the Associated Press reports. “Buyers owning three or more properties represented the fastest-growing segment of home owners during that time.” When home values began to fall in 2006, investors defaulted on their loans in large numbers, accounting for more than 25 percent of seriously delinquent mortgage balances, according to the report. In investor hot-spots like Arizona, California, Florida, and Nevada, investors accounted for more than a third of seriously delinquent mortgage balances from 2007 to 2009. The report urges lenders and regulators to take action to limit speculative borrowing in order to avoid a future housing downturn. Source: “Flippers’ Housing Bust Role Larger than Thought,” The Associated Press (Dec. 12, 2011)