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I was meeting a client at the Apple Valley Lake early this morning and after my meeting I noticed that the sky over the lake near Sutton Beach was absolutely gorgeous.  I took this photo from the north side of Sutton Beach with my camera focusing towards the Marina side of the lake.  The lake water at Apple Valley was so calm this morning and the reflection in the water was mirror like.  

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The following information is an organized summary of what the Architectural Control Committee approved during the 2012 calendar year at the Apple Valley Lake in Knox County Ohio.

• 24 Boat houses
• 11 Decks, deck additions and extensions
• 16 Docks / extensions / seawalls
• 1 Enclosed porch
• 6 Fences
• 8 Garages
• 3 Garage addition
• 10 Homes
• 45 Miscellaneous
• 1 Pet enclosure
• 9 Room additions

As you can see from the detailed list above there has been a tremendous amount of construction activity at the Apple Valley Lake in 2012 and I have a strong feeling that there will be even more new construction activity at the Apple Valley Lake in 2013.

So many Apple Valley Lake homeowners and real estate professionals believe that the peak home selling months are during the summer season.  The reality is that the only homes that truly benefit from the peak summer selling season are the Apple Valley Lake waterfront and lakefront homes that are valued from $350,000 and $850,000.  As you can see from the graph below the Apple Valley Lake housing market is active all year long even though most real estate agents will tell you that the market is stronger during the summer months.

Only the most expensive waterfront homes tend to benefit from the peak summer months because of a more captive audience during the lake and boating season.  The majority of the homes at the Apple Valley Lake ranging in price from a low of $50,000 to $350,000 have been selling well throughout the entire 2012 calendar year.  This graph confirms that the majority of the Apple Valley Lake homeowners can feel comfortable listing their home any time during the year regardless of the month or season.

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The Apple Valley Lake located in Knox County Ohio has experienced an impressive increase in residential home sales activity specifically for the more affordable homes up to and including $100,000.  The following statistics support that the housing market at the Apple Valley Lake not only is experiencing a boost in sales but also it is becoming more balanced overall:

1. Home sales in the $100,000 price range and below have shown a sizable increase compared to 2011.  The 2012 year end numbers will prove to be even better considering that there are still 2 more weeks of MLS home sales that are unreported.
2. In 2011 the Apple Valley lake housing market averaged a 13 month supply of available homes priced from $100,000 and under and in 2012 that number improved to a much lower 9.9 months.  This number should also improve by the end of 2012 when the year end numbers are reported by the MLS.
3. The most important statistic I can share with you is that $100,000 homes and even the more affordable homes experienced a 52% increase in the total number of homes sold in 2012 compared to 2011.  This is a huge boost in residential home sales and it is also a positive sign that the Apple Valley Lake housing market is more balanced today and headed in the right direction.

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This detailed home sales report was prepared by Apple Valley Lake REALTOR Sam Miller by compiling MLS market data using active Apple Valley Lake homes for sale, homes that have successfully sold at the Apple Valley Lake and Apple Valley Lake homes that failed to sell during their listing period with their Knox County Ohio real estate agent.  

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If you follow the most basic recommendations in this video you will give yourself and your home a big advantage over other competing homes in the market by creating emotional appeal.  Things as basic as lightening and brightening rooms and removing unnecessary furniture to help you declutter and open up the feel of the rooms makes a huge difference.  This video shows you how to make your home appeal to the buyers 5 senses which is very important.  Remember that most buyers select the home they will purchase emotionally and then they justify the purchase with logic and facts.  If the buyer never emotionally connects with your home chances are they won't buy it regardless of the features or amenities your home has.  We hear things like "This house FEELS right" or "We wouldn't have to change anything in this home, we could just buy it and move in".  If buyers love the way your home feels they are far more likely to make an offer and ultimately buy your home.  SOLD!

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Sam Miller

Apple Valley Lake REALTOR Sam Miller

June 1st is already here and I have run the report for the Apple Valley Lake home sales for May 2011.  Last month there were 5 homes that successfully sold at the Apple Valley Lake with an average sales price of $134,700.  The total combined sales volume of the Apple Valley Lake home sales for May is $673,500.  Last month the home sales at the Apple Valley Lake were down substantially because in May 2010 there were 15 home sales at the Apple Valley Lake which is triple the the number of sales last month.

Fewer home sales this past May isn't a big surprise to me because many Apple Valley Lake home buyers have made home sale contingent offers on homes they want to buy but they need to sell their current Apple Valley Lake home first.  This means that once their current home sells we could experience a big boost in sales.  The reason for the boom is that the the buyer would be selling their current Apple Valley Home and then immediately closing on their new / replacement home in Apple Valley which would create two sales at once.  Now that we are in the peak selling season for home sales at the Apple Valley Lake I believe home sales in most price ranges will experience the boost in buyer and home sales activity.

The home sales at the Apple Valley Lake for this past September experienced a slight market shift with only 8 residential homes sales being reported to the Knox County Ohio MLS.  The price ranges of the homes that successfully sold ranged from $56,000 to $346,000.  The average sales price for a home at the Apple Valley Lake last month was $148,843 with only $1,190,747 in total sales being reported to the Knox County Ohio for September.  For comparison purposes last year in September we saw 16 homes sell during the same period for more than $1,800,000 in reported sales to the local MLS.  

Today there are 97 Apple Valley Homes listed for sale with prices ranging as low as $59,900 and as high as $869,900.

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