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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
Always do what you are afraid to do Ralph Waldo Emerson The best way out is always through Robert Frost Constant dripping hollows out a stone Lucretius First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do Epictetus You are never a loser until you quit trying Mike Ditka   If you would like to buy or sell a home in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704-0842, email us at ChristiansenTeam@gmail.com, or you may want to visit our website for more specific information on the communities we service. Relocating to Fort Wayne? Contact us to see how we can help! Want to know a little more about us?  Check out our Facebook fan page HERE or GOOGLE US!! Fort Wayne Realtors Jared and Amanda Christiansen FORT WAYNE HOMES FOR SALE The Christ...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
I can’t seem to escape them… TREE COOKIES SANTA COOKIES SNOWMAN COOKIES THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!!!  They are at the office, at home, even in my car (How did they get there?  HMMM)!!  Then my wife tells me that she is going to her mom’s to BAKE COOKIES ALL DAY!!! Time for me to stop fighting the cookies.  I just hope that by the end of the day I don’t turn blue and start screaming ME WANT COOKIE!!!   If you would like to buy or sell a home (or eat some cookies!) in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704-0842, email us at ChristiansenTeam@gmail.com, or you may want to visit our website for more specific information on the communities we service. Relocating to Fort Wayne? Contact us to see how we can help! Want to know a little more about us?  Check ou...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
We only got about 2-3 inches of snow here in Fort Wayne, but that was enough to have a little fun!  What is more fun than playing football in the snow?  Maybe building a snowman?  In our case it was more like an Insect Snowman! Not quite sure what possessed my son and I to do that, but it was fun! Mike and our "creation".  Of course we had to destroy it, but the pictures are WAY TOO GRAPHIC for a family site like Active Rain.  Lets just say that the insect snowman is NO MORE. Our new pup Dexter had a BLAST in the snow... he loved it!!  So after all this fun in the snow and being hit by countless snowballs...  time for a warm drink and some footbal.  I'm tired!!  :) If you would like to buy or sell a home in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
This is my favorite tree in my back yard.  Here is a picture of it last year right before Christmas when the huge ice storm hit.  We lost power for 4 days and ended up in a hotel for that whole time.  Right after the ice storm hit temperatures dropped to 1-5 degrees with wind chills that hit -40.  Talk about a miserable time!!!   This is the same tree this morning.  AAAAAHHHHH....  SNOW and 33 degrees!  I'll take it!!   If you would like to buy or sell a home in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704-0842, email us at ChristiansenTeam@gmail.com, or you may want to visit our website for more specific information on the communities we service. Relocating to Fort Wayne? Contact us to see how we can help! Want to know a little more about us?  Check...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
Have you seen the show What You Get for the Money on HGTV? Well, we are going to do it Fort Wayne style! Every Thursday I am going to give you some information about a house that is an active listing, and you are going to guess what the asking price is. The closest to list price is that week’s winner. Once a month I will have a drawing from the winners and somebody will win a $25 gift card to either Lowes or Wal Mart. Here we go… Oh, you have to guess by the following Thursday at 5:00. Winner will be announced that night. This home is listed by our office and is a 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath, 2705 square foot home with a full finished daylight basement. It is 7 years old, in the Southwest Allen County School district, and is in the Bridgewater Subdivision. So… what’s your guess?? What is the li...
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By Brian Kuhns, Fort Wayne Real Estate by Brian Kuhns
(Coldwell Banker Roth Wehrly Graber)
     You know it's been too long since your last blog about all the great things going on in your area when you've had a full change of seasons. Just because winter is finally upon us in Fort Wayne, doesn't mean that there still aren't things to do in this great city. So much so that I'll probably get some comments from people who feel like I've left out their favorite activity, if so, leave me a comment and maybe I'll do a Winter Traditions 2.0 blog. So here are some of the great things that this city has to offer during the winter months        Many of you are already aware of the great annual tradition of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic's Holiday Pops concerts downtown Fort Wayne in the beautiful Embassy Theatre. If you haven't ever attended one of these concerts, you should treat yourse...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
  If you would like to buy or sell a home in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704-0842, email us at ChristiansenTeam@gmail.com, or you may want to visit our website for more specific information on the communities we service. Relocating to Fort Wayne? Contact us to see how we can help! Want to know a little more about us?  Check out our Facebook fan page HERE or GOOGLE US!! Fort Wayne Realtors Jared and Amanda Christiansen FORT WAYNE HOMES FOR SALE The Christiansen Team WE work, YOU win!!
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By Brian Kuhns, Fort Wayne Real Estate by Brian Kuhns
(Coldwell Banker Roth Wehrly Graber)
    The following report is for Northwest Allen County (mls al01) containing the townships of Eel river, Perry and Lake for the month ending November 30th, 2009.  Some of the year over year comparisions for November of 2008 are larger than other year over year comparisons due to the fact that November of 2008 had quite a number of fewer homes sold during the month, an anomoly in my opinion but making comparisions more difficult nonetheless.   For the 49 (one more than last month)Homes sold in November 2009   Median sales price was $132,000 an 18% drop year over year and a 4% drop since last month                                           Median Square Foot for homes sold in November was 1920 a 4% drop year over year and relatively unchanged since October                                 ...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
10. Affordable sports entertainment for the entire family! Fort Wayne has many minor league sports teams, including the 2 time defending Turner Cup Champions FORT WAYNE KOMETS, or the 2009 MWL Champions FORT WAYNE TIN CAPS! Fort Wayne also has the FORT WAYNE MAD ANTS that play in the NBA Development League. There are also many great college sports in Fort Wayne too!  IPFW Mastadons usually have a good basketball team.  Don’t forget ST. FRANCIS Cougar football! 9. Restaurants Restaurants Restaurants!! If your hungry, Fort Wayne is the place to EAT! Whether your in the mood for Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Italian, Japanese, or some good old hot wings, Fort Wayne has it all!  Oh, and all of our restaurants and bars are SMOKE FREE! (Not that I have anything against smokers, but that clean ai...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
Fort Wayne home buyers and sellers alike should know basic real estate lingo.   If you´re preparing to buy Fort Wayne real estate or have a Fort Wayne home for sale, brushing up on the following terms can help you understand exactly what you´re getting into. Adjustable Rate Mortgage: A mortgage that allows the lender to periodically adjust the interest rate of the loan. The adjustments are generally based on changes in a specified index. Agent: A professional who is trained and licensed to conduct Fort Wayne real estate transactions. Appraisal: A written estimate of the value of your property based on recent sales of comparable homes in the area. Closing costs : Expenses separate from the price of the property that buyers and sellers should expect to incur during a real estate transact...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
I asked this question on my Facebook profile last week: What FAQ’s do you think first time home buyers have? Here are some of the questions that were asked: Q:  Is a pest inspection a good idea? A:  YES!  Absolutely!  Especially if there are any traces or evidence of pests or wood destroying insects.  Bob Jackson of Jackson Pest Management charges a fee of $65 for a pest inspection.  Have you ever seen what termites can do to a home? GET A PEST INSPECTION!  Money well spent. Q:  Should I have a home inspection? A:  ABSOLUTELY 100% YES YES YES!!!  You and I can walk through a house and visually see things that are wrong with it.  It’s easy to see that the garage door is broken or the window is missing or the shingles on the roof are curling up.  How about all the things we can’t see? How...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone it’s time to turn our focus to CHRISTMAS! Why not pack up the kids, head over to Glenbrook Mall and get your picture taken with SANTA CLAUS??!! It should be fun right? While I don’t ever remember getting my picture taken with the big guy, I bet these kids will never forget it.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7mUpyYUEvo&feature=player_embedded If you would like to buy or sell a home in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704-0842, email us at ChristiansenTeam@gmail.com, or you may want to visit our website for more specific information on the communities we service. Relocating to Fort Wayne? Contact us to see how we can help! Want to know a little more about us?  Check out our Facebook fan page HERE or GOO...
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By Brian Kuhns, Fort Wayne Real Estate by Brian Kuhns
(Coldwell Banker Roth Wehrly Graber)
             The Lakes of Carroll Creek is roughly 330 single family residential homes that is part of the Neighborhoods of Carroll Creek. Located on the Northeast corner of Carroll and Bethel Road in Northwest Allen County it is served by the Northwest Allen County school district of Eel River elementary, Carroll middle school and Carroll high school (for more district info visit Northwest Allen County schools website)   For the year ended November 27, 2009 there were 29 homes sold Average Sales Price for this period was $128,962 or $84 a square foot. Average square footage of homes sold was 1,541 Average days on market of homes sold was 111 days Least expensive home sold was $88,800 Most expensive home sold was $183,900   For the year ended November 27th, 2008 there were 27 homes sold...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
It's Thanksgiving Eve and I can already smell my Dad's turkey and my Step Mom's Deviled Eggs.  Oooh yeah...  Every year they do it up BIG for all of us to come over and have a lot of food and a lot of fun.  I am thankful for all the effort they go through every year to make it a great time for all of us.  It got me thinking about all the things I am thankful for.  GOD My wife and my son.  They are my two favorite people in the whole world and I am so lucky and thankful to have them! I'm thankful for my HUGE family and all the support and love I get from them (especially my mother in law Deb), my Broker Mary and all the love and support (and the swift kick in the pants when I need it) she gives me, my buddy Brian who is always there to listen to me vent and give me support, other agents ...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
I have only had my license since January of 2009 but my wife Amanda has been licensed for 2 years now.  I remember last year during the winter she was VERY slow.  Of course it had to do with the holidays, but it was also a record breaking winter for FREEZING weather and we had a giant ICE STORM.  I didn't even want to go outside to get the paper so I couldn't imagine Buyers wanting to look at houses in that kind of weather.  We have seen a little bit of a slow down in November, but in the last week we have picked up a few new Buyers and had a few of our existing Buyers call us and say that they are ready to go NOW.  I believe the tax credit will keep the Fort Wayne Real Estate Market hopping through the winter.  I am hoping to see more of this: HAPPY CLIENTS! Instead of this:   If you w...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
Here is what the listing agent told me a day after I showed my Buyer his AWESOME listing. "You and your Buyer had better hurry up and get your offer in, I have somebody else VERY INTERESTED in the property so MOVE QUICK!!" Really?  Seriously? This home has been on the market for 345 days, is OVER PRICED by $20,000, has two walls caving in, is in a flood zone, and has a graveyard just beyond the back yard. (Not the actual house) You really expect me to believe that?  Really???? Sometimes this game just really makes me smile.  Like this.  :)   If you would like to buy or sell a home in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704-0842, email us at ChristiansenTeam@gmail.com, or you may want to visit our website for more specific information on the commu...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
I met Ashley at an open house earlier this year.  She wasn't quite ready to buy a home, but she told me she would call me when she was ready.  A few months later she called me and said LET'S GO!  We started the search, looked at 16 houses and then found THE ONE!!  It's a beautiful home that was completely remodeled and it was exactly what her and her family were looking for. We made the offer, negotiated back and forth, and then BAM!!!!  Accepted offer!  Inspection, CHECK.  Title search, CHECK.  Closing, UM... woops, slight delay.  The listing agent (who was also the owner) almost walked away from the deal because she had back up offers, but thankfully she didn't.  WHEW! A few weeks ago I got an invitation to Ashley's house warming party.  I stopped by this afternoon and had an awesome ...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
  I wake up each day thankful for what I have and thankful for the life I live, but some days I just wake up and I know without a doubt that today that: IT’S GOING TO BE A GRRRRREAT DAY!!!!!!!!! The sun is shining, I already got my morning hug from my wife (AND SHE ALREADY HAS THE COFFEE MADE!!), my son is on a walk with the new pup, and I have 4 showings with some very fun people. After my showings I will return to a home that smells like pumpkin pie that my wife is making for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving at her mom’s house and maybe we’ll all watch a movie together. Oh yeah, I forgot about FOOTBALL too!  Man, this day just keeps getting better!!!!! If you would like to buy or sell a home in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704-0842, email us at C...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
Director Roland Emmerich has given us several apocalyptic films in the past in Independance Day and The Day After Tomorrow, and he offers another look at the end of the world in 2012. The preview for this movie really peaked my interest, not so much for the action, but for the story line.  Well I was very disappointed in BOTH. While this movie has some of the most incredible special affects I have ever seen, it was so over the top I found myself laughing out loud when I think I was supposed be saying WOW!! Remember that scene from Star Wars when Luke Skywalker and his X-Wing Fighter just BARELY escapes as the Death Star explodes?  Well, that happened at least 15 times in this movie but instead of an X-Wing Fighter it was a limo, a Bentley, a giant ship, a small airplane, a huge airplane...
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By Amanda Christiansen, Christiansen Group Realty
(Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843)
  If you would like to buy or sell a home in  Fort Wayne Indiana or in the surrounding communities, please call us at 260-704-0842, or you may want to visit our website for more specific information on the communities we service:  Fort Wayne Real Estate, Huntington Real Estate, Columbia City, Bluffton, Roanoke, Warsaw and Winona Lake, Auburn, New Haven and North Manchester, IN.  Or if you would like to hear more about a certain subdivision in Fort Wayne or surrounding communities please let me know!  I take requests! Relocating to Fort Wayne?  Contact us to see how we can help!                        Want to know a little more about us?  Check out our Facebook fan page HERE. Fort Wayne Realtors Jared and Amanda Christiansen FORT WAYNE HOMES FOR SALE The Christiansen Team
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