Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a wonderful, blessed Christmas!
May your New Year be filled with luck, blessings, and be bountiful in love, good health and all things important to you, your friends and family.

Avon, Ohio: Avon High School Pancake Breakfast

Don't miss free live jazz music plus pancakes at Avon High School on December 6th. The event will be held from 9 am to 1 pm and is being sponsored by the Avon Band Boosters.

Tax Credit Questions: Must the new house cost more than the old house to qualify??

No it does not need to cost more to qualify for the existing home owners credit.

If you are downsizing, moving back to the city from a larger suburban home or just looking for a smaller mortgage - you still qualify for the $6,500 tax credit.

New Tax Real Estate Incentives: Now is the time to BUY in Ohio!!

Interest rates are still incredibly low, and with these new incentives and low home prices - now is the time to purchase your new home. Don't look back and regret not moving into the market!

• You may receive a $6,500 tax credit if you purchase a home and have owned your primary residence for at least 5 of the last 8 years.
• Yes - you may keep the home you currently have and rent it - and purchase a new primary residence and still qualify for the $6,500!!
• List your home now and first time home buyers may take advantage of the $8,000 if they purchase your home.

Call us to let us put you in contact with a mortgage consultant. Find out if you qualify and what you can afford - no charge!! Then list with the Hisey Group and Howard Hanna to sell you current home, or KEEP IT and let us help you find a new primary residence!!

The Hisey Group, 440-315-6000 or RealEstate@HiseyGroup.com

Where Does The Hisey Group Place Your Virtual Tour Online?? Here are some of the places!

• The Real Estate Book
• Vast Real Estate
• Oodle.com - smarter classifieds
• Zillow.com
• HGTV FrontDoor Real Estate
• HomeSeekers.com
• PrudentialProperties VOW
• homefinder.com
• HomePages.com
• Trulia Real Estate Search
• Howard Hanna
• HiseyGroup.com

Call us today for maximum internet exposure of YOUR property - 440-315-6000 or email at RealEstate@HiseyGroup.com

Open House Drawing: Visit the open house at 3147 Lincoln in Lorain 1pm to 3pm

Visit our open house and register to win!!

Steelers vs. Browns Drawing

This weekend we will be offering customers who visit our open house a chance to register to win 2 tickets to the Brown’s /Steelers final game of this year, a Nationally televised game on Thursday night, December 10th. This is company wide for all Howard Hanna open houses.

We will have entry forms available at this beautiful home. Stop in and visit!! And GOOD LUCK!

Registration available at ALL HH open houses
Sat & Sun Oct 17th & 18th.
One entry per person, per house.
Must be 18 or over.
Travel arrangements not included
Winner gets 2 club level tickets.
Drawing to be held on 10/23.
Winner notified by Monday the 25th 5p.m.

p.s. Agents/employees are not eligible to win - Sorry

Ohio's Lake Erie Islands Website Expanding

The Lake Erie Island website http://www.myohioislands.com/ will be expanding and improving over the next 6 months. The website covers South Bass Island and the village of Put in Bay, North Bass Island, Middle Bass Island, Kelleys Island, Catawba Island and the smaller islands.

There will be a new look for our flier next spring to include a new Middle Bass Island map, a puzzle that changes throughout the season to add fun to your ferry or plane ride, and a directory of important telephone numbers.

So ... Howard Hanna is a BIG Broker? ??? How Big are They??

There is strenth in visibility!!
More agents and more offices equal greater visibility for YOUR property!
Greater visibility, feet on the ground, signs and advertisements leading to our websites equals MORE SALES.

How many sales did Howard Hanna have in 2008??

35, 742 sales in 2008!!!!

In Northern Ohio contact The Hisey Group at 440-315-6000 or RealEstate@HiseyGroup.com today!

Hisey Group w/ Howard Hanna: Lot Listings as of October 11th, 2009

Hisey Group Listed Parcels in North Central Ohio
Listings as of 10/11/2009 at 1:17PM

• 3035558 407 Clipper Cove, Middle Bass Island, Ohio $39,850 Burgundy Bay 75x125
• 3035570 21 Burgundy Blvd, Middle Bass Island, Ohio $40,700 Burgundy Bay 59x143
• 3063784 253 Lake, Middle Bass Island, Ohio $41,800 67x135
• 3035527 113 Fairway, Middle Bass Island, Ohio $41,980 $44 60x175
• 3034100 382 Anchor Lane, Middle Bass Island, Ohio $42,700 60x135
• 3064887 5491 Bertram, Catawba Island, Ohio $44,800 80x143
• 3065427 5505 Bertram, Catawba Island, Ohio $44,800 88x143
• 3063774 68 Seabreeze, Middle Bass Island, Ohio $46,700 67x175
• 2460863 542 Cleveland, Elyria, Ohio $59,900 64.00x106.00 (commercial Parking Lot)
• 3055525 41-A Seabreeze, Middle Bass Island, Ohio $74,850 120x135
• 2498465 Spieth Road, Valley City (York Township), Ohio $119,000 300X1240
• 3036254 6 Rattlesnake, Put in Bay Township, Ohio $298,700 Rattlesnake Island 185x296

Ohio Real Estate Update

• Rates are holding steady & still at record lows historically.
• Time is running out for the First Time Buyer Tax credit. You must move fast!!
• There will be a First Time Real Estate Buyer seminar this Thursday at the Avon Lake Howard Hanna office located at 32713 Walker Rd. from 6 pm to 7 pm. Visit Lisa to learn more, but contact us first so we can have your search set-up and a showing schedule ready to go!
• There is more talk about extending or changing the home buying tax credit, but we don't know yet for sure. I will keep you up to date.
• Call me today at 440-315-6000 to list or purchase your north-central Ohio Real Estate.

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Call Lee at 440-315-6000 or realestate@hiseygroup.com