How many of you have had this conversation with your kids? My daughter lost her iPhone a couple of days ago and in order to replace it she had two options–– replace it with the same phone or use our upgrade to improve the phone. I had to explain to her that the upgrade is mine to use on my phone since, after all, I am paying for the phones. Am I missing something here? Ok, I can only blame myself! I guess I can blame my wife also...
Thanks to many of you who attended our old nightclub reunion (the Jockey Club) the other night. We had more than 450 people and it was really cool to see old friends that I had not seen almost 20 years. My wife, Mary Ann, made her 20-year comeback playing disc jockey again and the floor was jumping. I also had Michael and Margo Reed along with Alice Tatum singing majically like only they can perform.
It really is great to see construction again in North Central. Rick Stark is building two custom homes on Lamar and Central and he hopes to get close to $300 per foot. I have been working with Magee Builders on remodeling sales and they also are building two new homes: one at 306 W Claremont, which will be almost 3,000 square feet and priced in the mid $700s, and another home at 6101 N. 2nd Street, which will be around 3,500 square feet priced in the high $700s. They have another remodel at 77 E Missouri, which is 3500 square feet that will be priced in the mid $500s and done by the end of April. Exciting times in our area.
Please let me know if you have a home that needs updating but you don’t want to spend the money on it because these guys would rather buy a home that has not been remodeled. I said last month that some of you are inheriting homes that need to be sold and that could be a perfect candidate. Either townhomes or single family will work.
I realize that we are all excited to see pricesgoing up but I still caution you that we still are having appraisal issues because the sales have not caught up with some of the comparable sales. We don’t have foreclosures to deal with but there still are short sales that are not allowing certain homes to appreciate so we are losing some sales out there. My biggest issue is that we get appraisers that do not know our area and they will use comps for the Butler Park area for homes that are south of Northern and east of 7th Street. Let me know if you are interested in listing your home and I would be honored to evaluate your home.
As always, thanks to my clients who allowed me to work with them so far in 2013. We have sold 24 homes this year and we have 20 in escrow, so the market continues to energize. We were fortunate to sell more than 110 homes in 2012 and I was named the top agent nationwide for HomeSmart for sales volume and units sold. HomeSmart continues to dominate the North Central area and our office now has 127 agents.
Have a Happy Easter and a Happy Passover. Happy Birthday to my wife, Mary Ann, whose birthday is April 3. I would love to buy her a present but I have to get my daughter her new phone. And, in adddition, my birthday is 15 days later and I need a new phone.
Bobby Lieb
The Lieb Group
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite Group Manager
5225 N. Central Ave., Ste. 104
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Mobile: 602-376-1341
Fax: 602-996-9141
www.centralphx.com
Bobby Lieb started a new division in HomeSmart called The Elite Group, which consists of established and successful agents in the company. As of May 2015, there are 475 agents in the Elite Group. "Selling and listing homes is a full time - 24/7 job and I am always available to discuss your specific real estate needs." In 2014, Bobby sold 190 homes and so far in 2015, he has sold 68. In the past 15 years Bobby has sold over 2000 homes.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
It's 2013!
Many of us long-time North Central residents lost a great friend in December–Neal Sheiner. Neal would have been happy because he reunited many of his friends at his service who had not seen each other in a little while.
Neil was an architect by trade but served on the Fiesta Bowl committee for well over 20 years, was a past president of Silent Witness and was a long-time member of the RAMMS Board which over sees youth activities in our area. I served with Neal for six years on the Ramms board and I have one funny story involving him. When Chuck Whetstine, Mark Hester and I coached girls sixth- eighth-grade softball, Neal was the uniform contact, something he did for more than 10 years. We
chose for our team the University of South Carolina because I went to college nearby and the nickname was the Gamecocks. The coaches quickly learned after the first game, when the girls would cheer 1-2-3 GO COCKS every inning, that this school's name was not going to work and I had Neal switch to another school's uniform.
Neal will be missed by many of us and I especially want to reach out to Marla, Julie Kirschner, and Neal’s two children, AJ and Sam. Godspeed, my friend.
The funny thing at the reception was that many of us dads/coaches were still upset losing games to each other in games that were played more than 10 years ago. None of us like to lose and we are still scarred!! Neal brought us together for the Ramms reunion. John Ashton, your family still owes my team ice cream when we kicked your wife's team in the championship seven years ago. Kim is a sore loser.
I want to welcome a new store to our neighborhood, Nene Unique Home and Gifts store located at 6042 N. 16th Street (just north of Bethany Home Road). It really is a cool store and adds to the ambience of the 16th/Bethany Home corridor. It is owned by longtime KEZ radio host Beth
McDonald, who was part of the Beth and Bill show for 20 years. Beth is in her 22nd year at the station. The store is managed by Beth's sister and North Central resident, Kelley Mc-Neil..The store reminds me of Vignettes, which was located on 7th Street and Colter for many years. Lets welcome NeNe to our 'HOOD.
I mentioned in December how appreciative I am of my friends and clients for allowing me to list 114 homes in 2012 and to sell 104 homes. The market is slowly coming back to life and the ugly foreclosures have disappeared. There will still be short sales for the next three to five years but home values in our area are finally getting better. I know some of you are hearing that homes are increasing in value 20 percent or more but that is in the outlying areas that were down almost 80 percent. I do have four totally remodeled homes coming on the market in the first quarter of 2013 by Magee Builders who have created some masterpieces in the past year in North Central and almost single handily are increasing our neighborhood values.
Finally, I want to thanks the 100 agents who have joined me at HomeSmart, located at 5225 N. Central Ave. Ste. 104, over the past 18 months and have helped us become North Central's top producing real estate company. We have the Valley’s top-performing agents in our office and we will continue to work hard and gain your trust. Our group has well over 10 years average experience and we all live in North Central or the surrounding areas. We also have Spanish- and Vietnamese-speaking agents in our group. In a slow economy, we just expanded our office and we have two vacancies. Give us a call and we’ll give you our marketing expertise.
Have a great 2013!!
Bobby Lieb
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite Group
602-761-4646 (office)
602-376-1341 (mobile)
boblieb@aol.com
Neil was an architect by trade but served on the Fiesta Bowl committee for well over 20 years, was a past president of Silent Witness and was a long-time member of the RAMMS Board which over sees youth activities in our area. I served with Neal for six years on the Ramms board and I have one funny story involving him. When Chuck Whetstine, Mark Hester and I coached girls sixth- eighth-grade softball, Neal was the uniform contact, something he did for more than 10 years. We
chose for our team the University of South Carolina because I went to college nearby and the nickname was the Gamecocks. The coaches quickly learned after the first game, when the girls would cheer 1-2-3 GO COCKS every inning, that this school's name was not going to work and I had Neal switch to another school's uniform.
Neal will be missed by many of us and I especially want to reach out to Marla, Julie Kirschner, and Neal’s two children, AJ and Sam. Godspeed, my friend.
The funny thing at the reception was that many of us dads/coaches were still upset losing games to each other in games that were played more than 10 years ago. None of us like to lose and we are still scarred!! Neal brought us together for the Ramms reunion. John Ashton, your family still owes my team ice cream when we kicked your wife's team in the championship seven years ago. Kim is a sore loser.
I want to welcome a new store to our neighborhood, Nene Unique Home and Gifts store located at 6042 N. 16th Street (just north of Bethany Home Road). It really is a cool store and adds to the ambience of the 16th/Bethany Home corridor. It is owned by longtime KEZ radio host Beth
McDonald, who was part of the Beth and Bill show for 20 years. Beth is in her 22nd year at the station. The store is managed by Beth's sister and North Central resident, Kelley Mc-Neil..The store reminds me of Vignettes, which was located on 7th Street and Colter for many years. Lets welcome NeNe to our 'HOOD.
I mentioned in December how appreciative I am of my friends and clients for allowing me to list 114 homes in 2012 and to sell 104 homes. The market is slowly coming back to life and the ugly foreclosures have disappeared. There will still be short sales for the next three to five years but home values in our area are finally getting better. I know some of you are hearing that homes are increasing in value 20 percent or more but that is in the outlying areas that were down almost 80 percent. I do have four totally remodeled homes coming on the market in the first quarter of 2013 by Magee Builders who have created some masterpieces in the past year in North Central and almost single handily are increasing our neighborhood values.
Finally, I want to thanks the 100 agents who have joined me at HomeSmart, located at 5225 N. Central Ave. Ste. 104, over the past 18 months and have helped us become North Central's top producing real estate company. We have the Valley’s top-performing agents in our office and we will continue to work hard and gain your trust. Our group has well over 10 years average experience and we all live in North Central or the surrounding areas. We also have Spanish- and Vietnamese-speaking agents in our group. In a slow economy, we just expanded our office and we have two vacancies. Give us a call and we’ll give you our marketing expertise.
Have a great 2013!!
Bobby Lieb
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite Group
602-761-4646 (office)
602-376-1341 (mobile)
boblieb@aol.com
Saturday, September 29, 2012
The True Mentors
I know by now we are all sickened by what happened at Penn State with the Jerry Sandusky situation but my family has had nothing but great coaching mentors who have influenced our lives.
My wife, Mary Ann, played basketball in the Police Athletic Leagues (PAL) in Cleveland and played one year at Cleveland State. I played baseball for Coach Jim Brock at Arizona State, then transferred to Coastal Carolina in South Carolina and played in the NAIA World Series in 1978.
My daughter, Juliann, played for Coach Ami Beiringer at All Saints, who my daughter said nourished her strength and intelligence on and off the court. Moving into high school, Juliann played for Coach Amber LaTarte on club teams, who was all about the team concept that can win championships and life-long friendships. At Xavier, Coach Kelly Fitzgerald took a volleyball/softball/basketball player and molded her into the second-ranked discus thrower in the state and the current school record holder.
Both Juliann and my son, Sean, played RAMMS for many years where they got tired of their parents coaching them in everything. Coach Craig Maggi played a key role in Sean's baseball acumen and at All-Saints, Coach Mark Wagner was an amazing influence in coaching and teaching Sean about what to expect at Brophy and was all about discipline. At Brophy, Sean played baseball and basketball. Beginning in his sophomore year, he was fortunate to be mentored by Coach Scooter Mollander and was part of the 2008 State Championship team for which he had four touchdowns in the final game, which is still a school record.
In college, Sean played at Colorado and then transferred to Phoenix College, where he played for Land Jacobsen (Coach Jake), who then helped Sean get on the University of Arizona football team in 2011 that went to the Alamo Bowl. Coach Jake was like many coaches who coach for the love of the game and not the notoriety or money. Unfortunately, Coach Jake was murdered on July 19. Our family will forever be indebted for everything that he did to get Sean to the next level. We loved you, Coach!
All of these coaches have had an amazing influence on our family and I can guarantee their training will help our kids become leaders, learn to become part of a team, never be content with anything less than 100 percent, and really helped give our kids the confidence that they will use for the rest of their professional and personal lives. There certainly are bad people out there but there are far more great people who are willing to help our kids get to that next level. Thanks to all of you parents and coaches who take the time to teach and mold our kids.I have a new sponsor for this column–– Phil's Home Maintenance, owned by Brenda Barella, whose father was Phil. I have been working with Brenda for almost 20 years with my own house and also on homes that need work before and after the home inspection is done in order to close. They deal with roofs, AC, electrical, plumbing, painting, pools and even changing light bulbs for this writer, who is mechanically challenged. Phil’s prices are very competitive but the best part for myself and for my clients, is that they stand behind their work. There is a reason that I have used Phil’s Home Maintenance for more than 500 jobs the past 20 years. Brenda can be reached at 623-979-5995.
Once again, I want to thank all of my past and current clients for their confidence in allowing me to sell almost 90 homes this year and more than 1,000 homes in 18 years. This newspaper, the North Central News, is nothing short of amazing in helping me with my business. If you are a business owner in the North Central area, advertising in this paper is critical to your success.
The Lieb Group
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite Group
602-761-4646 (office)
602-376-1341 (mobile)
boblieb@aol.com
centralpx.com
Bobby Lieb
My wife, Mary Ann, played basketball in the Police Athletic Leagues (PAL) in Cleveland and played one year at Cleveland State. I played baseball for Coach Jim Brock at Arizona State, then transferred to Coastal Carolina in South Carolina and played in the NAIA World Series in 1978.
My daughter, Juliann, played for Coach Ami Beiringer at All Saints, who my daughter said nourished her strength and intelligence on and off the court. Moving into high school, Juliann played for Coach Amber LaTarte on club teams, who was all about the team concept that can win championships and life-long friendships. At Xavier, Coach Kelly Fitzgerald took a volleyball/softball/basketball player and molded her into the second-ranked discus thrower in the state and the current school record holder.
Both Juliann and my son, Sean, played RAMMS for many years where they got tired of their parents coaching them in everything. Coach Craig Maggi played a key role in Sean's baseball acumen and at All-Saints, Coach Mark Wagner was an amazing influence in coaching and teaching Sean about what to expect at Brophy and was all about discipline. At Brophy, Sean played baseball and basketball. Beginning in his sophomore year, he was fortunate to be mentored by Coach Scooter Mollander and was part of the 2008 State Championship team for which he had four touchdowns in the final game, which is still a school record.
In college, Sean played at Colorado and then transferred to Phoenix College, where he played for Land Jacobsen (Coach Jake), who then helped Sean get on the University of Arizona football team in 2011 that went to the Alamo Bowl. Coach Jake was like many coaches who coach for the love of the game and not the notoriety or money. Unfortunately, Coach Jake was murdered on July 19. Our family will forever be indebted for everything that he did to get Sean to the next level. We loved you, Coach!
All of these coaches have had an amazing influence on our family and I can guarantee their training will help our kids become leaders, learn to become part of a team, never be content with anything less than 100 percent, and really helped give our kids the confidence that they will use for the rest of their professional and personal lives. There certainly are bad people out there but there are far more great people who are willing to help our kids get to that next level. Thanks to all of you parents and coaches who take the time to teach and mold our kids.I have a new sponsor for this column–– Phil's Home Maintenance, owned by Brenda Barella, whose father was Phil. I have been working with Brenda for almost 20 years with my own house and also on homes that need work before and after the home inspection is done in order to close. They deal with roofs, AC, electrical, plumbing, painting, pools and even changing light bulbs for this writer, who is mechanically challenged. Phil’s prices are very competitive but the best part for myself and for my clients, is that they stand behind their work. There is a reason that I have used Phil’s Home Maintenance for more than 500 jobs the past 20 years. Brenda can be reached at 623-979-5995.
Once again, I want to thank all of my past and current clients for their confidence in allowing me to sell almost 90 homes this year and more than 1,000 homes in 18 years. This newspaper, the North Central News, is nothing short of amazing in helping me with my business. If you are a business owner in the North Central area, advertising in this paper is critical to your success.
The Lieb Group
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite Group
602-761-4646 (office)
602-376-1341 (mobile)
boblieb@aol.com
centralpx.com
Bobby Lieb
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Congratulations to the ‘Survivors'
In addition to this column, I am going to add another column in the North Central News beginning this month titled NORTH CENTRAL SURVIVORS. This monthly article will feature up to three North Central businesses that have been around for 20 years or more, which in my opinion is a testimonial to the owners who have survived at least one difficult economic time. I have always been a true believer and supporter of any business that chooses to operate in the Central corridor and I feel that the more successful retail and restaurants are, the more families will choose to live here.
I am here to sell homes and I want to see more people moving to North Central. I also enjoy seeing old friends in the restaurants and stores but I don't enjoy seeing the little kids who I coached in
RAMMS for 10 years grow up to now calling me Mr Lieb. It makes me feel too old.
This month my North Central Survivors article will feature Christo’s Restaurant and The Stock Room, both which have been fixtures in North Central for more than 25 years. I hope you enjoy the article and if you know of any area businesses that have been cranking for at least 20 years, please email or call me. Congratulations to the North Central Survivors!
On to the REAL ESTATE WORLD. The rates remain incredibly low, which is allowing buyers to purchase or refinance at almost all time lows. We have been fortunate to have sold more than 70 homes in 2012 including 14 short sales, which is a great alternative to going through foreclosure and usually has a shorter impact on your credit rating than a foreclosure. Please give us an opportunity to discuss any and all real estate situations that you may have. The inventory is still very low, which helped us sell nine homes in May including 450 E Ocotillo, which was listed for $1.5 million. We also sold four homes in May the first week we listed the home.
Our North Central HomeSmart office continues to grow both in agents and space. We started off a year ago with 25 agents who mostly came from Realty Executives and now we are 83 strong. We just expanded our office to another 1,200 square feet with five private suites, three of which are spoken for. If you are looking to make a switch to the top North Central Real Estate office, give us a try. There certainly is a reason that the top realtors in town are now HomeSmart agents, which has allowed us to totally dominate our neighborhood with almost 80 percent of the market share.
Please give us an opportunity to meet with you when you are ready to discuss your real estate needs.
Have a safe July and stay hydrated!
I am here to sell homes and I want to see more people moving to North Central. I also enjoy seeing old friends in the restaurants and stores but I don't enjoy seeing the little kids who I coached in
RAMMS for 10 years grow up to now calling me Mr Lieb. It makes me feel too old.
This month my North Central Survivors article will feature Christo’s Restaurant and The Stock Room, both which have been fixtures in North Central for more than 25 years. I hope you enjoy the article and if you know of any area businesses that have been cranking for at least 20 years, please email or call me. Congratulations to the North Central Survivors!
On to the REAL ESTATE WORLD. The rates remain incredibly low, which is allowing buyers to purchase or refinance at almost all time lows. We have been fortunate to have sold more than 70 homes in 2012 including 14 short sales, which is a great alternative to going through foreclosure and usually has a shorter impact on your credit rating than a foreclosure. Please give us an opportunity to discuss any and all real estate situations that you may have. The inventory is still very low, which helped us sell nine homes in May including 450 E Ocotillo, which was listed for $1.5 million. We also sold four homes in May the first week we listed the home.
Our North Central HomeSmart office continues to grow both in agents and space. We started off a year ago with 25 agents who mostly came from Realty Executives and now we are 83 strong. We just expanded our office to another 1,200 square feet with five private suites, three of which are spoken for. If you are looking to make a switch to the top North Central Real Estate office, give us a try. There certainly is a reason that the top realtors in town are now HomeSmart agents, which has allowed us to totally dominate our neighborhood with almost 80 percent of the market share.
Please give us an opportunity to meet with you when you are ready to discuss your real estate needs.
Have a safe July and stay hydrated!
Bobby Lieb
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite Group
602-761-4646 (office)
602-376-1341 (mobile)
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Around Town
I hope everybody had a good Passover and a happy Easter or both if you just like to eat. I have a couple of friends who celebrate both and how cool would it be to be young and get money for finding the Matzah and gathering the most Easter eggs? Growing up in Atlanta, I enjoyed getting out of school for Christmas but was confused why Chanukah did not get us any days off?
Just a thought! I keep getting comments from sellers about the current market because they hear everything is back to 2005 prices and I let them know they are misinformed. The homes under $200,000 are seeing multiple offers but as the homes get pricier the demand is not as great unless the home is priced competitively. If you have any questions about your home's value, please give me a call and I will be glad to give you a free consultation.
Remember, we have now done over 40 short sales so that is a great option for you. We have done around 12 short sales in 2012 and we have another eight in escrow. The banks have been more willing to short sell a home now than to foreclose.
Congrats to my good friends Christo and Connie on their 25-year anniversary of Christo's restaurant, located on 7th Street just south of Maryland. Great food and the restaurant was remodeled throughout and has a private room that accommodates 25-50 people. Christo also has Alexi's restaurant located on Osborn and Central.
Also, congrats to Joe and Peppy Niccoli from Niccoli's restaurant, located at 6102 N. 16th St., on their expansion. They are the hardest working couple that I have ever come across. They have great homemade Italian sandwiches and breads. Take home their lasagna made fresh every day.
Speaking of good sandwiches, visit Maryland Deli and Liquor at 7th Street and Maryland. They also have eight gas pumps with Shell Gas. It is a family owned business and you can now place your order on line at www.Shelldeli.com.
A neighborhood fixture for many years. If you are looking for a fitness coach and a really cool private gym, contact Bobby Kelly from Results Only, located north of Chase Bank on 7th Street and Glendale. There are short-term memberships available and they have many yoga and conditioning classes daily. Contact Bobby at 602-944-0747. You also can ask for Kelly.
Finally, thanks to Ben Green from Abernethy & Green who helped my son Sean with his speeding ticket in Yarnell. Ben also specializes in DUI and other criminal cases. Ben grew up in North Central and lives in the corridor.
Thanks again for your continued support. We have sold 37 homes in 2012 and have 16 in escrow. We will get your home sold!
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite Group
602-761-4646 (office)
602-376-1341 (mobile)
Bobby Lieb
Monday, January 30, 2012
Looking Forward to a Good 2012!
Happy 2012 to all of you. I hope that this is a healthy and happy year for all of you! Now on to the most important issues on hand for me. My 22 year old son Sean, who is a senior at U of A
(SAE) and my 20 year old daughter Juliann, who is a sophomore at ASU (THETA), have left the
building for the holidays and are back at school, leaving my wife Mary Ann and me as empty nesters again.
Sean played football at University of Colorado and U of A last year and Juliann made the dean's list at Barrett, The Honors College, all three semesters so far! They are all ready planning for the future which makes me so proud. Sean called and asked for me to pay for his spring break trip to Cabo so he could study abroad for a week and Juliann emailed me and asked if I would pay for an apartment for her this summer so she could take summer classes because it is too far to drive from our central Phoenix house to ASU daily for four weeks, It never stops! Lastly, our third child, Jesse Milleson, who we have mentored for three years and who attended Sunnyslope High School, just received a scholarship to play football at the University of Memphis. Jesse had four schools battling for his services. Pretty cool! Check out those Tigers in 2012.
Oh yeah, about the real estate world. I am excited about the market because other than short sales, the inventory is shrinking and we are now dealing with real sellers and not the banks. I was lucky enough to have sold 94 homes in 2011 (listed 115 homes) and have already sold eight in 2012, three of which were over $1 million and 1 was over $2 million.
There are many buyers out there but let’s not fool ourselves because your home still has to be priced right. If you are interested in selling or would like a free evaluation, let me know. Our HomeSmart office, located just south of Missouri on Central, has 65 great agents to choose from. In just one year we have become North Central's top Realtors which is amazing in such a short time. We have one private office available if you are looking for great company to join and synergize with. HomeSmart has the most agents in the state and has been adding almost 75 new agents every month.
I always mention that our home values are tied to the retail market in our area and I highly recommend keeping your money in our neighborhood as much as possible. I have been placing my sports magnets in various places in North Central over the past 10 years and my thanks to the following places for allowing me to market my business: * Athleticuts * Chase Bank at 7th Street & Glendale * Du Nails *Foothills Sports * Windsor Cleaners/Tonys * Maryland Deli and Liquor * Hester * Heitel Insurance * Cabinets By Design * The Stockroom * Scotts Generations * Tangible Fitness * Cartridge World * Lux Coffee Shop * Salon Estique * House of Trophies * UPS Store at 16th & Glendale * Kodi's Pet Foods * Nicolli's Deli * Barry's Hardware (formerly Koller) * La Siena Senior Living Community *
If you are interested in having me promote your business in this column, please call or email me
at boblieb@aol.com.
Thanks for all of the positive comments with this column. This paper, The North Central News, is the best thing that has happen to our neighborhood, Please read it and support the advertisers!
Thanks!
The Lieb Group
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite
602-761-4646 (office)
602-376-1341 (mobile)
Bobby Lieb
(SAE) and my 20 year old daughter Juliann, who is a sophomore at ASU (THETA), have left the
building for the holidays and are back at school, leaving my wife Mary Ann and me as empty nesters again.
Sean played football at University of Colorado and U of A last year and Juliann made the dean's list at Barrett, The Honors College, all three semesters so far! They are all ready planning for the future which makes me so proud. Sean called and asked for me to pay for his spring break trip to Cabo so he could study abroad for a week and Juliann emailed me and asked if I would pay for an apartment for her this summer so she could take summer classes because it is too far to drive from our central Phoenix house to ASU daily for four weeks, It never stops! Lastly, our third child, Jesse Milleson, who we have mentored for three years and who attended Sunnyslope High School, just received a scholarship to play football at the University of Memphis. Jesse had four schools battling for his services. Pretty cool! Check out those Tigers in 2012.
Oh yeah, about the real estate world. I am excited about the market because other than short sales, the inventory is shrinking and we are now dealing with real sellers and not the banks. I was lucky enough to have sold 94 homes in 2011 (listed 115 homes) and have already sold eight in 2012, three of which were over $1 million and 1 was over $2 million.
There are many buyers out there but let’s not fool ourselves because your home still has to be priced right. If you are interested in selling or would like a free evaluation, let me know. Our HomeSmart office, located just south of Missouri on Central, has 65 great agents to choose from. In just one year we have become North Central's top Realtors which is amazing in such a short time. We have one private office available if you are looking for great company to join and synergize with. HomeSmart has the most agents in the state and has been adding almost 75 new agents every month.
I always mention that our home values are tied to the retail market in our area and I highly recommend keeping your money in our neighborhood as much as possible. I have been placing my sports magnets in various places in North Central over the past 10 years and my thanks to the following places for allowing me to market my business: * Athleticuts * Chase Bank at 7th Street & Glendale * Du Nails *Foothills Sports * Windsor Cleaners/Tonys * Maryland Deli and Liquor * Hester * Heitel Insurance * Cabinets By Design * The Stockroom * Scotts Generations * Tangible Fitness * Cartridge World * Lux Coffee Shop * Salon Estique * House of Trophies * UPS Store at 16th & Glendale * Kodi's Pet Foods * Nicolli's Deli * Barry's Hardware (formerly Koller) * La Siena Senior Living Community *
If you are interested in having me promote your business in this column, please call or email me
at boblieb@aol.com.
Thanks for all of the positive comments with this column. This paper, The North Central News, is the best thing that has happen to our neighborhood, Please read it and support the advertisers!
Thanks!
The Lieb Group
Bobby Lieb
Associate Broker
HomeSmart Elite
602-761-4646 (office)
602-376-1341 (mobile)
Bobby Lieb
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Thanks to many for their support!
TWENTY FIVE –– It seems like an innocent number but it represents the number of years my former employee, disc jockey Mary Ann Ortiz, who made me sign a contract that my dad and I would pay her each night she worked, have been married. Amazing but true that she has put up with me for all of these years!I love you, Ms. Ortiz.
There are numerous people who deserve a big thanks as we wind down another year on the
calendar and welcome in 2012. First of all, thank you to the more than 100 clients who hired me to list their homes this year and the 94 clients who allowed me the privilege of either selling their home or helping them purchase one. I never take it for granted in this business and I do appreciate the one key word –– LOYALTY.
Thanks also to Matt Widdows, the owner of HomeSmart Realty, the largest real estate company in the state and the number 1 real estate company in North Central, for opening up a new office for me on Central Avenue.The new location and new company would not have worked without the greatest group of 35 independent realtors who joined our Central office. This group consists of the best realtors in North Central and together in just six short months, we have sold more than 200 homes and have the number 1 market share in the area. PRETTY AMAZING. You have a few choices for realtors but if you want your home sold or you want the best value, hire one of us!
A big thanks to the North Central News for all that they do for me. This paper has been the backbone for marketing my properties over the many years and it serves as a wealth of knowledge for anything that goes on in our neighborhood. Thanks for being a huge part of the North Central area. If you have a business in the area, there is not a better medium to promote your products. Speaking of the area businesses, thank you to all of you for allowing me to place my sports magnets in your stores. I feel very strongly about supporting our local restaurants and stores because they are essential to a balance for our residential neighborhood. If our Central Avenue residents don't support these businesses, they will have a difficult time surviving.
KEEP THE MONEY IN NORTH CENTRAL! If any of the area businesses are interested in
having my sports magnets in their stores, please let me know. There is no charge for your clients
to take a Suns, Cardinals or Diamondbacks schedule home with them. Ok, the catch is it also has my name on it but it is COOL.
Thanks to my good buddy and former Ramms co-coach, Mark Hester, from Hester- Heitel Insurance, for co-sponsoring this column. His company provides all kinds of insurance and they are the best. Mark also is the president of the 100 Club, which provides assistance to the families of policeman and firemen who die or are injured in the line of duty. He is part of a wonderful organization.
Finally, this has been a blessed year for my friends and family but it has been a little weird in losing my dad, Herb. I still want to call him daily and let him know how his grandkids are doing. My prayers and thoughts to any of you who have lost a good friend or relative this past year.
A toast for the new year is to a happy and healthy 2012.
Cheers!
Bobby Lieb
There are numerous people who deserve a big thanks as we wind down another year on the
calendar and welcome in 2012. First of all, thank you to the more than 100 clients who hired me to list their homes this year and the 94 clients who allowed me the privilege of either selling their home or helping them purchase one. I never take it for granted in this business and I do appreciate the one key word –– LOYALTY.
Thanks also to Matt Widdows, the owner of HomeSmart Realty, the largest real estate company in the state and the number 1 real estate company in North Central, for opening up a new office for me on Central Avenue.The new location and new company would not have worked without the greatest group of 35 independent realtors who joined our Central office. This group consists of the best realtors in North Central and together in just six short months, we have sold more than 200 homes and have the number 1 market share in the area. PRETTY AMAZING. You have a few choices for realtors but if you want your home sold or you want the best value, hire one of us!
A big thanks to the North Central News for all that they do for me. This paper has been the backbone for marketing my properties over the many years and it serves as a wealth of knowledge for anything that goes on in our neighborhood. Thanks for being a huge part of the North Central area. If you have a business in the area, there is not a better medium to promote your products. Speaking of the area businesses, thank you to all of you for allowing me to place my sports magnets in your stores. I feel very strongly about supporting our local restaurants and stores because they are essential to a balance for our residential neighborhood. If our Central Avenue residents don't support these businesses, they will have a difficult time surviving.
KEEP THE MONEY IN NORTH CENTRAL! If any of the area businesses are interested in
having my sports magnets in their stores, please let me know. There is no charge for your clients
to take a Suns, Cardinals or Diamondbacks schedule home with them. Ok, the catch is it also has my name on it but it is COOL.
Thanks to my good buddy and former Ramms co-coach, Mark Hester, from Hester- Heitel Insurance, for co-sponsoring this column. His company provides all kinds of insurance and they are the best. Mark also is the president of the 100 Club, which provides assistance to the families of policeman and firemen who die or are injured in the line of duty. He is part of a wonderful organization.
Finally, this has been a blessed year for my friends and family but it has been a little weird in losing my dad, Herb. I still want to call him daily and let him know how his grandkids are doing. My prayers and thoughts to any of you who have lost a good friend or relative this past year.
A toast for the new year is to a happy and healthy 2012.
Cheers!
Bobby Lieb
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