Marty Millner

Real estate statistics in Yardley, Newtown, Upper Makefield Township, Lower Makefield Township & Bucks County

I have not done this in a number of posts, but I wanted to take a very detailed look at market statistics, through the end of November, in some of the markets that I serve. 
 In virtually all of the markets in which I work in Bucks County, the pace of 2009 year to date units has continued to improve.  For example, in all of Bucks County, the number of single family homes this November, was 79% higher than November of 2008. 

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Doylestown, Pa – Bucks County – The Great Toy Exchange

The Great Toy Exchange will be held Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 8am to 10am.  Located at Superior Woodcraft’s Showroom, 160 North Hamilton Street, Doylestown, PA. 

Every parent knows how quickly children develop and move on to new toys. Every parent also knows that the older toys develop into clutter and new toys are costly. This is where The Great Toy Exchange can help. The Great Toy Exchange is a way for parents to exchange their children’s toys that are no longer age appropriate or played with by their child for other toys that are age appropriate and will interest their child. The Great Toy Exchange will help you reduce clutter, save money and provide your child with new and different experiences to help with their development and interests.

How – Simply bring your clean, unbroken and generally good conditioned toys to The Great Toy Exchange. Place them in the area of estimated value. Then review the other toys at The Exchange and select toys that are of the approximate value to what you contributed. Parents will be using the honor system and The Great Toy Exchange is free a program open to the community; so please always apply the golden rule.

Specifics – The Great Toy Exchange will only accept clean, unbroken, reasonably used toys that have not been subject to any recalls. Stuffed toys will not be accepted. Toys with fabric might not be accepted. Toys that are dropped off and have not been chosen can be picked up at 10 am at The Great Toy Exchange during the day of the exchange. Any toys remaining after 10 am on the day of the exchange will be donated to charity. Neither The Great Toy Exchange nor Superior Woodcraft, Inc. provide any claims, warranties, or guaranties concerning the quality or safety of the toys that are part of the exchange. Parents should contact the toy manufacturer directly concerning any quality, safety or other concerns pertaining to a toy. The Great Toy Exchange is a non-profit community service program provided & administered by Superior Woodcraft, Inc. for the benefit of the families and children in our community. Neither The Great Toy Exchange nor Superior Woodcraft receives any monetary, financial or other similar benefit from The Great Toy Exchange.

If possible please leave children at home. For more information visit, http://www.superiorwoodcraft.com/ or email me for information.

Yardley, PA pond skating, a beautiful winter scene.

Anyone living in the Northeast, knows that is has been cold, so far this winter.  If you are familiar with Yardley, Pa, in Bucks County, you know of the famous, “Lake Afton ”, in the center of town.  

Locals know it better as  the pond.  It makes for a very idylic spot, in all seasons.  Here are  a few pictures, of  the pond on a nice, winter day.

Yardley pond in winter

Yardley pond on a beautiful winter dayPerfect day for lacing up the skates.

Still room for the infamous, Yardley ducks.

Another view across the pond in Yardley, Pa.

New real estate market update, Yardley, Lower Makefield Township, Bucks County

     Lower Makefield Township,  Bucks County, real estate closed sale pace, 2006-2009

Sitting in my house, watching the snow fall, realizing that this could be the largest snowfall in December that we have ever had in Bucks County, I thought it would be an interesting exersise to look at some real estate statistics in various Bucks County markets.

I started this exercise, by looking at how many single family homes are selling, in Lower Makefield Township, on a monthly basis, from 2006 through November of this year.

Here is what the statistics show. At the height of the sellers market, which was basically 2006 & 2007,  there 49 closed sales in June of 2006, and 40 in July that year. In 2007, there were 46 closed sales in June, and 56 in July.  In most years, June and July are the most active months for closings. Read the rest of this entry »