Want to know where we’ll be? Hosting a “Pop on in Preview Party” with & at 2180 Zuyder Ter, North Port, FL 34288 on Saturday (4/29/17) from 10:30 – 12!
Home list provided by Houseman & Co. a division of the Griffin Group with Coldwell Banker. Want to view ALL homes for sale on our MLS? Visit www.BuyMeFlorida.com!
It is our pleasure to introduce to you the Houseman & Co team who specializes in buying and selling homes in Charlotte, Sarasota and DeSoto Counties. Please don’t hesitate to ever ask questions about buying a home, selling a home and everything in between!
Lisa LISTer
Buyers & Open House Specialist of Houseman & Co.
Sales Associate / REALTOR®
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200 W. Marion Ave, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
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Lisa.Lister@FloridaMoves.com
Sunday, October 30th from 1pm – 3pm, get an Exclusive Preview of this cozy saltwater canal cutie that you can’t help but fall in love with!! This 2 bed, 1 bath home is a rare waterfront find at this price point, only 10 minutes from Charlotte Harbor from your boat leaving from your backyard! Located at 3402 Sunrise Trl, Port Charlotte, FL 33952 with our open house host, David Easley!
Curious for more details on these homes or others available in the market? Feel free to fire away the questions via email/text/call/FB messages, John and I would love the opportunity to serve you!
“Hey, John/Ashley! How’s the market?!” – The most common question consumers – future buyers and sellers alike – ask us about the local real estate market on a daily basis.
“It’s great! We’re busy! Inventory is low! Buyers are buying! Know anyone who wants to sell?” – Most common short answers we typically provide when we’re out and about, usually in line at the grocery store or in passing. Of course, when time allows, more detailed explanations, thoughts and answers are given and usually end up in great conversation.
*light bulb moment* – If everyone wants to know how the current market is doing and how it stacks up against this time last year, why don’t we put the facts together and share it?
We’re proud to introduce… the “Market Minute”… last months hard number statistics compared to the same time last year. Facts directly from the MLS stating how our local Englewood, North Port, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda markets are doing.
The Minute’s “key” (see what I did there?!):
“Avg. List Price” is the total amount of homes that were listed last month, their listing prices added together then divided by the amount of homes listed
“Avg. Sale Price” is the total amount of homes that were sold last month, their sold prices added together then divided by the amount of homes sold
“Days on Market” this is the average amount of days a home was on the market before it fully went under contract. It’s the cumulative amount of days starting from day 1 when the home was listed to day “x” where the home’s offer was fully executed
“Homes Sold” you guessed it, the total amount of homes that had the opportunity to put the desirable “SOLD” status on their property!
Want more specific numbers to your home or what’s going on in your neighborhood? Just ask, it’d be our pleasure to help you!
**All statistics are from the Mid-Florida Regional MLS and include ALL of Englewood, North Port, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, Florida**
Want to view local MLS listings for free? Visit www.BuyMeFlorida.com and feel free to ask us any questions about any homes for sale on the market or if you would like to have an exclusive preview of one in person!
“Hey, John/Ashley! How’s the market?!” – The most common question consumers – future buyers and sellers alike – ask us about the local real estate market on a daily basis.
“It’s great! We’re busy! Inventory is low! Buyers are buying! Know anyone who wants to sell?” – Most common short answers we typically provide when we’re out and about, usually in line at the grocery store or in passing. Of course, when time allows, more detailed explanations, thoughts and answers are given and usually end up in great conversation.
*light bulb moment* – If everyone wants to know how the current market is doing and how it stacks up against this time last year, why don’t we put the facts together and share it?
Let us introduce… the “Market Minute”… last months hard number statistics compared to the same time last year. Facts directly from the MLS stating how our local Englewood, North Port, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda markets are doing.
The Minute’s “key” (see what I did there?!):
“Avg. List Price” is the total amount of homes that were listed last month, their listing prices added together then divided by the amount of homes listed
“Avg. Sale Price” is the total amount of homes that were sold last month, their sold prices added together then divided by the amount of homes sold
“Days on Market” this is the average amount of days a home was on the market before it fully went under contract. It’s the cumulative amount of days starting from day 1 when the home was listed to day “x” where the home’s offer was fully executed
“Homes Sold” you guessed it, the total amount of homes that had the opportunity to put the desirable “SOLD” status on their property!
Want more specific numbers to your home or what’s going on in your neighborhood? Just ask, it’d be our pleasure to help you!
**All statistics are from the Mid-Florida Regional MLS and include ALL of Englewood, North Port, Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, Florida**
Want to view local MLS listings for free? Visit www.BuyMeFlorida.com and feel free to ask us any questions about any homes for sale on the market or if you would like to have an exclusive preview of one in person!
Saturday, July 16th from 12pm – 3pm, get an Exclusive Preview and be captivated by this beautifully updated 3+ bedroom (optional 4th bedroom!) home that is beaming with custom finishes throughout the inside while being surrounded by gorgeous landscaping on the outside located in the desirable & newer area of North Port, located at 2943 Belleville Terrace, North Port, FL 34286 with our open house host, Gini Smythe-Park!
Curious for more details on these homes or others available in the market? Feel free to fire away the questions via email/text/call/FB messages, John and I would love the opportunity to serve you!
Saturday, July 9th from 1pm – 4pm, get an Exclusive Preview of the 5 bedroom – yes, FIVE – 3 bath pool home that’s nuzzled up in between a cul-de-sac and a greenbelt in the desirable area of Deep Creek is located at 26293 Asuncion Dr, Punta Gorda (Deep Creek!), FL 33983 with our open house host, Annette Sanders!
Curious for more details on these homes or others available in the market? Feel free to fire away the questions via email/text/call/FB messages, John and I would love the opportunity to serve you!
Don’t have time to visit Orchard Circle this weekend? Here’s an exclusive walk-thru with our Team Leader, Ashley HOUSEman!
Have you or someone you know ever grown up in a super small town and said that when they “grew up” that they couldn’t WAIT to move away? Yeah, I grew up in a town like that.
One of those tiny towns where all my friends said they’d never come back. In fact, there was a song written about our little ol’ town to that effect. A song by one of my all-time fav bands growing up, a punk-ska band that originated in Florida – because everything amazing comes from Florida like Publix Subs, Lilly Pulitzer (shop local at The Palm on Park!) and Boca Grande Beaches, for instance. A band by the name of Less Than Jake (I hear they’re also big in Japan, just sayin’).
To hear its awesomeness, here’s their song direct from their album “Hello Rockview” and YouTube channel; but don’t stop there, this “boring town” gets better. So, so much better!
Ok, so where do things look up?
How about my birthday, for starters. For the last 31 years, I’ve had pretty much the worst birthday date in the history of birthday dates. I was born the day – one day – after Christmas, December 26. One my Canadian friends would call “Boxing Day.” Why is that so bad? How about for the last 31ish years I’ve heard… “here’s your Christmas… aaaaand birthday gift!!” *hands me combined gift*
Tis’ the season to give and not receive. Totally cool with that, but still, had I been born on Christmas in July, that’d be total awesomeness. Well, my friends, I’m happy to say the
suckiness streak ended 2 years ago… when Chris DeMakes, lead singer of Less Than Jake, decided to do a “solo tour” and not ONLY play in my hometown at my favorite Irish Pub, The Celtic Ray, but he’s played the last 2 years in a row ON MY BIRTHDAY. Not going to lie, the holy grail of all birthday gifts came to me this past year when not only did Chris sing (& dedicate!) my favorite Less Than Jake song “History of a Boring Town” (see above), he – along with the rest of The Ray – sang “happy birthday” to me. Mind. Blown. Best. Birthday. EVER!
Me, my bestie Kellee & Chris DeMakes on the 2nd Solo tour at Celtic Ray, 12/26/15
Yay, a great birthday tradition for me, so what makes this town even more awesome? How about my job, and my newest co-workers-of-a-team? My hubby, John, and I work together as a real estate team we call Houseman & Co with Coldwell BankerSunstar Realty… and as of a few months ago, we have had the opportunity to work alongside another team – THE DeMakes Team – composed of papa Doug DeMakes and the one and only, Chris DeMakes.
It’s ok, you can be quasi-jealous. We daily have the pleasure of brushing shoulders with a world-renowned rock star celeb who was also not only one of our favorite musicians growing up, but is one of our lifelong family friends.
Doug Demakes started in the real estate biz in 1980 with a main concentration in new construction and residential sales. He says his favorite thing about having his son Chris in town when he’s not on the road is “Spending time together, and working out as a family at Krav Maga with the Shumans ATA Martial Arts“ and “getting excited for Chris’ new addition in December 2016!” When it comes to working together, Doug feels that “Coldwell Banker is a generous and giving company. Even when Chris is on tour, we’re multi-tasking while he’s on the road and working [everywhere and] anywhere from Florida to California to England, whatever the real estate need is for our customer, we can take care of it from the bus – phone or computer. One of us is always available, whether we’re entertaining on the road or in town at the office, we’ve been in [and selling] Florida for 40 years!”
Chris is quite the busy guy, and when he’s not on the road rocking out his talents, he’s at the office, he’s spending quality time with clients, he and dad are at the closing table. When I asked him what his favorite thing about real estate is, Chris replied, “Seeing the joy on the faces of first-time home-buyers when I help them find their dream home. Such a rewarding feeling!”
Want to know when the Vans Warped Tour ’16 is making a stop near your house? I’ve included the schedule, the killer line-up as well as the direct link to get your tix… because if you haven’t been to Warped Tour at least once in your lifetime, your bucket list is missing an action item – and that, my friend, would make you a victim of living in a boring town!
Less Than Jake live at Vans Warped Tour ’16 in Dallas, Texas (photo credit: Mike Brooks)
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at 2180 Zuyder Ter, North Port, FL 34288 on Saturday (4/29/17) from 10:30 – 12!
Ashley HOUSEman
John HOUSEman
Lisa LISTer
Sunday, October 30th from 1pm – 3pm, get an Exclusive Preview of this cozy saltwater canal cutie that you can’t help but fall in love with!! This 2 bed, 1 bath home is a rare waterfront find at this price point, only 10 minutes from Charlotte Harbor from your boat leaving from your backyard! Located at 
Saturday, July 16th from 12pm – 3pm, get an Exclusive Preview and be captivated by this beautifully updated 3+ bedroom (optional 4th bedroom!) home that is beaming with custom finishes throughout the inside while being surrounded by gorgeous landscaping on the outside located in the desirable & newer area of North Port, located at 
Saturday, July 9th from 1pm – 4pm, get an Exclusive Preview of the 5 bedroom – yes, FIVE – 3 bath pool home that’s nuzzled up in between a cul-de-sac and a greenbelt in the desirable area of Deep Creek is located at 
Sunday, July 10th from 1pm – 4pm, get an Exclusive Preview of the beautiful [& massive at 2,500+sqft!], 3 bedroom, 2 bath, privacy fenced pool home located at 
Doug Demakes started in the real estate biz in 1980 with a main concentration in new construction and residential sales. He says his favorite thing about having his son Chris in town when he’s not on the road is “Spending time together, and working out as a family at 
