This Mother’s Day, be sure to thank your mother for all of life’s important lessons!  And how about thanking your Realtor for finding the perfect home for seizing those important lessons?  Your ERA Doty professional will take the time to find out what is most important to you and your lifestyle.  Whether it’s a large master bathroom or a pool and big backyard, we have the resourcees available to help you find the right house.  From market analysis to financing, contracts to title insurance, ERA Doty Real Estate is working for your best interests!  More importantly, we know that you are busy and life doesn’t stop just because you are buying or selling a home.  Let us help you free up your time for life’s good stuff!  And Mom…THANK YOU!

A Child’s Affirmation  Here’s a video we love!  A sweet reminder of the “good stuff”!

It’s a Great Time to Visit an Open House

Featured Realtor, Donna Throesch-Loveless

April 27, 2012

Preparing for Open House

 The spring buying season has begun, and this year potential buyers can take advantage of plentiful inventory and record-breaking housing affordability conditions. To kick off the season and bring buyers and sellers together, ERA Doty Real Estate is participating in Realtor^® Nationwide Open House Weekend on April 28-29.

 During the weekend Realtors^® across the country will hold thousands of open houses from coast to coast, aiming to focus attention on the benefits of homeownership for individuals, families, communities and our nation’s economy. This event is also an opportunity for Realtors^® to connect with consumers in the local community about the housing issues that matter most to them.   

“Realtors^® will hold open houses in various neighborhoods throughout Northeast Arkansas this weekend to provide guidance for potential buyers and answer questions about the local housing market, as well as the home buying and selling process,” said Donna Throesch-Loveless. “If you are interested in purchasing a home, visiting open houses is a great way to get an idea of what you can afford in certain neighborhoods, as well as a taste for what is on the market.”

The National Association of Realtors^®’ 2011 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers shows that 45 percent of all buyers used open houses as a source in their home search process.

NAR also recently reported that more renters than ever aspire to become homeowners and an overwhelming majority of Americans believe buying a home is a solid financial decision. Homeownership is even more attractive now with housing affordability conditions reaching their highest level since recordkeeping began in 1970.

“The housing market may not have fully recovered yet, but it’s showing signs of improvement and for many buyers, now really is a great time to purchase a home,” said Loveless “Buyers who are willing and able to take on the responsibilities of homeownership can begin their home search process by attending Realtor^® Nationwide Open House Weekend and learn more about homeownership and local housing issues.”

For information on our office open houses, please see our ads in The Jonesboro Sun and Paragould Daily Press.  If your home isn’t currently listed and you would like more information on marketing your home for sale, please call ERA Doty Real Estate at (870) 268-0155 or email Donna Loveless donna@dotyproperties.com

Doty Real Estate is happy to announce its newest teamERA member, Kyle Nichols.  Already off to a great start with a career in Real Estate Sales, here is what Kyle has to say:

“I am a very proud product of Jonesboro.  I attended Jonesboro Public Schools for my education from the first year the Kindergarten Center started, all the way through to graduating as a Hurricane!  My college years didn’t take me far from home, as I attended Arkansas State University where I earned a degree in Exercise Physiology.  I was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and played rugby.

After graduation, I had a short stent as a strength and conditioning coach with the Colorado Rockies Baseball Organization before heading to West Plains, Missouri to work on the family cattle ranch and dairy operation and to coach high school baseball.

I have a 4 year old son named Cooper, whom I am very excited to get into Jonesboro Schools for their caring and dedicated teachers and the state power athletics.

It is an exciting time to be back home…in the town I love…to raise my son and launch a new career.  I would love to show you what makes this area so special, that you and yours may come to love it as much as I do!”

If you would like to talk to Kyle about your real estate needs, email kyle@dotyproperties.com.  If you’d like more infomation on joining our team of real estate professionals at ERA Doty Real Estate, please follow this video link or call us at (870) 268-0155!  A Career with ERA Doty Real Estate

It is understandable why sellers are tempted to take their homes off the market between Thanksgiving and the New Year as they celebrate with family and friends (and figure prospective buyers are doing the same).  The Realtors at ERA Doty Real Estate think the holidays are one of the most opportunistic times to capture buyers and here are some of the reasons why:

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