how to sell a new home in baxter village
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How to Sell Homes in Baxter Village
Leroy Springs Home, Circa 1810
Home Equity has increased $1billion since April 2009Obama Admin Monthly Housing Scorecard
www.hud.gov/scorecard
Keeping ScoreKeeping Score
Average Sale Price
$378,500
Days On Market
111 Days
Down 6% from 2008Ft Mill is Down 30%
% Sale Price
97%Up 2 Days from 2008
Two Goals for TodayTwo Goals for Today
1) Discover why is Baxter continues to do well in this market?
2) Talk about how to sell homes in Baxter
Reason 1: Amenities & EventsReason 1: Amenities & Events
• Events and More Events
• Town Center• Public Library • YMCA• Orchard Park
Elementary
• Upcountry Architectural Style
• Front Porches
Estate HomesEstate Homes
Various Architectural StylesVarious Architectural Styles
Inviting StreetscapesInviting Streetscapes
Reason 2: Homes & ArchitectureReason 2: Homes & Architecture
Front PorchesFront Porches
Reason 3: Heritage Reason 3: Heritage • It began 200 years agoIt began 200 years ago• The Vision is Larger Than Baxter Village The Vision is Larger Than Baxter Village • The Springs / Close Family held over 6000 The Springs / Close Family held over 6000
acresacres• Created Clear Springs Development and Created Clear Springs Development and
lead to planning two decades agolead to planning two decades ago
Ft Mill has a long history Ft Mill has a long history with the textile industrywith the textile industry
Original Gold Hill SchoolOriginal Gold Hill School
The Architecture The Architecture Remains the Remains the SameSame
Reason 4: Core ValuesReason 4: Core Values
Economic Balance
Environmental Stewardship
Community Livability
Imitate Others SuccessImitate Others Success
Doyletown, PADoyletown, PA
Bucks County, PABucks County, PA
Chester, SCChester, SCBaxter VillageBaxter Village
Environmental StewardshipEnvironmental Stewardship“Our key planning belief is that growth does not mean the destruction of the things you love, therefore we must balance growth and environmental stewardship”
- Clear Springs Dev Co
Anne Springs Close Greenway(Community Amenity!)
Economic BalanceEconomic Balance
“We can and must provide economic growth and net fiscal benefit for the area”
– Clear Springs Dev Co
(Community Amenities!)
Community LivabilityCommunity Livability
Create a neighborhood where you can live and live here, too.
– Clear Springs Dev Co
Baxter VillageBaxter Village
1033 acres1033 acres
500+ acres of open space500+ acres of open space
Over 5 miles of trailsOver 5 miles of trails
Amenities Like No OtherAmenities Like No Other
York County Public Library
Orchard Park Elementary School
YMCA
Urgent Care Center
Town Center
11 Places to EatDry CleanerWine ShopStarbucksDance StudioIce Cream Shop
Why is Baxter “Livable” for my family? Town Center
Community LivabilityCommunity LivabilityA TestimonialA Testimonial
Good Architecture = Better LifestyleGood Architecture = Better LifestyleFront Porches Do
Make a Better Neighborhood
Front Porches Make a Better Front Porches Make a Better NeighborhoodNeighborhood
Do Front Porches and Sidewalks make a difference?Do Front Porches and Sidewalks make a difference?
Baxter Pattern BookBaxter Pattern BookDo it by the book Do it by the book
(No personality decisions)(No personality decisions)The The Guide BookGuide Book for for
•New HomesNew Homes•Future RenovationsFuture Renovations•Architectural DecisionsArchitectural Decisions
We Stuck to the PlanWe Stuck to the Plan
Five Builders Working TogetherFive Builders Working Together
Evans Coghill HomesEvans Coghill Homes
Saussy BurbankSaussy Burbank David Weekley HomesDavid Weekley Homes
SE Miller HomesSE Miller Homes
Pulte TownhomesPulte Townhomes
Advantage BaxterAdvantage Baxter
• Property Taxes (45% less than Meck County)
• Ft Mill Schools
• Location – Area amenities
A Vision that has become of communityA Vision that has become of community