Toledo City Councilman and Danberry Realtor Rob Ludeman presents a Resolution recognizing Danberry for 50 years of service to co-owners Lynn Fruth and Dick Baker

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, The Danberry Co., Realtors celebrated its 50^th anniversary during its annual meeting. During the meeting, Danberry’s President, Dick Baker, reminisced on the birth of Danberry in 1962 and how it has grown through the years. Danberry was recognized by the members of the House or Representatives of the 129^th Assembly of Ohio for this milestone quoting “Since its establishment by Danberry Insurance Company in 1962, the office has earned gratitude and appreciation of many satisfied clients.”

The meeting concluded with the most anticipated part, the awards ceremony.

Winners included:

2011 Most Closed Referrals: Debbie Katich and Cecilia Richardson

2011 Most Outgoing Referrals Sent: Lori Stephens

2011 Largest Number of Transactions: Rick Prokup

2011 Top Listing Agent (Units Taken): Kevin Warren

2011 Top Sales Producer (Closed Units): Rick Prokup and Kevin Warren

Also announced was the Danberry President’s Club:

25. John Fesh

24. Tom Smith

23. Holli Oess

22. Becky Naugle

21. Jo Lyman

20. Kendall Gigax

19. Melissa Utterback

18. Judy Stone

17. Sarna Dorf

16. Deb Schoen Gedert

15. Pam King

14. Doug Kwiatkowski

13. Lori Stephens

12. Jack Amlin

11. Kathy Willis

10. Cecilia Richardson

9. Alan Robertson

8. Heather Smith-LaPoint

7. Tony Bassett

6. Donna Friesner

5. Kevin Warren

4. Victoria Luhring

3. Michelle Nieman

2. Mark Kruse

1. Rick Prokup

#1 for the Danberry Presidents Club, Rick Prokup

Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to all of the Danberry Agents for your continued support! We can’t wait to see what the next 50 years brings us!

Front view of 2938 S. Byrne Toledo, Ohio

Rose Toth Gallardo presents this home at 2938 S. Byrne Toledo, Ohio.

Interior of 2938 S. Byrne Toledo, Ohio

This 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath home at 2938 S. Byrne Toledo, Ohio is located in walking distance to Copeland Park. It features freshly painted interior and new kitchen laminate flooring. Relax in the jacuzzi tub in the full bathroom. It has a private fences yard with a deck and 2.5 car garage. This home also has a partially finished basement perfect for a recreation room or additional family room. At 1,180 square feet and priced at $88,900, all appliances are included as well as a home warranty!

Back View with deck of 2938 S. Byrne Toledo, Ohio

For more information on this property or to reach Rose Toth Gallardo visit http://2938byrne.danberry.com/

Among the key findings of the survey: Of the 60% of individuals moving into rentals, 24% were previous homeowners who are renting temporarily while they look for a new home to purchase. Underscoring this finding is the fact that for many of these families, foreclosure was not the reason for moving—in fact, the number of consumers who moved due to foreclosure dropped by 70%.

Furthermore, many of these families stayed in the area (one in three made a short distance move of 100 miles or less), opting to remain in a location where they already know their schools, shopping districts and prime neighborhoods.

“While the housing market continues to flux from month to month, we’re seeing strong, continued interest as consumers looking to move start their research with us,” said Relocation.com Chairman and Founder Sharon Asher. “These findings suggest that more Americans may be poised to re-enter the housing market this year.”

The Relocation.com survey was conducted in early June 2010 and is a continuation of consumer surveys conducted since March 2009 to gauge moving and relocation attitudes and behaviors.

If you are new to the Toledo Area, please contact Joyce DeLucia, the Danberry Co.’s relocation counselor, for information.  Thinking about moving?  Click here for information about moving to Northwest Ohio.

Some well-meaning people feel that it’s no big deal to bend the rules; they may be tempted to back-date a contract to April 30th in order to qualify for an $8,000 or $6,500 gift from Uncle Sam. Don’t ask a Realtor to participate in that scheme! The Danberry Co. will not. It may seem harmless, after all, what’s a day or two, especially over a weekend when you probably wouldn’t even make a mortgage application? What’s the difference? You would be asking your Realtor to risk losing his or her license. You would be engaging in tax fraud, and the federal government has teeth. You don’t even want to think about the fines and yes, prison time.

So let’s get back to positive topics. Those tax credits may be disappearing, but where does that leave us? It leaves the Toledo real estate market facing terrific conditions! Interest rates remain at historically low levels, despite predictions that they are on the rise. Our listing inventory remains high, meaning great housing choices. Many prices are at the lowest level in years. And now we enter our traditionally strongest spring market. So come on out and join us at a Danberry open house. We’d love to discuss the housing opportunities-Toledo homes for sale and the surrounding market property listings- available to you right now!