People are always looking for an affordable Grand Lake waterfront retreat and we just listed one. They are hard to find and don’t come along too often, so when they do it is best to act fast. Our new Grand Lake MLS listing 10-361 is a 70′ waterfront lot x 100′ deep about 15 minutes from Grove, OK. The waterfront is a gentle slope with gravel beach in a wide deep water cove. It is just the perfect place to play, ride waverunners in the wide cove, have a protected dock when you are away and just plain enjoy. There is a 2 bedroom 1 bath mobile home that goes with the property. It is old but in very usable shape. There is a storage building included.

There is an enclosed dock plus a covered and connected one slip dock with extra play area. The dock is sold “as is” and does need foam and electric work to pass GRDA code when ownership changes.

This property is listed for the very affordable by Grand Lake waterfront prices at $69,995.

For your showing or other info call Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net We are the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK. Call us for waterfront homes, lakeview homes, golf course homes, development land or farm and ranch land in NE Oklahoma. We hope to hear from you soon.

We have just listed a commercial building in the Grove Industrial Park just off highway 10/25 going east out of Grove, Oklahoma. This metal building was started as a plumbing company but was not finished. It is a 36′ x 50′ all metal building on a .5 acre lot. Water and gas are available at street in front of building and the sewer line is at the back of the lot. The floor has plumbing stubbed in. There is a heat and air unit in place but not completely hooked up. There is one 9′ tall overhead door and two walk-thru doors in place. The building is insulated.

This would make a wonderful location for your service business or perhaps a retired man’s get away to do all the hobbies with the guys like car restoration, wood working or what ever. It is very affordable for either the business or recreation owner at only $39,995.

For your showing of this or other Grand Lake MLS listings call the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove. Aaron Hughes can be reached at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net We hope to hear from you soon.

We have a newer home in Patricia Island Estates at Grove, Oklahoma on Grand Lake listed for sale at a very attractive price. Seller needs to move to be close to family. Present owner bought 2 years ago for $295,000 but knows even though the Northeast Oklahoma market has not went down that it is none the less much slower than when the home was purchased. With much thought the present owner has decided to list the home for $269,000 to get a quick sale. Their loss is your gain. I would not snooze on this beautiful home.

It is 2565 square feet m/l witha huge master bedroom and adjoining master bath and walk in closet. The other side of the home features two more guest bedrooms with a bath in between. Upstairs is the fourth bedroom and a bath for it. There is room in the attic to add another room or to use as excellent storage. The home has a nice formal dining room. the great room, kitchen, and dinette area are all open for enjoying family and friends. There is a focal point fireplace to enjoy and bookcases around it.

The backyard backs up to the Patricia Island Golf Course. It is identified by a very cute white picket fence. The back patio will be a place of enjoyment for hours on end in the spring and summer times. It is covered and on the east side of the home for afternoon shade.

The front yard is very elegant with brick entry posts and a brick laced driveway leading to the large garage with room for your golf cart. A front porch with beautiful landscaping in front of it will also be enjoyed for hours on end as it has a wonderful view of Grand Lake.

Patricia Island Estates is the premier golf and lake lifestyle home addition to Grove, OK. Homeowners are both fulltime residents and weekenders in this area. You will not go wrong buying this home for a retirement home, weekend home, or for a fulltime home to raise a family in.

For more information or to schedule your showing of Grand Lake MLS 10-216 at 6008 Lakebreeze Patricia Island Estates call the listing agents, The Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove. For Aaron Hughes call 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net You won’t go wrong with this home. By the way, there are no dues in this addition unless you join the golf club and then just the dues of it.

You can look far and wide for a scenic setting with a first class executive style home and acreage. We have one just listed. Sitting on 44.39 acres m/l overlooking  the valley from the rear of the home that looks over the very pretty SpringRiver but not joining the river. From the front view looking over the rolling land and nice pond fenced with a pipe and cable fence you will spend countless hours enjoying peace and tranquility in this great setting.

You will enjoy a 4 bedroom/2.5 bath home with 3236 square feet heated and cooled and 67oo square feet under roof per owner. This home has so many special touches that make it very unique. Look at the pictures above for just an idea of the massive oak woodwork with western metal inserts. The rock 2 sided fireplace between the great room and kitchen is so inviting on winter day. As you step into the home from the 2 car drivethru you will immediately notice the 22′ ceiling in the entry hall with stone and wood materials used for walls. The kitchen is huge and will be any cook’s delight. Guests will naturally pull up to one of the bar stools to visit while you finish dinner. There is a large formal dining room just off the kitchen. The bedrooms are of a split plan with 3 on one wing of the home and the master on the other side of the home. You will enjoy the oversized master closet that also is a safe room. The master bath has a jaccuzi tub and separate shower. You can step right out of the glass doors of the master to a covered patio and your hot tub or jump into the inground pool during summer months. There is also a separate patio area off the great room. Adding to the romance of the property is a stone walk from the patio to the scenic overlook to the river valley below.

There is a well laid out utility room and large oversized 2 car garage attached to the home. Extra special details of this one of a kind home are found everywhere you look. The combination of limestone rock and red brick for the exterior is just stunning.

You will enjoy the 32′ by 40′ insulated shop nearby. The pasture is lush with grass fenced in by pipe and cable fencing. There is a grand entry gate from the county blacktop road that begins at the winding pretty drive to the home.

Nearby you will enjoy a state park for canoeing in Spring River in the warmer months. This property is found only 20 minutes from Joplin, MO or 30 minutes to Grand Lake. It is truly a unique home in such a pretty setting. I cannot describe and do this property justice, you just have to see for yourself. I promise you will not be disappointed. This majestic property is available for showing to qualified buyers on appointment with Hughes and Neill Grand Lake Team with RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK. To schedule your showing call Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net

The stats for 2009 are in and once again RE/MAX Grand Lake is the leader in the Grand Lake Market in sales. RE/MAX Grand Lake had 31,010,085 dollars in sales. The next closest office sold 23,511,644 dollars in sales. Average sales per agent were higher at RE/MAX Grand Lake also. The average was 2.4 million per agent with the next closest office average at 1.67 million dollars. Other office averages were 1.45 million, 1.33 million, 1.38 million, 1.05 million, .99 million and .715 million per agent.

When you are thinking of buying or selling why not use the most professional people available. The RE/MAX way of doing business in which agents pay office rent and expenses in return for a larger share of the commission pie brings the truly professional, full time, and most knowledgeable agents to the RE/MAX office.

If you are selling you certainly want the one selling your home to be dedicated to the job and the most professional at what he or she does. You want results. In a slower market we have all faced, it takes the knowledge and professional edge to get your property sold. It is not about who your nephew’s friend selling real estate is or your cousin selling on the side while working at another job fulltime. You want the professional fulltime realtor, a RE/MAX realtor.

If you are buying, you also want someone who devotes his or her working hours fulltime to assist you in finding just the right property to fit your needs and desires. It isn’t throwing darts to find your place, it takes knowledge and hard work to find just the right place.

We hope you will consider all the above when buying or selling in the Grove, OK and Grand Lake area. For twice the fulltime service call the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake–Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill. Aaron and Joe work with retirees wanting a fulltime lake home, second home buyers wanting a weekend waterfront home, or someone nearing retirement who wants a weekend home on the golf course with a boat slip to be ready in 2-5 years to be a fulltime Grand Laker enjoying the lake and golf lifestyle. Aaron and Joe know the entire lake area, the Grand Lake MLS listings, and know how to find that extra special place for you when buying or how to go the extra miles to get your place sold when that is the goal.

Contact Aaron at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or for Joe call 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net We hope to hear from you soon.

Start your new year out right with the below handbook of 2010 and every day of the rest of your life. I had this sent to me today and wanted to share with everyone. I call it the code to Grand Lake Living.

Many recent indicators would make one think that now could be the time to buy a retirement home on Grand Lake or Grove, OK, a popular retirement area in NE Oklahoma. On December 29, 2009 the Case Shiller home report showed the national home price in the index up slightly for the month of October. The report showed national prices still a little over 7% lower than October of 2008. The low price in the index came last May and is up 3.4% from that low nation wide. Nation wide home prices are still 30% below the peak in 2006 but we all know much of this damage was in Califorinia, Nevada, and Florida were prices since 2004 had skyrocketed often up 30% or more in one year. Looking back, anyone who has looked at any market would have to know housing prices could not sustain this kind of runup in pricing in one year.

The Grove, OK/Grand Lake area has seen steady but slow price increases over past years and been flat since late 2006. Since the prices did not skyrocket up they will not go down drasticly either. With national home prices starting to recover and our national ecomony upticking slowly we look for 2010 to see modest growth in home sales in the Grand Lake area and Grove, OK the largest city on the lake.

Another reason to think buying now if you will be financing your home is interest rates. Nearly all economist seem to agree that interest rates will go up in 2010 and home loan rates could very easily go from 5% now to 6%+ during 2010.

My last reason is timing historically to get a best buy and that time in lake country is winter. You will always find a better deal during the off season.

Bottom line if you are thinking retirement, I would not put off buying that home whether it be a golf course home at Patricia Island Estates or The Coves or a waterfront home in one of the many fine areas around the lake or a residential home in Grove close to the new 58 million dollar hospital and post office in the Littlegate Addition. There are many great choices for that retirement home with prices starting just under $100,000 and going up.

The Grand Lake Team of Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill at RE/MAX Grand Lake would appreciate the opportunity to be your realtor whether looking for a retirement home or second home at the lake. For Aaron call 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or for Joe call 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net We know the area and can make your search more inclusive, less stressful, and fun. We hope to hear from you soon.

Merry Christmas 2009 from Grand Lake in NE Oklahoma. Our country has had many challenges this year and I am sure we will continue to struggle in certain areas next year. However, we still have the best nation on earth and the highest standard of living. We have survived the worst of this great recession. For those who have lost homes or businesses it has been tragic and my heart goes out to them. We must note that in our great nation people come back from adversity year after year and if you have been hard hit you can too.

For those who have avoided the worst of the recession, do not feel bad spending money prudently and enjoying life. Our economy needs dollars flowing to provide jobs for the unemployed.

We should give thanks for the blessings we have even if we have fewer blessings than in the past. We will come back better than ever in due time. Enjoy our most treasured assets, family and friends, for they are our true strength.

Remember, Christ is the reason for the season. If we put Christ first in our life, He will be there for us in good and bad times. Yes, we still will be tested but not beyond what we can stand. Give a thought to starting your New Year’s resolutions with putting Christ first in our lives. We will be blessed for it.

Enjoy the Holiday Season. If a retirement home, second home at the lake, or a family home on Grand Lake or Grove, OK is in your plans for 2010 we would appreciate the opportunity to be your realtor. Grove and Grand Lake is a great place to call home or enjoy a lake or golf retreat. Call Aaron at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net We are the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us to you.

How about a last minute Christmas gift for the family, a luxury waterfront home on Grand Lake just outside Grove, OK city limits. This custom built home has an ocean like view to enjoy year round. It will make a great family retreat at lake, retirement home, or full time family home.

The home has 4000 square feet m/l with grand kitchen, dining and living in an open configuration on the main level. There is a master bedroom on this level also with a huge master closet and bath complex. There is also a flex room that can be used for more dining space, as a home office, or as a 5th bedroom as the room has a closet and bath just off it.

The lower level has another kitchen and family room, 3 guest bedrooms, and a safe room area or storage room. The home’s exterior is all encased in brick or stone for low upkeep. There is two great decks with trex type decking. The rooms enjoy the terrific lake view from all over the home.

Pointe West, the addition this home is in is all new homes built with restrictions. Your investment will not be comprimised here.

Grand Lake MLS # 09-1477 is one luxury waterfront home you should see. But we warn, one look and you will have to own this address. My team partner Aaron Hughes and his family own this luxury spec waterfront home and will make you a deal.

For more information on this fine home contact Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net We are the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK.

Today’s Tulsa World, 12-11-09, had another article on residential real estate market in our country. It quoted Local Market Monitor, a real estate service based in Cary, NC. They put the Tulsa housing market in the top 19 metro areas of the nation for best performing real estate markets. Oklahoma City, Wichita, and Dallas were also mentioned. The article also states a quote from a local realtor who echos what we have been saying for months. The quote said we never saw the huge price increase in homes so there is nothing to bust. Home prices could fluctuate up and down by 1% over near term.

Worst performing cities named in article are Las Vegas, Orlando, Miami, Florida, Portland, Oregon, and Phoenix. These are the same cities listed in past articles as having the most housing problems.

The midwest area as stated above with Tulsa, Oklahome City, Dallas, and Wichita have the most stable prices of homes in the nation. The Grand Lake area follows this same trend with stable home prices. As in any market you can sometimes get a deal from someone needing to move a home quick. This is especially true in early winter as the lake market slows down until March.

If you have been waiting to buy that waterfront home, lakeview home, golf course home at the lake, or a residential retirement home in Grove or the Grand Lake area why wait longer. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Live, enjoy every day. I would never encourage buying more home than you can afford or going too far into debt for a second home but I would also say part of our nation’s economic problems stem from going from one extreme to another. We have experienced too many people in some areas of the nation buying homes they could not afford and now we are seeing many people who can afford a retirement home or second home at the lake holding off buying because they are afraid of what it might look like to their friends and relatives. Our economy needs buying to get our economic engine going again. If you have been on the fence regarding buying that special home now is the time to act. You can get a good deal, do your part for the economy, and enjoy your life today.

The Grand Lake team of Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill at RE/MAX Grand Lake are here to assist your buying and selling needs in the Grand Lake area. Contact us today for indivualized, personalized service whether buying or selling. Aaron can be reached at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net. Joe at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net . We hope to hear from you soon.