We have a great new list price on a traditional all brick home in the Grove, OK subdivision of Buffalo Shores North. This home has an end of the cove 40′ waterfront on Grand Lake to enjoy also. The lot is over 2 acres with many mature trees. It is like your own private park, so pretty, private, and you can enjoy birds, deer, squirrels, fox, and other wildlife from the last wood deck that is accessed from the master bedroom, great room, and one guest room or home office.

This home is 4 bedroom with 3 baths, has a fireplace and many bookshelves in the great room with the view of the huge backyard. It has a side entry to a large 2 car garage. The home is of timeless design and in good condition. Present owners have moved for new job and desire a quick sale. They made the mistake many do of pricing too high at $295,000 originally and it has not sold. Price has been reduced over time to $274,000 then $254,000, which is what present owners paid a couple of years ago at the peak of the market. Today it is priced at $239,000, under the market but owners are tired of two house payments since they have bought at their new city. Their loss can be your gain.

Grove is a quaint small city with a brand new Integris Grove Hospital that just opened January 2010. It has many nice civic clubs and churches to enjoy. The people welcome with open arms new residents and will let you get as little or as much involved in clubs and churches as you wish. Grove is an excellent city to raise a family in or as a retirment community to enjoy. Grand Lake offers all water sports, great fishing, and pure enjoyment. You cannot go wrong with a home in Grove, OK on the shores of Grand Lake.

For more information 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

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

January is the dream month of the year where we can sit inside and dream of spring and summer fun on Grand Lake. Boat Show Season is upon us. Soon the Tulsa Boat Show, Kansas City Boat Show, and NW Arkansas Boat Shows will get your juices flowing  just thinking of all the fun to soon to be had. It is also a great time to search the internet for home buys. Now is a great time to buy a waterfront, waterview, or golf course home on Grand Lake. It is a place to wind down after a grueling week, make memories with family and friends, and readjust our thinking on life.

We have many nice Grand Lake MLS homes to show now. We can get you in a nice second home at the lake from $50,000 to the sky is the limit. Most waterfront homes will start around $300,000 and go up but there are some nice condo shared waterfront properties much cheaper. We know the Grand Lake area and the Grand Lake MLS listings. We would appreciate the opportunity to assist you in finding the just right lake home for your needs and desires. 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 and hope to hear from you soon.

• 58 oversized, private patient rooms, including 42 medical/surgical rooms, six private intensive care rooms and 10 women’s health rooms – five of which are labor/delivery/recovery/postpartum rooms to accommodate mothers throughout the entire birthing process
• The most current technology including computed radiography, digital mammography, MRI, multi-slice CT and 4D ultrasound
• An enlarged emergency department featuring 12 total rooms: eight private rooms, two major treatment rooms and two observation rooms. A digital X-ray room was also incorporated.
• Private patient-only elevators for privacy and convenience
• Enhanced accommodations for visitors including spacious waiting rooms and outdoor dining areas
• A new ambulance facility located directly across the street

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.

Not many small communities can boast of a new 58 million dollar hospital but Grove, OK on Grand Lake can. The completely new facility is set for dedication and soon will open. If you are thinking retirement, think Grove, OK on Grand Lake where you can enjoy lake and golf activities is a moderate four season climate and have excellent health care at hand just in case.

Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill of RE/MAX Grand Lake can assist you in finding just the right place to call home for retirement or a second weekend home without any pressure. Call Aaron at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net

Today, January 7, 2010 will find most everyone in the United States in the deep freeze. About all you can do in the cold temps most have is hunker down. But wait, you can get through this mess by thinking spring and summer fun on Grand Lake. Now is the time to be exploring Grand Lake on the internet. You will find deals on boats, sea-doos, lodging, and Grand Lake homes. Homes is our game, and now is truly the time to be searching on the internet for that special waterfront home on Grand Lake or perhaps a golf course home at The Coves or Patricia Island Estates. You can have fun year round at Grand Lake. Take the time now to search the market for homes you can afford. Call your favorite realtor for help in planning your visit to see homes on Grand Lake. We hope you will call Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill, The Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK. We know the MLS listings, the area from Grove to the Dam and back around. We can help you find just the right place for your needs and desires. There will be no high pressure but a search just like we were looking for our own home. We know this is a big ticket purchase and you want to do it right.

Interest rates are low, prices are soft, selection is good–why wait?  Enjoy the cold days this week and next exploring the Grand Lake MLS and thinking Spring and Summer Fun on Grand Lake. It will make winter disappear quicker, you will enjoy the search, and when it thaws out you will know the places you want to see with your realtor (hopefully Aaron and Joe). You will find the Grand Lake MLS Search button at the top of this page. Also our own listings under the favorites button. Enjoy looking and give us a call to see any home on the MLS.

Call Aaron at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net WE look forward to hearing from you.

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.