Ian Whitmore joins LKR!

Ian Whitmore

We would like to welcome Ian Whitmore to LKR!  To learn more about Ian, visit his agent page at http://www.lkrinfo.com/team/ian-whitmore.php

To see all of our agents visit http://www.lkrinfo.com/team/

Nationwide Open House Weekend was a Success!

Open Houses are just one way to get your property exposure in the market.  

Don't wait for an open house on specific listing, you can contact an LKR agent and they can setup a individual showing on any home that is active and available for sale. 

We had over 70 Open Houses this last weekend in Iowa City, North Liberty, Coralville and surrounding areas.  You can see our open houses weekly via our website at www.lepickroeger.com and in our weekly publication - "LKR Advantage" which can be viewed electronically or in the Saturday Press Citizen paper.

Thanks to all who made Nationwide Open House weekend a success! 

LKR Raffling off Playhouse at Home Show - March 1, 2 and 3. Don't Miss it!

LKR is excited to see you at this years Home Show! 

As you walk into the Home Show, it would be hard to miss the children’s playhouse that
Lepic-Kroeger, REALTORS® is raffling off. It’s approximately 8-feet by 10-feet.  The playhouse had been used on a parade float in the UI Homecoming Parade and the 4th of July Festival
parade. Now we’re going to raffle off the playhouse and the proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity.

Buy your Raffle tickets next to the
LKR (Booth 79).

Buy one raffle ticket for $5, three tickets for $10 and eight tickets for $20.

We will draw the winner on Sunday afternoon (March 3).

College Towns Do Well in Recessions.

How can your city best weather an economic downturn? 

Based on research, make sure it has a university. As reported in New Geography’s College Towns: High Marks for Lifestyle, college towns consistently have unemployment rates below their state figures, and nationally as well. Columbus, Ohio (Ohio State University) stands at 8.9%, below the 11.2% state and 9.4% national rates. Manhattan, Kansas, (Kansas State University) rates at 4.6%, the second lowest small city rate in the nation, and Iowa City, Iowa, (University of Iowa) at 6.2% (pictured).

Why the resilience of university towns?
- For one, universities don’t typically suffer from massive layoffs of students. In fact, I’m sure we all know at least one person who had difficulty finding or keeping a job that considered returning to school. That provides a constant population of residents and consumers for local businesses, kind of like why toothpaste companies don’t suffer in economic downturns.
- Graduating students translate to educated candidates to start new businesses or infuse existing ones with fresh, innovative talent.
- Former graduates are returning to the towns they want to school in, according to Tom Wetzel, founder and president of the Retirement Living Information Center. If you’re retired or laid off, why not return to that sense of community and camaraderie you had in school, from intellectual pursuits to the big football game. Blacksburg, Virginia (Virginia Polytechnic and State University) and Davis, California (University of California) are favorite return destinations because of the strong sense of community and purpose they establish with their students.

Finally, college towns are full of creatives, and we’re headed to a more creative economy. Thus, college towns already possess many of the placemaking qualities that a creative economy needs to thrive - walkability, local independent businesses, human-scaled buildings, active public spaces…
Photo of Iowa City’s downtown pedestrian mall by Kables.  Reprinted from Cooltown Studios. http://www.cooltownstudios.com

Content provided by Jeff Edberg, Partner at Lepic-Kroeger, REALTORS® 

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REALTOR® Ring Day - Giving Back to the Community

Lepic-Kroeger, REALTORS® supported the Salvation Army last Friday for REALTOR® Ring Day.  We had over 35 agents that were ringing the bell at Walgreens and HyVee in Coralville/Iowa City area. 

Maria White, an LKR agent has a story to share about her experience that day.

It’s a great time to give back! Whether you are ringing a bell, buying an extra gift for a child in need or baking a few extra cookies for a loved one. This is truly a wonderful time of year to give back.   The feeling of brightening someones day is soothing to the soul.   This past week, we had a day that REALTORS® in the great state of Iowa rang Salvation Army’s bells.  What a great time to spread Holiday cheer!  I decided last minute to take my 4 year old with me.  Wow, what a rewarding experience.   Not only did we enjoy ourselves to the fullest, but teaching a child to take time to give back to those in need was incredible!  My little guy was full of energy and at some points had lines of kind folks waiting to give him a donation to put in the red kettle.  (He made sure to tell them that it was his favorite part).  With his blue apron on and some warm winter gear, he smiled and wished everyone a great day.   This is such an easy lesson in life.

   

 

As quoted by Maya Angelou 

“When you learn, teach.  When you get, give.”

I got to do both that day!  Thanks to the Salvation Army and Iowa Association of REALTORS®. So during this Holiday Season, don’t forget that you can make a difference.  It may seem small in your eyes, but everlasting to someone else.  Wishing everyone an enjoyable Holiday Season! 

This weeks LKR Advantage is now available on our website!

Check out this weeks LKR Advantage providing you with the most current listings as well as the open houses for Saturday and Sunday. 

December 15th, 2012 Publication