2012-Record Sales Year for Allen Park!!!      422 homes sold in Allen Park during 2012, totally blowing away the previous best of 380 sales set in 1998 (I started keeping track of sales in 1986, my first year in the business).   Average sales price actually went up for the first time in six years also, seeing a $2,356.00 bump in average sales price crossing the finish line at $68,543.00.        I am looking forward to an even better year for 2013.  Most economic indicators are pointing towards a better economy.  Car sales are expected to go up.  Unemployment is on the way down.  Our Emergency Financial Manager will staighten out our financial mess and things will hum along just fine in Beautiful Allen Park.  Don't listen to the negative comments about how no one will want to live in Allen Park...People are fighting to get in!!!       ALLEN PARK SALES REPORT  MARCH 1, 2013 Total houses sold in 2011-376 Average sales price -$66,187.00 Total houses sold in 2012-422 Average Sales Price -$68,543.00   Houses currently on the market-75 Average List Price-$82,547.00 Houses sold this year-62 Average sales price-$70,843.00   There is an extremely low inventory of houses at this time. I have observed multiple offers on many of my listings.  Prices are continuing to creep up.  We just cleared $70K for the first time in a couple of years. Besides 62 houses closing this year, there are 61 that are pending sale. If this trend continues, we will see more houses sell this year than our record of 422 last year.  If the economy holds, we could end up in the mid-upper seventies for our average sales price.  Feel free to call me if you are curious what your home would sell for in todays market.  It would be my pleasure to stop by for a visit.       Sales statistics courtesy of-REALCOMP MLS ALLEN PARK'S NUMBER ONE REALTOR FOR 25 YEARS IN A ROW!  GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU ARE THINKING OF BUYING OR SELLING AND SEE WHY!!!  OVER 1,100 HOMES SOLD AND STILL GOING STRONG.  NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY!!!   . Lynn Ketelhut-The Allen Park Insider (A little newsletter all about Allen Park) Click the link at the top of the page to see past issues of The Allen Park Insider. LYNN KETELHUT-BROKER LYNN A KETELHUT PARK AVENUE REALTY, INC. 6838 PARK AVENUE ALLEN PARK, MI 48101 313-673-9640-Cell 313-382-2300-Office 313-382-2309-Fax lynnaketelhut@gmail.com (e-mail)   PAST... AMBITION BEYOND... DETERMINATION AFTER... HARD WORK LIES... SUCCESS NEVER LET UP!