Craigslist fame...

Every now and then I google my name to see what comes up and I was surprised to find myself the subject of this on-line article regarding Craigslist. I've been a big fan of Craigslist and I post both listings and rental properties there because it provides just one more source to get property in front of the market. Anyway, I had my rental house on Pin Oak "stolen" a couple of months back by somebody impersonating me. I had some hilarious calls from prospective renters who filled me in on the impersonation as well as a college friend who saw a warning posted about me -- that I was a fraudulent scammer. A few days later I got a call from a web reporter who ended up writing this on-line article at Webpro news about the story. Most of his facts are correct (except that I do still use Craigslist regularly). You can click on the link above if you want to read the article. And, by the way, I am the real Gwen Mathews and I am not in a hurry to get back to welding in Africa.

Have a great day!

...live from the Kentucky Association of Realtors

l'm out of town for a few days enjoying lots of educational opportunities at the Kentucky Association of Realtors (KAR) convention in Newport, Kentucky. While it's very pretty on the riverfront up here, it's no Lexington :-). The quick trip up here reminded me though of how nice it is to be so accessible to all the great opportunities just an hour up the road from Lexington. Last night, we had a great party at the Great American Ballpark complete with local Skyline Chili and those mini hot dogs that Will Mathews LOVES! I hadn't been to the new stadium before so it was great to finally see it and the Reds museum was pretty cool. I took a turn as an announcer and remembered how much fun I used to have with my brother Morgan listening to Reds games on our old pocket transistor radio...makes me feel a little old. Hmmm...has anybody who's been there noticed there's not much about Pete Rose there???

Although out of town, we have two price reductions to make note of: 440 Peachtree (great opportunity for an investor or first time buyer) is reduced to $97,900 and 745 Cedar Lake in Ewing is now listed at $144,900! Both of those are so competitively priced for the market and their amenities -- you can check them out under featured listings on my website at www.Moving2CentralKY.com. Both of them have virtual tours there as all my listings always do!

Have a great day!

Fannie & Freddie Takeover

Wondering what the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac means? Check out this link to lean more: http://www.realtor.org/gapublic.nsf/pages/gses_conservatorship?OpenDocument

Five offers...did someone say downmarket?

Wow, whoever says it's a down market doesn't have my listing at 1408 Pleasant Ridge. Just goes to show that the right house at the right price really can sell! We received five offers on this home in Timber Creek at the end of the week. Frankly, that beat my record of three offers on one house at a time. One of my favorite things about real estate, is that you never have the same day twice although I certainly wouldn't begrudge having that day twice! Plus, it ended with a wonderful Makenna event that in spite of the downpour was a fantastic time for everybody involved!

Thank you!

Many thanks to the wonderful clients who have completed surveys through the Quality Service Certified program. I'm so proud to have the highest Customer Satisfaction rating that an agent can achieve. I was recognized this summer as the "national Agent of the month" which was a huge honor and was named to the 2007 National Honor Roll last winter. Apparently, I have one of the highest survey return rates of the 30,000+ agents in the northern hemispere who are QSC certified. Pretty cool and a definite credit to the quality clients I've worked. Thanks for helping me be the best agent that I can be! I rate you all with a 5 out of 5!

Art of Making Miracles

if you are in town looking for something fun to do on Friday night, plan to attend the Makenna Foundation's annual Art of Making Miracles event. While I might be biased as RE/MAX Creative plays a huge role in sponsoring the event, the Art of Making Miracles is one of the best charity fundraisers we attend all year! Just the right mix of casual dress-up, great local food, music and super auction items (hope somebody bids a lot on the UK-Indiana b-ball tickets I donated!). The Makenna Foundation supports UK Children's Hospital and funds are helping to open the children's emergency room -- sorely needed I can tell you from having taken my own children to the UK hospital emergency room!

Click the title link to go to the Makenna website. Hope we'll see you there!