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For quite a bit less than renting, you can own your own home.  Nobody knows how long these record-low interest rates will be around, but why not take advantage of the combination of great rates and unique housing bargains.  Contact Us to get all your questions answered by an experienced real estate professional.  

It’s a very busy and exciting time at Lakeside Realty! Houses that are priced right are selling fast, and some with multiple offers.  We’re extremely busy and are happy to have a number of new associates to help us effectively handle the volume of buyers and sellers requesting our service.

Lakeside is proud to welcome Ron Mauch and Patti Hanzes to its staff of professional REALTORS®.

Ron Mauch has been a licensed real estate agent since 2005.

He is also employed as a working Director at the EMF Outreach Center operating thrift stores in Austintown at the Wedgewood Plaza as well as in Hubbard at the Independence Square Plaza.

Ron graduated from Youngstown State University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.  He also served in the military from 1982 to 1988 in the Ohio National Guard Military Police.

Ron resides in the area with his wife, Jo Ann, and two children, Trevor and Ed. 

Patti Hanzes, a dedicated full-time real estate agent, resides in Newton Township and is a lifelong resident of the Newton Falls area.

Patti is a member of the National Association of  REALTORS®, Ohio Association of REALTORS®, and the Warren Area Board of REALTORS®.

She represents buyers and sellers in Trumbull, Mahoning and Portage Counties.

Continued good news for the greater Youngstown area real estate market. 

Year-to-date real estate market statistics for Mahoning County show:

• Pending Sales  +24%
• Closed Sales  +17.7%
• Median Sales Price  +5.5%

The only bad news is that inventory is low . . . which means buyers don't have a lot of choices.  Homeowners are still not selling unless they need to . . . for various reasons . . . but mostly because they have less equity in their homes.  However, if you do want to sell your home it's a great time.  Buyers are lining up in certain price ranges and just waiting for the right home to come on the market. 

We are experiencing multiple offers on properties that are priced close to market value.

To find out what your home is worth in today's market, Contact Us.  We will provide you with an expert evaluation of your property and recommendations on preparing and staging your home to get the most value from what you own.

Click on the Attachment link in the gray bar below this post to view the entire Market Indicators report, which is courtesy of Youngstown-Columbiana Association of REALTORS®.

Yeah!  Lakeside Realty officially completed the sale yesterday on its ‘soon to be’ new headquarters located at 51 Wickliffe in Austintown.   Our new 4,000 square foot office building, which was formerly a church, will be ready for the big move within a few months. 

We’re planning to start the repairs and remodeling right away so that we will be ready to occupy the new building before the holiday season.  We've outgrown our current space in spite of the fact that we doubled our square footage just last year.  This new building will comfortably house our current staff with plenty of room for future growth.     Check it out!

Welcome Aboard!  Lakeside Realty is proud to have you as part of our staff of professional REALTORS®!

Sheri Dibacco, a lifelong resident of Youngstown and a graduate of Hubbard High School, recently moved to Austintown and joined the Lakeside staff.  Sheri is a licensed real estate agent, nurse and enrolled agent.  She can find her clients their dream home and also assist them with their financial and tax planning.

Garnett Chinchic, a licensed real estate agent since 1998, lives in the Champion area. She has two sons, Adam 22 and Tyler 18, who work and go to school in the Akron area.  Garnett, often referred to as "The HUD Queen" is a specialist when it comes to foreclosures, investors and flipping houses.  Your needs are her number one top priority, whether it's your first house or an investment property. 

Ted Kegley, born and raised on the south side of Youngstown, resides in the area with his wife and three boys.  He is involved with the local Boy Scouts program where he enjoys providing a moral compass to the future leaders of our country.  Ted has lived and worked in the Youngstown/Warren area for his entire life and knows the potential of our community.  He is committed to helping the community grow by continuing to meet the needs of buyers and sellers and promoting the American Dream.