Open House Ad Posted on Craigs List Quad Cities Homes and when.com Events Davenport Bettendorf IA

 SPECTACULAR LOCATION and SPECTACULAR HOME!

3BR - Open Sunday-New Home w/ Private Lake Access (10991 156th St, Davenport,IA 52804)

More detail at www.ruhlhomes.com/timhart or all over this site www.homesquadcities.net

Reply to: kwhaugen@aol.com
Date: 2009-03-26, 3:35PM CDT

Beautiful New Ranch Home - 3800 Sq.Ft. Finished, 3 Bath, Walkout, Universal Design Stepless Entry. Amenities: Trey Ceilings, Roll-In Shower, Open Floor-Plan, Large Lot w/ PRIVATE LAKE ACCESS! GORGEOUS VIEW. Abuts WEST LAKE PARK. Take Locust St. just west of I-280 then turn South on Y-48 then 1/2 Mile. (Across North Entrance to West Lake Park). OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, April 5th, Noon-1:30 PM. Click below to Email, or Call Owner 563-343-8327 for private showing.

 110th Ave at 156th St   google map   yahoo map

Email kwhaugen@aol.com  Visit kwhaugen@aol.com  Visit www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow

Try this link on for size:  http://www.when.com and look at the Quad Cities Davenport Bettendorf Iowa events and venues.  This is some powerful kind of $0 to $(low-cost-local-quad-cities-advertising)! If you look over our blog, you will see many posts that refer to “We bridge the gap between real estate and virtual estate.” (For example:  http://www.homesquadcities.net/?p=212).

At “When.com”, you will be able to input your city and state –  OMG!  You will see local events and venues that will keep you from getting bored.  In fact, if you are in the Quad Cities and looking for something to do, check out our Waterfront Lake Property at www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake and see a new real estate subdivision that you can GET EXCITED ABOUT!  OR, if you are looking for “City Close-Country Quiet”, then you should check out www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow. 

Sunday, April 5, there is an event in the Iowa Quad Cities, Noon - 1:30 P.M., namely an OPEN HOUSE at Harmony Hills, near Scott County West Lake Park –  a home that has access to a PRIVATE LAKE, and has Universal Design Construction. (Harmony Land Development LLC has become the Quad Cities experts at affordable housing and universal design).  Details of the open-house-event are available at www.when.com (Davenport,IA) where you look for “events” or click on the “venues“ TABS where you will find the times that Mary Ann Carstens & Wanda Evins - of www.melfosterco.com  –  or Tom Bracey & Tim Hart - of www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake will welcome you to our open house at 10991- 156th St. Harmony Hills Lake Home.

Your HOST, Sunday April 5th, is Tim Hart (Noon-1:30 PM). timhart@ruhlhomes.com

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We bridge the gap between real estate and virtual estate at www.mlm-im.com, at www.cheapclix.net, and www.internetdollars.net.  WE ARE LOCAL BUSINESS, AND WE ARE EXPERTS IN THE IOWA QUAD CITIES LOCAL REAL ESTATE AND IN QUAD CITIES LOCAL TARGET NICHE ADVERTISING USING INTERNET MARKETING!

 Iowa Quad Cities Affordable Homes - Sleepy Hollow

Everything points to the Iowa Quad Cities continuing to be one of THE BEST housing markets in the USA, and AFFORDABLE HOMES are what we are all about.  The Davenport area local real estate facts, trends, and analysis still show that in our local residential real estate market, there is almost NEVER a bad time to buy.

CHECK IT OUT, NATIONALLY, ON: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/five-reasons-buying-house  (Wall Street Journal - Market Watch, by Amy Hoak)

CHECK IT OUT, LOCALLY, ON: http://www.ruhlhomes.com/factsandtrends - - (2009-1 & 2008-Fall, by Caroline Ruhl)

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WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS:  Reason #1:  “Affordability is better than ever — According to the National Association of Realtors housing affordability index, homes were more affordable in December than at any other point since the group started the index in 1970.”

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS:  “We are the 3rd most affordable housing market in the country.”

WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS: Reason #2:  “You have a large inventory to choose from.” — “But if you put off a purchase until inventory shrinks substantially, you might not get as good a price”,  — said Eddie Fadel, author of the book “Don’t Rent, Buy!”

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS:  “Iowa Quad Cities - - Listing Inventory — There were 976 homes and condominiums listed for sale as of December 31, 2008, which is a 7% decrease from last year when there were 1,055 properties for sale.”  (NATIONALLY, THE OPPOSITE OF OUR MARKET!).

WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS:  Reason #3: “Builders are offering big discounts. –Home builders are getting even more aggressive with their pricing.  In fact, Fadel recommends looking at completed new homes first because builders are offering such steep discounts. Plus, you’d have a warranty not only on the home itself, but also on the home’s appliances  –.” 

WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS: Reason #4:  ”Mortgage rates are historically low.”

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS:  “There is plenty of mortgage money available.  Contrary to whah one is led to believe by the national media, mortgage money is readily available in our region.  So long as a prospective buyer has paid their bills, can document their income and has a  decent credit score, they can get a mortgage. FHA requires a 3-1/2% down payment and investors typically need a 20% down payment now.  But interest rates are great!”

WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS: Reason #5:  ”You can get a federal tax credit  – There’s now a federal credit of up to $8,000 for home buyers who haven’t owned a home in at least three years — ‘The more Washington gives, demand will increase,’ says Flint-Budde. — ‘The more Washington gives, demand will increase’, says Fadel.”

CAROLINE RUHL SAYS: ”Visit our website at RuhlHomes.com for real estate listings and community information.”  More specifically, go to www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow or to www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake or http://lakehouse.com/page-64302.html

 Perfect for Iowa, a new Davenport Quad Cities affordable home concept is soon to be unveiled by Harmony Land Development, LLC.  The home designs will have easy-living-single-floor-universal-design for buyers interested in the “aging in place” permanent home — finally never having to move again!  AND, they will have a main-floor equivilent of a STORM CELLAR, fully accessible without the obstacle of a stairway!  The beautiful thing about universal home design is this:  The accessibility features that we build into our new homes are not noticable to your guests.

The practical thing about universal design is - those features will be noticable to you because you want flexibility as your life-style changes, and you want marketability if life deals you a need to transfer.

Sleepy Hollow developer, Ken Haugen, just returned today from a field trip where he eyeballed the construction of similar units being built in the Iowa City area.  Ken says: “The concept is great for our Sleepy Hollow Project, where our goal is Affordable Housing where it is CITY-CLOSE — COUNTRY QUIET!”

Keep posted here at www.homesquadcities.net for information soon to come!  You can contact any of our Realtor Team Members by clicking elsewhere on this page.  Visit http://www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow for a tour.  Call any of them & ask about stepless-universal-design-with-tornado-room!                  ph cr cursed thing

BE SAFE!

While you are here, check out how we can help you bridge the gap between real estate and virtual estate by visiting this post: http://www.homesquadcities.net/?p=224 or www.mlm-im.com

 Quad Cities Davenport Iowa New-Construction-Start Homes - Sleepy Hollow Addition - 1446/1450 West 39th St - Villa Ranch Homes - House in Foreground is a Rarity! Three-Car-Sideload Garage with Interior “Dressed to the Nines!”  City Close - - Country Quiet.  Full details available at www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow.  Contact tombracey@ruhlhomes.com or mcarstens@melfosterco.com.

Also, see our EXCITING HARMONY LAKE details at www.ruhlhomes.com/timhart

Our Team Leader, Wanda Evins will direct you to the right people, too:  wanda1home@aol.com

HARRIS COMPANY Concrete & Excavation Contractors of Iowa City and the Quad Cities is another of our “fussy” subcontractors. Jeff Harris of Iowa City and Al Harris of the Quad City of Davenport  have made sure that the excavation, cement foundation, and concrete basement walls are correct for the work to proceed from our next fussy subcontractor, Greg Arp Homebuilders. For information about this fine company, Email jeff@harriscompanyic.com.  For all of your Eastern Iowa concrete jobs, whether flat work driveways, foundations, or basement walls - or poured concrete commercial building applications - Harris is the area’s leader.

Harmony Land Development, LLC is proud to have Harris Company as another of our preferred subcontractors.  These two Quad Cities Universal Design Homes allow for “Aging In Place”, and Al & Jeff Harris have been key to our status as the leaders in construction of homes that are built to meet your changing needs throughout your lifetime.

We reciprocate!  Our homes are now under construction. Watch them go up at www.homesquadcities.com.

Harris Company needs help building their web-site.  www.harriscompanyic.com is now under construction.  Watch it take shape over the weeks ahead!  For example, take a look at www.harmony.inetsurf.com or www.mlm-im.com, or www.cheapclix.net or www.internetdollars.net.  We will help Harris too!

 We are the Quad Cities Bridge Between Real Estate and Virtual Estate!

Real Estate by Definition IS Local, and in the Quad Cities, our three rules are Location Location Location.  www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow

Virtual Estate by Definition IS World-Wide on the www, but in the Quad Cities or Denver, our three rules are Local Local Local! www.mlmim.mylocalads.biz or www.harmony.inetsurf.com or www.mlm-im.com or www.internetdollars.net or www.cheapclix.net

Precious little good it does to advertise locally online on the internet if you do not figure out a way to localize your web site to drive traffic to your local real estate site.  If the “web searchers” cannot find your world-wide-web site, then they cannot find your Local Real Estate Site!

WE ARE THE BEST IN THE QUAD CITIES AND IN DENVER AT HELPING BRING BUYERS TOGETHER WITH SELLERS TO MAKE BOTH HAPPY!  WHY?  BECAUSE WE KNOW LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION, “REALLY”

–  AND WE KNOW LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL, “VIRTUALLY”

  www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake

IT’S ALL ABOUT LOCATION, LOCALLY!!

Pictured are David Meyer http://meyersilberberg.com/PEOPLE.htm and his wife Tamara Birdsall www.realgirlsmedia.com.  They visited our Quad Cities Sleepy Hollow affordable housing development project today to work with us on our Landscape Design and our Quad Cities Local Target Niche Advertising Internet Marketing efforts.  They are a classic example of a duo that is building their estate through REAL ESTATE AND VIRTUAL ESTATE.  We are proud to have Tamara and David as part of our team that produces THE ULTIMATE IN QUAD CITIES HOMES and the Best in Quad Cities Target Advertising!  If you are one who demands excellence in Quad Cities Real Estate, we all know the three rules:  Location, Location, Location!

Same goes for Quad Cities Virtual Estate:

Location: www.mlm-im.com; Location:  www.mlmim.mylocalads.biz; Location: www.cheapclix.net. Learn to maximize the value of your real estate from David Meyer Land Architect (link above), and learn to optimize the value of your virtual estate (your web site blog) from Tamara Birdsall, Creativity Executive Officer (Link above) as well as from Denver Blog Pro Todd Ackerman.  Todd has been the virtual architect of our www.homesquadcities.net, and he knows about blogging. Learn from Todd Ackerman at www.internetdollars.net or Email him at toddackerman@msn.com.

We are also proud to have David Meyer, Berkeley, www.meyersilberberg.com and Tamara Birdsall, San Francisco www.realgirlsmedia.com as part of our lives.  They are exceptional at what they do, and they are exceptional people to be around!  Thank you, Tamara and David, for visiting our new development site.

 Below, the two are pictured along with Diane Haugen, owner of Harmony Land Development, LLC.

The new home starts in the background are twin-unit ranch villa homes in Davenport, Iowa located in the “City Close - Country Quiet” thirty-home Sleepy Hollow development.  For details about our developments, visit www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow or www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake. You can Email wanda1home@aol.com, timhart@ruhlhomes.com, mcarstens@melfosterco.com, or tombracey@ruhlhomes.com.  We have private lake lots available at The Estates at Harmony Lake, and we can design and build your dream home, and your green home, at a price that will surprise you, given the new economics of the home building industry.

  Take advantage of the low interest rates and the home buyer income tax credit while the window of opportunity is open.

Let Harmony Land Development, LLC Build Your Quad Cities Iowa Waterfront Home on Beautiful Private Harmony Lake in Blue Grass Township, Just West of Davenport, Near Scott County West Lake Park!

See our Quad Cities Featured Subdivisions at: http://www.ruhlhomes.com/harmonylake Lake Lots and Lake Waterfront Homes For Sale.

Or for “City Close - Country Quiet” Ranch Villa Homes http://www.ruhlhomes.com/sleepyhollow

Harmony Land Development, LLC,

Harmony Land Development, LLC has been an Iowa Quad Cities leader in the development of new, innovative, and affordable neighborhoods.  Harmony was the first in the Quad Cities to introduce Universal Design in its homes in neighborhoods not designed specifically for Senior Citizens.  Early-on, Harmony and the public, realized the benefits of Universal Design for everyone; and its first two projects, Shady Glen and Shady Ridge, both neighborhoods of attached ranch villas, sold out quickly. Harmony also prides itself with featuring energy efficient homes, including several with geo-thermal heating and cooling.  Harmony Land Development is proud to have established builder, Greg Arp, as its builder.

Its third neighborhood, Harmony Hills Estates became one of Davenport’s fastest developing areas, due in large part to the natural beauty of the site and its private lake for use by the homeowners.  19 luxurious homes have been built in this neighborhood to date. Several reasonable priced home sites are still available at Harmony Hills Estates.    

Sleepy Hollow is a new neighborhood of high quality attached and detached ranch villas located near Northpark Mall in Davenport.  These 30 homes will feature Universal Design and will come with the option of a 2 car or 3 car garage.  The convenience, seclusion, and central location of Sleepy Hollow, along with its expanses of green space make this an ideal location for those seeking the convenience of an Association for lawn care and snow removal combined with full rights of ownership. Sleepy Hollow is located off West 41^st. Street in Davenport several blocks west of North Marquette Street.

The Estates at Harmony Lake is a new development of 24 building sites of 1 acre or more surrounding a private lake for use by the homeowners.  This neighborhood is located just west of Davenport, near West Lake Park.  These sites feature low county taxes and award winning schools.  The sites range in price from $49,900 to $159,900.  Harmony can build your dream home for you, or you can bring your own approved builder.  This site also features a secluded area for homeowners to store recreational vehicles and boats, a feature not found in other developments.

Our Quad Cities Real Estate Agent Team is:

Ruhl & Ruhl Homes:  Tim Hart timhart@ruhlhomes.com and Tom Bracey tombracey@ruhlhomes.com

Mel Foster Company: Wanda Evins wanda1home@aol.com and Mary Ann Carstens mcarstens@melfosterco.com