There are many signs all around the country that the real estate market has bottomed out. No one can call the exact date the market will bottom but signs in distressed areas such as Florida show new life coming to homes. The Grand Lake area did not experience the big runup in the markets nor the big crash. Yes, our markets are cheaper than they were in 2006 and 2007 and you can find some real deals but no firesales. Sales in 2011 were better than 2010 and we expect 2012 to be better. Homes are more affordable than most anywhere in the country with many great reasons to buy on Grand Lake.

The best time to get a deal is when the perception of the market is it’s a buyer’s market. New home construction has been very very slow for 3 years now and selection of quality homes is good now but may not last forever. Most homes are in strong hands now with very few foreclosures in the Grand Lake area. Winter is a good time to get a deal and be ahead of the crowd to get your top choice of the selections offered.  We know the Grand Lake MLS listings and can help you find the perfect place for your needs. You can enjoy searching our MLS at the Button above and start to get a feel for homes in the Grand Lake or Grove, OK area.

Give it some thought and if your financial house is in order and you are ready to retire to a more relaxed life style, then think Grand Lake. If you would like to own a second home on Grand Lake, now is also the time to be looking and buying. A waterfront home for retirement or a waterfront second home on Grand Lake can be a dream reached by you.

We also have a good selection of neighborhood homes in Grove, the largest city on Grand Lake. Grove is a great place to live in retirement. It offers a relaxed, laid back lifestyle, people who welcome newcomers with open arms, great healthcare, new member friendly churches and civic clubs, great shopping, dining, and many water sports and golf to enjoy with your free time.

For more information on how to make your dream retirment home on Grand Lake or that second home on Grand Lake happen call the team that knows how to help you find just the right place within your target budget and make it all happen without a lot of fuss and stress. Call the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove. Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net. Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net 

We hope to hear from you soon. 

Is Now The Time To Be Buying a Home or Second Home on Grand Lake is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Good quality and good location waterfront homes on Grand Lake $400,000 and under are hard to find most of the time. The Grand Lake Team of Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK now have four waterfront homes listed in which any would be a great choice for your retirement waterfront home on Grand Lake or that second home on Grand Lake. Let me tell you a little about them.

Grand Lake MLS #2308  $379,000 South Grand Lake waterfront home in the gated community of Gran Tara. Home per county records is 2008 square feet with 135 feet of shoreline. This home has two extra lots included for added privacy. The private boat dock has a 30′ slip and jet ski pad and is in a protected cove for your comfort if this is a second home and you are away when a storm comes up. The home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a loft area that could be additional sleeping area for kids. It is one home that just has that true lake feel to it. Large covered backdeck to enjoy lake views. Saltbox style and interior appointments just make for a great relaxed feeling. Dues of only $425 annually, yes I did say once a year, cover streets, gate upkeep, and clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, picnic area, swings for little tykes, and boat ramp upkeep.

Grand Lake MLS #12-72 is a new Grove waterfront home listing with 6 bedrooms/4 baths and is set up for your entertainment enjoyment for family and friends. This $400,000 listed home has 3546 square feet per county records and is located in a very private spot but only minutes to downtown Grove. The two slip dock is again in a wide, deep protected cove with views out to the highly sought after Honey Creek Arm of Grand Lake. Again, this home would be great for a retirement home on Grand Lake with enough bedrooms all the kids and grandkids would have room to come visit at once or this would be a wonderful second home on Grand Lake with room for family and friends to enjoy the summer weekend on the lake with you. And if all this isn’t enough, you have to see the brand new kitchen with  rich cherry finished cabinets, new stainless steel appliances, and granite countertops.

Grand Lake MLS #2373 is a Grove waterfront log home again located in a private and protected cove just of the highly desireable Honey Creek Arm of Grand Lake. A log home just says relax and enjoy life and this home is set up just for that. Another good thing about this home is the price, only $349,000, not bad for the usually higher priced log homes. County records shows it to have 2924 square feet with 3 bedrooms/2.5 baths. The master suite is located off to itself with huge closet, separate shower and soaking tub, bedroom with fireplace, and a private deck on the lakeside. This home is again great for that retirement home on Grand Lake or the second home on Grand Lake.

Grand Lake MLS #11-2579 is the fourth home on today’s list. Priced at only $225,000, it is located in a 55+ community, is a waterfront townhome on one level, 1984 square feet per county records with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, a flex room that could become an office/guest room combined or formal dining room, and a large open living area with fireplace, and the huge kitchen with dining space and an abundance of cabinets. The home also has a separate utility room. You will enjoy the community swimming pool, club house room to enjoy evening get togethers with other owners, your yard work and exterior upkeep handled by association, and group home insurance included in the dues for studs out exterior of home. All this for only $225.00 per month. This waterfront home is in Grove and enjoys wide open lake views. This is a great retirement waterfront  home on Grand Lake or a second home for those over 55 who want to start thinking retirement while enjoying that second home on Grand Lake.

There you have it, four nice, moderate priced waterfront homes $225,000-400,000. All homes are in ready to go condition, have great locations, and are waterfront. Isn’t this a good place to start your search for that waterfront retirement home on Grand Lake or that second home on Grand Lake you have always wanted. Interest rates are super low, home cost are very reasonable, and a great choice of homes to pick from. Why tarry, call Aaron or Joe today to schedule your visit to Grand Lake and see these fine homes. For Aaron 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net. For Joe 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net . We hope to hear from you soon.

Four Grand Lake Waterfront Homes $400,000 and Under for Retirement Home on Grand Lake or Second Home on Grand Lake is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Big family, lots of friends, no problem with this new listing. We have just listed a 6 bedroom/4 bath home with a 2 slip dock located minutes from downtown Grove, OK but in a private secluded area with a well protected wide cove with great views out to the  highly sought after Honey Creek Arm of Grand Lake. You can have it all here. Home sits on .82 Acre m/l and per county records has 3546 square feet.  You will enjoy the new kitchen with rich deep cherry tone and beautiful granite countertops. The stainless steel appliances add just the right touch to this brand new upscale kitchen.

As stated above, you will enjoy peace and solitude in this very quiet location but yet be only minutes from downtown Grove for shopping, movies, dining out, health care, and churches or civic clubs. The home has two levels with the master bedroom in a corner of the home for quietness. You will enjoy your family and friends as they flock to your retirement lake home or second home on the lake. This is one of a very few waterfront homes where you have view, dock protection, quiet location, close to downtown Grove, and 6 bedrooms for friends and family.

All the above sought after priorty items for a waterfront lake home and priced at only $400,000. I would not tarry on this home as you will not find many like it across the entire lake with all the above sought after qualities in one home. Grand Lake MLS number 12-72 is the home to ask about.  Call the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake today for more information and to schedule your showing of this fine home. You can reach Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Grand Lake Waterfront Home with 6 Bedrooms/4 Baths/2 Slip Dock on Wide Protected Cove with Views of Honey Creek Arm of Grand Lake is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

January is a great time to look for Grand Lake waterfront homes on the internet. This year the weather is also great and you could actually come look at homes in total comfort. Either way, signs are pointing toward an economic recovery in our country and now might just be the right time for your family to quit dreaming and actually think about buying that Grand Lake waterfront home. January is a great time to get a home priced on sale as sellers are eager to get sold and as the lake season most of you think about gets closer in the spring, prices will usually firm up.

We have several nice Grand Lake waterfront homes listed in the Grand Lake MLS and the Hughes and Neill Team have several listings of their own you might enjoy. Either way, our team is the one to contact for help in finding and buying the right waterfront home for your needs, whether you want a retirement home on Grand Lake or a second home on Grand Lake. We know the area and will be honest and upfront with you in regard to the best areas for your needs, show you comp sales prices, and help you find the home that most matches your dreams. You can buy waterfront homes priced from $150,000 to over a million. $300,000 and up will start to get you a very nice home for year around use in a good area of the lake.

Give Aaron Hughes a call at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net to find out more about home opportunities on Grand Lake or to schedule your appointment to see homes. We are the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK. We hope to hear from you soon.

Grand Lake Waterfront Homes is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

It is the Season and Christmas is almost here. Our Grand Lake Team would like to wish you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and a Terrific New Year for 2012. This is a great time to enjoy family and friends and reflect on our blessings. Even when life is not perfect, we can always see someone who has things worse.

Grand Lake is a wonderful place to call home or to have a second home on the lake. All of us who have homes here on the lake enjoy the four seasons Oklahoma offers. Each season offers it’s own beautiful beauty and splender. Of course the summer boating season is the favorite of many but again each season is just great. When you consider where your retirement home or a second home on the lake might be, give Grand Lake a serious look. The lake communities welcome new folks with open arms.

Call the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake to learn more about Grand Lake waterfront homes, retirement homes on a golf course, or a home on a small acreage. Aaron Hughes can be reached at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net. Joe Neill can be reached at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net .

Again, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Wishing You and Yours a Very Merry Christmas From Grand Lake is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Today is December 17, 2011 and on Grand Lake it is a very beautiful day. The sun is shining bright and dancing off the water with a brilliant blue. There is no wind and temperature is in the upper 40′s. I have been out showing waterfront homes on Grand Lake and waterfront lots on Grand Lake today. It is just a super day to enjoy showing homes but also if you are a weekend second home owner on Grand Lake you should be coming to the lake and enjoying the splender year around and not just the prime summer months.

You can really enjoy the holidays around the lake with a laid back feeling of the lake and the beautiful scenery. Get out and take a brisk walk, go town and enjoy lunch at one of the lake hotspots, enjoy a nap, and perhaps do some last minute Christmas shopping in the unique shops we have in Grove and all over the lake area.  If you are a golfer you might want to go a round at Shangri La’s new course or the always favorite Patricia Island Golf Course. For dinner, you might want to try the new Shangri La Club. I had the Herford tenderloin steak there two nights ago and it was a good as it gets.

Slow down, enjoy life to the fullest at your Grand Lake home. If you are thinking retirement, think a home at Grand Lake. You won’t be sorry.

To learn more about Grand Lake homes and waterfront lots call The Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK. For Aaron Hughes call 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net. For Joe Neill call 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net   We hope to hear from you soon and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

December on Grand Lake is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

We just listed an immaculate waterfront townhome in a 55+ community in Grove on the shores of beautiful Grand Lake. This home has a lakeview from just about every window in the home.  Enjoy friends, casual carefree living with the association taking care of the outside upkeep of your home including lawn and sprinkler care, and you will stay fit in the community swimming pool, and enjoy hours of socializing in the club house of the association. When you travel you will have close neighbors to watch your home. Years away if every needed the home has wide halls and is handicap accessible.

This home needs nothing to be move in ready. It has a great floor plan that includes 2 spacious bedrooms, 2 baths, utility room, and  large living room with fireplace that is current set up with the most authentic electric fireplace I have seen but could be returned to wood burning. The kitchen is open to the living and also to a flex room that can be used as a formal dining room or den. There is room for a dinette table in the kitchen again with a great view of the lake by this space. The kitchen has an abundance of counter top space and cabinets as well as an island. The hallway just outside the master bedroom has a large built-in storage cabinet with upper display adjustable shelves for all your family photos or special things to enjoy seeing everyday. There is a glassed in sunporch across the back of the home that could be additional living space with the addition of heat/air to this room. A two car garage is also attached. You will enjoy spending time visiting with friends or neighbors at the waterfront community patio with concrete benches to enjoy. Sunsets will be just terrific from this home. This one owner home was built in 2002 and is in as new condition. It had new shingles installed last year after a hail storm.

Dues of $225.00 per month include all outside upkeep of home, lawn and sprinkler care, insurance on the structure from studs out, common ammenties including club house and pool. You just will not find a more carefree waterfront home that is upscale, in the city of Grove in a quiet neighborhood, with great ammenties all for such a low price considering the waterfront location of this home.

If you are 55+ and want a second home on the lake to use until retirement then this is one home you should see. If you are retired and wanting to move fulltime to Grand Lake you must also see this home. Grove offers excellent health care in the year old new Integris Grove Hospital with quality doctors, you will find excellent Churches and civic clubs to enjoy, a good selection of shopping and dining spots, and a brand new shopping center being built with a new Harp’s Grocery. The people of Grove will welcome you with open arms. You will just enjoy small town living with big city services in retirement in Grove, OK plus have all of Grand Lake’s fun at hand.

Grand Lake MLS listing number 11-2579 is listed at a price to sell quickly for a waterfront home on Grand Lake at only $225,000.

For more information or to schedule your showing of this fine waterfront retirement home at Grand Lake call the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake. For Aaron Hughes call 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net . For Joe Neill call 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net . We hope to hear from you soon.

Waterfront Retirement Home in 55+ Community On Grand Lake is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

Wouldn’t your family think Santa did well if you sprung for a waterfront home on Grand Lake in NE Oklahoma. Your family and friends could then could spend days and hours upon hours all seasons of the year enjoying all Grand Lake has to offer. We all know swimming and boating and summer lake activities are just grand but have you ever thought about how relaxing a walk along the shoreline in the fall with trees in full fall color or winter with a mist or maybe even a snow flake in the air with a fire in the fireplace to enjoy would be. Then comes Spring with budding dogwoods and redbuds in full color to enjoy, and then back to summer fun. You can enjoy all seasons on Grand Lake in your waterfront home. Enjoy shopping quaint shops around the lake and dining at all the mom and pop diners each with something great and different to offer.

Think about how close you can come to your sweetie, your kids, extended family, and friends with special weekends or vacations at your own lake home.

We can help you find just the right place for your needs and desires. We have something in most all price points for all budgets. Christmas can be extra special this year and you know, this time of year is the cheapest time to buy lake property of the entire year. So why not give us a call and let’s get started finding your new waterfront home on Grand Lake. Call The Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake, Aaron Hughes and Joe Neill. We know the area and the Grand Lake MLS listings and can help you find just the right place. You can reach Aaron at aaronhughes@remax.net or 918 801-5645. For Joe, jneill@remax.net or 918 640-3300. You can also search homes on our Grand Lake MLS button at the top of this page. We hope to hear from you soon and get started with your Christmas Shopping!

How About A Grand Lake Waterfront Home for Christmas is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

We have a new listing on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. This waterfront home is a very nice log home with 3 bedrooms/2.5 baths. The master suite is huge and off to itself. It includes one of the largest walk-in closets I have seen and a luxury whirlpool tub and separate shower.  The master bedroom also has a gas fireplace. The Kitchen/Family rooms are open and look into a sun room and out to the lake. There is a formal Dining and Living Room with 2 story high rock fireplace and a view to the outside from here as well. There is a very large deck on the lakeside to enjoy long summer evenings on. The yard is well shaded and has a nice winding path to water and boat dock.

Two Guest Bedrooms and a Bath between them are on one side of home.  On the back side of the Kitchen is a large utility room with a door to a half bath and  a door to the  large 2 car garage. The Kitchen has a vast amount of counter top work space and one wall is composed of 3 large storage pantry areas for easy access.

This property is just off the LakeRoad 6 just South of the HoneyCreek Bridge over Grand Lake. It is in a very quiet subdivision, The Moorings and located in a protected Cove just off the HoneyCreek Arm of Grand Lake, one of the most desired areas of Grand Lake. You will be only 5 minutes from downtown Grove shopping, dining, and other services. This home will be an excellent retirement home on Grand Lake or equally well as a second home retreat on Grand Lake.

Grand Lake MLS #11-2373 is a great buy for a waterfront home on Grand Lake. It is listed at $349,000. Current owner will look at home trades and possible financing for buyer. You must see this home to appreciate it.

For your showing of this fine Grand Lake waterfront home call The Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake in Grove, OK. Call Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net. We hope to hear from you soon.

New Waterfront Listing Grand Lake-Log Home Quiet Cove Just Off Honeycreek Arm of Lake is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes

If you have been hunting a moderate priced waterfront home on Grand Lake, you need to see our new listing in the gated community of Gran Tara on South Grand Lake. This new waterfront listing has a home that just has that “lake house” feel. It is a well built, up to date home but the style is just casual lake feeling. Take a look at pictures and see what you think. You will enjoy the 3 bedroom with an extra loft space for a futon kids will love. It has an open floor plan with the kitchen and dining at one end of a large area and the large family room at the other end. The family room has a cute stove for cool winter nights.

The home has two ajoining wooded lots to give extra privacy. It comes with a boat dock with 30′ slip and extra swim dock area plus a jet ski port. The dock is located in a protected cove so there will be no worries when you are back in the city after the latest wind storm on the lake. You will spend hours on the covered back porch reading a book and just enjoying the day. This is one great Grand Lake retreat!

Gran Tara offers a community club house, swimming pool, park with swings for kids, picnic area, boat ramp, courtesey dock by club house, and tennis courts. The family will not run out of fun things to do when spending a week or weekend at the family lake home.  Dues are very low for upkeep of common grounds, gate, and streets, only $425 annually.

You will have a low upkeep home and yard here to allow more time to enjoy playing on Grand Lake. If you want a second home at the lake or a fulltime retirement home at the lake, take a look at this new Grand Lake MLS listing #11-2308. The MLS listings for waterfront homes that are in great areas and with up to date home and dock in the Grand Lake area under $400,000 are few and far between. This fine home in great location is offered at only $379,000. Call the Grand Lake Team at RE/MAX Grand Lake for your showing. Aaron Hughes at 918 801-5645 or aaronhughes@remax.net or Joe Neill at 918 640-3300 or jneill@remax.net.

Gran Tara Gated Communnity on Grand Lake Waterfront Home is a post from: Grand Lake OK Real Estate with Joe Neill & Aaron Hughes