• 24 Boat houses
• 11 Decks, deck additions and extensions
• 16 Docks / extensions / seawalls
• 1 Enclosed porch
• 6 Fences
• 8 Garages
• 3 Garage addition
• 10 Homes
• 45 Miscellaneous
• 1 Pet enclosure
• 9 Room additions

As you can see from the detailed list above there has been a tremendous amount of construction activity at the Apple Valley Lake in 2012 and I have a strong feeling that there will be even more new construction activity at the Apple Valley Lake in 2013.

So many Apple Valley Lake homeowners and real estate professionals believe that the peak home selling months are during the summer season.  The reality is that the only homes that truly benefit from the peak summer selling season are the Apple Valley Lake waterfront and lakefront homes that are valued from $350,000 and $850,000.  As you can see from the graph below the Apple Valley Lake housing market is active all year long even though most real estate agents will tell you that the market is stronger during the summer months.

Only the most expensive waterfront homes tend to benefit from the peak summer months because of a more captive audience during the lake and boating season.  The majority of the homes at the Apple Valley Lake ranging in price from a low of $50,000 to $350,000 have been selling well throughout the entire 2012 calendar year.  This graph confirms that the majority of the Apple Valley Lake homeowners can feel comfortable listing their home any time during the year regardless of the month or season.

If you are in the market for a home at the Apple Valley Lake be sure to view our extensive selection of homes by clicking this link.

The Apple Valley Lake located in Knox County Ohio has experienced an impressive increase in residential home sales activity specifically for the more affordable homes up to and including $100,000.  The following statistics support that the housing market at the Apple Valley Lake not only is experiencing a boost in sales but also it is becoming more balanced overall:

1. Home sales in the $100,000 price range and below have shown a sizable increase compared to 2011.  The 2012 year end numbers will prove to be even better considering that there are still 2 more weeks of MLS home sales that are unreported.
2. In 2011 the Apple Valley lake housing market averaged a 13 month supply of available homes priced from $100,000 and under and in 2012 that number improved to a much lower 9.9 months.  This number should also improve by the end of 2012 when the year end numbers are reported by the MLS.
3. The most important statistic I can share with you is that $100,000 homes and even the more affordable homes experienced a 52% increase in the total number of homes sold in 2012 compared to 2011.  This is a huge boost in residential home sales and it is also a positive sign that the Apple Valley Lake housing market is more balanced today and headed in the right direction.

If you are in the market to buy or sell a home at the Apple Valley Lake now is a great time to make a move so feel free to visit our Apple Valley Lake homes for sale by visiting this link.

This detailed home sales report was prepared by Apple Valley Lake REALTOR Sam Miller by compiling MLS market data using active Apple Valley Lake homes for sale, homes that have successfully sold at the Apple Valley Lake and Apple Valley Lake homes that failed to sell during their listing period with their Knox County Ohio real estate agent.  

Sam Miller Team of REMAX Stars Realty 740-397-7800 AppleValleyOhio.com

If you follow the most basic recommendations in this video you will give yourself and your home a big advantage over other competing homes in the market by creating emotional appeal.  Things as basic as lightening and brightening rooms and removing unnecessary furniture to help you declutter and open up the feel of the rooms makes a huge difference.  This video shows you how to make your home appeal to the buyers 5 senses which is very important.  Remember that most buyers select the home they will purchase emotionally and then they justify the purchase with logic and facts.  If the buyer never emotionally connects with your home chances are they won't buy it regardless of the features or amenities your home has.  We hear things like "This house FEELS right" or "We wouldn't have to change anything in this home, we could just buy it and move in".  If buyers love the way your home feels they are far more likely to make an offer and ultimately buy your home.  SOLD!

We are offering this video FREE of charge and without obligation and all you need to do in order to view it is enter your name and email address and you will be able to instantly view this video directly from this page using a computer, iPad, iPhone or most other popular mobile device.  

Our team and I are committed to helping you create a smooth worry free move.  We have been selling real estate at the Apple Valley Lake for over 25 years and no other real estate agent or team has sold more real estate at the Apple Valley Lake than The Sam Miller Team.  If you are thinking of selling your Apple Valley Lake home we would love an opportunity to help you your move.

Thank You!

Sam Miller

During the fall season you will want to have your digital camera or smart phone with you wherever you go because there is so much natural beauty at the Apple Valley Lake.  Photo by Sam Miller.

One of the best places to experience an unobstructed sunset is from the east boat launch at the Apple Valley Lake which is located on Apple Valley Drive between the dam and the spillway.  You can also capture 180 degree panoramic photos because you can practically see the entire lake from end to end from this location.  

This photo is part of our ongoing series titled Apple Valley Lake Photo Blog.  You can view all of our Apple Valley Lake photos by viewing all of our previously featured Apple Valley Lake Photo Blogs by Sam Miller.

The Apple Valley lake is especially gorgeous during the early Fall season especially during the first couple of weeks when the trees are just starting to change into their rich fall colors.   

This photo is part of our ongoing series titled "Apple Valley Lake Photo Blog.  You can view our lots of Apple Valley Lake photos by viewing all of our previously featured Apple Valley Lake Photo Blogs by Sam Miller.

0 Garage Additions

0 Deck Additions

3 Room Additions 

0 Deck

0 Garage

0 Fence

5 Boathouses

0 Docks / Extensions / Seawalls

0 Home

7 Miscellaneous                                             

15 Total

Based on the above committee report it appears that room additions and boathouses were the most popular improvements being made at the Apple Valley Lake during August 2012.  Did you know that the Apple Valley Lake currently has 2,566 homes to date?

Real estate and especially residential homes sales at the Apple Valley Lake continue to experience a significant boos in activity.  The number of homes sales continues to rise yet the average sales value of an Apple Valley Lake home hasn't experienced any real appreciation since 2007.  This past September at the Apple Valley Lake we exceeded September of 2011 in the number of homes that sold that month by more than double.  You read that right...more than twice as many homes SOLD at the Apple Valley Lake in September 2012 than in September 2011.    

I have other exciting news to share with you relating to Apple Valley homes and real estate.  From January 1st, 2012 through September 30th, 2012, the Knox County MLS reported that the number of homes sales were up by at the Apple Valley Lake by nearly 20%.  This means that 20% more Apple Valley Lake homes have successfully SOLD this year than last year during the exact same time period.  This is a positive sign and we believe that home sales at the Apple Valley Lake for 2012 could surpass 2011 by as much as 22% and maybe closer to 25%.

Most real estate agents aren't aware that I study the Apple Valley Lake real estate market very closely and compare not only home sales but also the number of available homes for sale and also the number of homes that fail to sell and expire from the market.  I complete these real estate market studies so that I always know how many months of available inventory is on the market at any given time.  Knowing this information helps us determine pricing trends, future days on market / how long an average Apple Valley Lake home takes to sell and it also helps us know whether home prices will drop, remain steady or start to increase.  We are currently experiencing the most stable housing market since before the financial meltdown that unraveled back in 2007-2008.

If you like this type of data be sure to bookmark this page or RSS our webpage.  If you are a Facebook user you may want to "Like" our Apple Valley Lake Facebook Community Page because we post lake photos, videos and updates relating to the Apple Valley Lake.  

Photo taken at the Apple Valley Lake by Sam Miller on September 29th, 2012.

This link features all of our available Apple Valley Lake homes for sale organized in price order.

You can also view all of our available Apple Valley Lake lots for sale ranging from Apple Valley Lake waterfront lots all the way down to the most basic and inexpensive Apple Valley lot that people purchase just so they can gain access to the lake for boating, water skiing, jet skiing, swimming, camping and all the other amenities at Apple Valley.

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Davis Beach is one of three sand beaches at the Apple Valley Lake and it is popular for swimming, sun tanning, building sand castles, playing volleyball and enjoying picnics and cookouts.  Davis Beach is also a spectacular place to go fishing in the Davis Beach Cove which is located just down the hill to the left of the asphalt parking lot.  

If you look close you will see that the trees are starting to display their Fall colors.  If you are interested in receiving Apple Valley Lake community updates I highly recommend that you subscribe to our RSS feed, you can also bookmark our Apple Valley Lake photo blog or Facebook users can "Like" our Apple Valley Lake Facebook page and our updates will automatically come to you as we update and post them.  

Apple Valley Lake Property Owners:  If you are especially fond of a particular amenity at the Apple Valley Lake and you would like for us to feature a unique photograph be sure to contact us at 740-397-7800 and we will do our best to create a nice blog feature for you.  If you have a beautiful Apple Valley Lake Community photo that you are willing to share and allow us to feature in our Apple Valley Lake Photo Blog please contact us at 740-397-7800 because we would love to highlight your gorgeous photo online. 

Are you interested in Apple Valley Lake homes for sale?  You can quickly view and compare all of our available Apple Valley Lake homes for sale and we have organized them in price order for easy viewing.

Sam Miller Team of REMAX Stars Realty 740-397-7800 AppleValleyOhio.com

If you are in the market for an Apple Valley Lake homes this link is filled some spectacular real estate values ranging from small vacation cabins that start as low as $69,900 and pricing ranges upward above $200,000 to $800,000 for available Apple Valley Lake waterfront homes.

We also have over 50 available Apple Valley Lake lots for sale and we have organized them in price order starting with our Apple Valley Lake waterfront lots with prices ranging all the way down to our most affordable Apple Valley Lake lots that are often available under $3,000.

Sam Miller

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Fewer home sales this past May isn't a big surprise to me because many Apple Valley Lake home buyers have made home sale contingent offers on homes they want to buy but they need to sell their current Apple Valley Lake home first.  This means that once their current home sells we could experience a big boost in sales.  The reason for the boom is that the the buyer would be selling their current Apple Valley Home and then immediately closing on their new / replacement home in Apple Valley which would create two sales at once.  Now that we are in the peak selling season for home sales at the Apple Valley Lake I believe home sales in most price ranges will experience the boost in buyer and home sales activity.

The current available inventory of homes for sale at the Apple Valley Lake includes 96 homes that are listed in the Knox County Ohio MLS.  This is a very normal level of available homes in Apple Valley for this time of year.  April is generally the month that the housing market at the lake really takes off.  Last year in April there were 9 homes that sold in a single month which is nearly as many sales home sales as the entire first quarter of this year.

If you are in the market for an Apple Valley home you should know that our real estate team can help you.  We have an automated system that integrates our MLS into an html email link which enables you to receive all the newest Apple Valley homes and listing updates as they are entered into our Knox County MLS system.  This system delivers listings so fast that in many cases you will be notified before other competing real estate agents even know these homes are for sale.  If you are tired of missing out on the best deals and you aren't already working with a real estate agent just take a minute and create your FREE personalized home search profile and the Apple Valley Lake listings will be sent directly to your email inbox compliments of The Sam Miller Team. 

All sales information was provided by the Knox County Ohio MLS.

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There were 3 Apple Valley lake waterfront lots that sold for $82,500, $100,000 and $249,000.

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