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Maeson Green Awarded Inaugural John Burgan Entrepreneurship Award from Youngstown State University
(Canfield, OH) 05/27/20 – Burgan Real Estate, the Mahoning Valley's independently, family-owned real estate company for 43 years, announced today Maeson Green is the winner of the John Burgan Entrepreneurship Award. The $2,400 award, donated by Patrick Burgan in honor of his father, John Burgan, was established for Youngstown State University Williamson College of Business Administration students who believed they had a great idea for a new business. Green, a Sophomore Management Major and graduate of Austintown Fitch High School, was awarded the cash prize for his plan to support the expansion of his business, MBG Restoring, LLC., a company specializing in the restoration of sneakers.
"We hoped that this award would bring forth ideas and creativity from students to live out a dream they had of starting or growing their own business, the same way my father helped me when I was just 10 years old," said Patrick Burgan, co-broker and second-generation owner of Burgan Real Estate,...
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VIRTUAL HOME SHOWINGS ARE A REALITY
Everything today is virtual. Whatever happened to reality? From virtual meetings and virtual business, to virtual education and virtual assistants, the boom of online virtual engagement is impacting everyone. Thanks, Covid!
And while many people are still trying to figure out how to pronounce Alexa's name properly to get her to help them out, most of the population has been forced to embrace a virtual world, replacing the real experience with a remote one. No industry is immune to this virtual phenomenon as it provides a way for every business to feel like they are essential. However, the real estate market is one of the few areas that has not only helped during this time, but it has also reaffirmed that the new way isn't always better.
VIRTUAL HOME VISITS DRIVING ONLINE DEMAND
Digital tools are helping drive the housing market. While the market sustained a slight dip in sales during March, down about 13% in units the Mahoning Valley according to MLS-YES Data for...
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Don't Sit on Selling Your House
Don't Sit on Selling Your House
I've heard the story more than I can count. Someone was ready to sell their home and then the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and now they are stuck in their home. They want to sell, they even found their dream home listed on the market to purchase, but the virus has infected their ability to sell their home. And I follow up this story with the same answer every time: Why aren't you listing your home?
While the real estate market may not be operating in a traditional manner during these tough times, your YCAR real estate agent, and professionals all across the Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana areas are working tirelessly behind the curtain to make sure the industry is still safe and viable for you to own what you so rightful earned and deserve. While, I will admit, there are still unknowns, economists, experts and even the data from March reveals that you are in a prime position to sell your home to a very attentive and desirable market.
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A RECESSION DOES NOT MEAN A HOUSING CRISIS
A RECESSION DOES NOT MEAN A HOUSING CRISIS
If you are homeowner, you are likely concerned about the impact the tidal wave known as, COVID-19, is going to have on the value of your home. While our health care providers and leaders use historical data on this virus to make decisions on how to best preserve and protect each one of us, all of us are doing that as well for our own lives. When it comes to the value of our home, we've seen this story play out not too long ago. The financial and housing crisis of 2008 is not a too distant memory in our minds and wallets. Many of us were just finally starting to enjoy being out form underneath the challenges that brought upon our homes, both figuratively and literally. However, before you begin to feel and panic, thinking that this is déjà vu all over again, I'm here to make the outlook a little better for you and show you why the recession we are going to embark on from the effects of COVID-19 does not mean we are on the precipice of a...
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Burgan Real Estate and SERVPRO®of East Mahoning County Partner to Offer Free Home Sanitization
Locally owned companies, Burgan Real Estate and SERVPRO® of East Mahoning County, are making sure homes are better by offering a free sanitization service during these unprecedented times. Anyone who purchases or sells a home through Burgan Real Estate or refinances their home through Market Title Agency, will receive a complimentary sanitization service of their home to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, courtesy of SERVPRO of East Mahoning County and Burgan Real Estate.
"These are unprecedented times and fears of this virus infecting our homes and families are at the forefront of all of our minds," said Patrick Burgan, co-owner and Broker of Burgan Real Estate. "The opportunity to purchase a new home or refinance with aggressive rates poses an opportunity for people to provide a better life now and long after these challenges of COVID-19 are behind us. We want the Mahoning Valley to know that we, a locally owned and operated business who is going through the same chal...