Ayre/Rhinehart Bay Newsletter May 2011

R E A L E S TAT E N E W S L E T T E R
AYRE/RHINEHART BAY
A Publication of Ayre/Rhinehart Bay REALTORS, 1008 Adams, Bay City, Michigan
B ay C ount y’s New Real Es t at e Co.
Real Estate is a People Business..... service of any agency in the Tri-Cities.
The staff has a combined experience of
.......Our Strength is Our People!
That is the slogan for Ayre/Rhinehart
Realtors in Midland. As of April 28,
2011 it is also the slogan for the new
Ayre/Rhinehart Bay Realtors at 1008
Adams in Bay City.
Ayre/Rhinehart is the leading real estate firm in Midland County and has
the distinction of a developed culture
that focuses on the needs of the clients
and also the agents. Badger Beall, a
well-known and successful Broker and
partner of the Midland agency has
opened the Bay City office as the sole
owner. He has asked Bill Branigan,
Melissa Beckrow, Cindy Gregory, Candace Paige, Chris McCann and Dwight
McCulloch to be the first agents of the
new firm.
Branigan will assume the role of Associate Broker/Manager of the new company. Beall brings his extraordinary
skills of sales and motivation while
Branigan will bring what he has
learned at Hollister REALTORS and
Harris/Bush Realty to supervise the
day-to-day operations.
Just as Ayre/Rhinehart believes in its
people, they believe it is right to give
back to the community. AR Bay has
adopted a “health and wellness” focus
as its theme. The agency plans on
teaming with local groups to sponsor
activities whose goal it is to improve
the quality of life in Bay County. The
staff at AR Bay will be dedicated to
providing their clients with the best
over 100 years! They have been involved in helping over 700 families buy
and sell over the last decade. AR Bay
will feature full-time agents who work
out of the downtown office.
AR Bay will have extended office hours
to serve its clients better. The office at
1008 Adams will be open Monday
through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
and on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to
noon. They invite everyone to stop in
and check out the new space and find
out what is the latest in Bay County
real estate.
Ayre/Rhinehart Bay’s new office is located at 1008 Adams, near 4th. It is
east of the downtown Post Office and
next to the Pere Marquette Depot.
Spring Market is Busy!
The current real estate market has
warmed up with the weather! Since St.
Patrick’s Day the activity has been encouraging for Bay County real estate
sales. In the first quarter of 2011 there
were 300 total residential sales. The
first two weeks of April saw 73 sales
taking place. An average increase per
week of 36%. The total number of listings for 2011 are down from the norm
at only 893 total available for sale. The
number of units for sale in some other
recent years was near 1100 properties.
The price of the average sale is $1 over
last year’s average sale price of
$64,232 for the first 3 months. Last
year the average price rose 9% over
2009
May 2011
Melissa Beckrow
invites her friends
and clients, past
and present to give
her a call for any
real estate need.
She is looking forward to serving you
at the new AR Bay
Realtors!
Bill Branigan
Bill is a graduate of Saginaw Valley
State University and holds a B.B.A in
finance. He has been a Realtor for 11
years and had
owned a hardware
and lumber company in Auburn for
20 years. Bill is the
Associate Broker
and manager at
Ayre Rhinehart Bay.
Badger Beall
Badger is a graduate of Albion College and holds a B.A. in Economics
and Management. He has been a
Realtor for 20 years
and a partner at
Ayre/Rhinehart for
the last decade.
Badger will be assisting agents in
their job skills and
creating a culture
for them to thrive
in.
Contact AR Bay @
Office: (989) 892-4800
1008 Adams St., Bay City, MI 48708
www.arhousebay.com
A Look Inside Ayre/Rhinehart Bay
The Agents:
Melissa Beckrow grew up in
the family
business, the
Perry Woodard
Dance Studio,
and developed
her belief that
people are what
matter most in
life. She devotes
her personal attention and service to
her clients and her enthusiasm is
contagious to every one around her.
Melissa graduated from Delta College
and became a full-time Realtor in
1997. She completed the GRI and
Evaluation Specialist courses. She has
long been active in Downtown Bay
City and was honored as the Ambassador of Good Will for Bay County in
1990 and she has received the key to
the City of Bay City.
Candace Paige
has had a long
list of accomplishments
since she became an agent
in 1977 and an
Associate Broker in 1982. She
has been an
active member
in the City of Auburn DDA and the
Board of Review for both Auburn and
Kawkawlin Township. Candace’s
most noteworthy achievements came
with her involvement with the
Women’s Council of Realtors. She was
elected President of the Great Lakes
Bay Region in 2006-2007 and was the
recipient of the Realtor-of-the-Year
award in 2008. She has served on
various State of Michigan committees
for the Women’s Council of Realtors.
She is just one of a few agents who
belong to both the Bay County and
Midland Realtor Boards. Candace
holds the GRI, ABR and PMN designations as well as the At Home With
Diversity and Transnational Referral
certifications.
Cindy Gregory
grew up in the
family construction business before
going to college
and graduating
from Western
Michigan University and
then getting
her Masters from Wayne State. Cindy
became a Realtor in 2000 and has
been active in the community by being a board member of the YWCA and
Bay Med Auxiliary. She is a member
of the American Library Association
and is on the Bay Arenac Mental
Health Committee. Cindy has an extensive knowledge of Bay County
housing as she has lived in more than
29 different homes in Bay City!
Chris McCann
became a realtor in 1994 after she moved
to Michigan
from Texas. She
has a background in business and accounting. Chris
and her husband operated a successful Plastics
industry business for 10 years before
being bought out by investors. She
has taken all her skills from various
experiences and applied them to her
professional real estate career. Chris
is an outdoor person and is a sports
booster in the Essexville area.
Dwight McCulloch is no newcomer to Bay
County real
estate. He has
been a licensed
Realtor since
1979. Since retiring from his
manufacturing
career, he has
been heavily involved in the local
community in the United Way of
Michigan and currently serves on the
board of the United Way of Bay
County. He was chosen to receive the
Ambrose Reif Award for Volunteerism in 2010 due to his efforts. He
continues his involvement with the
Tuesday Toolman program, the
Postal Letter Carriers Food Drive and
the Helen Nickless Free Clinic.
Dwight enjoys the outdoors and is a
past President of the Saginaw Bay
Walleye Club. When he isn’t busy selling real estate, Dwight enjoys going
to his grandchildren’s events.
From all of us to all of you... a
great big ‘Thank You” for being loyal clients (especially our
Sellers) and friends! We are
here to serve you!
Look for the Ayre/Rhinehart Bay
REALTORS sign all around town!
To see the new
Ayre/Rhinehart
Bay website,
scan the QR
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content coming
soon!