A New Approach to Suburban Home Marketing

The American dream is changing, and real estate professionals are doing their best to keep up in order to sell homes. Many buyers still want a big house in an uncrowded neighborhood, especially if they have a family, but there are conditions attached now. Long commutes into the city are more of a deal breaker now than ever before, and areas without a nearby business community, parks infrastructure, or future-proof layout are generating less interest. Realtors working in the suburbs must now learn to identify and market smart growth, and a well-rounded lifestyle, as well as the old ideals of comfort and privacy.

Soaring gas prices have made the suburban commute a tough sell, but rail lines are a cheap solution in many metro areas. Cities with long-established commuter rails have upgraded their routes to accommodate growth, while cities that expanded rapidly during the mid-20th century are building new commuter lines. One example of a large center with a newer commuter line is Vancouver, BC, Canada, where an extensive line called the West Coast Express opened in 1995. An area like suburban New Jersey offers well-established commuter railways, but here too the traditional routes are augmented by new routes, such as the Morristown Line which runs 40 miles between Hoboken and Hackettstown. Real estate agents who know the rail routes in their area, and stay on top of development plans, can help more buyers find a suburban home suited to their needs.

The high-tech bio-tech industries have brought another marketing angle to the suburban home market in recent years. Many companies in these rapidly expanding sectors operate at the outskirts of large metro areas, where they can develop large campuses and research facilities employing thousands. High-tech and bio-tech professionals can live in low-density neighborhoods, and avoid a lengthy commute altogether, if they find a home near their campus. Realtors sensitive to the high-tech market will find these home searches easy to accommodate.

Other new marketing angles for suburban real estate can include high quality school districts, parks systems, improved inter-municipal planning, outdoor shopping plazas, cheaper home prices, and a larger new home inventory. Knowing what makes these areas attractive to buyers will help real estate professionals close more deals, and promote smart growth where they live.

Posted by Donnie Lee on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Local Information for Elba, AL

Latitude: 31.417263 -- Longitude: -86.077442

ZIP Codes for Elba, Alabama	36323
Area Code for Elba, Alabama	334
Time zone for Elba, Alabama	CST

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Elba is a city in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 4,185. There were 1,593 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94 Elba is part of the Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area. and is the county seat of Coffee County. The town which eventually became Elba originated near a ferry across the Pea River in the early 1830s. Originally called Bridgeville, a post office was established in the town by 1841. In 1851 a lottery to determine a new name for the town was held. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Alabama 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Elba	Alabama	United States
Population	4,185	4,447,100	281,421,906
Median age	38.8	35.8	35.3
Median age for Male	35.9	34.4	34
Median age for Female	42	37.2	36.5
Households	1,593	1,737,080	105,480,101
Household population	3,824	4,332,380	273,643,273
Average household size	2.4	2.49	2.59
Families	1,099	1,215,968	71,787,347
Average family size	2.94	3.01	3.14
Housing units	1,873	1,963,711	115,904,641
Occupied units	1,593	1,737,080	105,480,101
Vacant units	280	226,631	10,424,540

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A New Approach to Suburban Home Marketing

Local Information for Elba, AL

Latitude: 31.417263 -- Longitude: -86.077442

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