Former Builders Model

This former model home has 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and loads of living space. Room to roam with the large Living Room, Family Room, Loft + Den!

A formal Dining Area, Breakfast Room & breakfast bar allow many entertaining options. 9 ft ceilings on the main floor. Fireplaces in both the Family Room & Master Bedroom.

The Master Bedroom Suite also has a huge custom walk-in closet, a garden tub, separate shower and dual vanities.

The backyard is fenced.

The finished garage has 3 bays.



Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
Our Website: www.BrightSideTeam.com
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Big Brownsburg Ranch

So close to everything yet you feel like you're in the country!

This custom brick ranch home has a full basement that give you a total of over 5,000 sq. ft. of space.

So many special features including 9 foot ceilings, tray ceilings, oversized patio, & a view of the stocked fishing pond.

Over half of the Basement is finished and is plumbed for a wet bar. Plus the unfinished area gives you lots of extra space for storage.

3 Car Garage.

Across the street is the community pool and playground.




Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
Our Website: http://www.brightsideteam.com
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Indiana REALTOR of the Year

Last evening at the annual recognition dinner honoring the REALTORs of the Year of the 30+ REALTOR Boards throughout the State of Indiana, Bruce was presented the Indiana Association of REALTORs prestigious REALTOR of the YEAR for 2008.

For once Bruce was actually rendered speechless while accepting the award from IAR President Larry Vaughn.

Check back soon for the full press release and more pictures from the event.

Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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Indiana Chapter CRS Charity Auction (“Chapter With A Heart”) Check Presentation To The Riley Hospital For Children’s Foundation

The Indiana CRS (Certified Residential Specialists) Chapter today presented the proceeds from their Charity Auction to the Riley Children’s Foundation. Presenting the check were (from left to right): Nate Graham, Corporate Giving Officer, Riley Children’s Foundation, Bruce Bright, CRS (Board Member), Robert J Lewis, CRS (2008 Chapter President), Robbie Williams, CRS (Board Member and Charity Auction Chairperson). Dave Goebel, CRS (Board Member) was the Charity Event auctioneer.



Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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REAL candidates announced

OOPS - We should have posted this article from the August 11th Indianapolis Star earlier. But better late than never!



This week, 21 hand-picked members of the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of REALTORS (MIBOR) took the first step a journey of professional development geared toward improving not only their individual careers, but the central Indiana community as a whole.

The Real Estate Academy of Leadership, called REAL for short, kicked off its annual program in a ceremony at the Indiana Historical Society on Wednesday, July 23rd. Candidates for the 10-month academy -- established in 1995 to help develop a pool of potential leaders for the central Indiana real estate industry -- include REALTORS and MIBOR affiliate members.


REAL offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges and strengths of central Indiana's economy, and more importantly, helps REALTORS understand how they play a role.

"There's a lot of change in the air right now -- both in our industry, and our community at large. REAL offers a view of how new trends in legislation, the economy and the housing market are not only impacting our work as REALTORS, but almost every facet of life in central Indiana," explained Bruce Bright, 2008-2009 REAL moderator and MIBOR past-president.

The 10-month journey exposes the diverse group of participants to a variety of topics through one-day seminars, site visits and experiential learning sessions.

The program has hundreds of alumni, with many serving or having served in board and community leadership roles. The admissions process is selective, and the positive word-of-mouth about the programs has academy openings in hot demand.

Candidates are eligible for selection after being a MIBOR REALTOR member or MIBOR affiliate member for a minimum of two years. However, it is equally important that the candidates possess a strong commitment to working for positive change. Volunteer activity, both in MIBOR and the central Indiana community, is important for acceptance to the program.





Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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Escape To Reality

Today was the kickoff session for the 2008-2009 class of the Real Estate Academy of Leadership (REAL). Bruce is once again the Moderator of the REAL Academy.

During today's session the class first learned about themselves and their classmates by completing and analyzing the Myers-Briggs personality survey. In the afternoon session the class enjoyed the Escape to Realty (ETR) course where more team building exercises occurred.
(Click the TITLE link above to see the pictures from the ETR course)

The members of2008-2009 Class of the Real Estate Academy of Leadership are:

Bruc Bright, Moderator - Keller Williams Indianapolis Metro North
James D. Anthony – F. C. Tucker Company
Dennis Barrow – Keller Williams Indianapolis Metro North
Brad Baxter – Weichert, REALTORS®, McDonald-McKinney
Clay Bowden – CENTURY 21 Scheetz
Rebecca R. Brill – F. C. Tucker Company
Helen Carroll – Sycamore Group
Connie Davis – RE/MAX Select, REALTORS®
Nancy A. Dison – Carpenter, Realtors®
Christopher Dykes – Carpenter, Realtors®
J. Andrew Franklin – Langdon Mortgage Company, Inc.
Jean Graham – F. C. Tucker Company
Birt Hampton – Andover Realty
Si Johnson – F. C. Tucker Company
Joseph M. Kempler – West Clay Realty
Shery Macy – Red Door Realty, Inc.
Debra Lynn Palmer – Gresk Realty, LLC
Nate Slabaugh – Nathan Alan Realty & Design
Kristie Smith – ERA Real Estate Links
Marcia Souers – Landgraf & Associates
Lisa Taylor-Franke – RE/MAX Real Estate Associates
Blair West – C. P. Morgan Communities



Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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Average Home Sale Price Increases in Six Counties

A review of the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of REALTORS Broker Listing Cooperative™ data for the three-month period ending in May reveals Boone, Brown, Hendricks, Montgomery, Morgan and Putnam Counties all saw an increase in average sale price during these three months, compared to the same period in 2007. Increases ranged from a 16 percent jump in Brown County to an 8 percent increase in Boone County.

Total units sold in central Indiana between March 2008 and May 2008 decreased by 20 percent from the same three-month period last year to 6,831. December 2007-May 2008 units sold decreased 19 percent from December 2006-May 2007, while units sold from May 2007-May 2008 decreased 15 percent from the same period in 2006-2007.

The average months of housing supply for the central Indiana area is 9.2 months, compared to 8.9 in 2007 and 8.5 in 2006.


Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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Forbes: Hamilton County is Best For Families

Hamilton County, Indiana is America’s Best Place to Raise a Family according to Forbes.com. Hamilton County’s excellent school districts, population, property taxes and SAT scores were the main areas that Hamilton County reached the top Forbes list of 20 counties.

Ten data points were used to rank these 20 counties including cost of living, graduation rate, standardized scores, home price, property tax rate as a percentage of median home price, percentage of homes occupied by owner, per-capita income, air quality, crime rate and commute time.


“We are very pleased to be among the cities contributing to this recognition. All of the cities in Hamilton county work hard every day to make our country the best place to live, work and raise a family and having Forbes acknowledge this fact helps us attract companies and their employees which helps our economic development efforts,” said Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard.

Visit America's Best Places To Raise A Family - Forbes.com to read the entire article.



Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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Visit to Washington, D.C.

Bruce and Justine have just returned from the National Association of Realtors Mid-Year Convention in Washington, D.C.

While there they were able to visit with Congressman Steve Buyer, Congressman Mike Pence, and representatives from Senator Lugar's office.

While visiting the NAR Trade Show Bruce and Justine visited with the folks from the Realtor Lockbox company SentriLock. One of the representatives came up to Bruce and said "I know you... you're in our video!"

Bruce had almost forgotten that he was interviewed and filmed for a video that SentriLock produced last year. Someone had mentioned the video at
the annual convention last November but neither Bruce or Justine had ever seen it.

So now you can see part of it too. Just click here.

Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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REALTOR® Foundation Blog

We wanted to let you know about a new blog about the REALTOR® Foundation. You will find it at http://blog.realtorfoundation.org/

Here is the welcome message on the blog: "Welcome! This is the new REALTOR® Foundation blog, where we will solve all the world’s problems, or at least some problems some of the time. Connect with a few of Indy’s leaders in real estate and listen to rants about social inequality. Tell us what you’re seeing on the street today and what’s in our crystal ball for tomorrow. We want to hear from you! "

As a reminder the REALTOR Foundation was founded in 1984 by the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of REALTORS®, and provides REALTORS® the opportunity to make a difference by supporting the people, projects and services that shape the quality of their community.

The REALTOR® Foundation is committed to fighting the serious problem of homelessness in central Indiana. Our vision is simple: "To transition central Indiana individuals from homelessness or inadequate or unsafe housing to permanent solutions that will positively change their lives."

Since its founding, the REALTOR® Foundation has awarded grants that have helped central Indiana strengthen its communities. With an increase in the number of homeless people, the Foundation dedicates increased support to organizations that provide services to the victims of homelessness.

We are avid supportors of the foundation. Bruce is currently serving as Treasurer of the Foundation. If you like more information about the REALTOR® Foundation please let us know!

Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
Our Website: http://www.brightsideteam.com/
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The Class of 2008

The 2007-2008 Real Estate Academy of Leadership Class has graduated!

Their final task was to present to the MIBOR Board of Directors a synopsis of the last 10 months and any suggestions they had to help with the Board’s strategic planning. Property taxes, education and the National Gateway were the focus of the discussion.

Following the presentation each member of the class received a certificate of graduation along with a trophy and class pin.

The 2007-2008 Class included:

Bruce Bright, Moderator --- Keller Williams
Randie Bonwell ---- Keller Williams
Diane Bussell ---- Chicago Title Insurance Co
Cheryl Davis ---- The Talon Group
Dawn Davis ---- Sell By Dawn Realty
Jayne Gauci ---- Keller Willams
Blanca Houston ---- Houston Properties
Bertie Huffman ---- American Acceptance Mortgage
Rhonda Kuchik ---- Keller Williams
Denise Long ---- Channelwood Mortgage, Inc.
Jeremy Long ---- Century 21
Brett Martin ---- Indianapolis Appraisal Assoc.
Jodi O’Neill ---- First American Title
Nancy Patterson ---- Platinum Realty
Christopher Price ---- Keller Williams
Bruce Shell ---- FC Tucker
Andrew Stone ---- The Real Estate Company
Christina Woerner ---- RE/MAX Ability Plus
Jamey York ---- RE/MAX Ability Plus
Stephen Zacahary ---- Carpenter, REALTORS®


Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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Lucas Oil Stadium

Today we got to tour the new Lucas Oil Stadium courtesy of Bertie Huffman and Les Broadbent. Bertie just this past week completed the Real Estate Academy of Leadership of which Bruce was the Moderator.

We were privileged to tour the Colts locker Room, the playing floor area, the suites, the Lucas Oil Stadium as well as some behind the scenes areas such as the areas below the stadium as well as some of the construction areas such as the massive blueprint room. You can see our pictures HERE

If you like to know more about the Lucas Oil Stadium click HERE

Bruce & Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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Bruce Named Realtor of the Year

Last night, at the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors (MIBOR) Annual President's Ball, Bruce was named Realtor of the Year for Central Indiana in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments and commitment to serving the local board and the real estate industry.

Bruce wasn't even aware that he had been nominated for the accolade so receiving the award came as a complete surprise.

Congratulations Bruce!


Justine Bright
THE BRIGHT Side of Real Estate
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