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feedback opens doors to sales

June 30th, 2009 categories: Columbus News, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News

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HUD Secretary says Columbus area Home Buyers don’t have to wait for the Eight Grand tax credit

May 12th, 2009 categories: Bexley, Clintonville, Columbus News, Condos & Lofts, Downtown, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, German Village, Grandview, Mortgage/Finance, Olde Towne East, Real Estate News, Short North

Although nobody called me for the panel of distinguished guests at the mid-year meeting of the National Association of Realtors today in Washington D.C., I have found out that Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, decreed today that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to

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condos and home inspections

April 30th, 2009 categories: Columbus News, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News

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New iPhone ap for real estate is very sweet

April 29th, 2009 categories: About Me?, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News

Today Zillow released their new iphone application. It is pretty doggone cool if nothing else. I still don’t much believe in the zestimates for most Columbus properties, but the ability to walk around a neighborhood and get a feel for which home sold for what–while you’re standing in front of them looking at them–it’s the

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If these walls could talk…

April 9th, 2009 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Real Estate News, Short North

Maybe they’d cry for some nice off white or bisque? All these wall colors/finishes/techniques were in one Short North Area Condo a buyer looked at recently. That’s in ADDITION to a few white walls.
I’m not really from the camp that says it has to be off white. I like some color, not

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Your offer is accepted? Great! Now don’t so much as buy a toaster on layaway

April 1st, 2009 categories: Real Estate News

Columbus Home Buyers-With mortgage rates are hovering near all-time lows, lots of Americans are taking advantage of refinance and home buying opportunities.
The downside of today’s unexpectedly-low rates, though, is that mortgage lenders are ill-equipped for the rush of new business. Especially with all the refinancing going on. My lenders always tell me that sales always

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Need help with your existing mortgage? What new mortgage programs are available?

March 23rd, 2009 categories: Mortgage/Finance, Real Estate News

The Federal Government’s new site called “Making Home Affordable” is a good attempt to disperse information to those who need it most:
Refinancing
Many homeowners pay their mortgages on time but are not able to refinance to take advantage of today’s lower mortgage rates perhaps due to a decrease in the value of their home.
Modification
Many homeowners are

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Columbus, We’re no Detroit. The median price of a home sold in Detroit in December was $7,500

March 21st, 2009 categories: Real Estate News

Yeah. You read that right. It’s from a Chicago Tribune article that has been making the rounds in the Real Estate.net world the last couple weeks. I read the article recently. I have always liked Detroit - old school, big, blue coller, Midwestern City with an interesting downtown, waterfront, and a MLB team. Yikes though.
Columbus

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