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A new Home Equity Loan Product (a loan – not a line of credit)
February 16th, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
Different lenders offer different products, many of them also offer the same products and it is very important to compare apples to apples when shopping for a mortgage. I think the new Good Faith Estimate helps to do just that. If you are only considering a 30 year mortgage and not researching different offerings and how [...]
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Happy Valentines Day Columbus, How about a Home for Sale … On Love Drive in Upper Arlington
February 14th, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
*3 bedrooms, 1.2 baths, 1 car garage, 4 level split in Upper Arlington. That’s all beside the point though; how much would you pay to live on Love Drive? From today’s Dispatch…
By Jeb Phillips
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Like Having a Realtor in Your Pocket…
February 9th, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
I’m always on the lookout for ways to make your home search fun, interesting and easy. Because Delicious Real Estate is consistently at the top of the technology curve – finding ways to make your buying and selling experience better while saving time and money – we’ve been test driving different home search applications as [...]
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Historic Preservation in Columbus – President Proposes Big Cuts to Preservation Programs
February 8th, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
Nothing has been set in stone, yet, but huge budget cuts have been announced on the federal level that will directly effect State and local levels. Columbus, despite being a relatively new city in the overall history of the U.S., does have treasures that need saving. While discussing who should be [...]
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Are You a Home Buyer? Are These the Top 10 Home Features You Want?
February 5th, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
10 Home Features Buyers Want Home designers and builders speaking at the recent International Builders Show in Las Vegas say that buyers are seeking cost-effective features and rejecting things that don’t have lasting value.
“It’s all about family togetherness – casual living, entertaining and flexible spaces,” says Carol Lavender, [...]
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Can you imagine Single Family Homes surrounding the Statehouse in Downtown Columbus?
February 4th, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
*While downtown Columbus boasts only the Town-Franklin neighborhood of mostly single family homes and apartment buildings, it wasn’t all that long ago that thousands more people lived in Downtown Columbus. And it wasn’t in glass and steel condo developments. Can you imagine Single Family Homes in Downtown Columbus surrounding the State House?*
From ThisWeek [...]
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Columbus Real Estate Investing with Your IRA – Yes you can
February 3rd, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
*The following was written for the San Francisco area but directly applies to Columbus, Ohio as well.*
At cocktail parties and around the water cooler, the familiar refrain that “now is a great time to buy,” is piquing the interest of even the most casual real estate investor. For many, however, taking advantage of “distressed” [...]
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On the House | Jim Weiker commentary: Sprawl has spread deep into our minds | The Columbus Dispatch
February 2nd, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
Hazel Morrow-Jones has spent much of a lifetime trying to answer a simple question: Why do we live where we live?
The question might be simple, but the answer isn’t — hence the decades of research.
Do we choose a home because it’s close to work or has a pleasing design? Because it’s in [...]
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Homebuyer Tax Credit Likely Extended if Recovery Stalls: John Burns « HousingWire
January 28th, 2010 categories: Real Estate News
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010, 4:51 pm
While many project the economy will be on stable footing by this summer, real estate consultant John Burns believes if it’s not, Congress may once again extend the homebuyer tax credit.
“A lot of people are not buying homes right now because they’re worried about their jobs,” Burns, president of [...]
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