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Columbus Ohio 43214 home sales up 75% - 08:15 AM
Columbus Ohio 43214 home sales up 75% brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER

 
The graph shows homes for sale and sold in the Columbus Ohio 43214 ZIP code for the past 15 months, home sales (closed) were up 75% over April 2009.  The red line is pending home sales (not closed.) The graph is for single family only.  The 43214 ZIP code is north Columbus, areas like Clintonville, Beechwold, Chaseland. 
Homes in the Columbus Ohio 43214ZIP code are in the Columbus City School District.
Columbus Ohio 43214 homes for sale - Search
Homes pended (in contract … (0 comments)

Grants for Grads - OHFA - 08:33 AM
Grants for Grads -  Gosh I got it wrong...
I was thinking it was graduating from Ohio colleges...  It is graduating from Ohio high schools and then going on to graduate from a college (associate degree, bachelors degree, masters degree, Phd.) but it does NOT need to be an Ohio college...
next step buy a house in Ohio...   Central Ohio homes for sale  - Search
or perhaps get a job in Ohio... then get ready to buy a house.
I went to a class... about OHFA programs including the Grants for Grads Second Mortgage...
Second Mortgage?  The 2.5 second mortgage is … (0 comments)

Worthington history - St. Michael's Church - 09:22 AM

Worthington history - St. Michael's Church  Thanks to George Campbell for sharing
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Flint - #17 of 365 Places to Live in Columbus - 11:09 PM

The Village of Flint in northern Franklin County has been annexed to the City of Columbus for some time.  Or perhaps there are still unincorporated areas along Flint Rd. and Park Rd. mixed in among the City of Columbus neighborhoods in the area: 
The Village at Worthington The Village at Forest Ridge Christopher Woods The Sanctuary Maybe The Sanctuary is NOT really part of what was Flint, but doesn't it back up to the Flint Cemetery? I don't think of neighborhoods like The Sanctuary, Seven Oaks,  or Worthington Highland being Flint.  To me Flint is the intersection of Flint Road and … (4 comments)

Self Branding - 10:21 AM
As the way the real estate industry has evolved over the past decade we have moved away from "The Brand."  People have slowly moved away from having to associated with using a specific branded company.  There may be a slim percentage that are still brand loyal.  More and more buyers and sellers are moving to those that have self branded themselves.  When you can basically offer the same exact things as other agents it comes down to who you are and how you can effective do your job.  
In the market place we are in there is no doubt the time for … (5 comments)

Northwest Suburbs Market Trends - April 2010 - 03:38 PM
What areas are 'jumpin' and which areas are not ...... These are the latest figures for Detached Home Sales for April 2010 in the entire MLS region of Northern Illinois and I wanted to share them with you to give you an idea of current market conditions.  These numbers do include the buyer tax credit incentive so next month it will interesting to see if the numbers are stable or have declined.  We shall see what the crystal ball has to say!I've just picked areas of interest either peaks or valleys in the market.Arlington Heights    UP   49 homes sold vs … (1 comments)

Saline MI Real Estate Statistics Price Per Square Foot Trend is Flat - 03:57 PM
Saline MI Real Estate Statistics: Price Per Square Foot Trend is Flat Over the Last Year
The sold price per square feet is hovering above $110. 
The chart provided by Affinity Valuations, appraisal company, shows the trend line of average sale price per square feet sold in Saline schools over the last 12 months. As you can see the trend line shows prices are flat over the last 12 months.

Shown in chart below, Saline asking prices were up 11 percent from April 09′ to April 10′ and median sold prices are up 17 percent for this time frame.

The … (2 comments)

Dexter Real Estate Market Trend: Sold Price Per Square Foot is Flat - 04:47 PM
Dexter, Michigan Real Estate Results Shows 14 Months of Homes Available for Sale
Dexter residential supply is now about 14 months. It would take 14 months for all the homes to sell if no other homes came on the market. Anything over 6 months supply is a buyers market. For the Dexter Luxury Market, check out this post.
The Supply and Demand (#Units FS, S0ld) chart shows April 2009 compared to April 2010 the number of homes listed for sale is up .5 percent and the number of sold units is unchanged from last April. The annual trend lines show the … (0 comments)

Comparative Market Analysis Is Good For Property Tax Protests Too - 07:18 AM
An excellent post from Gary Woltal, if you feel your property is over valued by your local appraiser:
Via Gary Woltal - Associate Broker REALTOR® Dallas Ft. Worth (Keller Williams Realty):
Often a heavily requested analysis of similar properties to yours around your neighborhood from your REALTOR is the CMA or Comparative Market Analysis. Good for sellers to gain market insight about what might be a reasonable asking price for the market TODAY. Good for buyers to not offer TOO much for a home. But often overlooked by some homeowners is protesting their property tax assessment on an annual basis. Here the analysis … (1 comments)

Martin County, Florida - Condo Market Report through April, 2010 - 07:44 AM
Condo sales remained strong through April 2010 by volume and the one month absorption rate is now just over 10 months.  We'll have to wait a few months to see if the end of the homebuyer's tax credit has any effect on the sales rate and prices.

The Definition of Absorption Rate:Number of weeks it takes to sell the current inventory at the present rate of sales. Knowing your area's Absorption Rate, helps to track trends. Understanding the market and where it is headed is part of our job as real estate professionals. Absorption rate is NOT an exact science. … (2 comments)

Martin County, Florida - Residential Market Report through April 2010 - 07:51 AM
Residential (single family homes and town homes) shot up in April.  I suspect as a result of the home buyers tax credit and some positive economic news.  This should spill over to closings through May and possibly June.  The absorption rate has dropped to 9 months for the month of April.  The lowest value we've seen since the beginning of the housing crisis.

The Definition of Absorption Rate:Number of weeks it takes to sell the current inventory at the present rate of sales. Knowing your area's Absorption Rate, helps to track trends. Understanding the market and where it is headed … (1 comments)

ANOTHER LOOK AT INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOL INFORMATION IN LISTING REPORTS. - 06:59 AM
ANOTHER LOOK AT INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOL INFORMATION IN LISTING REPORTS.
Katerina Gasset provides a thoughtful argument supporting the practice of many agents and MLS systems who advise silence in the matter of public school boundary information and do not include school location information in their listings.  Agents don't talk about schoolsand MLSs don't require school location information in listing reports.   
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO REDUCE RISK:
Provide no information Provide accurate information In many cases the fields for high schools, middle schools and elementary schools are available for the agent to enter information but intentionally left blank by listing agents.  The reasons for the omission … (65 comments)

Shaughnessy, South Granville, Point Grey, Dunbar and Kerrisdale Realtors - 01:41 AM
Jacob Krause and Jacky Levi are Westside Realtors selling houses and townhomes in Vancouver BC. They provide residential real esate services in Chinese, Hebrew and English. Their Realtor services and expertise are home sales in Shaughnessy, South Granille, Point Grey, Dunbar and Kerrisdale. If you're looking for a real estate agent to help you sell your duplex, fourplex or luxury house, use Realtors who can market your property to international buyers.
Over the last 10 years marketing your estate has changed in many ways. It's no longer enough to advertise to a local market to match a buyer to your home. … (0 comments)

Kore Condo Development in Kitsilano - 02:09 AM
Jacob Krause and Jacky Levi - Vancouver Westside Realtors have recently created a website for a new concrete low-rise condo development in Kitsilano. The building is located at 1808 West 3rd Ave and features 1 and 2 bedroom apartments. It's a 6 level building developed by Toyo Development.
As real estate agent Jacob and Jacky often have clients who are interested in moving into the Kitsilano region and want to live in a newer concrete building. It's often a challenge to find suites such as this in an area of Vancouver where most of the real estate is older low-rise wood … (0 comments)

This weekend in Asbury Park… - 03:41 PM
It looks like the wind has died down and we are heading for a great weekend at the Jersey Shore. Asbury Park has some fun and exciting events taking place and tons coming soon.
We just word that a new Bed & Breakfast is scheduled to open in July - Ocean Beach Inn" located at 404 Asbury Ave. And, make sure you catch the Travel Channel's "Samantha Brown's Great Weekends: Jersey Shore" tonight at 10:30 PM. Samantha was in Asbury Park and filmed a segment with rock legend Lance Larson. She even stopped by the Wonder Bar during "Yappy Hour" - … (0 comments)

Homes for Sale in Dublin Ranch in Dublin CA, April 2010 a Market Snapshot for Dublin Ranch in Dublin CA May 6, 2010 - 12:08 PM
Homes for Sale in Dublin Ranch in Dublin CA, April 2010 a Market Snapshot for Dublin Ranch in Dublin CA May 6, 2010*  Three of the single family homes for sale in Dublin Ranch and Dublin Ranch Village or Dublin Ranch homes for sale in 94568 sold during April 2010. The median home price was $697,000 with a range from $674,000 to $731,000.  These homes were on the market an average of 16 days.  Details on the low and high end sales follow.
5229 Londonderry Dr. in Dublin Ranch in Dublin CA sold for $674,000 after 19 days on the market:
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Median Home Price, Homes for sale in Livermore CA Mar 2010 and the Livermore CA Real Estate Market Update May 6, 2010 - 12:15 PM
Median Home Price, Homes for sale in Livermore CA Mar 2010 and the Livermore CA Real Estate Market Update May 6, 2010. The April 2010 median home price in Livermore CA was $483,500 for single family detached homes*. There were 66 single family homes for sale in Livermore CA or homes for sale in 94550 94551 that sold during April 2010. The highest priced home sold for $1,032,630 the lowest price home sold for $189,900. The average selling price of detached single family homes for April 2010 in Livermore California was $529,002.  Your Livermore California real estate market update was written … (0 comments)

Are Your Google Results Dirty? Mine Were. Roar. - 11:29 AM
Many of you missed this post the first time I put up. What I have to say here is important. Much more important than many of you may realize. So, I'm putting it up again. You need to hear this:
Begin:
Today I’d like to share a little secret with all of you. For some of you, it’s probably not a secret. I’ve never read anything about it here on Active Rain, that makes it feel like a secret. It’s a secret I need to share as it pertains to our businesses and our Google search results. Broker Bryant and … (70 comments)

Assessments, Appraisals, and Market Value for Cedar Rapids Real Estate - 10:06 AM
Lately, we have talked to a lot of people who have been concerned with their city assessments. Most have complained that they are too high. While the city continues to raise assessments, market values have not caught up with them. You are not alone!
Its important to understand that city assessments have NOTHING to do with what your house is actually worth. The city just merely gives your property a value to base its taxes on it. If you can find a comparable property that is being taxed less than you may be able to fight the assessment and get it … (0 comments)

Burglaries at Lake Wenatchee - 10:06 AM
We have heard increased reports of burglaries of vacation homes in Lake Wenatchee . These are happening to vacant homes in the area and the burglars are using the internet to research which homes are vacant.
For a list of simple things you can do to protect your home visit our blog and read the entire post. 
http://iciclecreekrealestate.com/2010/05/12/rash-of-lake-wenatchee-and-plain-break-ins/
 
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