cincinnati: Roof Inspections and Cincinnati Real Estate
- 04/01/10 02:36 AM
Roof Inspections and Cincinnati Real Estate When I get a house undercontract with either a buyer or a seller I expect to have a whole home inspection done by a certified inspector. Part of the job of the inspector is alert the home owners of needed repairs. In some cases the home inspector recommends that a certified contractor come to the home and evaluate the repairs and provide a binding bid.
Recently I have had a number of roof inspections due to the snow cover and the rain. In talking with a number of the roof inspectors I have come … (1 comments)
cincinnati: Relocating to Cincinnati
- 04/01/10 02:18 AM
Relocating to Cincinnati Recently I have had the pleasure of working with a number of clients relocating into Cincinnati. What my relocating clients found out was the real estate transaction process is different in every state and every city. For example, when purchasing real estate in New York and other states you are required to have a lawyer draft the contract. In Cleveland the home seller pays for the buyer’s home owner’s title insurance policy. In Cincinnati the seller pays both the Selling agent and Buying agent commissions. In addition it is becoming more common for sellers to pay for the … (0 comments)
cincinnati: A Realtor Reflects on Eminent Domain
- 11/30/09 05:23 AM
ACincinnati Realtor on Eminent Domain Eminent Domain is a controversial issue which involves the government (local, county, state, or federal) condemning a person’s home so that the land it sits on can be used for the betterment of the community. Eminent Domain has been used to acquire land for the development of new highways, airport expansions, and other major public works. However government has used Eminent Domain to secure land for private development of office buildings, and hotels. In Cincinnati we saw Eminent Domain enacted on a number of residents near the RookWood Commons plaza. In 2005 the Supreme Court … (0 comments)
cincinnati: Outside Magazine Ranks Cincinnati in Top 10 Town 2009 outside.com
- 08/26/09 06:44 AM
Outside Magazine Ranks Cincinnati in Top 10 Town 2009 Outside Magazine recently ranked Cincinnati as a top town to live in. The magazine cites a number of factors including a number of economic, entertainment, and sports related features that helps put Cincinnati at #9 in the poll. Jay Stowe says, Cincinnati boasts “cool architecture, genuinely awesome independent restaurants, and neighborhoods full of affordable, eclectic houses—and one of the country’s biggest Oktoberfests, where people willingly don lederhosen and do the Chicken Dance totally unironically.” … (0 comments)
cincinnati: In Cincinnati May Home Sales Continue 2009 Climb, Off 14.6% for the Yea
- 07/22/09 05:15 AM
<!-- by Alison Moss --> CABR released the following press release about May Home Sales in Cincinnati. Home sales locally continued their upward climb last month, as Realtors sold 1,658 units. That’s a 19.8% improvement over April’s sales activity. The average sale price in May was $155,896, a 12.9% improvement over April.
Statewide, the Cincinnati region posted the second highest average selling price last month. Columbus was highest at $168,576. Dayton was at $125,236; Cleveland/Akron $118,016, and Toledo $104,146. In comparing month-over-month, May sales were down 13.7% from a year ago. For the first five months, sales were off 14.6% … (0 comments)
cincinnati: Cincinnati Has Highest Home Vacancy Rate in the Nation
- 06/05/09 05:57 AM
<!-- by Alison Moss --> Cincinnati sits atop the list of the most vacant properties in a city. WCPO reported that there are about $4 million vacant properties nationwide. Cincinnati’s Over-the Rhine Neighborhood has the highest vacancy rate in the Tri-State area. My professional opinion about this situation as a Cincinnati Realtor is that property owners in areas where vacancy rates are elevated, can face delated property values. Before purchasing a property you should always be aware of the sales trend and vacancy rates in that specific area prior to signing any contracts.
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cincinnati: Cincinnati Metro Goes Green
- 04/22/09 03:31 PM
Cincinnati Metro launched six hybrid mass transit buses today on Earth Day. To celebrate the occasion there was a parade of the new buses from Eden Park to Downtown. This story was featured on CNN. It is great to see national news covering positive stories about Cincinnati. … (0 comments)
cincinnati: Personal NEWtrition: A Full Service Nutrition and Fitness Center
- 02/26/09 12:39 PM
<!-- by randalcmoss --> Throughout the course of my day in real estate I get the opportunity to meet interesting local business owners and learn about their products and services. I had the opportunity to meet Chrisy O’Connor, owner of Personal NEWtrition, a local Blue Ash business staffed entirely by RN’s, dieticians, and certified trainers in their respective field. I liked the concept and was surprised to find out that it is in downtown Blue Ash. I have driven by it countless of times and never knew about it, so I wanted to pass the word on to my readers. With … (0 comments)
cincinnati: Money-Saving Energy Tips for Winter’s Cold Days
- 12/29/08 02:40 AM
The Cincinnati Board of REALTORS sent out this helpful information to all of its agents today and I wanted to pass it along to all of our readers. The average U.S. household will pay $2,300 this year on residential energy costs, with heating accounting for almost 45% of that total, according to the Alliance to Save Energy, a nonprofit public policy group based in Washington, D.C. Gas and electric costs are up from last year, the group says. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration shows that homes heated with natural gas will pay about $30 more compared … (0 comments)
cincinnati: First Time Home Buyers Profile
- 12/29/08 02:29 AM
I have had the pleasure of working with a number of first time home buyers over the years and after reading the National Association of Realtors report on first time home buyers, I have to agree that the first time home buyers I am seeing these days are a bit different than in years past. The NAR report states that the median age of these buyers is up to 31, from 30 in 2007 and they are putting twice as much money down (4% vs 2%) compared to 2007. Even more promising is that the first time buyers are making up … (8 comments)
cincinnati: Housing market Rebounds in 2009
- 12/29/08 02:26 AM
New information from Marketwatch.com points to a slowing foreclosure rate in leading indicator states. Their conclusion is that the number of foreclosures is in decline due to some of the aggressive measures being taken by banks, and government agencies to keep families in their homes. Their research shows a slight drop from 84,534 to 84,291 in the number of properties repossessed by lenders following foreclosure November over October. But that’s off nearly 21% from September’s 106,415 REO filings. In California Foreclosure Index numbers show REO filings in the state down to 15,978 in November. That is a decrease of 6.55% from … (0 comments)
cincinnati: Home Improvement Projects: Is there a return on your investment?
- 12/29/08 02:23 AM
Many people are wondering where their money will be safest during these uncertain economic times. Investing in your home still pays off. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® statistics show that home prices have fallen by an average of 7 percent nationally in the past year. But the value of home owners’ investment in remodeling projects has declined only 3.86 percent on average between 2007 and 2008, according to Remodeling’s 2008–2009 Cost vs. Value Report. Remodeling produces the Cost vs. Value Report each year in cooperation with REALTOR® magazine. REALTORS® responding to a survey in midsummer said home owners could expect to recoup … (0 comments)
cincinnati: Cincinnati Home Energy Audit Service
- 12/15/08 05:22 AM
As we settle into winter everyone we know is thinking about their heating bill. We gave tips about winterizing a home in Cincinnati in a previous post, and hope everyone took that advice. If you are still interested in energy savings you could get a home energy audit from a company like Energyque in Cincinnati 513-319-7382. Energyque spends one to two hours doing a thermal scan of your home and can provide you with some in depth knowledge about how you can improve your home’s energy efficiency. Making certain can save significant amounts of money over the long term. Their pricing … (1 comments)
cincinnati: News Week lists Top Cincinnati Schools
- 05/30/08 08:42 AM
Each year Newsweek puts out a list in the spring of its top 1300 public schools. This year 5 Cincinnati area public schools made it into the top half of that list. Sycamore (585), Mariemont (449), Indian Hill (120), Wyoming (87) and Walnut Hills (56) are excellent examples of the high quality public education available across greater Cincinnati. … (0 comments)
cincinnati: Sales Volume in Cincinnati
- 05/30/08 08:39 AM
Everyone I know has been asking us “So how is the Cincinnati real estate market doing … really.” The honest answer is that it is not as bad in Cincinnati as other place but of course, we would like it to be better. When we pulled up numbers and took a statistical look at both sale price and units sold the number show a decline, but not the catastrophic drop some other parts of the country have seen. Hamilton County saw a decrease in sales of 14% (3137 to 2697) in the first five months of 2008 compared to the first … (0 comments)
Roof Inspections and Cincinnati Real Estate When I get a house undercontract with either a buyer or a seller I expect to have a whole home inspection done by a certified inspector. Part of the job of the inspector is alert the home owners of needed repairs. In some cases the home inspector recommends that a certified contractor come to the home and evaluate the repairs and provide a binding bid.
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