Worthington's Liberty Elementary School Neighborhoods - 03/31/11 07:10 PM
Worthington's Liberty Elementary School is in the far northwest part of the Worthington City School District.

 
The school is physically located in the City of Columbus and it is in Franklin County.  The schools mailing address is 8081 Saddle Run Road, Powell Ohio 43065.  - map   Liberty Elementary School is the farthest northwest Worthington elementary school serving neighborhoods that border the Dublin and Olentangy School Districts.  The part of the City of  Columbus that is in the Worthington School District was the Worthington School District long before the land was annexed into the City of Columbus.
Worthington's Liberty Elementary School … (3 comments)

Dublin home prices - 03/31/11 07:14 AM
Dublin home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

The graph shows home prices for homes in the Dublin City School District for the past 15 months, through February 2011.  The graph and market report are single family homes in Dublin schools only.
Dublin homes prices a market report for February 2011
Average active price $431,000 Average sale price $324,000 Median sale price $328,000 The average sold price of a home in Dublin schools was down 7.7% in February 2011.  Look at  Dublin Ohio 43017 average home for February 2010, the average price was down 25% … (2 comments)

Dublin, Ohio 43017 home prices - 03/29/11 09:43 PM
Dublin, Ohio 43017 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

The graph shows home prices in the 43017 zip code for the past 15 months.  The homes are only single family homes.  
The other Dublin zip code is  Dublin, Ohio 43016. There are homes in the Dublin City School District in other zip codes.
Dublin, Ohio 43017 homes for sale by price range
Dublin, Ohio 43017 homes for sale priced up to $200,000
Dublin, Ohio 43017 homes for sale priced from $200,000 to $300,000
Dublin, Ohio 43017 homes for sale priced from $300,000 … (0 comments)

Dublin, Ohio 43016 home prices - 03/28/11 08:25 PM
Dublin, Ohio 43016 home prices

Dublin, Ohio 43016 home prices  a market report for February 2011
Average active price $356,000 Average sold price $265,000 Median sold price $ 219,000 At $265,000 the average sale price was down 4.3% from a year ago.  Dublin, Ohio 43016 homes sold within 97% of list price in February 2011. 
February home sales were up 40% from February 2010!
While there is almost 12 months of inventory avaible (lots to choose from), months of inventory is down 36.8% based on recent sales in the area.
Dublin, Ohio 43016 home prices - neighborhoods*
EDIT Connection problems?  … (3 comments)

Is Indian Springs Elementary School Haunted? - 03/28/11 10:48 AM
is indian springs elementary school haunted Someone searched for that info and ended up on my site ColumbusBestBlog.com I must have blogged about the Indian Springs Elementary School in Columbus City Schools...
I doubt they found the answer to the question on my site.
Q. Is Indian Springs Elementary School haunted? 
Answering the question with a question... or a series of questions?
Q. The Indian Springs Elementary School in Columbus? 
Q. Or the Indian Springs Elementary School in the Olentangy Local School District?
Q. Or is there another Indian Springs Elementary School in another Central Ohio School district?   At … (6 comments)

Westerville, Ohio home prices - 03/27/11 09:07 PM
Westerville, Ohio home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

 
This graph shows home prices in the Westerville school district for the past 15 months.  The homes are all single family homes. 
Search Westerville homes for sale
Westerville, Ohio home prices a market report for February 2011
Average active price $215,000 Average sale price $177,000 Median sale price $203,000 Homes sold in Westerville schools in February 2011 closed within 95% of their list price on average (5% or less than list price.)    The $177,000 average sale price is down 13.2% from a … (0 comments)

Real Living HER Open House List - March 27, 2011 - 03/27/11 10:37 AM
Real Living HER Open House List - March 27, 2011 brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER
This morning just before 10 AM there were 75 homes for sale on the Real Living HER Open House List today.  I usually put up a link to Sunday's Real Living HER Open House List on my website, MaureenMcCabe.com  That number could go up...  or it could go down.
This time last year
March 28, 2010...last year there were 164 properties on the list when I published a post about the Real Living HER Open House List.

What a difference … (0 comments)

Westerville Ohio, 43081 home prices - 03/26/11 04:56 PM
Westerville Ohio, 43081 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

Westerville, Ohio 43081 home prices a market report for February 2011
Average active price $202,000 Average sale price $172,000 Median sale price $175,000 The single family average sale price was down 2.3% from February 2011. Average active price for a home in the area was down 13.7% from a year ago.  Meidian sale price of $175,000 is up 8.7% from February 2011. Homes in Westerville, Ohio 43081 area sold within 97% of the final list price. 
February 2011 home sales in the zip code were … (0 comments)

IDX in iframe or not? Indexable or not indexable that is the question... - 03/26/11 09:26 AM
Maybe I should not even ask...
Should your IDX be in an  iframe or not?
spam from "Listingware" made me do it... made me ask today should your IDX be in an iframe or not?
" Check out Listingware's <a href="http://listingware.com">indexable IDX</a>. Anyone using it? "
The comment was on Jeff Corbett's Indexable IDX Questions post from January 2010.
Back in early 2010 Jeff C.  wrote:
"First things first…Why is this a big deal to begin with?  IDX solutions are typically framed in to web/blogsites and offer little to no SEO value.  An indexable IDX effectively creates separate posts … (36 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43235 condo prices - Feb. 2011 - 03/25/11 07:10 PM
Columbus, Ohio 43235 condo prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER 

 
The graph shows pricing for condominiums in the Columbus, Ohio 43235 zip code for the past 15 months.  Columbus Ohio 43235 is sometimes called the West Worthington area.
Columbus, Ohio 43235 condo prices a market report for February 2011
Average active price $137,000 Average sale price $95,000 Median sale price $99,000 Only three condos sold in February, but only 4 sold a year earlier.  There is about 34 months of inventory available based on recent sales... definitely a buyers market.
Columbus, Ohio 43235 condos … (0 comments)

Furnace Friday - Whistle while you work - 03/25/11 10:13 AM
Furnace Friday is a Feature on this site...
There was much to-do March in a Real Living HER email campaign from a few years ago.  The postcard says "Did you know home maintenance saves you time and money?"   Sometimes home maintenance saves lives.

The canned commentary on the ecard said:
"In like a lion and out like a lamb, March offers the perfect opportunity to inspect home elements before the onset of spring fever.
-Inspect walls and ceilings for cracks or bulges - patch and paint as necessary.
-Hire a professional to check your water heater.*
-Check basement and crawl … (2 comments)

Worthington condo prices - 03/24/11 07:56 PM
Worthington condo prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

The graph above shows home prices for City of Worthington condos for the past 15 months.  The properties in this graph are only those in the City of Worthington
Worthington condo prices a market report
Average active price $166,000 Average sale price $159,000 Median sale price $160,000 The $159,000 average sale price of a Worthington condo is up 11.2% from February 2010.  The City of Worthington average active price for a condo is down 6.7% from a year ago.  The median sale price of … (2 comments)

Westerville, Ohio 43082 home prices - 03/24/11 07:12 AM
Westerville, Ohio 43082 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

The graph shows single family home prices in the Westerville, Ohio 43082 zip code for the past 15 months, The homes and neighborhoods are in southern Delaware County and the Westerville City School District, for the most part. 
Westerville, Ohio 43082 home prices  a market report
Average active price $353,000 Average sale price $259,000 Median sale price $253,000 The average sale price was down 20.1% from $324,000 in February 2010.  Median  sale price is down 17.3% from last year. Months of inventory (based on recent … (0 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43085 condominuim prices - 03/22/11 07:34 PM
Columbus, Ohio 43085 condominium prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe

The graph shows pricing of condos in the Columbus, Ohio 43085 zip code for the past 15 months.  The 43085 zip code includes the City of Worthington as well as addresses in the City of Columbus.
Columbus, Ohio 43085 condominium prices a market report for February 2011
Average active price $119,00 Average sale price $104,000 Median sale price $87,000 February 2011 condo sales in the area were up 75% from a year ago (7 vs. 4.)  The $104,000 average sale price is down 4.6% from February 2010. Meidan sale … (1 comments)

Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS home prices.... - 03/22/11 09:59 AM
Columbus Board of REALTORS® says of February sales, February home prices...
Nothing... 
The February results were due out yesterday according to the Columbus Board of REALTORS site, a table there says:
"Mar. 21 - February stats released"
It's a public page.

The Columbus Dispatch says of Columbus Board of REALTORS mls home prices:
" The average sales price dropped 4.1 percent, to $143,296."
The fact that it matches my graph thrills me.
This graph shows residential sales for the past 15 month for the whole Columbus Board of REALTORS® mls (multiple listing service) area.  Real estate is local, … (3 comments)

Prices of homes in Olentangy schools - 03/22/11 06:37 AM
Prices of homes in Olentangy schools brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

The graph shows home prices for single family homes in  the Olentangy Local School District for the past 15 months through February 2011. 
Homes for sale Olentangy schools <---- link broken
Olentangy schools,  a market report for February 2011
Average active price $443,000 Average sale price $300,000 Median sale price $256,000 Sales in the area were down 11.9% in February from a year earlier.  The $300,000 average sale price was up 1% from February 2010.  Homes in the school district sold within … (3 comments)

Powell, Ohio 43065 home prices - February 2011 - 03/21/11 05:23 PM

Powell, Ohio 43065 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER
 
The graph shows single family home prices for the Powell, Ohio 43065 zip code for the past 15 months through February 2011.  
The majority of the homes in the zip code are in Delaware County and the Olentangy Local School District but not all. There's more information about neighborhoods in the Powell Ohio area below.
 
Powell, Ohio 43065 homes for sale priced under $200,000 
Powell, Ohio 43065 homes for sale priced from $200,000 to $300,000
Powell, Ohio 43065 homes for sale priced … (2 comments)

Real Living HER Open House List for 3-20-2011 - 03/20/11 01:05 PM
Real Living HER Open House List for 3-20-2011 brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER.

Today is the Spring Equinox... The Vernal Equinox (?) ...  I am not sure what time today we leave WINTER and enter SPRING but I am all for it. 
Happy Spring.
There are 67 open house NOW just about an hour before most open houses start... or maybe since I usually hold open houses from 2 to 4, that's what I think is normal. 
Last week's Real Living HER Open House List  (March 13,2011) had 62 properties when I wrote a post. … (0 comments)

Columbus Ohio real estate information - Curbside - 03/20/11 09:53 AM
Curbside Info from Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

Curbside Info -Columbus Ohio real estate information
Surf the Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS on your phone.  Your phone doesn't have to even be that smart... you do not have to worry about typing in URLs or using your phones camera to read QR codes.
A press release from Real Living HER describes Curbside Info:
" Curbside Info uses advanced technology to create audio listing tours that are available to consumers from any phone. Consumers dial the one phone number for their market, enter the house number, and Curbside Info will … (0 comments)

Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 home prices - 03/19/11 09:33 AM
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

The graph shows home prices for the past 15 months for homes in the Columbus Ohio, 43035 zip code.  The graph is only single family home prices.
Lewis Center,  Ohio 43035 homes for sale priced under $200,000
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 homes for sale priced from $200,000 to $300,000
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 homes for sale priced from $300,000 to $400,000
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 home prices a market report
Average active price $281,000 Average sale price $230,000 Median sale price … (0 comments)

Furnace Friday economics - "The Dirt on Expensive Furnace Filters" - 03/18/11 12:28 PM
Furnace Friday economics - "The Dirt on Expensive Furnace Filters" 
Part of me wanted to save that post for Furnace Filter Friday in April.  The first Friday in each month is Furnace Filter Friday, on this site.... a reminder to change your furnace filter monthly...  if you are so inclined.
Furnace Friday economics experts
Do you change your furnace filter monthly?  Try to?  Who told you to change your furnace filter monthly?  Your father?  Your home inspector?  Another expert? 
Personally I consider home inspectors  to be the experts on home maintenance, mechanical systems, home inspection,  home improvements, etc.  Of course not … (6 comments)

Happy St. Patrick's Day Columbus - 03/17/11 04:26 PM

Happy St. Patrick's Day. 
The image is a Real Living ecard.
… (5 comments)

I love ActiveRain as much as the next person - 03/16/11 08:17 AM
I love ActiveRain as much as the next person but...
A featured post by Toni Weidman gives a little trick you can use on ActiveRain with the tags.
Did you know you can create a series of posts with just one link? (Members Only)
If I were Toni Weidman I would want to promote the Toni Weidman Homes for Sale brand over the ActiveRain brand personally.
Toni Weidman is a real estate agent in New Port Richey -Trinity Florida
The 'Toni Weidman Homes for Sale'  brand is Toni Weidman's Outside blog. 

I have two Outside blogs.  As much as I … (8 comments)

Worthingview Open House - Thursday - 03/16/11 07:04 AM
Worthingview Open House - Thursday... and NOT just any Thursday.   This Thursday is St. Patrick's Day.

The Worthingview neighborhood is in the Worthington City School District.  The Worthingview neighborhood is in the 43235 zip code, the West Worthington area.
Open House  - Thursday March 17, 2011, 5 to 7    1344 Snowmass Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43235
4 bedroom 2.5 baths 2088 square feet $199,999 The average sale price for a Worthingview home in 2010 was $223,063.
The Worthingview neighborhood public school attendance areas:
Bluffsview Elementary School McCord Middle School Worthington Kilbourne High School Attendance areas within a school district … (2 comments)

Twitter: Columbus Ohio Places Weekly - 03/15/11 07:36 PM
I started another Paper.li on Twitter:  Columbus Ohio Places Weekly

Like I need another Paper.li  A lot of people do NOT like Paper.li  I do.
What's a Place on Twitter / Paper.li : Columbus Ohio Places Weekly
Places like restaurants, stores, venues, businesses... I suppose even cities.  Worthington Schools could be a Columbus Ohio Place, Westerville Libraries could be a Columbus Ohio Place.  I need to go through who I follow on Twitter and put more that I follow into groups.
Paper.li makes a Newspaper for you (those you follow), a twitter group or a hashtag & more... … (7 comments)

Worthington home prices - 03/15/11 07:20 AM
Worthington home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe

The graph shows home prices for single family homes in the Worthington City School District for the past 15 months.
Search City of Worthington homes for sale listings sign in to use the same searh and you will be offered the opporunity to receive information directly from the Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS.  Links below display listings online without having to sign in.
Worthington home prices a market report for February 2011
Average active price $245,000 Average sale price $208,000 Median sale price $179,000 Home sales in the Worthington City School … (2 comments)

Real Living HER Open House List - 03/14/11 08:11 PM
The Real Living HER Open House List is not just for Sundays.  Or maybe it is.  My open house 5 to 7 Thursday March 17, 2011 is the only open house on the list now... 
I thought there would be other...  new construction on the list... 

Right now it just shows my Thursday Open House at 1344 Snowmass Rd. Columbus, Ohio 43235
March 17, 2011  5 to 7 PM Happy Daylight Saving Time Happy St. Patrick's Day maybe some nice loan officer will bring me a green beer.
 
The Real Living HER Open House List
I'm giving … (2 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43240 home prices - 03/14/11 02:53 PM
Columbus, Ohio 43240 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

This graph shows single family home prices in the Columbus Ohio 43240 zip code for the past 15 months. 
Columbus, Ohio 43240 homes for sale priced under $200,000
Columbus, Ohio 43240 homes for sale priced from $200,000 to $300,000
The Columbus, Ohio 43240 zip code is in the Polaris area in southern Delaware County.
Columbus, Ohio 43240 home prices a market report for February 2011
Average active home price $176,000 Average sold home price $155,000 Median sold home price $155,000 The average … (0 comments)

Riverlea home prices - 03/13/11 08:10 AM
Riverlea home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

The graph is active and sale prices for Riverlea for the past 15 months.  What does the Rivelea home prices graph tell you?  Mostly the graph tell you that Riverlea is dinky.  Reallly, really small.  There are five homes on the market.  Nothing sold in the Village of Riverlea in February 2011 according to the Columbus Board of REALTORS® MLS (multiple listing service.)
This graph is just single family homes.  A graph for Riverlea condos would be even more useless... but there is a condo on the … (4 comments)

Spring Forward Central Ohio - 03/12/11 08:30 PM

Remember to turn your clocks back at 2:00 AM Sunday morning or tonight before bed.  Since I need to be somewhere at 6 AM which will really be 5 AM I think I will do it before I go to sleep.       
Quoting some facts from  Mike Mitchell - REALTOR® - St. Clair Shores, MI - Real Living Kee Realty
Interesting DST Facts
Hawaii and Arizona are the only 2 states in the U.S. that don't observe DST It is said that Ben Franklin was the 1st person to suggest the concept of DST It is technically called … (3 comments)

Real Living HER Open House List - March 13, 2011 - 03/12/11 12:58 PM
 

The Real Living HER Open House List for March 13, 2011 has 62 properties NOW.  That number can change.  Last minute additions.  Home goes under contract. 
A year ago.... well almost a year ago March 21, 2010  I wrote:
"There are only 168 open houses on the list today...  That number could still go up and down before this afternoon. The Real Living HER Open House list is in real time"
I said only 168 open houses? I said "only."  I'd say that's over 100 more open houses than March 2011 but that would sound dumb... you can … (0 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43202 home prices - 03/12/11 07:40 AM
Columbus, Ohio 43202 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

The graph shows home prices for Columbus Ohio 43202 for the past 15 months, through February 2011.
Columbus, Ohio 43202 homes for sale priced under $100,000
Columbus, Ohio 43202 homes for sale priced between $100,000 and $200,000
Columbus, Ohio 43202 homes for sale priced between $200,000 and $300,000
Columbus, Ohio 43202 home prices a market report for February 2011
Neighborhoods in the Columbus, Ohio 43202 zip code include Clintonville or part of Clintonville?  Clintonville and more?  While zip codes are not really areas, … (1 comments)

Harassment happens... or does it? - 03/11/11 06:59 PM
Cyber - harassment happens... or does it?
The ActiveRain Guidelines say:
"There is zero tolerance for predatory behavior, stalking, threats, harassment, invading privacy, or the revealing of other members' personal information. Anyone caught doing these things may be permanently banned from ActiveRain."
Rich Jacobson (an employee of ActiveRain at time) wrote the post that this Guideline is linked to "Predator vs. REALTOR®" - Community Guidelines ReVisited
Is there such a thing as cyber-bullying?  Or cyber-harassment?  Rob Hahn on his personal blog Notorious R.O.B. says there is no such thing as cyber-bullying because we are all adults. 
Shut Up she explained:  Cyberbullying … (18 comments)

It's Furnace Friday and I have nothing to say... - 03/11/11 10:55 AM
It's Furnace Friday and I have nothing to say...
It's Furnace Friday because every Friday is Furnace Friday on this site.  It is Furnace Friday every Friday because of the fact that the First Friday of every month is Furnace Filter Friday.  If I only did Furnace Filter Friday every 4 or 5 weeks I would usually forget to post a reminder to change your furnace filter each month...
Last Friday WAS Furnace Filter Friday - Furnace Filter Friday March 2011 if you did not change or clean (re-usable furnace filters) your filter last week, here's one more reminder!

I … (7 comments)

City of Worthington home prices - 03/10/11 11:18 PM
City of Worthington home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)
 

The graph shows home prices in the City of Columbus for the past 15 months, through February 2011.   These are only single family homes.
Trendgraphix made changes recently because of changes in the Columbus Board of REALTORS MLS  and for now the graph I was able to pull says it is "Worthington Twp"  There is no Worthington Township in Central Ohio.  It looks like the number are the Worthington Corporation Limit.  
Worthington, Ohio 43085 homes for sale priced at $100,000 to $200,000 … (3 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43214 home prices - 03/10/11 06:53 AM
Columbus, Ohio 43214 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

 
The graph shows home prices for the past 15 months for homes in the Columbus, Ohio 43214 zip code. Average home sale price in the Columbus, Ohio 43214 zip code  was down 17.2% from February 2010.  The graph and stats are only single family homes.  Then again there are very few condominiums in the Columbus, Ohio 43214 zip code either
Columbus, Ohio 43214 homes for sale by price range:
Columbus,  Ohio 43214 homes for sale priced under $100,000
Columbus,  Ohio 43214 homes for sale … (2 comments)

Worthington's Anniversary - 03/10/11 06:10 AM
The Worthington Historical Society said yesterday was Worthington's Annivesary.

I started to write this post saying  that today was Worthington's Anniversary, then realized the Worthington Historical Society said "Today"  on Facebook yesterday.  I just did not see it until today.
Happy Belated Anniversary Worthington.
Worthington incorporated on March 9, 1835. Worthington was founded in 1803 and incorporated in 1835.
The Worthington Historical Society is on Facebook.
If I am not mistaken Worthington did not become a city until almost 100 years later.  That's on the Worthington Timeline somewhere. The Worthington Historical Society  has a relatively new website.  The link in … (0 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43235 home prices - 03/09/11 08:33 AM
Columbus, Ohio 43235 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

 
This graph is showing single family home prices in the Columbus, Ohio 43235 zip code for the past 15 months through February 2011.
Columbus,  Ohio 43235 homes under $100,000
Columbus, Ohio 43235 homes from $100,000 to $200,000
Columbus, Ohio 43235 homes from $200,000 to $300,000
Columbus, Ohio 43235 home prices a market report for February 2011
Average active price $251,000 Average sale price  $227,000 Median sale price $205,000 Columbus Ohio 43235 home sales were down 6.2% from a year earlier.  Inventory (homes for sale … (0 comments)

Mardi Gras: Columbus Dispatch - 03/08/11 03:48 PM
 
The Columbus Dispatch on Mardi Gras in Central Ohio: From Bayou to Ohio
 

The Columbus Dispatch Food Section - March 2, 2011
Melissa Kussler Dutton from the Columbus Dispatch interviewed Eric Eckert, an agent in my office about our office Mardi Gras party.  Mardi Gras is about food, food and more food.
"What most disappointed Eric Eckert about leaving Baton Rouge, La., was sacrificing Mardi Gras. "In Louisiana, it's an official holiday," said the Worthington resident."
How did the Columbus Dispatch Food writer find out about Eric and our office Mardi Gras party?  One of my blog … (2 comments)

Beating a dead zebra.... - 03/08/11 08:46 AM

 
Beating a dead zebra... 
Not to beat a dead horse... is just an expression!  Have you been paying attention to the Lones Group's lawsuit against Daniel Rothamel, The Real Estate Zebra?  The Lones Group sells marketing to the real estate industry, and they sued Daniel, a real estate agent to keep him from using "trade dress" his zebra stripes.   What's black and white and red all over?  #savethezebra
Daniel is giving up his zebra stripes:

In which I explain my decision to retire the stripes
I read it on Twitter via my Real Estate and … (8 comments)

Worthington, Ohio 43085 home prices - 03/08/11 06:53 AM
Worthington, Ohio 43085 home prices brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)
 

The graph shows prices of single family homes for the past 15 in the Worthington, Ohio 43085 zip code.
Worthington, Ohio 43085 homes for sale priced under $100,000
Worthington, Ohio 43085 homes for sale priced at $100,000 to $200,000
Worthington, Ohio 43085 homes for sale priced at $200,000 to $300,000
Worthington, Ohio 43085 homes for sale priced at $300,000 to $400,000
Worthington Ohio, 43085 home prices a market report for February 2011
Average active price $273,000 Average sale price $217,000 Median … (0 comments)

I'm giving up open houses for Lent - 03/07/11 07:57 PM
"I'm giving up open houses for Lent"

The image is an ecard for an April 2010 promotion Real Living HER did - Open House April. 
Recently in inquiring whether agents in my office who lists a lot had anything they wanted open on March 6, 2011 I said  "I'm giving up open houses for Lent."
I was kind of joking but I was also kind of not joking.  I have conflicts on Sundays during the next 40 + / - days.  In response I got an email kinda lecturing me on giving up candy instead... because holding open houses … (6 comments)

Delaware County homes for sale - 03/07/11 07:04 AM
Delaware County homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

Delaware County homes for sale  market reports for January 2011
Olentangy schools homes for sale
Columbus,  Ohio 43240
Powell, Ohio 43065 homes
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 homes for sale
Dublin homes for sale
Westerville homes for sale
The Dublin City School District includes neighborhoods in Delaware, Franklin and Union counties and the Westerville City School District includes neighborhoods in Delaware and Franklin counties.  The market reports are for the school districts in their entirety. The Delaware County graph here just reflects the Delaware … (2 comments)

Franklin County homes for sale - 03/06/11 07:42 AM
Franklin County homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

The graph shows the inventory of single family homes for sale for the past 15 months in Franklin County, Ohio. There is 12.8 months of homes for sale based on recent sales.  That's up from a year ago.
Search Franklin County homes for sale
Columbus Ohio real estate  Franklin County communities - January 2011
How is the real estate market closer to home?
Clintonville area - Columbus, Ohio 43202 homes for sale
Clintonville area - Columbus, Ohio 432142 homes for sale
Columbus, … (1 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43240 homes for sale - 03/05/11 06:42 PM
Columbus, Ohio 43240 homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER

The graph shows the inventory (homes for sale) for the Columbus, Ohio 43240 zip code for the past 15 months.  The inventory of homes for sale is high at 15 months (only one home sold in January.)
Search for  Columbus, Ohio 43240 homes for sale
Columbus, Ohio 43240 homes for sale a market report for January 2011
15 homes for sale 1 home sold 15 months of inventory based on January sales Average active price $181,000 Average sold price $195,000 Median sold price … (2 comments)

Who you gonna' call? Code busters - 03/05/11 07:43 AM
Code busters... by code busters I really mean those who can decipher what THE code means.  Not those breaking THE code but those who can help decipher the code for us mere mortals. 
The code?  The NAR Code of Ethics...  of the 203,519 of us who are members of ActiveRain a large percentage are NAR (National Association of REALTORS®)  members so subject to that code of ethics.
The other day Bob Stewart said "Why doesn't NAR have a public voice on this opinion? This is not the first time we have seen people scream 'COE Violation' online. It happens almost every … (13 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43202 homes for sale - 03/04/11 07:43 PM
Columbus, Ohio 43202 homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

It's a buyers market!  Or was at the end of January. The graph shows the inventory of single family homes for sale for the past 15 months in north Columbus in the 43202 zip code.
Search Columbus, Ohio 43202 homes for sale
Columbus, Ohio 43202 homes for sale a market report for January 2011
46 homes for sale 2 homes sold 23 months of inventory based on recent sales Average active price  $170,000 Average sale price $130,000 Median sale price $130,000 … (0 comments)

It's Furnace Filter Friday... March 2011 - 03/04/11 07:50 AM
Furnace Filter Friday... brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (previously HER Realtors.)  March came in like a lamb this year.  We still need the furnace on but there are days with the promise of Spring.
March to do list  Add changing your furnace filter to the list below. It is the first Friday of the month, so it is Furnace Filter Friday.  A reminder to change your furnace filter.
The image is a Real Living home maintenance email program,  Find. Feel. Know.

The Real Living list of things to do in March:
"In like a lion … (7 comments)

Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 homes for sale - 03/03/11 06:02 PM
Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 homes for sale brought to you by Maureen McCabe Real Living HER (HER Realtors)

The graph shows single family homes for sale in the Lewis Centre area for the past 15 months, through January 2011.  The homes have a Lewis Center Ohio 43035 mailing address.
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Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 homes for sale  a market report for January 2010
139 homes for sale 16 homes sold 8.7 months of inventory (homes for sale) based on recent sales $272,000 average active price $259,000 average sale price $245,000 median sale … (0 comments)

NAR COE suing another member should be a violation? - 03/03/11 07:33 AM
NAR =  National Association of REALTORS, a trade group. 
COE = Code of Ethics. 
SUE =  Dictionary.com
Mitchell Hall wrote:  "IMHO suing another member should be a COE violation."
Really?
Mitchell wrote that on Inna Hardison's featured post titled A few thoughts on peeing on our brands to protect our reputations… and of course Inna's post is about the lawsuit the Lones Group filed against, Daniel Rothamel, who writes "The Real Estate Zebra" a real estate blog.
Daniel, a real estate agent in Virginia is a member of NAR. Denise Lones is an NAR member, a REALTOR.  She is in Washington … (32 comments)

Columbus, Ohio 43214 homes for sale - 03/02/11 07:05 AM
Columbus, Ohio 43214 homes for sale  brought to you by Maureen McCabe of Real Living HER (previously known as HER Realtors)

This graph shows inventory (homes for sale) for the Columbus Ohio 43214 zip code for the past 15 months through January 2011.  The graph and market report here are only single family homes in the north Columbus zip code.
14.3 months of inventory, lots of homes for buyers to choose from.
February results will be out in about a week.  I think I may focus on home prices.
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Curbside Info hits Columbus - 03/01/11 08:08 AM

pssst  Curbside Info hits Columbus Today
You'll start hearing Real Living HER (previously known as HER Realtors) advertising "Curbside" soon... today?
Curbside Info from HER is rolling out today. 
 
We had the HER Realtors Hotline back in 1990's... I wish I had an old advertisement for the HER Hotline.*
HER Realtors Hotline was a recording about the property.  Technology of the 1990s.
Curbside Info is more than just a recording about a property but you can "do it" from your phone no matter if your phone is a smart phone... Droid, iPhone, Blackberry or just the cell phone you … (0 comments)

 
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