real estate market: Fighting depression on Active Rain OR Leading a Protest - 01/03/09 06:09 PM
Like many of you, I've been working on my plans for 2009. 2008 was good, and I generally was feeling pretty good about 2009. That is until I read two recent posts.
First I read KK's post about a recent WSJ article. It was a somewhat out-of-character post for her but … (39 comments)
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real estate market: The changing face of real estate for 2009 - 12/24/08 09:18 AM
While other people are preparing for the holidays, many real estate agents and their brokers are working on their business plans for 2009. This is especially important now since 2008 was such a challenge and 2009 projections are up for grabs.
Brokers are now sending out postcards or letters to agents trying to entice … (6 comments)
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real estate market: Central Ohio school district home prices for 9 years - 12/24/08 09:05 AM
A couple days ago, I mentioned that our local prices have "sort of" bottomed out. I prepared a couple graphs for my last newsletter showing the average prices by school district since the start of the decade. These graphs show that while prices in the last couple years have declined somewhat, … (0 comments)
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real estate market: I'm not from Missouri ... but show me the money! - 12/02/08 10:25 PM
I read a few blog posts on AR - from my subscriber list. I read a few of the group blogs in the outside world. I read even more individual blogs of former AR members who graduated to their own blog.
So many of the AR and group blogs are mini … (21 comments)
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real estate market: This is what got us into this financial mess! - 10/05/08 09:30 PM
I drove by a builder's model today on my way to my open house. I couldn't believe this sign. The model wasn't open so I couldn't ask if this is a no-money-down program or perhaps a sweat-equity opportunity.
Even so, the builder is still encouraging people to buy when they will have no equity … (8 comments)
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real estate market: Are Sellers & Buyers Friends or Foe? - 09/17/08 07:37 PM
Selling or buying a home can be a wonderful experience ... or a troublesome one. It all depends on the parties involved. Naturally, having it be a wonderful, joyous, exciting time is the preferred outcome and that's what happens in the majority of sales.
HOW TO BECOME A FRIEND
First of all both … (8 comments)
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real estate market: 10 Years of Home Prices in Delaware County in Central Ohio - 09/07/08 09:38 AM
In June, I recorded the 10-yr average of home prices for Delaware County through May. Now that we're through the summer months, I've updated it.
This chart shows the average price for single family homes that were sold between Jan 1 thru Aug 31 for each of the years. The … (0 comments)
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real estate market: Home not selling? Maybe it's NOT dog friendly. - 07/05/08 09:50 AM
Over the years I've found it amusing to learn what "objects" people buy homes "around". For instance, sometimes they have or want-to-have a big TV, so they'll look for a suitable wall and ample space for the sofa or chairs that seem to go with TV viewing.
Others might have … (4 comments)
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real estate market: Delaware County home prices may be better than you think! - 06/30/08 05:57 PM
As real estate agents, we're often confronted with having to inform sellers that the price their home might sell for now is perhaps less than they paid for it, especially if they haven't owned it very long.
Since I live in and primarily work in southern Delaware County, I decided to … (2 comments)
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real estate market: Year-end home prices for 5 years by central ohio school district - 01/10/08 09:57 AM
This report shows the 5-Year Average Home Price comparison by central Ohio school district. It shows that central Ohio DOES NOT have severe falling prices like California and Florida.
Our growth here in the Columbus metro area has been quite conservative over the years. There was some minor decline … (2 comments)
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real estate market: D'ya suppose we can put the bubbly on ice?? - 09/05/07 07:38 PM
Today I was preparing the weekly updates for my clients. You know the type - number of views on each of the websites/blogs where the homes are posted, number of showings, number of ads, etc.
The graphs we get from Realtor.com are looking positive for a change. Here's the viewing graphs for … (11 comments)
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real estate market: Delaware Ohio ... 2nd Qtr home sales vs last year - 07/31/07 12:16 PM
The Delaware area home sales were up this year versus last year in this bedroom community north of the Columbus metro area. As such it performed slightly better than four of the other local suburbs that I track. The only suburb that performed better was Powell, to the south of Delaware, … (4 comments)
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real estate market: Hilliard Ohio ... 2nd Qtr home sales vs last year - 07/31/07 11:53 AM
The Hilliard area home sales were down this year versus last year a little more so than five other local suburbs except for Dublin. I compared '07 vs '06 home sales data for Jan-Jun for the Hilliard SD.
This review showed that the overall average sales price decreased 6%, from $201K to … (0 comments)
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real estate market: Worthington Ohio ... 2nd Qtr home sales vs last year - 07/31/07 11:33 AM
The Worthington area home sales were a little more stable this year versus last year than the other five local suburbs that I track, but that may be expected since it's an older community with few new-home developments. I compared '07 vs '06 home sales data for Jan-Jun for the Worthington … (0 comments)
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real estate market: Dublin Ohio ... 2nd Qtr home sales vs last year - 07/31/07 11:16 AM
The Dublin area home sales were down this year versus last year more so than the other five local suburbs that I track. I compared '07 vs '06 home sales data for Jan-Jun for the Dublin SD.
This review showed that the overall average sales price decreased 8%, from $357K to $327K. … (0 comments)
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real estate market: Lewis Center Ohio ... 2nd Qtr home sales vs last year - 07/31/07 10:53 AM
The Lewis Center area overall experienced flat home sales this year versus last year. I compared '07 vs '06 home sales data for Jan-Jun for the zip code 43035 in the Olentangy SD.
Doing so showed that the overall average sales price decreased 1%, from $282K to $280K. The size of the average … (0 comments)
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real estate market: Powell Ohio ... 2nd Qtr home sales vs last year - 07/31/07 10:25 AM
The Powell area home sales performed better this year versus last year than the other five local suburbs that I track. I compared '07 vs '06 home sales data for Jan-Jun for the zip code 43065 in the Olentangy SD.
Doing so showed that the overall average sales price increased 4%, from … (0 comments)
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real estate market: Mom & Dad ... step back when the kids are buying a home - 06/24/07 10:18 PM
I know, I know ... we never stop being parents and wanting to help protect our kids or have them make good decisions. Goodness, I have as much trouble with this as any other parent.
When it comes to the process of buying a home, this might be one of the … (6 comments)
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real estate market: Watch your backside! - 06/19/07 04:38 PM
Southern Delaware County is the fastest growing portion of any area in Ohio and one of the top 15 in the Nation. While growth can be good - bringing new jobs and assisting the economy - it can also have its painful side.
Such is the case with the southeast quadrant of … (0 comments)
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real estate market: 1st Quarter Homes Sales for Westerville Ohio area - 04/07/07 01:28 PM
1st quarter homes sales have been recorded and are fairly flat for the Westerville Ohio area. The number of homes sold in 2007 was flat versus 2006, with 230 homes sold this year versus 229 homes sold last year. The average price of the homes sold declined 1.5% - $218,552 in … (0 comments)
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