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The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (http://www.ohiohome.org) is now offering a new down payment assistance program for low to middle income buyers. Using OHFA's homeownership programs also provides access to loan money to cover closing costs. The new Homebuyer Tax Credit Advantage Program provides a...
03/30/2009
        If you're traveling around and through the Hocking Hills Region, you'll soon notice more marketing for one of the area's best-kept dining secrets. And you don't have to be a member of Hide-A-Way Hills (HAH) to relax and dine at the lodge; we'd love to have you see what's made HAH such a s...
03/11/2009
The Hocking Hills Tourism Association has just published a list of freebies across southeast Ohio....from loads of free naturalist programs at Hocking Hills State Park, to browsing the Decorative Arts Center and Ohio Glass Museum in historic Lancaster, or the Bowen House in Logan, or riding the H...
03/10/2009
There's always something new to learn in real estate, and perhaps a little more if you work with clients who own or want to buy vacation or second homes (or who leave their primary homes for extended snowbird trips).  The recent winter storms probably can teach us a lot about what folks should or...
02/09/2009
Another Annual Winter Hike has come and gone at Hocking Hills State Park....if you missed it, join the cast of thousands next year (third Saturday in January)....and here's a Visual Tour stroll through this year's event. And for more information about you can help ensure the future of the park, p...
01/18/2009
Updated 1/18/09....here's the Visual Tour of 2009's Winter Hike..... It might be a bit nippy, but the cold will no doubt make for some incredible "special effects" from Mother Nature during this Saturday's Hocking Hills State Park Winter Hike. If you're at the park on Friday, you can start things...
01/15/2009
Friends of The Hocking Hills, an all-volunteer non-profit group dedicated to ensuring the future of the scenic and historic region's Ohio state parks, is moving forward with its plans for a new Astronomy Park.  The park will be adjacent to the existing Lodge, located near Old Man's Cave just off ...
12/11/2008
   Down in "The Hills" we're sitting amidst the spaces and shadows between fall and winter.  There was enough sunshine bouncing off the fallen leaves yesterday to reawaken fall thoughts, but today the light snowfall suggests the different sort of views around the corner.  The views along Clear Cr...
12/06/2008
Getting any school issue approved by voters in an unpredictable economy is difficult, and the odds going in to this month's election were even at best for Hilliard Schools.  Yet there were a number of things that likely help improve Hilliard area voters' perceptions, with a decidedly positive mar...
11/10/2008
While it's at best difficult to pin down what's the "right" price for a property in today's market (at least by using traditional methods), it seems we've got bigger issues as Realtors.  It's the after-the-showing process that makes life and work even tougher. Karen, has been an agent for about 2...
11/08/2008
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Thoughts on buying and selling primary and vacation homes, and land, in the central and southeast Ohio real estate market, including The Hocking Hills Region and the gated resort community of Hide-A-Way Hills, plus Hiiliard, Dublin, Grove City, Canal Winchester, Logan and Lancaster. www.ikarensell.com