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January 7th, 2008 categories: Columbus NewsIt's ON!  Tonight, The Ohio State University plays Louisiana State University in the National Championship game in New Orleans.  This is the third time in Six Years that Ohio State has played for the NCAA BCS National Title.   In 2002 they won the most e...

Goodbye Macy's, Hello . . . ?November 30th, 2007 categories: Columbus News, DowntownIt's the last hurrah for Macy's Downtown.  No Lazarus, no Marshall Fields, no Jacobsens, no major department store anywhere near downtown.  We went the last few days of clearance sales and there was very little of...

No Picture of the Kitchen?? It must be antiquatedNovember 30th, 2007 categories: Real Estate NewsI was looking, as I do most every day, at which listings had just come on the market in different Columbus Neighborhoods.  In looking at an Upper Arlington property that just came on the market for $1...

I don't want to sell The Most homesNovember 30th, 2007 categories: About Me?I don't want to sell the most Homes in Columbus.  I don't want to work with rude, harsh people.  I don't want to work outside of Franklin County.  I want to sell great homes to great people and great families.   I want to...

The Bexley Real Estate Market has been QuietNovember 29th, 2007 categories: Bexley, Condos & LoftsThis month there has not been too much happening in our neck of the woods.  I was excited to see 8 homes on the Bexley, Berwick, Eastmoor realtor Association tour this morning until I realized I had ...

Had About Enough of the Mortgage Crisis Talk?November 27th, 2007 categories: Columbus News, Real Estate NewsMe too.  Remember, despite the doom and gloom you read and hear everywhere, All Real Estate is Local.  Locally, things aren't so bad.  Especially in my wheelhouse - Columbus and suburbs ins...

Columbus Get Aways - Where to Go - Hocking HillsOctober 30th, 2007 categories: About Me?, Columbus NewsWe went to the Hocking Hills area this last weekend.  Every year we get the kids, some pumpkins, some gear and head down to Hocking Hills for some great Autumn Fun, usually around the last weeke...

What Neighborhoods Comprise Columbus?October 30th, 2007 categories: Columbus NewsI have a side project that I've been meaning to get to that is a Wiki of Columbus Neighborhoods. You could go crazy trying to decide what makes up a neighborhood and start calling every subdivision a neighborhood, wh...

Can a Medical Resident Find a mortgage?October 31st, 2007 categories: Columbus News, For Home Buyers, Mortgage/FinanceOccasionally I will work with a Columbus area Doctor looking for a home in Central Ohio. Often, they are moving here from out of state to work at the Ohio State University Hospita...

5.9% Interest Rates on 30 Year Loans and other financing newsOctober 26th, 2007 categories: Mortgage/FinanceThey're back people.  A bad week of economic news often means a good week for Mortgage Interest Rates.  I try not to name names here, but I saw 5.9% with no points this week from Third Fede...