columbus ohio: What’s an Acre, and Can I Get one in Columbus? - 07/10/07 03:20 PM
July 10th, 2007 categories: Real Estate News, Columbus News
An acre is defined by 43,560 square feet. That’s one of those things you pick up in Realtor school if you didn’t know it. (and why would you, really?) It’s also about 4,840 square yards. This is what it looks like … (1 comments)
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columbus ohio: When to make an offer - Pulling the Trigger on the purchase offer - 07/10/07 03:16 PM
July 6th, 2007 categories: Real Estate News, For Home Buyers
When it comes to making an offer on the home you like, it’s just not worth it to wait.
You can come up with a thousand different reasons in your mind about why it’s a good idea to:
wait … (1 comments)
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columbus ohio: “Gourmet Kitchen!” — uhm, really, do you think so?? - 06/26/07 02:40 PM
June 21st, 2007 categories: Real Estate News, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers
The term “Gourmet Kitchen” is dead. I’m making the pronouncement right now, Time of Death: 12:37 PM Thursday June 21, 2007. (Happy Summer!)
I remember the days when it used to mean something to have a gourmet … (6 comments)
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columbus ohio: SKYBUS takes off - What'll it mean for Columbus Home Markets? - 05/22/07 02:29 PM
Skybus Airline's first passenger flight took off from Port Columbus today. The fleet of 8 jets (with 65 on order) will service 9 cities. Today's first flight was en route to Burbank California. Therein lies the catch. It's not exactly direct to Los Angeles, but hey, it's close. It's close to … (0 comments)
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columbus ohio: Hey Buyers! Let's talk about Showings - How many are too many? - 05/21/07 02:26 PM
Are 25 showings too many? How about 45? Is it unrealistic to think that buyers should find the right home after seeing a dozen homes? There is no right answer since buyers, like snowflakes, are never the same. While I'm at it, you can't step into the same market twice. What the … (2 comments)
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columbus ohio: The two main tracks that run through Columbus how active are they? - 05/17/07 03:44 PM
If you know, tell me because oddly enough, I have two different buyers involved with homes whose property lines end at rail road easements with an active track. Both are nice homes, both share the same track, the one that rides North and South on the West side of town (as … (0 comments)
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columbus ohio: Absorption Rate OR How long will my house be on the market? - 05/14/07 10:18 AM
NOTE--this post appeared a year ago on my other blog and I'm just putting it here for sellers to understand the market better. I will revisit absorption rate and update theses numbers this week. It'll be an interesting comparison. I know Midtown Columbus, for example, has considerably more homes on the … (0 comments)
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columbus ohio: Ride a Bike to Your Favorite Downtown Columbus Summer Festival - 04/23/07 02:33 PM
Mayor Mike is up to his old green ways again while he promotes his GREEN campaign by promoting the bicycle-friendliness of Columbus' major festivals. Did you know that Columbus has 58 miles of fitness and bike trails (though for the life of me, I can't find an online map detailing them). The bike corral … (2 comments)
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columbus ohio: Throw Away Your Furniture - 04/23/07 10:57 AM
Or at least pretend you threw it away while you're looking for your next home. Your current furniture simply can't be a deciding factor in the search for your new home.
Your family room furniture is modern so you can't look at a traditional home? If you keep this mindset, you … (6 comments)
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columbus ohio: You can stick a first floor half bath almost anywhere - 04/19/07 02:56 PM
On my "Real" blog, I'm switching formats and going to a WordPress platform and getting away from my more website-like blog. It's a slow process but while I'm switching I thought I'd post some of my archived postings from months and years past that may be helpful or at least information. This … (3 comments)
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columbus ohio: Knob and Tube wiring can be an insurance problem - 04/19/07 02:46 PM
On my "Real" blog, I'm switching formats and going to a WordPress platform and getting away from my more website-like blog. It's a slow process but while I'm switching I thought I'd post some of my archived postings from months and years past that may be helpful or at least information. This … (3 comments)
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columbus ohio: The ever elusive three bedroom condo - 04/19/07 02:41 PM
On my "Real" blog, I'm switching formats and going to a WordPress platform and getting away from my more website-like blog. It's a slow process but while I'm switching I thought I'd post some of my archived postings from months and years past that may be helpful or at least information. This … (0 comments)
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columbus ohio: Franklinton Condo Project to finally happen? - 04/16/07 04:09 PM
It seems a long, long time ago that we first heard about it, but City officials announced a $23 million plan last Friday to turn two former industrial sites and a vacant lot in Franklinton into condominiums, apartments and artists' studios.
Mayor Coleman said the privately funded development will transform the long-troubled … (0 comments)
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columbus ohio: Just How BIG is Columbus, Ohio? - 04/09/07 09:54 AM
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columbus ohio: Monday Moring Rant -- Gators Go Home - 04/02/07 12:37 PM
Columbus Ohio is all about The Ohio State University.
This city eats and sleeps all things Buckeye Nation. It's really an unbelievable accomplishment to make it to both the NCAA Division I football AND basketball championship games in the same year. And then, to play the same team in two different sports? … (0 comments)
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columbus ohio: Monday Morning Rant - The Kitchen Trash Can - 03/27/07 10:44 AM
I don't know about your house, but my family generates a lot of trash - most of it in the kitchen. Sure, we recycle with the best of them-cans, glass, paper. It doesn't matter, the trash keeps coming and coming. We live in the city and we have a decent sized … (5 comments)
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columbus ohio: 2007 February Columbus area Home Sales - Rosy outlook or mixed bag? - 03/21/07 12:44 PM
Columbus and Central Ohio Home Sales were up last month, compared to 2006. Depending on how you look at it, that's good news.
Central Ohio home sales were up almost eight percent in February from a year ago. The 1,549 sales were 7.9 percent higher than the 1,436 homes sold in February … (0 comments)
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columbus ohio: Help buyers get a more concrete idea of the neighborhood with Microsoft Virtual Earth - 03/20/07 02:28 PM
Everyone seems to be familiar with Google Earth. It is very cool to zoom in on your house from space, after all. Have you ever tried mapping with Microsoft Virtual Earth? It is very neat. I've had buyers tell me it really helps give them an idea of where the new … (1 comments)
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columbus ohio: Contract 101 - When do you get your home insurance in place? - 03/16/07 11:04 AM
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columbus ohio: Always be Prepared (for something to go wrong) (at the last minute) - 03/15/07 02:04 PM
Ahhh, the Ides of March. An old, blind soothsayer once told me to beware the Ides of March and today I was figuratively stabbed in the back. We were to close today on a lovely Columbus home I have listed. The seller had her car all packed, her niece was here … (0 comments)
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