The most recent installment of our quarterly Cincinnati Mt Lookout Real Estate report.

Although this is not a surprise, the Cincinnati Mt Lookout real estate market for the second quarter of this year is up - significantly up - from the same time period in 2009. After all, 2008 and 2009 were some years of major market adjustment!

Here are some of the numbers on Cincinnati Mt Lookout real estate sales:

• Units sold increased by an amazing 20% year-over-year (!)
• Median sales price increased by 12% year-over-year
• The most popular market segment for home sales continues to be between $200k and $300k

So what factors are driving these numbers? Although the house slump is not completely over ... home sales in Cincinnati's Mt Lookout real estate market saw a slight boost in sales (just 3 more units sold this year compared to last year) between 200k and 300k - a direct result of the first time buyer tax credit. Remember that the credit mandated buyers close by 6/30/10 ... the last day of the second quarter of this year.

Although Cincinnati real estate in general has lost ~10% of its value in the past 12 months, Cincinnati Mt Lookout Real Estate still remains strong with a 12% sale price increase. This only reiterates the fact that Cincinnati Mt Lookout Real Estate is a superb location, lifestyle and lasting investment. We also believe consumers have realized Mt Lookout real estate offers a bit value for the dollar than its Hyde Park brethren. Which is why we love helping people move into and out of it!

Interested in learning more about Cincinnati Mt Lookout Real Estate or just checking out what homes are on the market right now? Search Cincinnati Mt Lookout Real Estate for free on our website!

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Peter Chabris
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The most recent installment of our quarterly Cincinnati Hyde Park Real Estate report.

This may not come as much as a surprise, but the Cincinnati Hyde Park real estate market for the second quarter of this year is up - significantly up - from the same time period in 2009. After all, 2008 and 2009 were some years of major market adjustment!

Here are some of the numbers on Cincinnati Hyde Park real estate sales:

• Units sold increased by a whopping 35% year-over-year (!)
• Median sales price decreased by 4.9% year-over-year
• The most popular market segment for home sales continues to be between $200k and $300k

So what factors are driving these numbers? Be careful not to state the housing slump is over based on that first number... home sales in Cincinnati's Hyde Park real estate market saw a massive surge in sales (18 more units than this time last year!) between 200k and 300k - a direct result of the first time buyer tax credit. Remember that the credit mandated buyers close by 6/30/10 ... the last day of the second quarter of this year.

Seeing a 4.9% loss in value year over year may come across as depressing, until you see it from a higher perspective: Cincinnati real estate in general has lost ~10% of its value in the past 12 months. That fact that Cincinnati Hyde Park Real Estate only saw half that much depreciation is testament to its excellent location, lifestyle and long-term value proposition. Which is why we love helping people move into and out of it!

Interested in learning more about Cincinnati Hyde Park Real Estate or just checking out what homes are on the market right now? Search Cincinnati Hyde Park Real Estate for free on our website!

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This Cincinnati townhome on Prospect Hill is officially an incredible deal. 317 Boal Street has just been reduced $50,000 from its original list price to $299,900!! The owner is offering a non-negotiable, rock-bottom price to the first person that takes advantage of this pricing. Ask your Cincinnati Realtor to run the 'comps' for you - it's an awesome deal!!

The townhome is fully renovated from top to bottom with 3 BRs and 2.5 baths. It has a 3rd floor den/rec room that opens up to a very large roof-top deck with a KILLER view of the City of Cincinnati (which can also be seen from the master bedroom). Speaking of which, the master bathroom is amazing and must be seen to be believed.

Off street parking is available and the property is tax abated for 10 years! Call 513-708-3000 or email us today to see this property. It's an incredible value at this price!!!!

This is the last unit in Cincinnati's Ft. Washington Condominium Association. And it's a gorgeous unit! Finished originally for the owner, most every upgrade available is in it. Beautiful cherry hardwood floors, cherry kitchen cabinetry, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, and an opulent master bathroom. The view of the church across the street, which are framed by over-sized picture windows in the kitchen and living room (as well as visible from the balcony off the master suite) are great.

The association is a great one for those who want to keep their association dues low and don't need a lot of amenities. It is directly behind the Aronoff center for the arts and 2 blocks from Fountain Square. Each unit has a garaged parking space and an over-sized storage unit. At $320,000, this unit is now priced below comparable units in the building. And it's tax abated for 10 years!!! Call or email us to see it today!

To learn more about Cincinnati Condominiums for sale, Cincinnati city living, or to search for Cincinnati real estate, go to www.TeamChabris.com/city.

For those of you that are familiar with us, you know that we love Columbia Tusculum real estate, and this home is no exception! It's a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom with a 2 car garage AND it's new construction, which means it's TAX ABATED for the next 10 years.

There are Birch hardwoods throughout the first floor. The kitchen is gorgeous with premium wood cabinets, solid-surface counter tops, and stainless steel appliances. It also has an eat-in area that walks out to the patio for grilling. The LR, DR, Kitchen, Patio, Rec Room and Master Suite are all wired for sound, and the finished basement has an area pre-wired for your home entertainment / theatre system. And folks, the Master Bath is phenomenal. Really - check out the pics!

Best of all you are part of Columbia Tusculum, the greatest alternative to Hyde Park that Cincinnati has to offer! Check out this and other featured 'city-near' properties at www.teamchabris.com/town.

We're pretty proud of ourselves on this one. After festering on the Cincinnati real estate market for OVER a year with another Cincinnati Realtor, we sold this Columbia Tusculum home in the dead of winter in less than 60 days! It was an absolutely gorgeous home on one of the greatest streets in the neighborhood. We had the home staged, re-priced and re-packaged it, and presented it to the market with its own web page, evangelized like crazy to the agent community, and negotiated as creatively as possible. Here's the details on the place: 3 BR, 2.5 Bath with a phenomenal bonus room. It was recently renovated with new kitchen and baths, a new roof and deck. The place was awesome. For those of you thinking about Cincinnati's Hyde Park and Mt. Lookout neighborhoods, don't forget to check out Columbia Tusculum homes!

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Condominiums are pretty hard to come by in Cincinnati's Prospect Hill real estate market. But we just sold this condominium for 100% of listing price! Here's why: it was a 3 bedroom, 2 full bath with a storage room, a garaged parking space, a walk-out patio with fenced in yard, and a block from Cincinnati's best Italian restaurant. It's hard sometimes to be a pet owner in the city, but this condominium makes it much, much easier!

Want to learn more about Cincinnati condominiums? Check it out at www.TeamChabris.com/city!

Well, this comes as no surprise. We just put 6129 Sonny under contract today. It's a great 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Cincinniat's Anderson neck of the woods. It has a great lot, was in great shape, and it was priced to sell. At $139,900, there really weren't any Anderson homes that could compete with this one's value proposition. Nogotiations were simple and straight forward ... that usually happens when a home shows well and is priced right!

Interested in searching for properties in Anderson? Best place to look is at www.SearchTheCincinnatiMLS.com, where you can search all Cincinnati real estate by map and without registering!

This one is a beauty! We just listed this Cincinnati Madeira schools home and it is in move-in condition! Hardwood floors throughout. New eat-in kitchen with wood cabinets, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, and a large pantry. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, an awesome family room with cork floors, and a giant rec room in the basement could be any number of things: a home gym, home office, billiards parlor or play room for kids! Oversized garage is built for two but could actually accomodate 4 if you park tandem. Huge back yard is level and fenced in. And Cincinnati Madeira award-winning schools! See more at www.6290KenwoodRoad.com, or see it and other featured Cincinnati real estate at www.teamchabris.com.

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521 Tusculum is a 3 BR, 2.5 bath home in Columbia Tusculum, which we think is the best-kept secret in Cincinnati real estate for people that want an alternative to Hyde Park homes. Columbia Tusculum, which sits on the other side of Mt. Lookout, is only 8 minutes from downtown and even less from Hyde Park. A home like this would cost a hundred thousand dollars more in Hyde Park. Check it out:

• 3 bedrooms
• 2.5 baths
• 3-tier deck
• basement apartment/studio
• wood-burning fireplace
• off-street parking
• VERY deep lot (in fact, it's the largest on the street)
• All this is offered at only $249,900!

With the addition of Columbia Square being added (Columbia Tusculum will now have its own square like Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout, and Oakley), we think this property (and others in the neighborhood) are a great option / alternative to Hyde Park.

Interested in seeing more Columbia Tusculum homes? Click here to see all homes under $500,000 in Columbia Tusculum. Interested in greater Hyde Park luxury homes? Email us and we'll give you the scoop.