Central Ohio Real Estate News and Views

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Managing Real Estate Broker - Full Circle Property Management

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2008 

I read a post last week from a member that was talking about why a home sits on the market for months with no activity and she writes an offer and boom! another offer. She felt maybe she was being scammed.Well, it has happened to me as well, and now it happened yesterday. I have a listing that ha...
01/28/2008
I have a new listing at 3060 Courtright Rd, in Columbus, for $88,000 which is below market value. It is just off Winchester Pike at the far southern end of Courtright Rd, South of Refugee Rd. It has about a 1/2 acre lot with mature trees. A throwback home to the 60's with its hardwood floors, lar...
01/27/2008
Pickerington, Ohio numbers are in for the month of December 2007. Let's see how they stack up, and then compare them for 2006 to see the change in the market. There were 32 sold properties in December 2007, as reported by the Central Ohio Regional Multiple Listing Service. The average home sold w...
01/25/2008
Reynoldsburg, Ohio numbers are in for the month of December 2007. Let's see how they stack up, and then compare them for 2006 to see the change in the market. There were 24 sold properties in December 2007, as reported by the Central Ohio Regional Multiple Listing Service. The average home sold w...
01/25/2008
Its time to decide if I renew my Realtor.com enhanced listings for next year already, and I am having a tough time with it. They want almost $800 for this year, and that is a lot of money compared to the returns I get from them. I have already cancelled my "featured homes" space because they told...
01/24/2008
I had to cancel my seminar last night for the second month in a row as we did not have enough interest. The seminar was an educational one titled "How to buy a foreclosed home". I really thought that was good knowledge as there are a lot of people looking at short sales and REO's but many people ...
01/22/2008
Sometimes life gets you, and your mortgage payments get behind. It is an unfortunate situation for many people, but help is available. First off, a word of caution: There are people and companies out there that prey on those in need. You may be contacted by "foreclosure specialists" and investors...
01/20/2008
There is a real estate company in my area that is helping sellers sell their home as a short sale home by become a "partner" with the Seller. Now tell me, does that smell fishy or not?I came across a home in our MLS that said "short sale possible" so I showed it. My client liked it and we made an...
01/20/2008
It's only 3 days away from my free seminar titled "How To Buy A Foreclosed Home" and I am afraid you may miss it! We only offer this a few times a year and its coming up this Tuesday evening in Westerville, Ohio at Everal Barn from 7-9PM and it is totally free! It is going to cover topics like id...
01/19/2008
I have a couple of price reductions on bank owned homes in Reynoldsburg in Huber. I have 7019 Shaulis, a 4 bedroom, 2 bath with garage for the incredible price of $98,900! Many of this model have sold for $125,000 or more. This is instant equity! I also have 1847 Stouder for the new price of $94,...
01/18/2008
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