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If you missed the 2007 Olde Towne East Tour of Homes last weekend, you're surely kicking yourself.  There were 13 homes that ran the gamut from Eastwood Avenue to nearly I-70. It was nice to see the tour get out of the OTE comfort zone, get North of Broad and South of Main while hitting Wilson an...

It certainly seems like this construction project has been going on FOREVER. I used to take Eastmoor Boulevard all the time and I can't remember the last time I've been able to drive down Eastmoor South of Main Street. Now, the project is in Central Eastmoor too and when was the last time you cou...

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...

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 heck does that ...

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 opposed to the East tra...

May 14th, 2007 categories: About Me?, Columbus NewsI've started a Flickr Photo Set Called Columbus Public Art.  The link will live on the left sidebar. Art is all over town if you stop to smell the sculptures.  I took about 20 minutes and snapped some pictures around the Columbus College of Art a...

Market update for Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff.As of today, there are 46 Active Listings in Grandview ranging from a 1 bed condo in Summit Chase for $119,500 to a 5 Bed, 2.2 bath home at 1423 Cambridge Blvd listed at $749,000. They average $195.20/sq ft12 Homes in Contingent Status -- avera...

This is an archived post from my other blog. It's a year old article, but still helpful.May 5th, 2006                            categories: Real Estate News, For Home BuyersI ran across this today from the national association of Realtors. There is always some lively discussion when it comes to ...

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 ...

There will be some fantastic homes on tour this Spring so bring your friends and tour some of the finest turn of the century mansions and gardens in the area.  Homes on the Spring tour are typically in all shades of rehabbing and one gets a true sense of the community's pride when walking from ho...