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Columbus Neighborhoods You Need to Know: Olde Oaks August 25th, 2008 categories: For Home Buyers, Olde Towne East Severed from Olde Towne East years ago by Interstate I-70, Olde Oaks has the historic housing stock that can stand toe to toe with any neighborhood in Columbus. The entire community i...

Smog in Columbus It’s true August 23rd, 2008 categories: Columbus News I never knew that the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission was in charge of monitoring our air quality here in Central Ohio. Smog alerts were issued by MORPC for yesterday and they continue today as Columbus and the other fiv...

Mortgages and PMI - Private Mortgage Insurance August 13th, 2008 categories: Mortgage/Finance I was discussing mortgages with a client buying a home for sale in Clintonville this morning after a walk through on his home. The subject of PMI came up and, since it often seems to be a little nebulous...

Columbus Real Estate Market August 21st, 2008 categories: Market Updates While Normal is a relative term, this press release from the local Board of Realtors this morning calls it "pre-boom" levels, aka 2001ish. . . .   Low interest rates and high inventory added up to more homes going into contr...

Old Post--Relevant Material August 19th, 2008 categories: Bexley, Downtown, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, German Village, Grandview, Market Updates, Olde Towne East, Short North I have a listing in Olde Towne East, nearly downtown, at 742 Oak Street.  It is a fabulous 1710 sq foot brick home...

August 4th, 2008 categories: About Me?, Downtown I’ve always been a fan of this project and now I just took over marketing the 19 remaining listings with a fellow agent in my office.  Some of the highlights include: Outdoor Terrace with each Condo – some have 2 Every unit is at least 1000 sq ft E...

August 7th, 2008 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers No, they do not.  In fact, it is possible that a Seller would counter a full price offer with a number higher than the asking price.  The Seller is not legally required to accept an offer just because it is full price.  I have never b...

New Features at the Franklin County Auditor’s Site help Columbus Real Estate Buyers Discover Local Sales August 7th, 2008 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers Finding out what is on the market is easy these days.  You can search for homes for sale in Columbus and surrounding areas here o...

August 8th, 2008 categories: Clintonville, Downtown, For Home Buyers, German Village, Grandview, Olde Towne East, Short North According to a recent Coldwell Banker survey, yes.  …. the primary reasons for this interest in urban living are related to work commute and energy-efficient modes of tran...

August 12th, 2008 categories: For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Mortgage/Finance There has been a lot of hoopla about the 694-page housing act signed by the President July 30.  There has also been a lot of mis-information regarding the potential for a $7,500 credit for first time home buyers—-Th...