realtor: Homes for Sale in the Ashley Creek Subdivision, Pickerington Ohio - 01/22/11 06:39 AM
Home Sales for the Ashley Creek Subdivision in Pickerington Ohio 2010
The Ashley Creek subdivision in Pickerington Ohio is a beautiful meticulous neighborhood located east of Rt. 256 and just south of Blacklick Eastern road.  Located in Violet Township, his stately and well tended community boasts its own park for kids.  The homes in the community range from two stories to ranch homes most with stone or stucco fronts.  Melrose is part of the Pickerington schools systems with children attending the Violet Elementary School, Harmon Middle School, Lake View Junior High, and Pickerington North High School.  

There were 3 homes … (0 comments)

realtor: Home Sales for the Melrose Subdivision in Pickerington Ohio - 01/20/11 10:52 AM
Home Sales for the Melrose Subdivision in Pickerington Ohio
The Melrose subdivision in Pickerington Ohio is sprawling neighborhood located east of Rt. 256 and just south of Refugee road.  The beautiful mature trees that line the streets give the neighborhood a park like feel and the twisting and turning lanes have always discouraged any pass through traffic.  Most of the homes in the community are four bedrooms two stories with distinctive brick fronts.  Melrose is part of the Pickerington school systems with children attending the Violet Elementary School, Toll Gate Middle School, Lake View Junior High, and Pickerington North High School.  … (0 comments)

realtor: Gahanna Ohio Market Update for Single Family Homes in 2010 - 01/04/11 07:27 AM
Gahanna  Ohio Market Update for Single Family Homes in 2010
Despite another tough year in real estate, Gahanna Ohio saw fairly stable inventory and slightly rising sales prices.
The good news is that the number of homes for sale this year only increased slightly with homes for sale the year before.  The best news of the year is that the average sales price for homes actually rose slightly this year.  This would seem to indicate that the home prices are stabilized and we may be at the end of the tunnel for home prices.
If you are thinking of selling your … (0 comments)

realtor: Reynoldsburg Ohio Real Estate Market for Single Family Homes in 2010 - 12/30/10 04:52 AM
Reflecting another tough year in real estate, Reynoldsburg Ohio has had another year of rising inventory and falling sales prices.
The good news is that the number of homes for sale this year only increased slightly with homes for sale the year before.  The best news of the year is that although  the average sales price for homes fell again this year, it only fell slightly as compared to the past few years.  This would seem to indicate that the home prices are nearly stabilized.
If you are thinking of selling your home next year and would be interested in specific … (0 comments)

realtor: Canal Winchester Ohio Market Update for Single Family Home Sales in 2010 - 12/29/10 08:25 AM
While the economy had us guessing again this year, Canal Winchester Ohio has shown itself to be relatively stable in terms of home sales price and inventory for as compared to last year.
The number of homes for sale this year stayed consistent with homes for sale the year before.  The best news of the year is that the average sales price for homes stayed consistent with 2009 figures.  This would seem to indicate that the home prices have hit the bottom and have stableized.
If you are thinking of selling your home next year and would be interested in specific information … (0 comments)

realtor: Pickerington Ohio Market Update Year in Review 2010 - 12/28/10 09:00 AM
While we had our ups and downs again this year, Pickerington Ohio has shown its self to be relatively stable in terms of home sales price and inventory for as compared to last year.
The number of homes for sale this year began well under the number offered for sale the year before but then rose in the last half of the year to match 2009 numbers.
The best news of the year is that the average sales price for homes stayed consistent with 2009 figures.  This would seem to indicate that the home prices have hit the bottom.
If you … (0 comments)

realtor: Should You Stay or Should You Go? - 12/17/10 06:06 AM
We always advise our clients that they should not be home when their house is being shown.  We do this for the obvious reasons.  The first being that I don't want them to be uncomfortable having people walking through their home.   The second is that we don't want them to be put in an unforeseen position such as being questioned by a showing agent or the potential buyers.  The third and most important reason is that buyers get really self-conscious in the presence of homeowners. 
I think the main reason that they feel this way is that they know, on some … (5 comments)

realtor: Consumers give Lenders the cold shoulder? - 12/15/10 01:13 PM
This week two news items from the mortgage industry caught my attention.  First, interest rates rose very slightly, by about .2%.  Even with this latest rise, mortgage rates are still under 5%. Second, the number of mortgage loan applications dropped by 2.5% (seasonally adjusted) and refinances, which account for 76% of all mortgage loan applications dropped by .7% from the previous week. 
With all the selling in the Treasury market the last few weeks and the subsequent rise in the Treasury rate, we were bound to finally see interest rates rise no matter how nominally.  The fact that they have not … (2 comments)

realtor: New Rainer seeks Guidance - 12/06/10 03:25 AM

Okay Active Rainers, we have made the leap today from lurkers to posters.  Lisa began reading Active Rain late last summer and would pull me in to look at the posts she found interesting, insightful, or just humorous.  We have finally made the commitment to be community members on the Active Rain network and try to give back some of the knowledge and insight that we have been taking advantage of for some time.  We are immensely grateful for the posts in recent months that have allowed us to tighten up our presentations, introduced us to new technologies, and provided … (16 comments)

 
Real estate facts and observations from Columbus Ohio. Mickey and Lisa DiPiero are a full service real estate team at Real Living HER in Pickerington Ohio representing both buyers and sellers. Visit our website at www.HomeFactGuide.com.


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