Preparing Your Lawn for Spring: 5 Simple Steps
By: Stacey Freed | View more at https://staceyf.contently.com/ Get out your rake to perk up your grass after its long winter sleep. Here’s how to prepare your lawn for spring....
Shrinking Inventory Pushing Home Prices to Record Levels
Who needs Netflix when you have the real life drama of buying a house in 2021? Talk with any buyer, seller, or real estate agent and you will hear first...
Am I Paying Too Much For The House
Just this week, a client went up against 25 other prospective buyers for a home. That’s right. Twenty-five buyers placed bids on one house! My client’s offer was ten percent over list...
New Year’s Resolutions For Home Buyers
Most start the home buying process by searching for the home of their dreams. The time for this will come, but there are important steps to take before getting to this point....
Columbus Housing Market Will Remain Strong In 2021
There’s no need to recap 2020. We all know the story by now. But while the world suffered through a calamitous year, the Columbus housing market had, in the words...
Consider Building To Avoid Competing For A House
If you have searched the internet or shopped with a Realtor® for a new home, you’ve likely noticed a lack of available options. Inventory of existing properties is at record...
Short North “Circus House” Dating Back To 1895 Headed To Sheriff Sale
The famed Circus House, located at the corner of Dennison and Buttles Avenues in the Short North, is scheduled for its second auction on Wednesday, July 15th at 12:00 PM. The first occurred on...
What Low Number Of Homes For Sale In Columbus Means For You
As of the publishing of this post, there are 2,700 homes actively for sale (not in contract) in the Central Ohio Multiple Listing Service (MLS). This includes all of Franklin,...
4 Tips To Determine How Much Mortgage You Can Afford
By knowing how much mortgage you can handle, you can ensure that home ownership will fit in your budget. 1. THE GENERAL RULE OF MORTGAGE AFFORDABILITY As a rule of...
The 5 Steps To Home Ownership: From Down Payment To Memories
1. THE DOWN PAYMENT Many new homeowners stress about putting large sums of money towards their first home. A sizeable down payment has a number of advantages, including lower payments...