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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 price and included a contingency to cover a portion of the difference if the appraised value was less than the purchase price. The […]
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. Today’s real estate market is highly competitive and preparation is key or you might miss out on “the one.” Follow these tips to make for […]
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 of Eric Church, a record year. November home sales, the latest for which data is available, were up 12.7 percent according to Columbus Realtors. Year-to-date […]
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 lows and competition for what is for sale can be fierce. To avoid competing with other buyers, consider starting from scratch. Like anything, there are […]
Freddie Mac has tracked mortgage rates for 50 years and the 30-year fixed rate has never been below three percent – NEVER. That changed the week of July 13, 2020 as the Primary Mortgage Market Survey showed the average 30-year rate had dropped to 2.98 percent . That survey set the seventh new record since […]
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 July 15, but the minimum bid of $933,334 was not met. Barry Baker of Ohio Real Estate Auctions will administer the […]
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, Delaware, Fayette, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway and Union Counties and parts of Athens, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Fairfield, Hocking, Knox, Logan, Marion, Muskingum, Perry and Ross […]
To say we are living in extraordinary times might be the understatement of the century. A presidential election looming large later this year, the stock market is fluctuating wildly, and oh, yeah, we are facing a global health crisis as a result of the coronavirus. All of this to say that uncertainty fills the lives […]
Columbus has garnered national attention for the strength of the region’s real estate market. Most recently, the National Association of Realtors named Columbus one of 10 metros across the nation expected to “outperform” the nation over the next three to five years. PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute added Central Ohio to their lists of markets to […]
Would you buy a home where a crime happened? Or one where a death occurred? Does a home seller have a duty to disclose violent situations to potential buyers? In this podcast, Jeni Reitz and Wayne Henry from 43 Homes discuss these scenarios, the duties of homeowners and agents when it comes time to sell, […]