Columbus is currently a competitive real estate market, with investors and all-cash buyers beating out first timers in many bidding wars. According to many real estate agents and mortgage officers, our market is extremely difficult for many buyers, regardless of past purchasing history. Some hom
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01/04/2017
The Harvard Center for Housing Studies just released a report talking about projections and implications on housing from a growing older population. By the year 2035 more than one in five people in the US will be age 65 or older and one in three households will be headed up by someone in that age
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12/29/2016
Way to go ladies! A recent article in Curbed stated that more single women are buying homes and fewer single men are regardless of their income. Relationship status is certainly changing. In 1985, 81% of home buyers were married couples. Today, the statistic is more like 66%. So who's buying home
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12/19/2016
Buying a home is a commitment. It's nothing to take lightly and not something just anyone should do. I recommend if you're planning on buying to stay at least 5-7 years. If you try and sell before that, unless the market is hot, you're going to barely break even. Selling a house costs a lot of mo
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12/15/2016
I'm sure you are guilty of thinking at least one or more of these myths from time to time or in the past. I think we all have some type of predisposition or stereotype that we think about real estate agents as we do lawyers or used car salesman. But you might be surprised at some of the top myths
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12/05/2016
Considering purchasing a home? While we are nowhere near the bottom of the market that we saw just in the last couple of years, we’re not at the peak either. Now is a great time to consider buying since rates are still relatively low and prices are low as well. Most of the foreclosures and short
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12/01/2016
There are a lot of discounts that senior citizens can start to receive, whether it’s a discount for a movie ticket or a percentage off of your meal at particular restaurants. This is really where age pays. Here are some unique senior discounts that you may not have thought of before, and some of
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11/20/2016
Every homeowner wants to know exactly how much it's going to cost to sell their home with a real estate agent. Nearly 90% of homeowners choose to work with a real estate agent in order to facilitate the sale of their home. It's no wonder that one of the top questions is how much it's going to cos
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11/14/2016
Stay safe this Halloween as you and your little ones are out and about and remember, don't give teenagers a hard time if you find them knocking on your door for some treats. I would rather they be doing that then out causing problems or harming themselves. A great reminder when you want to say, "
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10/24/2016
This is a two part piece I posted over on Linkedin. I have combined the posts here into one. Both present some interesting scenarios to the housing market and of course, the economy regardless of who actually wins come this November.If Hillary Won the Presidency:A recent article in TheFiscalTime
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08/16/2016
