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What Neighborhoods Comprise Columbus?October 30th, 2007 categories: Columbus NewsI have a side project that I've been meaning to get to that is a Wiki of Columbus Neighborhoods. You could go crazy trying to decide what makes up a neighborhood and start calling every subdivision a neighborhood, wh...

Can a Medical Resident Find a mortgage?October 31st, 2007 categories: Columbus News, For Home Buyers, Mortgage/FinanceOccasionally I will work with a Columbus area Doctor looking for a home in Central Ohio. Often, they are moving here from out of state to work at the Ohio State University Hospita...

5.9% Interest Rates on 30 Year Loans and other financing newsOctober 26th, 2007 categories: Mortgage/FinanceThey're back people.  A bad week of economic news often means a good week for Mortgage Interest Rates.  I try not to name names here, but I saw 5.9% with no points this week from Third Fede...

Rush Creek in WorthingtonOctober 26th, 2007 categories: Columbus News, For Home BuyersI have some buyers moving to town from Cincinnati.  The husband will be working at OSU.  The Ohio State University, inadvertently, has been good to me this year.  I enjoy helping people relocate to Columbus, esp...

October 19th, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Downtown The last couple days I’ve heard a radio advertisement that advertised Miranova and mentioned that there were a handful of homes available for sale at the moment.  It made me wonder how the public would perceive the ad.  Would it be thought o...

October 16th, 2007 categories: Grandview It’s great to see Grandview Avenue becoming a little more cosmopolitan. Council approves rezoning for proposed project Grandview Heights City Council voted 4-2 Monday night to approve a rezoning of the corner of Grandview and Haines avenues to Planned Unit...

October 16th, 2007 categories: Columbus News No, I’m not just talking about the AP NCAA Division I football standings (but yeah!) I’m talking about the biggest University in the Nation—for the 2nd year in a row.  OSU always seems to be in at least the top 5.  This is a main reason why the Columbu...

October 16th, 2007 categories: Columbus News, For Home Buyers, Market Updates Hopefully, you’ve seen the ads from the Columbus Board of Realtors in the Dispatch or around Columbus somewhere.  It’s the only ad campaign that I specifically remember them really going all out on.  Aside from the whol...

October 16th, 2007 categories: Olde Towne East I think it’s pretty odd that the city would declare only one street a CRA, but it’s not a bad idea with all the storefronts that exist on Oak.  I really believe that the future vibrancy and sustainability of the Olde Towne East area depends, in large...

October 12th, 2007 categories: About Me?, Columbus News A couple weeks ago I spoke with a Money Magazine Reporter about why Columbus would be a good place to retire and where the best place in Columbus might be to live if one were retiring to Columbus.  This week their article came out and they ...