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October 11th, 2007 categories: German Village An even Dozen homes sold in the German Village area in September.  463 Stanley takes home the least expensive German Village area sale in the month of September.  Yes, this would be Schumacher Place, one house from S. Washington between Kossuth and W...

October 11th, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Market Updates, Downtown Downtown Columbus, unlike many suburbs, doesn’t have the seasonal school year ups and downs in buying.  There isn’t as good a reason as there is in, say, Bexley for folks to buy their downtown Columbus condo and settle in ju...

October 11th, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Downtown Surprise, It’s not the day you purchase your Columbus condo.  It’s the day the developer gets the certificate of occupancy for the entire project or a block of units in the project.  The other day I wondered aloud what will happen when all ...

October 9th, 2007 categories: Condos & Lofts, Mortgage/Finance, Downtown Will the Downtown Columbus Condominium Market implode in the next 8–10 years?  Ironically, I’m talking about tax abatements, one of Downtown Columbus’ Best Residential drawing cards which could also lead to a very messy rea...

October 8th, 2007 categories: Columbus News Since we aren’t on Lake Erie, I doubt it.  Despite cheap Skybus fares, it will still be quite some time before Columbus, Ohio becomes the vacation mecca of the Midwest.  The Columbus, Ohio weather has been pretty wacky lately though.  It’s practically m...

October 5th, 2007 categories: Bexley The Summer’s stragglers and some nice homes that came on the market late in the summer season sold last month, totaling 15 homes sales in Bexley during the month of September, 2007. There are 109 active single family homes for sale in Bexley as of today with a...

October 5th, 2007 categories: Real Estate News It doesn’t seem very long ago that selling a home on a corner lot would create a positive buzz.  The lot would be a good selling point.  People like corner lots, right?  More square feet of grass in a lot, at least one less house immediately next do...

Sometimes the best way to get more business is to simply ask for it.  I want to be your Realtor.  I want to help you purchase your new home.  Specifically, I’d like to document your home buying experience here on the blog from the first point of contact through the closing.  A Real World-Columbu...

October 2nd, 2007 categories: Clintonville Let’s take a look and see what’s been happening in the Clintonville Real Estate Market Lately.  36 Properties sold in the month of September in the Greater Clintonville area.  From a $99,000 2 bedroom condo on West Weber to a nice 3 bedroom 2.5 story br...

October 2nd, 2007 categories: Olde Towne East I can almost say that nothing happened last month. But, remember, when we’re talking about Columbus Neighborhoods, we’re talking about relatively small geographic locations.  Olde Towne East, The Short North, German Village, these are all just small ...