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Three Tips For Reducing Your Property Tax Bill

September 22, 2011

A few weeks ago I read an article in the Wall Street Journal on How to Lower your Property Taxes. It was a well written story – enhanced by a nice cartoon – to help readers get the tax values of their homes reduced and property taxes lowered. This is a timely story. A few [...]

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Which Columbus Suburbs are Booming

September 22, 2011

For the past few months I predicted that we will have a great summer. I am not talking about the weather, but the Columbus real estate market. The official Columbus home sales stats for the month of August are out. And they are exciting! Home prices are up by 1% and the number of home [...]

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Home Sales Beat All Expectations

August 21, 2011

… except of mine. I knew since the beginning of this year that July 2011 will be celebrated as the month when home sales explode in Columbus Ohio. It seems that most local news organizations don’t realize that we are in the midst of a substantial turn-around. I listened to a reporter on NBC4 the [...]

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Tax Abatements Make Downtown Columbus Condos Affordable

August 5, 2011

Did you know that you can live in an upscale, downtown condominium  and get subsidies from the City of Columbus? In the midst of the housing boom Columbus decided to give people incentives to live downtown. Many redevelopment projects in and around the Arena District jumped at this opportunity. Most of these incentives are property [...]

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6 Features of a Great Home Alarm System

July 27, 2011

These days, there are a number of home security companies that specialize in making your home environment as safe and secure as possible. With advances in technology and professionals entirely focused on thinking of ways to keep you, your family, and all of your possessions safe, home security is now more reliable than ever. You [...]

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Why Columbus Home Sales Will Improve by 20% in July

July 21, 2011

Yesterday the Columbus Board of Realtors published home sales statistics for June 2011. The media sharks have been waiting for this moment in their press rooms to report more bad news about the real estate market. Lets take a look at a newspaper you should be able to trust when it comes to economic news [...]

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How A Simple Typo May Cost HUD $25,000

July 14, 2011

It may be hard to believe, but a simple, 2-letter typo could have cost HUD $25,000. As a Columbus real estate agent who lists HUD homes, it is my duty to look out for my customers (in this case HUD).  I notified the asset manager an the error was corrected. And possibly, I saved them [...]

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How Much Are 4 Bedroom Homes in Columbus?

July 4, 2011

Just noticed that almost half of my listings are 4 bedroom homes. These homes are very desirable for larger families with children. In a 4 bedroom house each of your kids can possibly have their own room. Or, you may want to reserve a room for guests or grand parents visiting for the holidays. Take [...]

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Beautiful Pictures of Ugly Houses

July 2, 2011

I never thought that abandoned houses could look beautiful.  In his project 100 Abandoned Houses, Kevin Bauman captures a quiet, melancholic spirit that comes with desolate, defunct structures sitting on an abandoned street.

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Three Design Trends First Seen At The Columbus Parade of Homes

June 26, 2011

This year’s BIA Parade of Homes featured 11 new homes in Olentangy Falls, a completely new subdivision just North of Lewis Center. Like every year 11 builders showcase their top-of-the-line Columbus OH homes for sale. They are all custom built, mostly with a buyer in mind. That’s why 8 of the 11 homes already found [...]

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