2010 Central Ohio home sales show market improvement

January 27, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Home sales statistics for central Ohio in 2010 showed marked improvements compared to previous years according to the Columbus Board of REALTORS® (CBR). The average sale price of a home in 2010 was $158,893, just 0.6 percent lower than the average price of homes sold in 2009. However, the average price of homes sold in [...]

Good news for the Central Ohio housing market!

September 27, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Good news for the Central Ohio housing market! Home sales and prices are both up for the month of August. Sue Lusk-Gleich, President of the Columbus Board of REALTORS® says “This upswing in sales is a positive sign that our central Ohio housing market continues to strengthen.” For more good news, and further information about [...]

McMansions McOver? Experts Say Less Demand

September 24, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

In a news article on local public radio station WOSU, Columbus Board of Realtors Sue Lusk-Gleich is interviewed on the local and national housing trend toward downsizing. Larger, newer homes, often nicknamed “McMansions” have lost value precipitously over the last two years, and many are in forclosure. Is the downsizing trend going to continue? Is [...]

Home Buyers Scatter!

September 13, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

Home buyers scatter in July after incentives end Home sales for single family homes and condominiums in Central Ohio picked up while the homebuyer’s tax incentives were offered, but when those expired April 30th, home sales slipped in June, and fell hard in July, according to new figures from the Columbus Board of Realtors. Read [...]

Columbus Mortgage Rates: …yawn!

June 2, 2010 by Steve Wagner · Leave a Comment 

The market is still in our favor. Rates are still at a 57 year low. MORTGAGE TIP OF THE DAY: Remember, if you are a listing Realtor and a contract comes in that is NOT from the Columbus Board of Realtors, the fine print MAY have the buyers paying for title insurance. THOUGHT OF THE [...]

March home sales up 54 percent in central Ohio

April 22, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

“The central Ohio housing market is on fire right now,” exclaims Sue Lusk-Gleich, President of the Columbus Board of REALTORS®. “There’s no question the home buyer tax credits have a lot to do with our market activity. But the significant increase in listings as well as rising sale prices are clear evidence that our local [...]

Housing Market Sales and Listing Stats for January 2010

March 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment 

The Columbus Board of REALTORS® released news confirming that the Columbus real estate market is continuing to improve. The key points for central Ohio are: • January sales, new listings and average sales price increased • Sales up for five straight months; average sales price up for three straight months • Days on market is [...]

Columbus, Ohio…A Great city to live, work and play!

December 3, 2008 by Jeanne O'Keefe · 1 Comment 

The NY Times is writing about Columbus! Business First is touting Columbus as One of the 10 Best Cities to do Business in 2009 and we still have good reason to celebrate our beloved Buckeyes and their crushing defeat over the team to our North….you know who I’m talking about. (Even if your not a football [...]