Kathy Koops

March 31, 2018

Celebrating Cincinnati Easter

Celebrating Easter this weekend in Cincinnati? Events going on all over the area -some strictly Easter and some celebrating spring.   It seems that we celebrate the holidays and sometimes we just tolerate them.  This is my idea of a great […]
March 30, 2018
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Opening Day for Cincinnati Reds

“Reds” Opening Day is an unofficial holiday for greater Cincinnati! The original opening day- March 29th was delayed until today because of weather.  Hopefully, it won’t snow today! This year baseball fans will be celebrating opening day twice. The first […]
March 27, 2018

Cincinnati Bark Parks Recognized

Greater Cincinnati’s “Bark Parks” made the list in the first ever dog park ranking survey. The Trust for Public Land, based in San Francisco released its first dog park ranking report covering 100 of the largest cities.  The report ranked cities […]
March 26, 2018

How to Attract Millennial Buyers

In Cincinnati real estate it’s all about timing.  Who’s moving? Who’s downsizing?  Who’s moving up? Who’s resizing?  It turns out that attracting millennial buyers is the key to today’s real estate market. According to the 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational […]
March 23, 2018

Do Rising Mortgage Interest Rates Impact Real Estate Prices?

Recently, Freddie Mac published an Insight Report titled Nowhere to go but up? How increasing mortgage rates could affect housing. The report focused on the impact the projected rise in mortgage rates might have on the housing market this year. Keeping Current Matters addressed the […]
March 22, 2018

Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors Market Report

The real estate Market Report issued by CABR states “Cincinnati home sales continue to set records, up +3.87 % compared to February a year ago.” Highlights: The average home price climbed to $187,947 compared to $180,860 a year earlier, a +3.92 […]
March 20, 2018

Million Dollar Neighbor

Didn’t your mother tell you not to believe everything you hear? You might think you have a million dollar neighbor but… don’t make any bets on what you hear.  The truth is that the list price is not always the […]
March 19, 2018

Ultra Violet and Oceanside

The winners of the “2018 Color of the Year” are Ultra Violet and Oceanside. Pantone and Sherwin Williams have announced their choices for 2018 Color of the Year.  Ultra Violet is Pantone’s design color and Oceanside was chosen by Sherwin Williams.  […]
March 14, 2018

2018 Shamrock Shuffle

Don’t miss the “2018 Shamrock Shuffle”. See you March 17th.  Join the fun at The Square @ Union Centre.  Each year the event grows larger as more and more people “shuffle” and the proceeds benefit the West Chester Community Foundation. […]