Kathy Koops

May 18, 2017
Buckeye BBQ Fest West Chester

2017 Buckeye BBQ Fest

The Annual Buckeye BBQ Festival kicks off on Friday, May 19th in the Square @ Union Centre in West Chester. In past years vendors begin arriving as early as Thursday and spend most of Friday grilling.  For BBQ lovers the […]
May 17, 2017

List Your Home Today!

Keeping Current Matters paints a picture why fence-sitting sellers need to “List Your Homed Today!” 3 Charts That Shout, ‘List Your Home Today!’ In school, we all learned the theory of supply and demand. When the demand for an item is […]
May 15, 2017
Taste of Cincinnati Poster

Taste of Cincinnati 2017

Taste of Cincinnati coming May 27-29, 2017   The festival will be held along Fifth Street in downtown Cincinnati on May 27-29, 2017. And this year the event has been moved eastward two blocks along Fifth Street to accommodate the […]
May 6, 2017
Findlay Market

Cincinnati Farmers’ Market Guide 2017

The 2017 guide to greater Cincinnati’s Farmers’ Market is available below.  It’s the time of year when “us locals” start buying and enjoying locally grown produce and flowers. Farmers’ Markets: (Please check each market for dates and times) Anderson Farmers Market […]
May 1, 2017

Bicycling Around Greater Cincinnati

Bicycle riders are on the roads everywhere in greater Cincinnati. Cyclists and motorists need to know the laws when it comes to bikes on the road. The biggest change this year is a new law Ohio HB154 requiring motorists to […]
April 27, 2017

Home Improvements To Keep the Buyer and Seller Happy

The first question you’re likely to ask yourself when embarking on a home renovation project prior to selling your house is: What is your return on investment (ROI) going to be? Will you get back the money you spent when […]
April 24, 2017
Flip or Flop Cincinnati

2 Easy Flip or Flop Do’s and Dont’s

Flip or Flop may be the hot item on HGTV but don’t fool yourself that flipping is easy. The image of money pouring in after a few weeks of work can be quite the lure.  However, many real estate investors have […]
April 21, 2017
coming soon sign

Why I hate “Coming Soon” Signs

“Coming Soon” signs are sprouting up everywhere and are the source of confusion and problems in the greater Cincinnati real estate market.  We’re in a seller’s market which means that it isn’t hard to find a buyer for almost any […]
April 19, 2017
chart of median list and sale prices for cincinnati real estate

Are You Priced Above Or Below Median?

Sold in a few days or still waiting for a miracle?  How does your property compare to other properties listed in your neighborhood? Even in a “seller’s market” the real value of any property currently listed is decided by buyers.  […]