Kathy Koops

April 18, 2017
2017 tax day

2017 Tax Day

Wondering about the filing date for your 2017 income taxes? This year you have a little bit of breathing space –  according to the IRS– taxes must be filed by midnight Tuesday April 18th. Take a deep breathe- you can […]
April 17, 2017
first mortgage

Is Your First Home Within Your Grasp?

Keeping Current Matters, a leader in real estate information recently asked the question “Is Your First Home Within Your Grasp?”   Search Some Highlights: ‘Millennials’ are defined as 18-36 year olds according to the US Census Bureau. According to NAR’s […]
April 15, 2017
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Happy Easter

April 14, 2017
Cincinnati real estate chart

Cincinnati Home Sales

First quarter Cincinnati home sales results heat up. (Updated 4/21/2017 Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors Market Report) All four counties are outpacing sales compared to same time frame last year.  The current average sale price for single family homes in greater Cincinnati […]
April 13, 2017
CoreLogic

Cincinnati Foreclosures

As the greater Cincinnati real estate market heats up there’s some concern about repeating the craziness that crashed the economy not so long ago.   In February, 2017 (latest data available from Multiple Listing Service of Greater Cincinnati) 8.14% of […]
April 12, 2017
graph of first qtr sales of cincinnati condos

First Quarter Cincinnati Condo Sales

First quarter Cincinnati condo sales results are up and down. (Updated 4/21/2017 Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors Market Report) Both Clermont and Warren Counties condo sales volume continues to lag compared to same time frame last year. time last year. […]
April 10, 2017
graph on housing affordabilty

Housing Affordability

The article below was published recently by Keeping Current Matters.  Real estate is local and in February the median sales price for resale of single family homes was $228,400.  In the 4 county area serving the greater Cincinnati real estate […]
April 7, 2017
Graph of days on market in Cincinnati real estate

Days on Market Not Always 1 or 2 Days

Days on market not always 1 or 2 days in real estate. What neighborhoods are selling and which ones are not?  Days on market for single family homes is one of the ways to see what’s attracting buyers. The chart […]
April 4, 2017
Parade Craze

Parade Craze Tour of New Homes

The Parade Craze Tour of new homes begins this weekend! And it could be happening in a neighborhood near you.  In what’s advertised as a “scatter site” tour of homes in varying degrees of completion -from drywall to finished- is an […]