Kathy Koops
January 6, 2016
Congratulations – you own a home. Now is the time to “spiff-up” your home by furnishing and decorating it in your own style with your own special touches. You have a blank slate—let’s turn it into a home. Here are […]
January 4, 2016
2015 was the year of the “selfie” so why not spotlight the greater Cincinnati housing market with a 2105 real estate selfie? The Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors won’t publish the final sales numbers for 2015 until late January or […]
December 17, 2015
The Federal Reserve Bank raised the benchmark interest rate by .25% yesterday and buyers think the sky is falling! Borrowers who have already locked-in an interest rate to finance the purchase of their home or condo will not be affected […]
December 11, 2015
Why wait until the Bengals game to head downtown-the Cincinnati Weekender boasts all sorts of activities all weekend long. Start off with weekend carriage rides at Macy’s Celebration Station across from Fountain Square, 12-5 p.m. Dec. 12-13. Fountain Square Ice […]
December 8, 2015
Time for the Cincinnati real estate health check. The sale of single family homes is flowing and, except for a very short supply of homes for sale, the “patient” looks healthy. The chart below reflects just slim the pickings are […]
December 7, 2015
The real estate market is slowly improving but “foreclosures” and “short sales” still pop up in the listing inventory. The term “short sale” refers to a sale where the mortgage holder owes more than the property is worth- and the lender […]
December 3, 2015
Your home is where you go to relax and unwind — but it’s far easier to do so if you’ve made sure it is as safe as it can possibly be. The question is, what are you missing and where […]
November 23, 2015
Lots of issues and problems pop up when people are buying a new home. Mortgage relief scams are rising with warning signs that include asking for upfront fees, making ongoing mortgage payments directly to them, asking for a property deed […]
October 27, 2015
What is seller’s remorse? The media covers home buyers who have second thoughts after they committed to buy property- something called “buyer’s remorse”. It’s the gut feeling you get when you make a large purchase and then a few hours or days later […]