Kathy Koops

July 11, 2016

Cincinnati Condo Market Update for June

The Cincinnati condo market update for June. The heat and sunshine during  June was great for grass and flowers but the number of condos popping up on the market continues to shrink.  The Cincinnati Multiple Listing Service has only 690 […]
July 8, 2016

Cincinnati Ranks 4th

Source: WalletHub July is National Park & Recreation Month and according to WalletHub Cincinnati ranks 4th in the nation. WallerHub based their research on 4 categories: 1. Entertainment & Recreation 2. Costs 3. Quality of Parks 4. Climate Oralndo, Tampa and Scottsdale […]
July 7, 2016

Parks Around Cincinnati

The Winton Woods Boathouse is waiting for boaters, Sharon Woods is waiting for golfers and Lake Isabella is waiting for fisherman. The park system in and around greater Cincinnati provides fun opportunities for everybody. Half of the summer season has […]
July 5, 2016

Foreclosure Process Speeding Up in Ohio

If the property next has been vacant forever and waiting for the lender to foreclose.  Governor John Kasich signed the bill last week  (H.B. 390) aimed at speeding up the foreclosure process in Ohio.  Now we must wait 90 days […]
June 30, 2016

Greater Cincinnati 4th of July Fireworks

There are many things to do to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday throughout the greater Cincinnati area. Here’s a (partial) list of celebrations beginning on July 1st: Northside Rock N’ Roll Carnival July 1-4, 2016 Jacob Hoffner Park at […]
June 27, 2016

FSBO’s

FSBO’s or “For Sale By Owner” go hand-in-hand with good real estate markets. Why pay a real estate commission when you can sell it yourself?  And in some cases, sellers do a great job of navigating the home sale process […]
June 23, 2016

Home Sales Update

The official greater Cincinnati home sales update for May were just released. According the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors home sales were up 9.7% compared to a year ago.  And up 9.6% year-t0-date compared to the first 5 months of […]
June 22, 2016

No Geese, No Goats

No geese, no goats, no pay -no stay is the simplest way to explain multi-page fine print mortgage documents to today’s real estate buyer. But chickens may be ok! Every buyer today who is financing the purchase of a new […]
June 20, 2016

Mason Ohio Real Estate

Mason, Ohio real estate is a hot spot in certain price ranges and continues to attract buyers and some sellers find themselves with purchase offers within hours of the property hitting the market. The latest data for real estate in the […]