Kathy Koops

June 12, 2020

New Construction in Greater Cincinnati

The Cincinnati housing market is off to a fast start. New listings are up!  And an interesting part of greater Cincinnati real estate rests in new construction.  Roughly 22% of the homes and condos on the market are “new construction.”  […]
June 10, 2020

Banner Week in Cincinnati Real Estate

Banner week for real estate activity in Greater Cincinnati. The new numbers:  Search Previous week: The local real estate market is very busy.  Delayed spring buyers are competing with “gotta move now” buyers.  Multiple offers on lots of the new […]
June 8, 2020
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Treasure or Trash?

“Treasure or trash? Too much home time lately and many homeowners are decluttering and donating more than ever before.  And not everybody is reducing “stuff” because of an upcoming move decluttering is the way to go. Whether you’re getting your […]
June 5, 2020

Why This Summer Is the 2020 Real Estate Season

Why This Summer Is the 2020 Real Estate Season According to Keeping Current Matters with stay-at-home orders starting to gradually lift throughout parts of the country, data indicates homebuyers are jumping back into the market. After many families put their plans on hold […]
June 3, 2020

Weekly Cincinnati Real Estate Numbers

Weekly stats for real estate activity in Greater Cincinnati. The numbers for the past week: Previous week: New listings with multiple offers.  The number of showings up.   The largest problem facing the Cincinnati real estate market is the lack of […]
June 1, 2020

First Look at May’s Real Estate Sales

The first peek at Cincinnati single-family home sales during May. May single-family home sales were 1,516, down -30.0% from 2,368 in May of 2019 and – 10.2% lower than .  Again, May 2020 sales were at their lowest level compared […]
May 29, 2020

The Ideal Home

What is your ideal home? Porch.com was kind enough to allow a full reprint of a fun article comparing what people want in their homes.  I can tell you that most Americans wouldn’t survive with the tiny closets found around […]
May 27, 2020

Cincinnati Real Estate Numbers for Last 7 Days

Weekly stats for real estate activity in Greater Cincinnati. The numbers for the past week:   Previous week:   Seesaw numbers with fewer listings and more closings.   Looking to move or questions about local market conditions-Contact
May 26, 2020

Open Houses Allowed Again

A light on the horizon Realtors® can hold Open Houses again. During Ohio’s “Shelter-in-place”  order open houses weren’t allowed.  A few builders held “self-guided” opens through models and spec homes.  But for the majority of sellers- real-live Open Houses weren’t […]