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March 26, 2024
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Cincinnati Reds Opening Day March 28, 2024

The Cincinnati Reds knock it out of the park on Thursday, March 28, 2024.  At 4:10pm they line up against the Washington Nationals to kick off our baseball season. Before the Game: Findlay Market Opening Day Parade: This free parade […]
March 21, 2024
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The Impact of Community Amenities on Property Values

The Impact of Community Amenities on Property Values Guest Author:  Catherine A. Palmer When exploring the relationship between neighborhood features and the value of homes, one key element emerges the impact of community amenities on property values. This concept isn’t […]
March 18, 2024
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St Patrick Celebrations Fuel Home Buyers and Sellers

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade, green beer and eggs, and Shamrock Shuffles didn’t dampen the local real estate market! According to the CincyMLS we had lots of real estate activity over the weekend: The eye-opening numbers to me are the […]
March 15, 2024
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February Single-Family Homes Sales in Greater Cincinnati

February Single Family Home sales for February 2024 inched up! The average sale price is up and the number of listings is increasing (just slightly). During February the average sale price for the entire MLS was $389,419 for single-family homes. […]
March 13, 2024
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Why Access Is So Important When Selling Your House

Why Access Is So Important When Selling Your House From: Keeping Current Matters If you’re gearing up to sell your house this spring, one of the early conversations you’ll have with your agent is about how much access you want to give […]
March 11, 2024

Investing with Impact

Image: Freepik  Guest Author: Douglas Summers Investing with Impact: BRRRR Your Way to Financial Freedom  Diving into the world of real estate investment through the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) strategy offers a dynamic approach to building your wealth […]
March 7, 2024

Official February 2024 Sales Numbers for Cincinnati Ohio

The MLS of the RealtorAlliance of Greater Cincinnati released their official numbers for February home sales. Search Every indicator is up.  Sales Volume, median price, and number of new listings.  An interesting number to note, the median number of “Days […]
March 5, 2024

1st Look at February 2024 Home Sales

February 2024 single-family home prices in Cincinnati are going up! The overview below shows real estate activity from January 2024 to February 2024. You will see data comparisons between February and the previous month, the last three months and February […]
February 28, 2024
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Budgeting for Home Renovations

Budgeting for Home Renovations We are looking at doing some renovations this year and for fun, I looked up “Home Renovations on a Budget”.  Google responded with 27,000,000 potential answers. So, like everybody today I’m wondering if renovating with cost limitations is […]