Buying and Selling

March 11, 2020

7 Most Common Home Inspection Issues in Cincinnati

If you’re in the process of selling your home in Cincinnati, it’s good to know that the buyer will probably want to get an inspection before closing the deal. No house is perfect and an inspection report will likely bring […]
March 9, 2020

6 Tips On Getting The Most Money For Your House

6 common-sense tips on getting the most money when you sell your home. By Mark Klein You Have More Control Than You May Realize Do you have an hour a day? That’s 365 hours a year. That’s two full months […]
February 28, 2020

Get Ready to Buy!

Looking forward to this weekend’s Open Houses?  Before you walk out your door- be sure you’re ready to buy. The checklist below is a great way to get started.  Don’t kid yourself that in this market you can write and […]
February 15, 2020

The Cincinnati Real Estate “Price is Right” Game

How Pricing Your Home Right Makes a Big Difference Many many years ago when I was managing a real estate office a few agents wanted “Price Reduction” sign inserts.  We’ve all seen them, the narrow sign sitting above or below […]
February 7, 2020
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Lower Priced Homes Are Gaining Ground

A CoreLogic report highlights why home sale increases statistics confuse both buyers and sellers. “According to their numbers, National Home Prices increased +4% year over year in December.” “The Housing Price Index (HPI) has increased on a year-over-year basis every […]
February 5, 2020

What Makes a Home Great?

Your home search has ended and you sign a contract for “the dream home”. Within a few days, you discover the dream becomes “the teenage home” with all sorts of blemishes you didn’t see. First, don’t blame the Realtor® Some of […]
January 31, 2020

Waiting for Open Houses Costs Buyers

The Greater Cincinnati real estate market has been super competitive for the last few years. Some properties have multiple offers and sell quickly.  And interested buyers who wait until the weekend “Open House” may never get a chance to bid […]
January 20, 2020

6 Easy Home Staging Tips

Photo by Rawpixel Preparing your home to go on the market is both an art and a science. If you’ve been thinking about listing your house — or it’s already for sale but there hasn’t been much interest — consider […]
January 15, 2020
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Are Home Buyers Waiting in Line?

Buyers must be waiting in line because single-family home sales in Greater Cincinnati continue at a brisk pace. 1671 single-family home sales closed during December 2019 versus 1486 during December 2018.  So closings were up approximately 11% during the last […]