June home sales roared out over the weekend with last minutes closings scheduled for Friday had to be rescheduled for Saturday leaving both buyers and sellers unsettled and unhappy. The final numbers for June’s closings won’t be formalized for several […]
There’s a tagline in commercials for a well known credit card…”Don’t leave home without it!” and a good tagline for today’s home buyers in greater Cincinnati concerned about spending money on title insurance would be ….”Don’t close on a home/condo […]
OHFA, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency’s First Time Home Buyer Program, continues to support some of the greater Cincinnati housing sales. If the information below is not detailed enough or if you are considering buying or selling your house or […]
Sometimes owning a home can be a lot like owning a car. You take care of routine maintenance, keep it clean and maybe even update the interiors and/or exteriors and everything is humming along….then all hell breaks loose. And in […]
A commonly heard request from today’s home buyers in greater Cincinnati- it (“it” being a home or a condo) must have granite counter tops, 3 car garage, wooded lot and at least 4 bedrooms and not cost more than $250,000. […]
It was true 2 years ago and even today more and more sellers in the greater Cincinnati area aren’t receiving checks when they close on the sale! It’s referred to as a “dry closing” because funds aren’t handed out at […]
Buying and selling real estate reminds me of working on a puzzle- trying to get every piece in the right place at the right time in order to complete the project. Contracts are vital piece of the real estate puzzle […]
Well almost everything. Since more home buyers are struggling tofind home loans in Cincinnati many are opting for FHA and VA loans and here a few key points to remember: FHA Termite inspection not required unless appraiser requires it Mortgage Insurance […]
There’s lots of houses and condos available within the greater Cincinnati real estate market. And as buyer’s try to bargain for the best deal, some of them are making a costly mistake by saving money and either skipping the home […]