Real Estate

January 5, 2017
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Green Bananas

Many moons ago my elderly mother would take advantage of family visits and ship us off to the grocery store with a long list and explicit instructions…”no green bananas – I might not live long enough to eat them”. Some […]
January 3, 2017
Bar chart depicting average sale price for single family home in Cincinnati since 2000

Greater Cincinnati Top Selling Neighborhoods in 2016

The Business Courier recently published an interesting look at the top selling neighborhoods in greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.  The books haven’t closed on real estate transactions for 2016 yet because The Multiple Listing Service of Greater Cincinnati and the […]
December 27, 2016
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Timing and Flexibilty

Have you ever attempted to get a slinky to walk down the stairs?  Timing and flexibility are key for the spiral toy to make it from one step to the next.  And while real estate seems like the last place […]
December 23, 2016
Cutouts of holiday homes

The Perfect Cincinnati Holiday

Celebrating Hanukkah begins after sunset on Saturday December 24th and ends on January 1st.  Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are on the 24th and 25th of December.   And on Monday, December 26th Kwanzaa festivities begin ending on January 1st.   From my […]
December 22, 2016
Cincinnati home sales chart

Cincinnati Real Estate Numbers Hot Off The Press

Early holiday gifts for the local Cincinnati real estate market as home sales continue to climb! According to the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors sales are up 21% comparing November 2015 to November 2016.  Plus for the first 11 months […]
December 20, 2016
Bar chart covering condo sales in greater Cincinnati

Are Condos Selling in Cincinnati?

Condos continue to sell in greater Cincinnati.  The low number of condos for sale hasn’t deterred buyers from hitting the Cincinnati condo market.  Last year 2669 condos with an average sale price of $139,694 sold/closed from January through November weather and […]
December 15, 2016
NAR inforgraphic on real estate

Housing Expectations for 2017

Housing expectations for 2017 just released by the National Association of Realtors. Some observations about the infographic:  Expect moderately rising mortgage rates Even modest rate increases will push some potential buyers out of the housing market Very low risk of […]
December 14, 2016
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Winter Frenzy in Cincinnati Real Estate?

©© Contrary to popular opinion the real estate market in greater Cincinnati is exhibiting all the symptoms of a winter frenzy. The normal holiday slow down seems to have missed us this year.  Realtors© are super busy with both listings […]
December 13, 2016
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Cincinnati Real Estate Sales for November

Cincinnati home sales for November in black and white. Contact The average sales price for single family homes continues to outpace the same time frame when comparing the fist 11 months of 2015 to 2016.  According to the Multiple Listing […]