Real Estate

April 13, 2015
Real Estate Home Imporvements

Set It Forget It: Home Improvements With Long-Term Benefits

When you bought your first home, you were so excited about the milestone of owning a home that you barely stopped to consider the massive responsibility you were taking on. No more calling building maintenance or your landlord when something […]
March 31, 2015
Real Estate

Contemporary Homes in Cincinnati

  Nobody would ever suggest that that it’s easy to find contemporary homes in Cincinnati! Most of our homes fall into the category of traditional.  Over the years, the interiors of the Cincinnati 2 X 4’s  (4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, […]
February 17, 2015
Cincinnati 24 Hour Market Watch

Weathering Cincinnati’s Real Estate Market

The day or so has been somewhat challenging- snow, ice and frigid temps.  However the numbers popping up in the Cincinnati MLS indicates buyers, sellers and agents are all weathering Cincinnati’s real estate market. The 24 Hour Market watch located on […]
February 6, 2015
2015 Housing

Outlook for 2015 Housing Market

The National Association of Realtors released an infographic detailing the 2015 national housing market.  But real estate is local and greater Cincinnati is still suffering from a severe shortfall in the number of homes and condos for sale.  And while […]
January 30, 2015
DIY Tips

4 Ways to Help Your New House Feel More Like Home

Congratulations—you are now officially a homeowner. With that last signature on the dotted line, you have joined the ranks of people living the proverbial American dream through home ownership. Now it’s time to make the house your own by furnishing […]
January 23, 2015
Cincinnati cost of living

Cost of Living Comparison for Cincinnati

Moving into or out of Cincinnati and want to know how the areas compare for the cost of living? Well, good news nerdwallet has a simple-to-use cost of living calculator which requires very little information from the users.  Cost of […]
January 21, 2015
Downsizing

Is “Let It Go” the New Anthem for Downsizing Seniors?

Downsizing (or my favorite word”resizing”) seniors need to embrace the theme from the wildly popular song from the movie Frozen– “Let It Go”! One of the biggest obstacles to downsizing/resizing is the task of sorting, discarding and deciding what to move […]
January 12, 2015
Low down payments

First-Time Buyer Down Payment Drops to 3%

Trumpets blaring, politicians patting themselves on the back while announcing first-time home buyer down payments drop to 3%.  Is it just me feeling like it’s “Ground Hog Day” again- pumping up the housing market now and, perhaps, suffering the consequences […]
December 17, 2014

How Many Homes Sell for Cash in Greater Cincinnati

Is the greater Cincinnati real estate market keeping pace with national averages of homes selling for cash? CoreLogic reports “… Cash sales made up 34.8 percent of total home sales in September 2014, down from 37.2 percent in September 2013. […]