Thinking of selling your home? Then you’ve probably already looked into using a traditional agent and factored in their commissions. If you’re anything like most sellers, after discovering the amount of money you’ll have to pay to list and sell your Central Ohio home, you went online and searched for “better ways to sell a […]
Category Archives: For Sellers
Legal Know-How: Taming the Neighbor’s Trees
Homeowners have the right to trim the trees and shrubs on their property—even if the foliage is growing in the neighbor’s yard. Droopy branches, decaying limbs, and invading plants from the neighbor’s yard can make your well-maintained property look dark and overrun. Fortunately, there’s a practical solution. In every U.S. state, homeowners have a common […]
What to Expect When Shifting to a Buyer’s Market
2021 marks the tenth straight year that central Ohio home prices have climbed above the traditional norm of 4% per year. Will 2021 be the year that the housing market correction, and is a crash ahead? Given the low unemployment, wage growth and low interest rates, most economists today don’t foresee a recession in the […]
Renovate Today, Pay When You Sell
A local startup named Improvio wants to help homeowners sell for more by improving their properties before they go to market. The twist is that the homeowner doesn’t have to pay for the renovations until settlement, meaning cash on hand isn’t an issue. The Problem Improvio Wants to Solve Say you want to sell your […]
NEW Work From Home Scores for U.S. Counties
The option to work from home or remotely is likely to become part of the workforce culture. A larger fraction of workers allowed to work from home will change the mix of demand for residential and commercial real estate between the city and the suburbs, give rise to new home designs that allow workers to […]
Guide to Negotiating an Offer
When it comes to evaluating offers, the purchase price isn’t always the most important factor. That means, in order to figure out whether an offer you receive is “good” —and whether you should negotiate — you’ll need to do two things: Consider your goals, and ask yourself whether this offer helps you meet them. Get […]
Protected: The Ideal Agent Deception
New Service To Help You Get To Get Top Dollar For Your Central OH Home
Housing inventory remains at or near all-time lows in many markets and price points across the Columbus and Central Ohio as eager buyers return to market more quickly than sellers. Homeowners may be seeing their neighbors’ homes going under contract at record speeds and believe that selling fast for their target price will be a […]
New Real Estate Reality for Columbus Home Buyers
Anyone eager to buy a home this spring probably has reasons to feel good. The job market is solid. Average pay is rising. And mortgage rates, even after edging up slightly as of late, are still near historic lows. And then there’s the bad news: Inventory levels are down and buyers are struggling to find […]
Is Now a Good Time to Sell a Home
Thinking of selling your home but not sure if now is the “right time?” The most common reasons why people decide to sell their homes include changes to their financial status, an employment transfer, a growing family or retirement. Today’s low interest rates have also made it attractive for many homeowners to “move up” to […]