Category Archives: General Information

Roofing: Repair vs Replacement

Eventually, all roofs wear out and need to be replaced. You don’t want to do it too soon, because you’ll waste money. But you also don’t want to wait too long, because you’ll then end up with leaks and expensive water damage. To get the timing right, you need to know how to assess the overall […]





Tips on Maintaining Your Home – Common Mistakes Made by New Homeowners

For most people, a home is the largest purchases they will make in their lifetimes, and an investment in their family’s future. Regrettably, sometimes costly mistakes are made by various parties of the transaction – builders, remodeling contractors, or even the new homeowners, themselves. Knowing a few of the common mistakes homeowners make can prevent future snafus from […]


Pulte Homes Buys Dominion Homes

Dominion Homes, central Ohio’s largest homebuilder, has been purchased by the Pulte Homes (Pulte Group), one of the largest home builders in the country. The deal instantly changes the landscape of central Ohio homebuilding, which for years has been dominated by Dominion and M/I Homes, both home-grown. The two companies build more than 40% of central Ohio […]





Top Real Estate Websites for Finding a Home

For the first time in history Zillow, Trulia and Realtor.com captured more than a third of all visits to real estate sites from desktop computers in April. According to Experian Marketing Services data, Real estate’s three largest consumer portals have been slowly growing their overall real estate Web traffic share from desktop computers. (Unlike its digital […]