Radon is a cancer-causing radioactive gas that comes from the natural decay of uranium, which is found in nearly all soil types. It can travel upward, through the soil, into the air and into your home through cracks, gaps or the water supply. Radon isn’t picky about the homes it enters. It can be found […]
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Words That Could Increase The Sales Price of Your Home
First impressions matter. When it comes to real estate listings, one of the primary elements for most buyers is a home’s description. But not all listing descriptions are created equal. When it comes to writing an effective listing description, the picture you’re painting with certain words can be worth thousands of dollars. So don’t hold back and if […]
FHA Appraisal Guidelines
FHA Appraisal Guidelines provide direction for FHA Appraisers When determining whether or not a property meets the criteria for an FHA loan, FHA Appraisers must adhere to the FHA Appraisal Guidelines. This document also serves to provide the FHA repair guidelines, which can help the seller of a home that is going to a buyer […]
Common Title Problems that Can Impact Your Home Closing
In almost all real estate transactions, there are title issues that must be cleared up in order to transfer ownership of the home from the seller to the buyer. Does the seller have the legal right to sell the property? Is the home’s title free of “clouds” or “defects” — such as judgments, liens or […]
4 Common Moving Scams and How to Avoid Them
Every year, thousands of people—fall victim to moving fraud, according to the Protect Your Move campaign by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. We know what you’re thinking… As if it wasn’t already stressful enough to pack up all your worldly belongings and hire a group of (impressively strong) total strangers to cart them from one […]
What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know About the Current Housing Market
Low inventory levels are a defining characteristic of the current housing market. While it is not a universal condition, a low inventory of homes on the market seems to be prevalent in many desirable areas including right here in Columbus. As you’ve probably heard the real estate market is thriving and in fact activity has sky rocketed! In […]
What You Need to Know About Pocket Listings
Over the past several years, “pocket listings” have become a more mainstream option for quietly marketing a home. You probably haven’t heard this real estate term before but here’s what today’s home buyers and sellers need to know about pocket listings. A pocket listing is an unofficial, off-market listing Also known as a “quiet” or […]
Home Prices Are Rising… So Why Are Inventory Levels So Low?
Home values are increasing and that should be a huge incentive for homeowners (including homebuilders) to put houses on the market. But that’s not happening and low inventory levels are leaving homebuyers competing for properties which in turn is driving up home values. U.S. home prices rose 5.4% in December, the largest year-over-year gain since July 2014. The median sales […]
How to Buy a New Home Before Selling Your Current House
It’s a homeowner’s dream to be able to purchase their new home before selling their current property. After all, who wouldn’t jump at the chance to move at your own pace, to vacate the home and avoid the hassle of de-clutting and staging your current home, as well as the inconvenience of having to clean […]
Franklin County Auditor website lists home size differently after controversy
Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo has quietly given thousands of central Ohioans an early Christmas present: a bigger house. To be more consistent with national standards, the auditor’s website was updated last year including a change which omitted any space below ground in the calculation of home size, including space that’s finished and accessible to the outside (ie. a […]