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Tax credit extended plus benefit for current home owners

The big news in real estate is the extension and expansion of the tax credit for home buyers. New home buyers can still get up to $8,000 as a dollar for dollar credit. Plus existing homeowners can receive up to $6,500.  For either credit you must be in contract as of April 30, 2010 and close by June 30, 2010

Phishing Won’t Put a Good Meal on Your Table

By Carol Pierson on March 2, 2010

This type of phishing doesn’t involve a good salmon steak or fresh flounder fillets.  It is actually a scheme that involves fraudulent e-mails that try to get you to give out your personal information.  These days, many of those e-mails are about forclosures and other concerns about mortgages and refinancing.  The crooks who trade in identity theft [...]

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Report: Area’s residential building pipeline soars in Jan.

By Chris Harpster on March 1, 2010

I am not celebrating yet, but it sure is nice to see some improvments in the new build market.

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Don’t skimp on that inspection!

By mike nurre on February 27, 2010

BUYER BEWARE!  I recently did a home inspection for a young couple on a home in Columbus, Ohio.  The home was being sold by a lender that had foreclosed on the house.The house was presented as having central air conditioning.  My practice is to inspect the outside condensing unit while doing the outside inspection.  The [...]

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What’s It Trying to Say?

By Michelle Hogan on February 25, 2010

While skimming through some listings I came across this photo of a home in an established and desireable community in Columbus. It prompted me to consider how an image like this speaks, or in this case, doesn’t utter a word. Is the front door this homes best asset? Who knows, it’s the only picture of the [...]

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My Ship Will Come In

By Michelle Hogan on February 23, 2010

If you like playing the waiting game in real estate then there is a strong possibility of missing out on a great opportunity when the market turns, and it will. Don’t be caught standing at the dock. Prices are right, rates are low and there are many fish in the sea, er, boats.
Sellers are pricing [...]

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