by Susanne Novak | Feb 22, 2015 | Buyer Tips
In today’s competitive housing market it is not uncommon for home owners to receive multiple offers on a listing. With houses going in contract in less than a week, some buyers get anxious and offer substantially more than list price to secure the contract....
by Susanne Novak | Jan 25, 2015 | Market Updates
“Two steps forward, one step back” – that’s how the housing recovery went in Central Ohio, according the Columbus Board of Realtors. The Annual Report on the Columbus Housing Market published by Columbus Realtors reveals some interesting facts....
by Susanne Novak | Dec 28, 2014 | Market Updates
In their latest news release on November 2014 housing data the Columbus Board of Realtors claims that Central Ohio Home Values Continue to Rise at Sustainable Levels. It is true that home values were up by 5.1% in November. But that’s not the full story....
by Susanne Novak | Dec 19, 2014 | Neighborhoods
Did you ever hear of Gentrification? Honestly, I did not know exactly what it means until I listened to a report by NPR’s Marketplace, about the gentrification of the Highland Park neighborhood in Los Angeles. Gentrification is about urban renewal (read Merriam...
by Susanne Novak | Dec 11, 2014 | Seller Tips
For most of 2014 the Columbus housing market suffered from very low inventories. With more buyers looking for homes, you would have expected that new listings “fly off he shelf”. Actually, some homes sell in a single day. You probably heard stories of...
