by Susanne Novak | Oct 29, 2011 | Market Updates
Five years ago most home buyers never heard the term “short-sale”. Now it has become a household name. Columbus homes listed as short-sales may be excellent deals and can often be purchased below market value. When a home is offered as a short-sale, the...
by Susanne Novak | Sep 22, 2011 | Market Updates
A few weeks ago I read an article in the Wall Street Journal on How to Lower your Property Taxes. It was a well written story – enhanced by a nice cartoon – to help readers get the tax values of their homes reduced and property taxes lowered. This is a...
by Susanne Novak | Sep 22, 2011 | Buyer Tips
For the past few months I predicted that we will have a great summer. I am not talking about the weather, but the Columbus real estate market. The official Columbus home sales stats for the month of August are out. And they are exciting! Home prices are up by 1% and...
by Susanne Novak | Aug 21, 2011 | Neighborhoods
… except of mine. I knew since the beginning of this year that July 2011 will be celebrated as the month when home sales explode in Columbus Ohio. It seems that most local news organizations don’t realize that we are in the midst of a substantial...
by Susanne Novak | Aug 5, 2011 | Neighborhoods
Did you know that you can live in an upscale, downtown condominium and get subsidies from the City of Columbus? In the midst of the housing boom Columbus decided to give people incentives to live downtown. Many redevelopment projects in and around the Arena District...
