Buyer Tips
When Did the Columbus Real Estate Market Peak?
If you are like most people, you probably believe that real estate peaked in early 2008 and crashed later that year. That is not correct. At least not in Central Ohio. Actually, 2005 was the best year for home sales in Columbus. During that year more homes sold at a...
Buying Your First Home – Step 3: The Closing
Finally, we arrive at the most exciting part of your home purchase - the closing. That's when the ownership of a house for sale transfers from the seller to you, the buyer. At the closing all existing liens are paid off and you will sign your new home mortgage...
Buying Your First Home – Step 2: Financing Your Purchase
The second installment of the video series to help you buy your first home is called Shopping for a Loan. Most Columbus real estate agents will tell you that you need to be pre-approved for a loan even before you start looking at Columbus OH homes for sale. So,...
Buying Your First Home – Step 1: House Hunting
So you want to buy your first home. It may be overwhelming. Where should you start? Let me help you! This is the first of three short videos from HUD about buying a home. These videos give you a simple overview of the home buying process, from finding a home, to...
How You Get Your $8000 Tax Credit If You Already Filed Your Return
Everybody talks about the home buyer tax credit that will expire at the end of April 2010. So, you signed a contract on one of the Columbus OH homes for sale in anticipation of this deadline. You also filed your annual tax return way ahead of April 15 (that's just in...
Who Is Responsible For Turning On Utilities?
You may wonder why utilities can become a problem, when you try to buy a home. In quite a few Columbus OH homes for Sale utilities have been shut off. Many buyers and their Columbus real estate agents end up struggling with utility issues just days before they plan to...
Straight Talk About Foreclosure Homes for Sale
Foreclosures are common place in today's real estate market. Just look at the Columbus MLS and you will see that out of the 14,766 Columbus OH homes for sale a full 10% (1,476) are listed as foreclosures. Foreclosures range from $1 million properties in Dublin to...
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