by Susanne Novak | May 14, 2017 | Neighborhoods
Patio Homes are more popular than any other home style in today’s hot real estate market. Baby boomers and home owners who want to downsize and live maintenance free are lining up for patio homes in the most popular new communities developed in Central Ohio.... 
by Susanne Novak | Apr 9, 2016 | Neighborhoods
In today’s hot housing market there’s a unique opportunity for move up buyers to get into luxury homes. Most buyers will miss out on it. Most agents don’t even know that it exists. Let me explain … No Seller’s Market for Upscale Homes We... 
by Susanne Novak | Mar 20, 2016 | Neighborhoods
Concerned parents took to the polls in the 2016 spring elections. Their kids had to attend overcrowded class-rooms in the Olentangy Local School District. Subdivisions like Scioto Reserve and Golf Village are a magnet for young families, making Olentangy one of the... 
by Susanne Novak | Jul 5, 2015 | Neighborhoods
Most people assume that homes in the suburbs are more expensive than in the City. That’s not completely true. To see how much house you get for your money, you need to look at the “per square foot value”. When it comes to $/sqft, Clintonville beats... 
by Susanne Novak | May 24, 2015 | Neighborhoods
Most housing data I share on my blog cover the Columbus Metro Area. Sometimes I write about specific suburbs, like Dublin or Powell and neighborhoods such as Muirfield Village. Most of these data represent averages of very large areas. Everybody know that real estate... 
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... 