by Susanne Novak | Aug 26, 2019 | Market Updates
July saw a 3.9% increase in home sales. It’s mostly due to a sharp rise in condominium sales while single family homes were stagnant. A lack of new listings kept the inventory at its lowest level ever for the month of July, while home values keep rising. Trends...
by Susanne Novak | Mar 11, 2019 | Community
A few weeks ago, this article caught my eye: Home Flipping Investors Abandon Columbus. It’s based on a survey by Realtor.com that shows that Columbus experienced an 18.8% drop in home flipping last summer. That’s a steeper decline than in any other large...
by Susanne Novak | Jan 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
As one of the most affluent suburbs in Central Ohio, Dublin is not known for its REOs. Actually, foreclosure properties are rare in Dublin, although the City had its share of short sales and home owner defaults. In this article we want to specifically target...
by Susanne Novak | Apr 29, 2012 | Market Updates
The repair escrow is probably one of the most confusing topics for home buyers. People ask me all the time, if they can get a repair escrow, if it is a gift from HUD or why they did not get the money when they offered all cash. Let me try to de-mystify the repair...
by Susanne Novak | Jan 16, 2012 | Market Updates
Over the past 6 months the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again targeted the elimination of lead based paint in homes for sale. Based on their stats 1 million children are affected by lead poisoning. When you sell or rent a house built before 1978 you...
