The New Year is nearly upon us, and that means the next home buying season is right around the corner! In recent years, home buying in Metro Columbus ramped up right after the Super Bowl,...
Everyone knows the story of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Today, there are plenty of opportunists following in the Grinch’s green footsteps, with package theft on the rise around the country. An estimated 23 million...
Nothing says home for the holidays like a cheerful fireplace! While we no longer rely on fireplaces as a primary source of heat, they provide beautiful ambiance, and evoke a sense of tradition and comfort....
More good news about Columbus! Recently, we shared Money magazine’s rating of Columbus as the Best Big City in the Midwest. Word must have traveled fast, because now Columbus is named as the top city...
The sale of distressed properties in the Metro Columbus area has fallen to the lowest percentage of overall home sales since 2010, according to a report published in Columbus Business First. Distressed property sales, also...
So-called reality TV shows make home buying look easy. Every home is in mint condition, and the buyers do not appear to have any worries, other than finding the “perfect” house! In real life, buying...
Rents are outpacing wages in Metro Columbus, according to a report published by Columbus Business First. The difference between rent increases and wage increases can be described as an “affordability gap.” While this gap has...
Columbus area homes are in high demand, according to an analysis by Realtor.com. The analysis includes online home search activity, the inventory of homes for sale, and days-on-market for dozens of U.S. metros. Columbus placed...
According to a recent consumer survey by TD Bank, home buyers remain stressed about the mortgage process, even though the lending environment has improved. Overall, buyers want better information about the mortgage process up front,...
Analysts at Columbus-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance recently studied the economies of 400 metropolitan areas throughout the United States, evaluating household formation, employment prospects and wage trends. This data was used to score the relative strength...
