Author Archives: randalcmoss

Cincinnati Real Estate: Cincinnati Compares Favorably in Housing Affordability

Posted on May 6, 2009 by randalcmoss
Cincinnati Real Estate Affordability Index

The National Association of Realtors Housing Affordability Index reported a 13.6 percentage point increase to 166.8 in January, which is a new record high. An index of 100 means a person with a median income has exactly enough income for an … Continue reading →

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Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency

Posted on May 3, 2009 by randalcmoss

The Federal Government continues to provide incentives to homeowners to improve their energy efficiency. The tax credit is worth up to $1,500 for energy improvements made during 2009. In Cincinnati there are opportunities to utilize energy savings for both the … Continue reading →

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The Rebounding Spring Cincinnati Real Estate Market: A Realtor’s Perspective

Posted on May 1, 2009 by randalcmoss

Despite what the media is reporting I am out in the marketplace every day and want to report about the activity I have witnessed in the past two weeks. I have seen house after house that my buyers were interested … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Real Estate: Competing Against Short Sales and Foreclosures

Posted on April 29, 2009 by randalcmoss

Nationally nearly half of all home sales involve short sales or foreclosure sales, many home sellers are finding that traditional sales are competing with discounted prices offered by foreclosed properties and short sales in their local area. To help home … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Real Estate: Tax Credit For Vacant Home Buyers

Posted on April 22, 2009 by randalcmoss

There is a bill in the Ohio legislature that would give home buyers who purchase a vacant property a tax credit. The purpose of the tax credit is to provide incentives to buyers who purchase  properties that have been vacant … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Metro Goes Green

Posted on April 22, 2009 by randalcmoss

Cincinnati Metro launched six hybrid mass transit buses today on Earth Day. To celebrate the occasion there was a parade of the new buses from Eden Park to Downtown. This story was featured on CNN. It is great to see  … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Real Estate: Options for Delinquent Homeowners

Posted on April 21, 2009 by randalcmoss

Today I went to Comey & Shepherd’s quarterly meeting and learned a significant amount about how to assist delinquent homeowners who are behind on their mortgage payments. Since this is such a confusing topic I hope this clarifies the information … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Real Estate: Short Sales

Posted on April 13, 2009 by randalcmoss

The Cincinnati Enquirer ran an article today on the rising number of short sales occurring in the current real estate market. Short sales are transactions  that occur when a bank or lender agrees to accept less than what’s owed on … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Real Estate: Banks Blacklist Condos

Posted on April 9, 2009 by randalcmoss

A number of lending institutions and banks are blacklisting condo developments, refusing to write loans to prospective buyers, according to Marketplace. South Florida has been particularly hard hit by this, adding additional strain to the overbuilt condo market. However analysts … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Record Lows

Posted on April 5, 2009 by randalcmoss

For all of the skeptics out there who are in a holding pattern trying to decide if it is a good time to buy property, I found this article from RIS Media that provides concrete data supporting  this as fact. … Continue reading →

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