Category Archives: Home Buyer Resource

How Important is it to Work With A Real Estate Agent?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Alison Moss
Chart about working with a Cincinnati real estate agent

The Importance of Working with A Cincinnati Real Estate Agent A recent report by MRIS details survey results from hundreds of buyers and sellers in today’s current market compared to recent years. Between the market price volatility, changes in lending … Continue reading →

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Radon Rules May Change for Cincinnati Real Estate

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Alison Moss
A photo of a radon mitigation system installed in the basement installed in the basement of Cincinnati real estate

Radon Rule May Change in Ohio The Ohio Dept of Health (ODH) is pushing for additional regulations making radon testing almost twice as expensive and radon mitigation could be impacted similarly. All disputed regulations are from Ohio new rules 3701-69-07 Appendix A and 08. … Continue reading →

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State of Cincinnati Real Estate February 2011

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Alison Moss

The State of The Cincinnati Real Estate market continues to change and buyers and sellers must be prepared to adapt to the market realities. According to RIS Media nationwide hosing prices were at their lowest point at the end of … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Real Estate Mortgage Rate Trends

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Alison Moss

The Cincinnati real estate mortgage rate trends have been fluctuating throughout the economic slowdown and for the most part the trend has been downward. Average yearly mortgage rates have dropped year over year since 2006 (6.41%) through November 2010 (4.30%). … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati has Affordable Real Estate and Low Cost of Living

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Alison Moss

Cincinnati has affordable real estate and a low cost of living according to a report from the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors. The report in question focuses on the Overall Home Affordability Index which calculates the median cost of a … Continue reading →

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Fire Fighters, Teachers, Police and EMTs can buy a home for 50%

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Alison Moss

Fire Fighters, Teachers, EMT’s, and Police are eligible to purchase HUD homes at a 50% through a  program called Good Neighbor Next Door (GNND). The program allows buyers to use FHA, VA, Cash, or Conventional financing to buy HUD homes … Continue reading →

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Home Buyer Tax Credit – Closing Date Extended to September 30th.

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Alison Moss

Congress — both the U.S. House and Senate — passed the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010 (HR 5623), which extends the Closing Deadline for Homebuyer-Tax-Credit eligible transactions to September 30, 2010 (instead of June 30). This extension of … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Spring Real Estate Market Shows Improvement

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Alison Moss

The numbers released form the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors show that the local real estate market has improved since last year and is trending towards stability and balance.  Year over year 2010 spring season has been much more active … Continue reading →

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Tips for buying a Condo in Cincinnati

Posted on June 16, 2010 by DetonateCreative

If you are in the market for a condo, there are some critical pieces of information you should research with your real estate agent before making an offer. 1. Read Between the Lines Take a look at the minutes of … Continue reading →

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I Missed the $8,000 Housing Tax Credit so Should I Still Buy a Home?

Posted on May 3, 2010 by DetonateCreative

In recent days I have had a few phone calls from first time home buyers asking me if they should still buy a house even though they missed the $8,000 tax credit. In some cases they could not find the … Continue reading →

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