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Fallout from the 90′s Housing Boom: Construction defects begin to appear

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Alison Moss

The Wall Street journal wrote an article about the impact of the poor quality materials and shortages of skilled workers who were constructing homes during the housing boom of the late 1990′s and early 2000′s. As a result a there … Continue reading →

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May Home Sales Continue 2009 Climb, Off 14.6% for the Yea

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Alison Moss
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CABR released the following press release about May Home Sales in Cincinnati. Home sales locally continued their upward climb last month, as Realtors sold 1,658 units. That’s a 19.8% improvement over April’s sales activity. The average sale price in May … Continue reading →

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Making Home Affordable Program

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Alison Moss

Cincinnati homeowners and homeowners around the U.S. need to be aware of the following information if they are looking to refinance and are having difficulty getting approved. There are options for refinance and loan modifications mandated by the federal government. … Continue reading →

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Downtown Cincinnati Streetcar News

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Alison Moss

Urban Cincy reported this morning that Mayor Mallory has selected the development company that will finance, plan, design,construct, operate and maintain Cincinnati’s Modern Streetcar System.  The location of the streetcar would be on the northern end of the Downtown/Over the Rhine circulator … Continue reading →

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How to Maintain and Improve Your Credit Score

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Alison Moss

RIS Media published a report to teach consumers about how to maintain and improve one’s credit score. Everyone has become more concerned about their credit scores these days, especially when a better score can result in lower credit interest rates and … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Real Estate: How to buy Property at an Auction

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Alison Moss

Greg Breitfelder, Comey & Shepherd’s licensed property auctioneer, provided me with these helpful pointers to guide buyers leading up to and at a property auction. Registration ‐ Bidders typically need to register before the auction, this is a simple form … Continue reading →

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WLWT’s Irresponsible Reporting on the Cincinnati Real Estate Market

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Alison Moss

Here is my letter to Richard Dyer GM of WLWT Channel 5 Cincinnati. The hypocrisy of this news station to advise people to not use Realtors is irresponsible. Please voice your opinions on this to him. Mr. Dyer: I just … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Has Highest Home Vacancy Rate in the Nation

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Alison Moss

Cincinnati sits atop the list of the most vacant properties in a city. WCPO reported that there are about $4 million vacant properties nationwide. Cincinnati’s Over-the Rhine Neighborhood has the highest vacancy rate in the Tri-State area. Vacant homes can … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Named 3rd Quietest City in the U.S.

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Alison Moss

WCPO news reported the results from a Men’s Health Magazine poll that named Cincinnati the third quietest city in the nation. They based their results on  a whether cities have noise ordinances, how much traffic they have and how many … Continue reading →

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Memorial Weekend Fun in Cincinnati

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Alison Moss

Since it is the start of the holiday weekend that kicks off the Summer 2009, I thought I would stray from my usual Cincinnati Real Estate informative postings and let people know where to have fun in Cincinnati this weekend! … Continue reading →

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