How Buyers Shop For Homes
The National Association of Realtors® recently released the results of their Buyer & Seller Profile Survey that was conducted in 2008. As agents, we like to know where buyers are shopping for homes (RESOURCE). It is also important to know how the buyers first learned about the home they actually bought (SOURCE). No surprise, the Internet [...]

Go Shopping On Friday – For Homes!
This is Thanksgiving week. We often find that when family members come into town, if they are considering a move here to be closer to relatives, they make plans to view homes. Sometimes even local buyers plan to shop for their home this weekend when they have vacation days. Friday to Sunday can be “black” [...]

Mailbox litter – how do we stop it?
How do you feel about businesses attaching their self-promotion flyers on your mailbox? I think it is a violation of USPS rules, but that doesn’t stop people from doing it. Don’t know about your area, but my neighborhood gets the flyers from landscapers, deck builders, maids, churches, driveway sealers, and yes, even a dentist. I personally [...]

More Info on Home Buyer Tax Credits
The National Association of Home Builders has a very complete section regarding the extended/expanded Home Buyer Tax Credit that was approved earlier this month. If you plan to take advantage of either the $8,000 1st Time Buyer Tax Credit or the $6,500 Tax Credit for Current Homeowners, you should visit this site. It has an [...]

Chihuly glass exhibit at Hawk Galleries
This afternoon my daughter, granddaughter, their husbands and myself visited the Hawk Galleries at 153 E Main St in downtown Columbus. My granddaughter is an award-winning sculptress and her husband is a graphics designer, so they were interested in seeing the Chihuly glass exhibit that is on display. There were two other designers displayed as [...]