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Original article by columbusrealtors.com Introducing your new Member Portal AN EASIER WAY TO ACCESS YOUR MEMBER NEEDS   We are very excited to introduce your NEW Member Portal! Changing to the MMSI membership database will allow us to fully integrate member accounting, class registration, class history, events, committee meetings, etc. There may be a short learning curve, but we’re convinced you’ll love [...]

By Treh Manhertz on May. 21, 2021 The Need for Speed: Almost Half of U.S. Homes Sell in less than a Week In April, 47% of U.S. homes were on the market for less than a week before going pending. More than three quarters (76%) were on the market less than a month. Like the Beatles [...]

Original article By Ana Durrani  Mar 23, 2021 4 Reasons to Sign a Multiyear Lease on an Apartment   No one likes to be locked down. But these days, signing a multiyear lease might not be such a bad idea. Sure, committing to the same apartment for longer than a year, when none of us [...]

The Hottest Markets for U.S. Real Estate in March 2021: Are We Back to Normal? By Cicely Wedgeworth | Apr 14, 2021 As the weather warms up and the first flowers bloom, home buyers start perking up, too. Spring is traditionally the start of the busiest home-buying season of the year, which extends into summer. And [...]

MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 10:00 AM Central Ohio Housing Report - February 2021 | Columbus Realtors.com Can inventory get any lower? (Mar. 22, 2021 – Columbus Ohio) Although new listings remained relatively unchanged over the last decade, there was a noticeable drop in new listings in February 2021. Down almost 17 percent from the average [...]

Original Publication by Bill Bush from The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus landlords could face jail if they deny Section 8 tenants a shot at housing The house in the 300 block of East 14th Street in Columbus has two full baths, off-street parking, a washer and dryer, is pet-friendly — and includes a disclaimer to prospective renters [...]

Article by Daniel Bortz for Realtor's magazine. Last spring, the coronavirus pandemic ground several large lumber mills in the U.S. to a halt-and homebuilders suffered the consequences. Take Jesse Fowler, for example. Fowler, the president of Tellus Design + Build, a full-service general contractor based in Southern California, said in an interview with REALTOR® Magazine [...]

Published by THE WHITE HOUSE | February 17, 2021 Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Announces Extension of COVID-19 Forbearance and Foreclosure Protections for Homeowners As millions of Americans face continued hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden is continuing to take action to help keep individuals and families in their homes. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered [...]

Original news from Ohio Division of Real Estate and OHFA. OHIO Home Financing News! If you're in the market to purchase a home and need help with a down payment and closing costs, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) can help. OHFA offers 30-year, fixed-rate conventional, FHA, VA and USDA-RD government loans with generous income [...]

Originally published on January, 22, 2021 by Columbusrealtors.com 2020 BROKE ALL RECORDS! Record highs: Sales, Prices Record lows: Inventory, Days on Market, Months Supply The 2020 housing market was unexpectedly turbulent towards the end of the first quarter due to the pandemic that spread across the country. As the first wave of COVID-19 hit in [...]