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Home sales were up 5.0 percent in October to 3,395. At 30,497 year-to-date (January through October), home sales are on track to set a new annual record for central Ohio. There were 3,336 homes listed for sale in October, down 1.5 percent from last year and 8.6 percent from the previous month according to the [...]

Wall Street vs. Main Street: 10 Cities Where First-Time Buyers Are Battling Investors for the Best Homes Original article by Elena Cox | Nov 9, 2021 In today’s hot housing market, homebuyers aren’t just attempting to outbid that friendly couple they spotted at the open house admiring the kitchen cabinetry. No, they’re also gearing up to [...]

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2021 10:00 AM Central Ohio Housing Report - September 2021 RECORD LISTINGS AND SALES IN 3RD QUARTER! Original article from Columbus REALTORS. Although inventory has been decreasing for the better part of 12 years, the central Ohio housing market saw year over year gains in the third quarter resulting in record home [...]

Article from Columbusrealtors.com | September 22, 2021 HOMES SELLING FOR MORE THAN LIST PRICE A Balancing Act - Unusually high demand for homes in central Ohio and lack of sufficient inventory has resulted in homes selling for more than the asking price for the last couple years. The number of homes that sold for less [...]

Franklin County will not comply with latest eviction moratorium, judge announces: Original article by Ken Gordon | The Columbus Dispatch Franklin County Municipal Court Administrative and Presiding Judge Ted Barrows announced Thursday that based on an appeals-court decision last month, the court is not bound by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's latest eviction moratorium. Eviction cases, [...]

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   Signing a multiyear lease? 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, [...]

The Hottest Housing Market 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, the housing market starts perking up, too. Spring is traditionally the start of the busiest home-buying season of the year, which extends into [...]

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 an all time low inventory in new listings in February 2021. Down almost 17 percent from [...]