Your Neighborhood Realtor, e-Pro, Cartus Certified Relocation Specialist. Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors Circle of Excellece 2007 Award!
Home Are Selling and
Coldwell Banker West Shell
Is Selling Them!
It's A Great Time To Buy!
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BREAKING NEWS! From WLWT Channel 5
CINCINNATI -- With the economy slowing, stalling or falling, depending on your point of view, one magazine says Cincinnati's the place to buy a home now.
Money Magazine named the city as one of six that are
"the best place to buy a home these days."
"The city's manufacturing-heavy economy should benefit from the falling dollar. Commercial building is up, and high-end developments are moving in," said the article. The magazine didn't elaborate beyond those two sentences.
The other five on the list were Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit and Houston
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According to Ohio Realtor Magazine....Changes in the fair housing language and protected class status for our Military.
A new law signed by Gov. Strickland , will provide greater protections and benefits to the members of the Armed Forces beginning March 24, 2008. House Bill 372 accomplishes this in a variety of ways. Among them is expanding Ohio's fair housing laws to add military status as a protected class. Ohio's fair housing laws prohibit discrimination against any person in the sale, lease or financing of housing accomodations because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, ancestry, disability or national orgin. HB 372 also makes it illegal to to discriminate against someone based on their military status as of March 24. The new language is only necessary in forms signed after March24; it is not necessary to have clients or customers who signed these documents prior to that date re-execute them.
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NEWS YOU CAN USE!
HUD Releases New FHA, Conforming Loan Limits
WASHINGTON, March 06, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today published new FHA and conforming loan limits, based on median home prices as mandated by the Economic Stimulus Act signed by President Bush in February. New loan limits for FHA and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now calculated at 125 percent of the HUD published median prices, with a floor of $271,050 and $417,000, respectively, not to exceed $729,750. NAR expects the impact on the housing market to be significant because of the infusion of capital into the mortgage market, which should result in lower interest rates across the board. In addition, there will be a direct impact on high-cost areas that previously required borrowers to take out costlier jumbo mortgages.
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Speaking of Changes...
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Many families will be making serious financial decisions due to drastic increases in mortgage payments.
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In the real estate market and on the news each night we all see more and more families falling into the despair of foreclosure worries.
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If you or anyone you know are headed in the path, please call me. I can offer some help early on to try to keep you from being foreclosed on.
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I have years of experience helping families who truly need help with financial problems related to real estate.
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I hope you'll consider calling if you need preforeclosure assistance.
Are you relocating and wondering what the neighborhoods in Cincinnati and the surrounding areas offer?
Please search my website's option "Community Profiles". You will find links to surrounding townships, and cities that have a web-site. This will give you a peek at their neighborhood without ever stepping inside. So stroll through the communities and then search the homes through the website's option "Listings" to view all homes on the market currently listed with the Cincinnati MLS. Check back often for new listings and new material.Brenda's Notes On The Market.... Stay Tuned....
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE MARKET? NEED TO SELL YOUR HOUSE?
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The days a house is on market are at an average (in West Chester and Liberty Twp) of 79-99 days.
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Sellers need to be prepared to be priced right from the start, and to have their homes in great shape when they hit the market.
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One way of accomplishing this is to take a walk around the house with a pen and a pad of paper, make a list of repairs needed, of course paint touch-ups needed, and spaces that need de-cluttering. Don't forget the front door! It is the first thing the buyers see when they approach your home.
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Curb appeal often determines whether buyers will come in or not. Take the time to put a fresh coat of paint on the door and make the area around the door clean.
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A nice basket of seasonal flowers will be a great burst of color to welcome your buyers to their new home!
Stay Tuned.... and thanks for spending some time with me today! Feel free to email me your questions at Brenda.Swigert@cbws.com or call me anytime. Phone numbers below!
~Brenda
Cell 513-378-1461Fax 513-332-9875
One Of My Favorite Homes That I've Sold!
