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Dublin Home For Sale – Near Parks and Bike Path

This one is a looker for sure! Very stylish throughout and backs up to the bike path. Priced at $300,000.

Check Out Our Newest Listing…under $130K!

This condo is located in Dublin’s Northbridge Village. It’s so close to Tuttle Mall, Bethel Rd and much more. Fresh paint, new fixtures and hardware. Check it out on our website at www.themcveyteam.com

Do Not Call Registry

Have you registered your landline and cell phone number on the Do Not Call Registry?  It’s a good idea to do so in case you haven’t so that telemarketers can’t call you whether it’s your cell phone or home phone.

Many of us have registered our landline phones, but you should also register your cell phone number. Register them on the Do Not Call List. It’s so easy and takes about 30 seconds of your time. Click this link and it’ll take you to the Do Not Call Registry.

Keep unwanted calls away from your home phone and cell phone!

September Housing Stats from the Columbus Board of Realtors

Below is information and stats on the housing market in Central Ohio for the month of September.

Home sales in central Ohio were up almost 17 percent in September making three consecutive months of home sale increases. According to the Columbus Board of REALTORS®, 1,719 homes sold in September which is 16.6 percent more than the previous year’s 1,474 sales.

In addition to the increase in sales, homes that were put in contract also increased by over 58 percent last month. Year-to-date home sales (January through September 2011) are still trailing 2010 by 3.7 percent.

“As home sales for the last three months have surpassed 2010, the year-to-date sales statistics continue to narrow the gap between this year and last year when the home buyer tax credits were in effect,” says Rick Benjamin, 2011 President of the Columbus Board of REALTORS®. “Although many agents are reporting increased activity, time will tell whether that activity translates into actual home sales.”

The median sale price for home sold during the month of September was $128,000, up from $127,500 in September 2010, but the median sale price is still 3.8 percent behind last year’s average for the months of January through September.

The month’s supply, a measure of inventory that estimates how many months it would take to sell the entire home inventory, fell 17.2 percent to 8.7 percent from 10.5 percent last year.

“A balanced market for central Ohio is around 6½ or 7 months supply,” said Benjamin. “So the decrease is one more positive sign for central Ohio housing.”

To see this article on the Columbus Board of Reators’ website, click here.

BOO! Trick-or-Treat Times for Your Community Around Columbus

Columbus and most central Ohio communities have scheduled trick-or-treating for 6-8 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31. There are a few communities that have different times. Bexley and Canal Winchester will have theirs from 5:30-7:30. Groveport, Lockbourne and Madison Township will be from 5:30-7pm. So just make sure you are careful as you drive in neighborhoods and watch out for the ghosts and goblins.

Central Ohio Housing Stats from The Columbus Board of Realtors

Here are the most recent stats available on housing in Central Ohio from the Columbus Board of Realtors…

August marks the second consecutive month of increased home sales this year after the first half of the year vied to compete with increased sales from 2010 due to the home buyer tax credits. According to the Columbus Board of REALTORS®, 1,946 homes sold in August which is 15.4 percent more than the previous year and 4.3 percent higher than July 2011.

Residential homes which went into contract for sale was also up over 50 percent from one year ago.

“The month of August is traditionally a month for higher home sales,” says Rick Benjamin, 2011 President of the Columbus Board of REALTORS®. “Families with children usually choose the summer months to make a move and strive to close before the new school year begins.”

There were 3,059 homes listed last month bringing the total residential inventory of homes for sale to 15, 192 – down 21 percent from one year ago.

The average sale price of $171,027 last month was up slightly (one percent) over the previous year and 0.5 percent higher than the average sale price of a home sold in July.

Average sale prices in Bexley ($439,367), Grandview Heights ($284,400), Westerville ($189,476), German Village ($317,305) and Upper Arlington school district ($322,199) saw double digit increases last month. The same applies to the counties of Logan ($110,855), Morrow ($103,910), Knox ($128,365) and Madison ($159,326).

“REALTORS® are counseling sellers to price their homes realistically, make certain their homes are well maintained and be willing to negotiate financing terms,” adds Benjamin. “Once the home is sold, the seller most often becomes the buyer and will be looking for the same fair treatment.”

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Labor Day Arts Festival

Labor Day weekend is upon us. Are you looking for something to do? The Upper Arlington Arts Festival is Monday 9/5/11 from 10am-5pm. The festival showcases 200 artists and their crafts. Lots to do with music, food. It’s a great time! Address is 2070 Northam Rd. For more information here’s the link http://www.uaoh.net/artsfestival/?fDD=122-0

ForSalebyOwner.com Founder Uses Realtor to Sell Home

“A founder of a website dedicated to direct sales of homes by their owners has sold his two-bedroom apartment in Chelsea for $2.15 million—with the help of a real-estate broker and a standard 6% commission.” This is the way the story started from The Wall Street Journal just the other day. Colby Sambrotto, the founder and former chief operating officer of ForSalebyOwner.com, tried to sell the property himself online and through classified ads. After six months of it sitting with little activity he went after the help of a real estate broker.
Broker Jesse Buckler as the story goes told Sambrotto “the condo was priced too low and wasn’t attracting the right buyer for the condo.”

“At first he wouldn’t let me increase the price,” Buckler said. “I told him I know what I am doing—the market is picking up.”

In the end the condo attracted multiple offers and ended up closing for $150,000 more than the original asking price.

Here’s a link to the article…

http://www.trulia.com/blog/hank_bailey/2011/08/forsalebyowner_com_founder_uses_realtor_to_sell_home