Now that mortgage interest rates have started to rise, and home prices have posted steady gains in the more desirable neighborhoods, you might think that you missed your chance to buy a home at the...
The New Year is nearly upon us, and that means the next home buying season is right around the corner! In recent years, home buying in Metro Columbus ramped up right after the Super Bowl,...
Everyone knows the story of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Today, there are plenty of opportunists following in the Grinch’s green footsteps, with package theft on the rise around the country. An estimated 23 million...
There’s nothing like the beauty and essence of a live Christmas tree in your Columbus home! If you’ve never had a real tree for the holidays, or you’ve been frustrated by trees that don’t last...
Nothing says home for the holidays like a cheerful fireplace! While we no longer rely on fireplaces as a primary source of heat, they provide beautiful ambiance, and evoke a sense of tradition and comfort....
Autumn brings a time-honored ritual of home ownership to Central Ohio: namely, raking leaves! In addition to leaf removal, there are a few things you should do to this fall to keep your lawn in...
Each year, the Ohio Department of Education rates the performance of schools and districts according to six components: Achievement, Gap Closing, K-3 Literacy, Progress, Graduation Rate and Prepared for Success. Districts and schools receive an...
The FBI warns that they are seeing an increase in wire transfer fraud schemes targeting Ohio home buyers. These schemes involve hijacked email accounts, which are then used to send fraudulent closing instructions to home...
So-called reality TV shows make home buying look easy. Every home is in mint condition, and the buyers do not appear to have any worries, other than finding the “perfect” house! In real life, buying...
Columbus residents have no need to spend their golden years in a Sunbelt state, according to the August 2016 issue of Kiplinger magazine. Kiplinger ranked Columbus as one of the best large cities to retire...
