There’s a new trend on the national housing market that may even be impacting activity on the New Albany, Ohio real estate market. Evidently, a recent Reuters article reported that more people are flipping luxury housing. House flipping entails buying a home, refurbishing it, and selling it at a profit. In the past, this activity has mostly been relegated to the lower priced market but now, it...
Selling Real Estate in New Albany
As your New Albany real estate advisers, Tony and I thought you might be interested in how our market is faring this year compared to last year. Inventory is down, days on market are declining and prices are heading upward – especially on the 50+ homes sold in June! Below are the year to date statistics for the communities in New Albany. Without exception, all neighborhoods have seen 2013 prices...
As more and more home buyers have flocked to the New Albany real estate market in search of their next dream home, available homes for sale have become more and more in demand. Now, real estate experts all over Central Ohio are calling upon would-be home sellers to list their properties now to capitalize on all of the pent-up demand from home buyers. At least, that’s the gist of a recent...
A firm that has been studying our community of New Albany recently released a report that said we have a lot to offer – but we need to do a better job of marketing. Evidently, planners from MKSK, a central Ohio planning and design firm, told residents in late January that New Albany should expand by constructing more homes and businesses in the village center. They also suggested aggressively...
The local housing market is improving, according to a recent article I read. Evidently, the National Association of REALTORS reported seeing the strongest home sale figures in three years! The Columbus Board of REALTORS, which oversees activity on the New Albany real estate market, echoed that sentiment for our local housing market! New Albany Ohio Homes for Sale Here’s an overview of recent...
Quality of life is about to get even better in New Albany, according to a recent article I read! Evidently, there is a new company that’s coming to our Central Ohio community that is expected to add hundreds of jobs to the area! Living in Central Ohio According to the latest news, debt collections agency iQor Inc., is bringing a major call center operation to New Albany. Currently the center is...
It’s Officially a Seller’s Market! Sales of single family homes in New Albany in 2012 exceeded 350 units for the first time in 7 years. 360 homes sold in New Albany this year compared to 344 homes sold last year. 2005 was the last year New Albany saw home sales in this range when 368 homes sold. These numbers are hard to believe since inventory levels have remained at their lowest...
It’s a question that every home seller will need to face at some point during the New Albany home selling process: Should I fix my home to make it more attractive to buyers or try to sell it as is? Like many things in life, there is no clear answer to this question. After all, your decision whether to sell your home as is or not will depend on a variety of factors, which we will explain...
When it comes to selling your Central Ohio home for sale, staging your home can make all the difference in the world! Staging a home allows you to play up your home’s assets while downplaying it’s weaknesses. It also makes your home appear cleaner and more spacious then it actually is – which is a plus when you’re trying to attract interested home buyers! Below, we’re...
As experienced Central Ohio real estate experts, we’ve known plenty of New Albany home owners over the years who have wrestled with the idea of when to purchase another home. They would often ask us, “How do I know when is the right time?†So today, I’m going to tell you about some top reasons why people decide to sell their current New Albany home and move to another one. New...