Tony and I returned from vacation on Sunday. On Monday, I tackled a mountain of mail being held by the post office. The item I was most interested in was the notice from Joe Testa's office (Franklin County Auditor) announcing the proposed valuation of our home for 2008. Yours was probably just like mine – it shows no increase in valuation from 2007. 2008 is the year for the triennial update of...
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I just read an article in the Wall Street Journal real estate newsletter which really helped to put a new spin on real estate in New Albany, Columbus and the Midwest as a whole. We keep hearing about how bad the real estate market is but think about what you can actually buy here versus some other parts of the country. Using $400,000 as a comparison: In New Albany, you can buy a 3600 square foot home...
Yes, absorption is the correct term for Sponge Bob's ability to soak up water and the same holds true in the real estate industry. In real estate, the absorption rate is the amount of time, generally expressed in months, that it will take a market to "absorb" the current inventory based on recent history. In other industries, this measurement may be called turnover rate or simply weeks or months of...
National Real Estate Scenarios Don't Apply to Columbus, Ohio! I just read an article from the Wall Street Journal's "Real Estate Journal Today" – an online service sponsored by www.WSJ.com. The head line reads "Kimmel Home Listed for $81.5 Million". That headline will definitely catch your attention, but is it really relevant in Columbus Ohio? I don't think so. This article is perhaps good fodder...