For Sale by Owner- The Top 10 Tips to Sell Your Home
Written by Jennifer Cox on October 24, 2008
Most realtors® will tell you that you can not sell your own home, either directly telling you what a terrible idea it is, or by innuendo, with subtle hints that you are facing certain failure. Well, it’s not true. You can sell your home. It requires research, preparation, and marketing effort.
This report has been prepared to help home owners who want to sell their own home. Read more
The Secret Lives of Realtors ® - 5 Big Secrets!
Written by Jennifer Cox on October 24, 2008
When I speak with people about the listing and marketing process, meeting with sellers that are carefully considering who they want to hire to market their home, I often hear the same misconceptions about how this process works. There are so many incorrect assumptions about what Realtors ® do on a daily basis. Unfortunately, many are perpetuated by the agents themselves. Read more
Absorption Rate: What is it? How do I use it?
Written by Jennifer Cox on October 18, 2008
In the past, we would talk about “Days on Market” when counseling sellers, and discussing how long they might expect to have their home on the market, before receiving an offer to purchase. “Days on Market” was an easy number for your agent to find. A couple of clicks in the Multiple Listing Service, and we could have DOM pretty quickly. About 2005 we noticed a “shift in the wind”. Read more
Terrace Park – A Small Village with a Large Story to Tell
Written by Jennifer Cox on October 13, 2008
Historic Terrace Park. Located just west of Milford, at the Hamilton County/Clermont County border. Hugged by Indian Hill, and bordered by Anderson Township, Terrace Park is located in Columbia Township, just above the Little Miami River. Tree-lined streets and cul-de-sac living. Terrace Park, like so many of the villages and towns in the area, boasts a rich and exciting history. Read more
Does the play set stay? What about the shed?
Written by Jennifer Cox on October 13, 2008
When I’m touring homes with home buyers, or sitting at the table signing listing documents with the seller, questions often arise about what items stay with the home, and what items can go with the seller to their new residence. The mirrors? The oven? What about the shed and wooden play set out back?
When “what stays” or “what goes” is misunderstood between buyer and seller, the results of that misunderstanding can be stressful, uncomfortable, and well, just plain ugly. Read more
Are Pre-listing Home Inspections Necessary?
Written by Jennifer Cox on October 12, 2008
There is a long held tradition in the Cincinnati area that there is little benefit to you, the home seller, of having an ASHI certified home inspector perform a pre-listing home inspection before your home enters the market. While this is common practice in other parts of the country, it’s just not well received advice here. Read more
Where’s the Square Footage?
Written by Jennifer Cox on October 10, 2008
I frequently have customers ask me why the square footage information is not easily found on broker web sites, or on the Greater Cincinnati Multiple Listing service. As a newly licensed agent in 1996, I remember asking some of the experienced agents that same question. Strangely enough, the answers all sounded the same: “People Lie”. Read more
The Announcer says “RE/MAX. Outstanding Agents, Outstanding Results” So What??
Written by Jennifer Cox on October 7, 2008
Advertising and marketing are powerful. Jingles get stuck in our head. Beloved cartoon characters sell us everything from breakfast cereal to sinus pills. Clever catch phrases will disarm and sway even the savviest consumer.
Quite a bit of money is spent advertising real estate companies on both a national and local level.
Catchy jingles during drive time, or large billboards advertising websites all work to grab our attention.
Here in Cincinnati, the local brokers and national companies alike have good, dedicated agents working under their banner. So, does it really make a difference what company you choose? Read more
Cincinnati Real Estate Market - Is It Good or Bad?
Written by Randy Hibbard on June 3, 2008
How is the Cincinnati Real Estate market? This is a complicated question - but for the most part it depends on who you are.
Life is good for first time home buyers who have good credit and a down payment.First time home buyers now represent about 46% of new and existing homes buyers according to HouseHunt’s “Current Market Conditions” random survey of member agents. Read more
Are We Out of Sales Jail Yet?
Written by Bryan Casteel on May 28, 2008
Are we out of sales jail yet? The numbers say NO. April was a tough month for home sales in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Real estate market continues to try to find a real bottom. In April 2007 there where Read more
