I recently mailed my 2011 Calendar to clients and friends. It contains photos of local scenes that I’ve taken during the year, plus key dates for local events. There is space on the calendar days for you to write your appointments, plus a column for your reminders.
I have just a few remaining if you would like one. Simply email me your home address and I’ll send one out to you. I do request that only local people make the request.
Updates on how we fared in 2010 for the central Ohio housing market have been completed. You can check your area, school district or subdivision here:
It’s a new year and that means it’s time to take a look at how home sales – specifically average prices – did in 2010. Did they continue to slide down or have they turned the corner?
As usual, I calculate average prices by school district because that provides a more accurate review than if zip codes or cities were to be used. Zips and city boundaries sometimes cross school and county boundaries, thus, making them inaccurate.
The chart below shows average prices for Jan-Dec for single-family homes only. No condos included. You’ll notice that most districts improved their average home price for 2010. 2004-2005 still seems to be the benchmark years where people who purchased their home on or after those years may need to sell their home for less than they paid.
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If you have any questions on your specific home, give me a call at 614-825-8860 or email me by clicking on the icon in the right column.
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Posted in Buyers, Central Ohio, Delaware County, Delaware Ohio, Dublin Ohio, Franklin County, Galena Ohio, Hilliard Ohio, Home buying process, Home prices, Home selling process, Homes, Housing stats, Lewis Center Ohio, Powell Ohio, Sellers, Worthington Ohio
Tagged 10 yrs average home prices, central ohio real estate market news
I’ve had some people ask to see the final results of my own home makeover after having all the painting done, new flooring everywhere, and new furniture in the great room. Well, here are pix.
Great Room
The old carpet was replaced with hardwood. Between the flooring and the furniture, a lot less dust should be generated plus, dog hair can’t stick in the furniture. That all means less work. See there’s a method to my madness.
Kitchen
The wall paint in the kitchen is the darkest of all the rooms. It’s similar to the color of hot chocolate. There is a large double window to keep the room bright during the day. The new vinyl has a flagstone design and is padded which allowed it to be installed over the former builder vinyl without risk of the design of the old floor showing through to the new. It also allowed a cost-savings by not having to tear out the old vinyl.
Stairway
The wall behind the TV is painted the same color as the kitchen for accent. The hardwood installers still have some finish work to do to add quarter round and transition strips, which were not in stock at the time the work was done.
Loft
This is where I really live – my office. New California berber was installed in this room, the stairs, hall and all bedrooms. I used to have file cabinets in this room but moved them to one of the bedrooms during the mess. File cabinets are necessary but ugly.
The cost to do this work probably cost far less than you might think. It certainly cost less than price reductions if I were to have put the home on the market in its prior sad state. Granted it was 3 weeks of mess and a lot of work, but it’s like having a whole new home. I love it!
Copyright © 2011. Elaine Reese, Real Living HER. Reproduction of any portion of this blog post or the images is prohibited by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If this post is being viewed on any site other than www.ReesesPiecesOfRealEstate.com then the material has been stolen without permission. Violators will be reported.
Posted in Central Ohio, Delaware County, Delaware Ohio, Fix-ups, Homes
Click image to read all the articles about my personal saga with the Emerald Ash Borer damage to my tree.
