Author Archives: Elaine Reese

NEW LISTING – Do you work in Polaris, Powell or Dublin?

Posted on 05/01/2012 | Leave a comment

This charming home is located south of Delaware in Stratford Woods, making it very convenient to shopping, entertainment or employment in Dublin, Powell or the Polaris area. You’ll also love getting a lot of living space at a very reasonable price … it’s only $199,900 for total living space of 2,855 sq ft (includes lower level).

Enjoy evenings on your paver patio on a quiet side street overlooking your large sloped lawn. It’s perfect for BBQ’s. During cooler times, move the party inside to the fantastic finished lower level with a wet bar. At formal holidays, there is a formal dining room next to a formal living room. The island kitchen has plenty of space for helping hands, no matter the season. Plus, there’s a good-sized area for casual dining.

Upstairs are 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths and a laundry with a wall ironing board. The owner’s suite is vaulted with plant ledges. The owner’s bath has a jetted tub, shower stall and walk-in closet. It’s well located away from the other bedrooms for added privacy.

Give me a call if you would like more info on this terrific home.

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The 2012 Taste of Powell is Coming Soon – May 3

Posted on 04/29/2012 | Leave a comment

Taste of Powell Ohio 43065It’s that time again for the yummy Taste of Powell. If you have never attended this event, make sure you do so this year. For only $25 you can sample the finest fare from over 20 restaurants. Actually you can do more than sample if you visit the booths multiple times, but none of us want to admit that we do that, do we.

DETAILS

  • When: Thursday May 3, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Where: Columbus Zoo, Water’s Edge Events Park
  • Cost: $25 per ticket, plus cash bar
  • Music: Derek Dicenzo Trio

BUY TICKETS

The event is put on by the Powell Chamber of Commerce and you can purchase tickets online at their web site. Order tickets. You can also buy tickets at these local restaurants:

  • Culver’s, 4137 W Powell Rd (west of Sawmill Pkwy)
  • Local Roots, 15 E Olentangy St (at downtown 4 Corners area)
  • Vittoria, 10241 Sawmill Pkwy (south of Powell Rd)

If you see me there, stuffing my face, be sure to say ‘hi’.

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Ohio receives accolades from Site Selection

Posted on 04/24/2012 | Leave a comment

Ohio’s improving business climate scored another accolade.

Site Selection magazine awarded Ohio a 3rd place position in gauging states’ economic development competitiveness.

Ohio was behind Virginia and Texas. Louisiana and North Carolina were also in the top five. All states except North Carolina have Republican governors. All states except Ohio are right-to-work states. In 2011, Ohio was ranked 10th.

Site Selection uses a database for its 10-factor index for new and expanded facilities. In March, the group awarded Ohio its 2011 Governor’s Cup for the state with the most new and expanded corporate facilities. The magazine credited JobsOhio, the development group created by Gov Kasich, as a driver of the growth.

Read the Columbus Business First article.

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Ohio Unemployment Continues to Drop in March

Posted on 04/21/2012 | Leave a comment

Ohio continues to improve for 4th straight month! Unemployment rate dropped again for March, going from 7.6% in February to 7.5% in March. That compares quite favorably to the 9.5% rate in December 2010 before the new governor, John Kasich, took office.

In December 2010, 560,000 people were unemployed. In February 2012, 443,000 were unemployed, and it further dropped to 438,000 in March 2012. That’s an additional 122,000 people with paychecks since Kasich’s tenure began.

The National continues to be above 8%, at 8.2%, so the State is out-performing the Nation.

Let’s hope the Governor continues his successes to bring or keep businesses here in Ohio which will certainly help our housing market. Now if the gas price issue would get fixed, we’d be in better shape.

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1 Qtr Home Sales Results for Central Ohio

Posted on 04/09/2012 | Leave a comment

Enough days have passed since the end of the first quarter, that I can now look at the real estate home sale results. Generally the results are pretty positive when compared with the 1st Quarter 2011. Most school districts realized an increase in the number of homes sold, and many also benefitted from higher average prices as well. Remember, when considering higher prices, that doesn’t mean that any given home will receive more money, it merely means the average of the prices the buyers CHOSE to buy was higher. In a way, that can be good since it may indicate that buyers are in better financial positions when they finally decide to buy.

1st Qtr Home Sales *
School 2011
#		 2012
#		 %
Chg		 2011
Avg $		 2012
Avg $		 %
Chg
New Albany 52 54 +3.8% $411,688 $449,190 +9.1%
Dublin 72 96 +33.3% $340,516 $352,136 +3.4%
Olentangy (Rt 23 west) 74 74 0.0% $381,090 $345,315 -9.4%
Olentangy (Rt 23 east) 56 81 +44.6% $288,849 $300,727 +4.1%
Big Walnut 32 24 -25.0% $236,814 $261,066 +10.2%
Worthington 66 99 +50.0% $237,233 $225,191 -5.1%
Westerville 113 110 -2.6% $213,378 $202,877 -4.9%
Buckeye Valley 16 23 +43.7% $297,196 $223,175 -24.9%
Hilliard 115 105 -8.7% $212,216 $192,141 -9.5%
Marysville 34 33 -2.9% $190,209 $159,350 -16.2%
Delaware 36 60 +66.7% $142,931 $149,411 +4.5%

* Data does not include homes sold as REO, foreclosure or short sale.

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Spring Landscaping Ideas

Posted on 04/09/2012 | Leave a comment

pierus japonicusIf you’re making some landscape plans this spring and would like an interesting plant, I recommend the “Lily of the Valley” shrub (Pieris japonica). It’s colorful year-round and is ever-changing its colors. New leaves are burgundy and contrast nicely with the light-green older leaves. Year round it has flower fronds that resemble lily-of-the-valley flowers.

The plant in the photo is near my front door so it’s easily seen. The way it looks now is pretty much the way it looked all winter long – although our winter was very mild. If you click on the above botanical name link, you can read more details on Monrovia’s website.

Spice ViburnumOther plants that I’m really enjoying – and also in the front yard near the sidewalk – are Spice Viburnums. The flowers have been open a few days now but they’ll soon go away. As the name indicates, the flowers are a very spicy fragrance, similar to a hyacinth. I recommend putting the plants where you will be able to enjoy the fragrance. Around a patio would be perfect, since the shrubs also provide a nice screen.

Eventually small berries appear where the flowers were, but the birds will soon clean them off the branches. I have a bird feeder nearby, so the birds love to use these shrubs as quick cover because they’re so dense. The shrubs in the photo are about 4-ft tall and are several years old – so they’re slow growers. A word of caution … rabbits like to eat the lower leaves and will stand on their hind legs to do so!

There are several varieties of viburnums but the flowers on other types aren’t as fragrant. I have three leather-leaf viburnums in the backyard for high screening. They’re much larger plants and faster growing, but the flowers aren’t very fragrant. The berries are larger and the birds REALLY like them. The rabbits eat the bottom leaves on those plants as well. Wascally Wabbits!

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