Michael's Blog

If you are searching for homes for sale in West Chester, Mason, Loveland OH, or any other part of greater Cincinnati, I'm sure you've seen some pretty good deals recently.  Please don't expect these great deals to last for ever and ever. Just like in other recessions these difficult times oppotun...

  Be careful if you're looking at new construction homes.  There are builders out there trying to work in transfer fee language that applies to the owner when they sell the home. Basically, when the owner sells the home they would have an extra fee sometimes 1-3% of the purchase price, which woul...

A great recent article on buying or renting from the wall street journal.  Seems the author points out it's better to buy if the price of the home is 15 times or less the cost of the rent. The example they used was rent of $10,000 per year, so if you could buy a similar home for $150,000 of less ...

I was with a soon to be homeowner the other day, and in talking with them about the reasons why they are buying vs. choosing to rent the first thing they mentioned wasn't the typical top three things I hear like 1. possible tax deductions, 2. appreciation, or 3. finding a great deal and have "equ...

  Looks like people couldn't wait forever to buy... http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/residential-real-estate-1/real-estate-news-national-association-of-realtors-nar-july-pending-home-sales-index-phsi-home-buyer-tax-credit-lawrence-yun-existing-home-sales-3109.php Hopefully this was hel...

  Have home prices found their footing, or is this just a result of home buyers scooping up some stimulus money?  I guess time will tell, it always does... http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/residential-real-estate-1/real-estate-news-standard-poors-sp-case-shiller-home-price-indices-for-...

Looks like the government is mulling it over...  http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/residential-real-estate-1/real-estate-news-reviving-first-time-home-buyer-tax-credit-program-obama-administration-housing-and-urban-development-hud-secretary-shaun-donovan-cnn-3088.php Hopefully this was ...

This is one of the best times in history to buy a home if you are ready, willing, and able.  Unfortunately, this is also one off the worst times in history to sell your home especially if you're in foreclosure.  There are many good people affected by the economic downturn and unfortunately have h...

  If you're looking for a deal on a home in West Chester, Liberty Twp., Mason, Loveland, and more, call, email, or visit www.ISellCincinnati.com.  I specialize in finding deals whether short term investment or move in ready to occupy. If you are looking for a list of deals in greater Cincinnati s...

  According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) released last week being able to afford a home is close to its highest level ever for the sixth quarter in a row since it started measuring affordability nearly 20 years ago. Some of the most affo...