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By Patrick on March 11, 2009  |  Comments 1

Real Estate Auctions

Ohio Real Estate Auctions are interesting and potentially a way to acquire property at deep discounts. There are many things you should know about prior to bidding at an auction so I highly recommend you consult a Realtor, real estate attorney and/or an auctioneer to help and educate you with the process. Auctions are handled [...]

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By Patrick on February 11, 2009  |  Comments 4

Listen to Your Gut

Being a REALTOR, I have a few rental properties I have purchased through the years. It is amazing to experience some of the life lessons I learn each year and here is one of them.
I had a tenant that was a “pack rat” and every time I would go to his apartment, I would tell [...]

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My newest Addiction FACEBOOK!!
By Erin on February 05, 2009  |  Comments 1

My newest Addiction FACEBOOK!!

I am the first to admit that I was totally against getting on Facebook. Now after having been a member for about a month, I find myself completely addicted. I really enjoy getting in touch with people I have not seen for years and have numerous stories of others being reunited through this great site. [...]

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Nerves of Steel?
By Patrick on February 04, 2009  |  Comments 4

Nerves of Steel?

Nerves of Steel? 
 
My 6 year old daughter had her first cheerleading competition last Sunday.  It was nice to be able to take a day off from showing homes and holding an Open House, but I was not prepared for the emotional journey I was about to take.  As thousand of spectators, parents and cheerleaders [...]

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New Buzz Word for 2009
By Sue on January 31, 2009  |  Comments 0

New Buzz Word for 2009

Anyone noticed the new buzz word for this year?  I just drove to the office and was listening to NPR on the radio and I heard the word 9 diffrent times, in less than a 15 minute span!
Transparency or transparent is the new buzz word, popularized by our new President Obama.  Take a poll  at AOL  [...]

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-03

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-03

We now have a personalized URL for Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheColumbusTeam Join us! #
Interest rates are holding steady; for complete details, visit http://ow.ly/g5Pv #
Are mortgage interest rates on the rise? Visit our blog at http://ow.ly/gbOg and find out…. #
Mortgage rates are going up- for complete details, visit our blog at http://ow.ly/gjN5 #
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Columbus Mortgage Market: :-O...yawn!!!   Nothing happening today, folks!!!!

Columbus Mortgage Market: :-O…yawn!!! Nothing happening today, folks!!!!

Friends
Looks like all the markets are closed today so we are using yesterday’s rates. Hope you all have a happy Fourth of July. If you are watching the Upper Arlington Parade look for me and the Arlington Bank with 5 of my antique cars in the parade. Thanks for reading and thanks for the business.
Mortgage [...]

Rates down 2

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :-)….yes sir!!!

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Unemployment came out this morning and it was worse than last month. As you know, bad economic news makes mortgage rates go down. The stock market is down this morning, crude oil down, the dollar up against the Euro. The good news is mortgage rates are down.
Mortgage Tip of the Day: The deadline for buying [...]

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :-(...ugh!!!

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :-(…ugh!!!

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We are having a difficult time trying to understand why rates went up this morning. All we can find is that the market is bracing itself for a series of economic reports coming out this week. Not sure why that would make rates go up. Crude Oil did go up this morning a couple dollars [...]

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :-O....yawn!!!

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :-O….yawn!!!

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The market is NOT going in our favor this morning however it hasn’t reflected in today’s rates yet. We may be in for an increase later on today. We’ll see what happens.
The reason we were told is the consumer confidence fell for June however, in my opinion, that should make rates go down. This is [...]

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :--O...yawn!!!  Eveything is holding this morning!!!

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :–O…yawn!!! Eveything is holding this morning!!!

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The market is holding this morning after last Friday’s infusion of Fed’s buying mortgage backed securities. Crude Oil is up this morning along with the stock market up a little.
Mortgage Tip of the Day: We just got notification from OHFA that non-targeted money has been used up totally for the MCC program. Targeted Money and [...]

Columbus Mortgage Rates:  :-)....Nice way to end the week!!!!

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :-)….Nice way to end the week!!!!

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Yesterday afternoon, the Fed’s decided to buy more mortgage backed securities which creates less supply, more demand driving rates down. That is the reason for today’s drop. We got this one figured out.
This weekend is Special Olympics Summer Games at OSU where I coach volleyball. It is “have your hands full” for [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-26

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-26

Another great weekend of Fun Columbus w/exceptional weather! Hope You Daddios enjoyed You’re Day. My Dad had a fresh cherry crisp from me:) #
RT @10TV: 10TV: Comfest Road Closures Announced http://tinyurl.com/lebel9 #
World Bank made forecasts as to the world economy being not as good as expected. Ironically Bad economic news makes mortgage rate go down. [...]

Columbus Mortgage Rates:  :-O...yawn!!!!  (But I will never complain about a

Columbus Mortgage Rates: :-O…yawn!!!! (But I will never complain about a “yawn” again.)

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Rates did improve some this morning but not enough to get a rate change yet. Yesterday afternoon the Fed’s felt the economy was slightly improving (good news, does not help us out) but they will be buying a trillion plus of mortgage backed securities (which would help us). The market yesterday afternoon starting [...]

Columbus Mortgage Market: :-)....FHA inhouse underwriting...FINALLY!!!......YIPEEE

Columbus Mortgage Market: :-)….FHA inhouse underwriting…FINALLY!!!……YIPEEE

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The mortgage market improved this morning but again, no clear cut reason why. This afternoon the Federal Reserve is meeting to see if anything will be changing. Everyone is watching and waiting to see what happens there. The Fed has had lots of surprises for us over the past year. 2:15pm this [...]