real estate

Randyl Drummer with CoStar News reports that the rebound in office type jobs is becoming strong  enough that we could see rent growth in the near future.  The growth spreading to smaller [...]

As many of us are aware, unless congress takes action, the top tax rate of dividends will increase from the current 15% to 43.4% next year.   That’s a top ordinary income rate of 39.5% plus the [...]

Dublin Ohio’s 800 acre core has been slated for a massive redevelopment effort along Bridge Street from Frantz Road to Sawmill Road.  Now, Dublin has a plan that will redevelop the corridor “into [...]

Slow steady improvement was the name of the game in Columbus and Central Ohio for February 2012 residential real estate as 1,215 sales closed last month, which is a 5% increase over February [...]

DQ News reported that 15,573 new and resale homes sold Southern California in February 2012.  That was up from January by 7.2% and up 8.4% from February 2011.  Plus it was the best February since [...]

Better times continue to get better for Columbus and Central Ohio residential real estate as 1,125 sales closed last month, a 6% increase over January 2011. Better yet is that 1,845 residential [...]

It’s back!  Business is cranking again and the phone is ringing.  CoStar news reports that the dollar volume of commercial real estate transactions are back up to historical long term average and [...]

Positive net absorption has continued for the last eight consecutive quarters.  The first half of the year was strong then third quarter weakened due to the uncertainly caused by the U.S. debt [...]

Columbus and Central Ohio had 19,956 single-family and condo home sales during the year 2011. There were 19,700 residential home sales in 2010.  2011 was only 1.3 percent behind 2010 according to [...]

DQ News reported that 19,247 new and resale homes sold last month.  That was up for December from November by 14% but down 1.4% from December 2010.  Normally, sales are up from November to [...]

CoStar’s monthly National Composite Index of Commercial Real Estate increased for the seventh consecutive month in November 2011.  I know its January 19, 2012, but it takes them around 45 days to [...]

According to Roger Vincent with the LA Times.  “As 2011 came to a close, some commercial real estate experts found promising signs in often troubled markets.” I agree, but that’s quite an [...]

The residential market is coming back across the state of Ohio so says Ohio Association of Realtors.  The number of single family homes and condos put under contract brought the Pending Home [...]

As Columbus begins celebration of its bicentennial year in 2012, many major projects are complete or in progress.  Completed includes two new major downtown parks, Columbus Commons and Scioto [...]

Retailer seeks Central Ohio franchisee for entire Columbus MSA.  Great brand that has never been here before.  Potential of seven to ten stores.  It makes no difference whether the real estate is [...]

I know I’ve been posting more residential real estate news over the last week or so than I have commercial.  Commercial real estate pretty much shuts down this time of the year unless you [...]

Homes sales in Central Ohio were 1,406 for the month and that’s up almost 7% over November last year.  Homes going into contract increased 37% last month over a year ago making November the [...]

And again, there’s not much in the way of good news to report regarding home sales in Southern California for October  2011.  DQ News reported that 16,829 new and resale homes sold last month, [...]

How about an aspirational post to help start the next week?   No, no this is not my listing, unfortunately.  I would have loved to be the photographer though.   [...]

Once again, there’s not much in the way of good news to report regarding home sales in Southern California for September 2011.  DQ News reported that 18,149 new and resale homes sold last month, [...]