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2011 Columbus Real Estate Preview

2 JoePeffer / January 5, 2011 3:00 pm

Inside of I-270 last year, 6,416 residential properties sold. Despite 1/3 of 2010 including months where numbers were artificially inflated by federal tax credits, that was down about 11% from 2009, 17% from 2008 and an incredible 32% from 2005… [Read More]

Top 9 Midtown Columbus Real Estate Sales of 2009

Top 9 Midtown Columbus Real Estate Sales of 2009

6 JoePeffer / December 15, 2009 8:00 am

Everyone loves a good year end list and here’s one that sums up the top 9 Columbus Real Estate transactions in terms of sales price of 2009. The definition of MidTown Columbus for these purposes involves an area roughly from… [Read More]

Columbus City Schools are Improving

Columbus City Schools are Improving

21 Walker / September 1, 2009 7:20 pm

There’s an interesting blog post today from Cleve Ricksecker on the “Right Now Downtown” blog titled In Search of a City: Schools That Rock. There, a short summary of the Columbus City Schools (CCS) system is given along with a… [Read More]

What Happened to Olde Towne East’s Bryden Road?

What Happened to Olde Towne East’s Bryden Road?

24 Walker / March 11, 2009 12:57 pm

From Delicious Real Estate: What Happened to Olde Towne East’s Bryden Road? From Priceless to Plumbing-less, the crown jewel of Olde Towne East is surviving a tremendous reversal of fortune. After decades of neglect, Bryden Road betweeen I-71 and Nelson… [Read More]

Will there be a $15k credit to buy a home in 2009?

Will there be a $15k credit to buy a home in 2009?

15 Walker / February 8, 2009 1:00 pm

From ColumbusHomesBlog.com: Will The Government Pay YOU $15,000 to buy a Columbus Home for sale? By Joe Peffer The economic stimulus bill making its way through the Senate has a provision for a $15,000 tax credit to home buyers who… [Read More]

2009 Columbus Real Estate Outlook – What to Expect

2009 Columbus Real Estate Outlook – What to Expect

9 JoePeffer / January 26, 2009 3:52 pm

Last year, over 21,000 homes sold in Central Ohio – just over 14,000 of them in Franklin County. While it’s true that real estate sales have suffered in some parts of Columbus, by no means is our entire city at… [Read More]

CU Podcast Episode #04: Kids in the City

CU Podcast Episode #04: Kids in the City

6 Walker / January 22, 2009 11:54 pm

This week’s podcast focuses on the topic of “Kids in the City”. We sat down with Joe Peffer, Anne Holman, and Jessica Carle to discuss neighborhoods, schools, entertainment, and all other topics related to raising children in the urban core… [Read More]

Five Ways Columbus Can Become More Walkable

22 Walker / October 6, 2008 10:03 pm

ColumbusHomesBlog.com wrote Start Walking – Stop Sprawling – 5 Ways Cities Can Become More Walkable October 6th, 2008 by Joe Peffer “Properties in walkable communities tend to command the highest prices, anywhere from 40-200 percent more than drivable single-family housing.” … [Read More]

Is Columbus Obsessed with Million Dollar Homes?

17 Walker / September 24, 2008 11:45 pm

ColumbusHomesBlog.com wrote Is Columbus Overly Fascinated with Million Dollar Homes for Sale? September 24th, 2008 A few months ago Columbus Monthly (or was it Columbus C.E.O.?) did an advertising spread on just homes worth $1M or more. Then, a month… [Read More]

Is this Columbus Neighborhood Safe?

52 Walker / March 5, 2008 12:43 pm

Columbus Homes Blog wrote Is this Columbus Neighborhood Safe? – finally, a convenient answer for home buyers March 4th, 2008 I get asked about the safety of neighborhoods all the time. “What do you think about this neighborhood—is it safe?… [Read More]

The Columbus Public Art Scene

8 Walker / January 21, 2008 3:59 pm

ColumbusHomesBlog wrote The Columbus Public Art Scene January 21st, 2008 About a month ago the Dispatch ran an article which I can’t find now about how the city really doesn’t have any sort of catalog regarding our public art pieces… [Read More]

The Lincoln Theater is Really getting some work done

0 Walker / December 1, 2007 2:24 am

columbushomesblog.com wrote The Lincoln Theater is Really getting some work done November 30th, 2007 While not a whole lot seems to be going on inside the theater, there is a whole lot going on outside. Today there must have been… [Read More]

Obsessed with finding that unusual building?

Obsessed with finding that unusual building?

3 Walker / June 6, 2007 11:57 pm

Columbus Homes Blog wrote Obsessed with finding that unusual building you know you could turn into a ________? Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 I relish the opportunity to help a buyer find that oddball property. Something not quite a house that… [Read More]

A Closer Look at the Condo Market Downtown

A Closer Look at the Condo Market Downtown

8 Walker / May 13, 2007 10:31 pm

columbushomesblog.com wrote What’s Up Downtown? May 11th, 2007 by Joe Peffer Downtown Condos aren’t flying off the shelf like much of the mainstream media seem to have portrayed, but they are slowly selling. What’s currently active on the market? About… [Read More]