500 residents in East Hyde Park are being told that, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Greater Cincinnati, they live in Oakley. That's because the Hamilton County Auditor map lists the 500 homes in Hyde Park, but the Multiple Listing Service (or MLS), what Realtors use, puts the homes … [Read more...]
A Medicare Tax on Your Home Sale?
Recently there has been speculation that there is now a Medicare tax on home sales as part of the new federal health care bill. That is not true! According to the language in the law, as explained in this FactCheck.org article, the Medicare tax would be assessed only on proceeds from the sale of … [Read more...]
Cincinnati Spring Real Estate Market Shows Improvement
The numbers released form the Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors show that the local real estate market has improved since last year and is trending towards stability and balance. Year over year 2010 spring season has been much more active than 2009. Below you can see the increase in number of homes … [Read more...]
Selling a Home In Cincinnati: August Report
The Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors recently issued their monthly report. The news is pretty much what we all in the real estate field expected. Prices are still slightly depressed, but home sale volume is slightly better than last year. August 2009 was slightly better than August 2008 in terms of … [Read more...]