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Tuesday Open House: West Chester & Mason Ohio Real Estate News and Notes

March 27, 2012 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

It’s Tuesday, so this must be the Tuesday Open House. Actually, it’s the return of the Tuesday Open House Weekly Blog Post

What is Tuesday Open House?? Well, it’s clearly not an “open house”. Open Houses don’t sell homes… great internet marketing does… but it seemed like a good title for this weekly blog post.

It is my way of throwing the doors open on the RealEstate-Ink.com blog and offering up a few quick articles and facts on real estate for the West Chester, Liberty Township, Beckett Ridge, Mason and Fairfield Township, Ohio areas. It is not intended to be all about homes for sale, but it will be about that some of the time…

Did You Miss It? :: The Lowry Team has added two terrific new real estate agents to our team in the past two weeks. Lisa Tesmer and Laura Koether are now working with The Lowry Team as Buyer Specialists and we couldn’t be happier. They are your “go to” resources for homebuying in today’s real estate market!

Boy Scout Mulch Sale :: The Boy Scout Mulch Sale has started. If you are preparing your home to get it on the market for sale soon don’t forget the curb appeal. As the old saying goes… you only get one chance to make a good first impression. So clean up the landscaping and get yourself some fresh mulch. I’m not sure that there is a better way to go than to get it from the boy scouts. They even deliver! You can just go directly to the boy scouts site right here.

Wondering What Homes Are Selling For? :: Use our Real Estate Market Snapshot Tool to see the prices of homes that have sold and the current list prices of homes for sale in your neighborhood. It’s FREE :: It’s EASY :: It’s DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX… Get Yours Right Here!

Are You On Facebook? :: Each week we recognize a facebook page that we think is relevant, fun or important. This week our Facebook Page Of The Week is… Visit them and “Like” their page: http://www.facebook.com/ROLakota As of this writing they have 426 fans, let’s see how many more we can get them!! You can also connect with us on Facebook at http://www.Facebook.com/LowryTeamRealEstate

Listing Your West Chester OH Home For Sale

March 26, 2012 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

Listing Your West Chester OH Home For Sale

Thinking of selling your West Chester, Liberty Township or Mason Ohio home?

The best time to sell your home in 2012 is right now. We are heading into the spring market and home sales will be at their highest levels for the next four months. Both local homebuyers as well as the relocation buyers begin their home search process at this time of year so as to time the end of school year for their move. Interested in learning how to prepare your home for sale? We are happy to help. We can do a no obligation walk thru of your home with you to advise you on strategies that can get your home sold quickly for the highest possible price.

Wondering if your home will even sell? A lot of people are asking that question. Our answer… Who Says Homes Aren’t Selling??

Interested in learning the current market value of your home? Learn your home’s value here.

Ready to List? Call or text Eric Lowry at 513-368-3751 or just fill in the contact form below and we will respond as quickly as we can!

West Chester & Liberty Twp Parks: Voice Of America MetroPark

March 23, 2012 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

West Chester & Liberty Twp Parks: Voice Of America MetroPark

Voice of America MetroPark (formerly known as Voice of America Park) is located between Tylersville Road, Butler Warren Road, Liberty Way and Cox Road. The park features 435 acres, a 35 acre stocked fishing and boating lake, a walking path around the entire lake, ball fields, Wiggly Dog Park and the Ronald Reagan Lodge. A great deal of the park is also dedicated to natural areas and grasslands. A large number of different types of birds can be seen here.

The Ronald Reagan Lodge and the Bait & Tackle Shop overlook the fishing lake and provide a terrific place to relax and get outdoors. The Ronald Reagan Lodge is available through the MetroParks for business meetings and social events. The Bait & Tackle Shop sells fishing permits, handles all of the boat rentals and sells drinks and snacks.

The play areas, Wiggly Dog Park and the walking / jogging trail at Voice of America MetroPark all get a tremendous amount of use by the community.

You can get more information on Voice Of America MetroPark by following this link to the Voice Of America MetroPark website

Ronald Reagan Lodge - Voice Of America MetroPark

Foto Friday: Spring Must Be Here!!

March 23, 2012 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

It must be spring!! At least the Mallard Ducks at Voice Of America MetroPark sure think so. Foto Fridays are our newest blog feature showcasing fun and interesting Fotos (photos) of our West Chester, Liberty Township, Mason and Northern Cincinnati communities.

West Chester & Mason Ohio Homebuyers To Face Higher FHA Mortgage Insurance Costs

March 7, 2012 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

West Chester & Mason Ohio Homebuyers To Face Higher FHA Mortgage Insurance Costs

Homebuying is about to get quite a bit more expensive for many home buyers in West Chester & Mason Ohio, not just first time homebuyers. No, interest rates are not on the rise (yet). It’s the cost of mortgage insurance that is going up. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) which backs mortgages that allow for smaller down payments has announced that it is increasing the cost on two types of fees that homebuyers must pay.

The increase in the mortgage insurance costs is two fold for FHA backed mortgages. (1) the FHA has announced that it will increase it’s annual mortgage insurance premium by .10 of a percentage point for loans under $625,000, which will now cost 1.25% of the loan amount. This increase takes effect on April 1st. (2) the second fee being raised is the upfront mortgage premium. It is being raised by .75 of a percentage point, making the premium 1.75% of the loan amount. This fee is often rolled into the mortgage.

Moral of the story… you may want to get a home under contract to purchase and a mortgage loan application submitted before April 1st if you would like to avoid these higher costs of obtaining a mortgage. All of this assumes of course that you are obtaining an FHA backed mortgage. If you are using a conventional mortgage to buy a home this increase does not effect you.

West Chester & Mason Ohio Real Estate: This Month In Real Estate – March 2012

March 6, 2012 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

West Chester & Mason Ohio Real Estate: This Month In Real Estate – March 2012

This Month In Real Estate for West Chester, Liberty Township and Mason Ohio real estate covers getting your home sold sooner than the competition and today’s continuing low interest rates.

Interest mortgage rates continue to hover in the range of 4.00% providing for great opportunity to lock in interest rates on the purchase of a home, that may not present themselves again for many, many years.

Getting your home sold a month sooner than the competition. Home owners that priced their home based on their agent’s recommendation of a list price sell almost twice as fast and for more money than their competition. As for the strategy of starting high with the price… Yes, the buyers can always amke an offer, you just need to make sure it’s on your home.