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2009 

JUST SOLD: 2601 Northwold Rd, Columbus OH 43231  - HUD Owned Property My client is a first time buyer and so thrilled that he won the bid for this particular home! We've been on the hunt for about a month, submitted several offers and always came up short. This time it was meant to be!      The h...
11/29/2009
The Six HUD Homes of Thanksgiving It's time for house hunting! On this incredible, spring like holiday weekend it is hard to stay inside. Enjoy the sun and head out to look at some of our Columbus houses. This week we are featuring homes on the east side, in various suburbs, all priced between $1...
11/29/2009
Celebrate Black Friday with 92 HUD Home Bargains For this Black Friday HUD boosted its Columbus inventory to 92 listings. What's even more exciting is the fact that the median list price jumped to $85,000. It's not been this high since we started tracking HUD homes more than a year ago. The reaso...
11/29/2009
Listing Statistics for Central Ohio HUD Homes released on Friday, 11/27/09 Total homes available: 92 (last week: 80) Owner occupants: 67 All bidders: 25New listings: 22Sunday deadline: 26Relisted/Price reduced: 19  Median Price: $85,000 (last week: $73,500)Average Price: $79,507 (last week: $75,2...
11/29/2009
3 Huge 4 Bedroom Suburban Residences and 2 southeast Ranches! Congratulations Ohio Buckeyes! No disappointment with THIS football team. We are looking forward to the Rosebowl. Now that football fever is over, you can enjoy the rest of this week to check out a few HUD homes, before winter descends...
11/23/2009
Remarkable HUD Homes in Upscale Neighborhoods HUD listed 26 new homes today. This is good news for buyers who want to pick up a beautiful HUD home at a bargain price, ready to move in at the beginning of the new year. The selection of Columbus HUD homes is very good, especially in suburban school...
11/21/2009
Listing Statistics for Central Ohio HUD Homes for the Week of 11/20/09 Total homes available: 80 (last week: 66) Owner occupants: 61All bidders: 19New listings: 26Sunday deadline: 15Relisted/Price reduced: 20 Median Price: $73,500 (last week: $70,000)Average Price: $75,236 (last week: $71,355)Hig...
11/20/2009
HUD Homes at Buckeye Lake and Last Week's Bidding Results Many of the homes available to all bidders, including real estate investors, are outside the Columbus metro area.  You should not limit yourself to the City of Columbus or its suburbs when you look for great deals. You can find even better...
11/20/2009
Warning: Mold In 2 Featured HUD Homes Do you read the property disclosures on the HUD Website? You probably noticed that many Columbus HUD Homes seem to be effected by mold. Mold occurs frequently in Ohio, especially, if the inside of a house gets wet and there is not enough air circulation. Mino...
11/17/2009
The New and Improved Home Buyer  Income Tax Credit You probably already saw it in the news and maybe even read about it here on Active Rain. The home buyer tax credit will be around for another 6 months. If you thought that you missed out on the $8,000 gift from your government, now you have anot...
11/17/2009
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