Surprise! The housing market isn’t as bad as you thought

It’s been about 50 days as of this writing since the nation began serious worry over COVID-19. Our lives look nothing like most of us predicted they would back in February. And with all of the uncertainty around our national health, unemployment, businesses struggling, and the stock market (to name only a few areas of […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• May 3, 2020

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Dublin City Schools Elementary and Middle School Redistricting

If you live within Dublin City School District, no doubt you have heard about the planned redistricting that will happen this fall for the elementary schools and next school year for the middle schools. In this video I cover the new schools, how the district lines have been redrawn, and what this change could mean […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• March 3, 2020

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Parade of Homes 2019 Recap

The 2019 Parade of Homes ended last weekend, but I was able to visit the Parade with Meredith before jetting off to Tucson for my 30 year Up With People reunion in Tucson, AZ (because what better time of the year is there to visit Tucson than late July?). As always, it was fun to […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• August 4, 2019

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Real Estate Market Update – March 2019

The numbers are in, and Realtor.com has declared Columbus to be the hottest real estate market for the month of March! If you’d like to hear why, check out this short video.

• by Linsey Skolds
• April 30, 2019

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2019 Columbus Real Estate Market Forecast

Now that we have started to settle into 2019, I’d like to tell you what I think we will see this year in the real estate market. I’ve consulted my crystal ball, and here’s what I see in store. As I wrote in a post back in October, real estate values have followed a remarkably predictable 18-year cycle for 200 […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• January 28, 2019

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Is the Columbus Real Estate Market Slowing?

As you may have read online in the last couple of weeks, realtor.com released their report of the hottest real estate markets in June. Midland, TX topped the list again (as it did in April and May). But second place was held by our beloved Columbus, which moved up from fourth place in May (we […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• August 10, 2018

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Why You Should Hire a Pro to Take Listing Photos

When you list your house for sale, you want to present it in absolutely the best way possible. That’s why I always hire a professional real estate photographer to take listing photos for my listings. In this video, I show you what a difference it can make. I interviewed Chris Robinson from CA Robinson Photographic to give a few […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• July 12, 2018

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How to Flip a House For a Profit

I am excited to share that I was recently quoted in an article entitled “25 Expert Tips on How to Flip A House For a Profit” in Fit Small Business. HGTV has aired several shows in the past few years that make house flipping look very appealing. However, it can be quite easy to lose sight of the […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• April 16, 2018

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Getting Your Home Ready to Sell

Spring will be here before you know it, and with it will come the traditional start of the new real estate selling season. Of course, people buy and sell homes in all months, but springtime is when things really start to heat up. If you’ve been thinking about selling your home this spring, here are some […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• February 27, 2018

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Our Cabinet Painting Project

Last fall Meredith and I embarked on a DIY project in our kitchen. You see, we had been living with a half-done kitchen for years. About seven years ago we replaced our original white laminate counters with granite, changed out the square white porcelain backsplash for contemporary gray glass tile, and painted the walls a […]

• by Linsey Skolds
• January 31, 2018

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