New Albany is the suburb everyone in Columbus has an opinion about. The schools, the landscaping, the brick everything. It looks expensive because it is expensive. But "expensive" covers a wide range, and buyers are always surprised by what their money actually buys there once you break it down by price band. I've shown homes all over the east side for years. Here's my honest, ground-level read on New Albany's market and what different budgets get you. Why New Albany Costs M

Every October, I get the same question from homeowners: "Should I list now, or wait for spring?" It feels like spring is the obvious answer. More buyers, nicer weather, better photos. But the obvious answer is not always the right one, and the math is more interesting than most people think. The case for selling this fall: fall buyers are serious. The spring market has lookers, dreamers, and people who are "just getting a feel." The fall market has people who need to move: jo

Ask me about Westerville and I will smile, because it is one of those suburbs that quietly wins people over. It sits just north of Columbus, it has real character instead of cookie-cutter sprawl, and buyers keep discovering it after getting priced out of places further west and south. If Westerville is on your list, here is the honest breakdown. Westerville gives you three things buyers fight for: strong schools, a real sense of place, and a commute that does not punish you.

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me "should I wait for rates to drop?" this year, I could make my own down payment. It is the number one question in Columbus real estate right now, and honestly, it is a fair question. Rates are higher than the wild days of 2021, and the monthly payment is real money. But here is what I tell every buyer who asks: the rate is only one line of your math, and it is probably not the line that matters most. Take a $400,000 loan on a 3

Type your address into a website and you get a number in seconds. Here is the problem: that number has never been inside your house. Online estimates are algorithms. They know your square footage, your lot size, and what sold nearby. They do not know about the kitchen you remodeled in 2022, the basement that smells like mildew every spring, or the fact that your street gets all the cut-through traffic. Those details swing value by tens of thousands of dollars, and no algorith

I will say it plainly: if you are buying in Columbus and Gahanna is not on your list, your list is incomplete. I am working to become Gahanna's top-selling agent, so I study this city block by block. Here is the honest case for why Gahanna might be the smartest buy in the Columbus area right now. You Get More for Your Money Stack Gahanna against Dublin, New Albany, or Upper Arlington and the math is hard to ignore. You get established neighborhoods, mature trees, and solid ho

September gave us the signal. October is when it pays off. Every year, the same pattern plays out in Columbus: a batch of homes gets listed in June and July with ambitious prices, they sit through August and September, and by October the sellers are staring at the holidays and getting realistic. If you have been waiting on the sidelines, this is your window. Here is my honest read on where the Columbus market stands this October. The Setup: A Tale of Two Sellers Right now the

Most homeowners know two options for a property they're not living in: sell it, or rent it long-term to a tenant. But there's a third option quietly growing in Columbus — and for the right property, it can outperform both. It's called a midterm rental: a furnished home rented for 30 days or longer, typically to traveling professionals and families who need a real home, not a hotel. I don't just write about this — I run a furnished midterm rental myself here in Columbus, and I

Every year, a few Columbus homeowners decide to sell on their own — no agent, no commission, pocket the savings. I get the appeal. But here's what I see from the other side of those transactions: most of them leave more money on the table than the commission would have cost. Here's why. Pricing Is Not a Guessing Game The number one reason FSBO sellers lose money is pricing. Without access to real comparable sales — not Zillow estimates, but actual sold prices, days on market,

Buying your first home in Columbus is one of the smartest moves you can make — our market has real staying power, and owning here builds wealth while you live your life. But the process can feel overwhelming if nobody walks you through it. So here it is: the playbook I give every first-time buyer I work with. Step 1: Get Your Money Right Before You Fall in Love Before you tour a single house, talk to a lender and get a full pre-approval — not a pre-qualification, which is bas

Forget the national headlines. What matters is what's happening on the ground in Columbus, Ohio — and as someone who shows homes and writes offers here every week, here's my honest read on September 2026. What's Actually Happening in Columbus Right Now Columbus is its own market, and it always has been. We have steady job growth, people moving here from more expensive cities, and neighborhoods that keep getting stronger. That foundation hasn't changed. What has changed is the