Bill Buettner Realtor Keller Williams Greater Columbus Realty

05/14/2026

Central Ohio's housing market showed resilience in April, with home values climbing and inventory expanding even as overall sales volume moderated.

Central Ohio's housing market showed resilience in April, with home values climbing and inventory expanding even as overall sales volume moderated. April data from the Columbus & Central Ohio Regional MLS shows 2,202 closed sales, a 13.6% decrease compared to April 2025, though the year-to-date total of 7,617 closings remains within reach of last year's pace, down 4.2% through the first four months of the year.

“April's numbers tell an interesting story. We have more homes on the market and buyers are taking a little more time to decide. That's not a bad thing; it means consumers are being thorough and intentional,” said Columbus REALTORS® President Gloria Alonso Cannon.

04/28/2026

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03/30/2026

Attention Investors!

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12/30/2025

Perspective is everything. Right now, everyone's waiting for rates to drop.

"I'll buy when rates get back to normal."

But what if 'normal' isn't what you think it is?

Let's talk about what mortgage rates have actually been throughout history:

1970s: Average rate around 8-9%
1980s: Hit 18.45% (yes, eighteen)
1990s: Hovered around 8-10%
2000s: Dropped to 6-7%
2010s: Historic lows of 3-4%

The 3% rates of 2020-2021?

That wasn't normal. That was a once-in-a-lifetime anomaly.

What everyone's calling "high" right now is actually what our parents' generation considered standard.

And they bought houses.
And built wealth.
And didn't wait for the "perfect rate."

Here's what they understood that we've forgotten:

You're not marrying the rate.
You can refinance when rates drop.

But you CAN'T refinance:

The price you paid (it's going up)
The equity you missed (appreciation compounds)
The rent you paid (gone forever)
The time you lost (can't get it back)

The buyer who waits for rates to drop misses this:

When rates drop, prices spike.

The buyer who acts now gets:

Negotiating power (less competition)
Better price (sellers are realistic)
Immediate equity building

Then refinances when rates drop
Wins twice

"Historically high" and "historically normal" are very different things.

We've been spoiled by historic lows.

Now we're back to historic norms.

And historic norms still create millionaires.

12/16/2025

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11/26/2025

The uncomfortable truth: The market doesn't care about your feelings.

It doesn't care that you:

Put $80k into renovations
Need to clear $500k to buy your next house
Think it's worth more than your neighbor's
Have emotional attachment to 20 years of memories

The market only cares about one thing:

What buyers will actually pay today.

Why your house isn't selling:

1. You priced it based on what you NEED
"I need $650k to pay off the mortgage and have a down payment."

Cool. The market says it's worth $575k.
Your needs don't change the value.

2. You priced it based on what you SPENT
"I put $100k into this kitchen!"

Great. The market gives you back $40k of that.

Not every dollar you spend = a dollar you get back.

3. You priced it based on what you HOPE
"Someone will pay $700k if they see the potential!"

They won't. They'll pay $575k and renovate it themselves.

Hope is not a pricing strategy.

4. You're comparing to the wrong houses
"My neighbor sold for $680k!"

Their house had: new roof, updated kitchen, finished basement.

Yours has: 1994 kitchen, leaky roof, unfinished basement.

Not the same house.

What's actually worth?

Your house is worth what:

A qualified buyer will offer
A bank will lend on
An appraiser will support
In today's market conditions

That's it. That's the formula.

Your emotions, needs, and renovations from 2003 don't factor in.

11/19/2025

Here's what happens without an agent:

Day 1: You list your house based on Zillow
Price: $100k too high because "you know what you have"

Day 3: 47 showings, zero offers
Feedback: "Overpriced and needs staging"

You: "Buyers just aren't serious"

Day 5: First offer comes in
$80k under ask, asks for $15k in repairs, wants your washer/dryer, and your firstborn

You accept because you're panicking

Day 7: Inspection happens
Inspector finds 23 "issues" (12 are normal, 11 are real)

You don't know which is which
Buyer demands $25k in credits

Day 8: You agree to $25k because you don't know how to negotiate

Your cousin says "that's how it works"

Day 9: Lender calls

"Appraisal came in $30k low"

You: "What does that mean?"

Lender: "Deal's dead unless you drop the price"

Day 10: Deal falls apart

Buyer walks

You're back on market (now "stale")

You've lost $25k in negotiation mistakes

Time wasted: 10 days
Mental health: destroyed

Now let's add the agent back:

Before listing:

Agent: "Based on comps, list at $775k. Stage these 3 rooms. Here's a pre-listing inspection."

Day 1: Listed at right price, staged perfectly

Photos: Professional, not your iPhone and comprehensive digital marketing campaign (share a with them so they see the sweat and stats)

Day 3: 12 showings, 4 offers

Agent: "Here's the strongest buyer. Let's counter here."

Day 5: Under contract, $15k over ask

Agent negotiated appraisal gap coverage, inspection limits, and kicked out the tire-kickers

Day 7: Inspection happens

Agent: "These 6 items are normal. These 3 we'll fix. These 2 are BS."

Buyer gets $2k credit instead of $25k

Day 9: Appraisal comes in perfect

Agent coordinated with lender ahead of time with comp package

Day 30: Closed

Net proceeds: $45k MORE than you would've gotten alone

Stress level: Manageable
Mental health: Intact

11/11/2025

Your seller is sitting in their overpriced house, scrolling through Zillow, wondering why nobody's making offers.

Meanwhile, you're having the same conversation for the third week in a row.

"But the market will come back up."
"We're not desperate."
"Someone will see the value."

No. They won't.

Here's what actually happened in those 30 days:

Week 1: 12 showings. Buyers loved the location. Hated the price.

Your seller said "let's wait and see."

Week 2: 6 showings. Buyers are now looking at houses that LISTENED to feedback and dropped their price.

Your listing is becoming "that overpriced one."

Week 3: 2 showings. You're now the house everyone uses to negotiate OTHER houses down.

"Well, 123 Main St has been sitting for 3 weeks at $500k, so we're offering $465k on this one."

Week 4: Zero showings. Your listing is dead. Buyers skip right past it. It's been on the market too long. They assume something's wrong with it.

The market voted. The verdict?

Overpriced.

Every day your seller waits costs them money. Not just carrying costs.

NEGOTIATING POWER.

Houses that sit lose $1,000-$2,000 per week in perceived value.

After 30 days?

You've lost $8k minimum in negotiating position.

And you still haven't gotten an offer.

Your seller thinks they're "holding firm."

The market thinks they're delusional.

Here's what you tell them:

"In 30 days, 47 buyers walked through this house or saw it online. Zero offers. That's not bad luck. That's the market telling us exactly what this house is worth. And it's not your number.

You can either adjust the price now and get offers. Or you can wait another 30 days, lose another $8k in negotiating power, and STILL have to drop the price. Except now you're the stale listing nobody wants."

The market already voted.
Your seller just doesn't like the results.

Save this for the next listing that's been sitting with zero offers and the seller wants to "give it more time."

Time isn't going to fix an overpriced house.

10/22/2025

Speaker of the Ohio House Matt Huffman (R-Lima) today announced that House Bills 186 and 335, two initiatives that deliver property tax relief to Ohioans with more than $2.4 billion in savings, have been passed by the Ohio House of Representatives.

“The Majority Caucus has been working tirelessly to pass meaningful reforms that provide property tax relief since we started this General Assembly back in January,” said Speaker Huffman. “Through the leadership of Chair Roemer, Representative Thomas and Representative Hoops, and members of this caucus, we’re able to advance initiatives today that will deliver direct savings to Ohioans statewide.”

https://www.ohiohouse.gov/news/republican/ohio-house-passes-legislation-delivering-billions-in-property-tax-relief-to-ohioans-138808

07/25/2025