Strottman Real Estate

08/09/2026

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are rolling out a new set of rules aimed at making condos safer. But they come with some extra complications.

08/04/2026

Discouraged and feel disadvantaged with Greater Cincinnati < 2 month supply? Try keeping your mouth zipped closed during showings.

Over 60% of sellers surveyed state they have active cameras with Audio.

20 years ago sellers would sit in their cars or "walk the dog" to size you up. The game has change.

07/03/2026

06/20/2026

Caveat Emptor = Let the buyer beware.

Blake and Beth Horio bought a home in 2022 in a Henderson, Nev., community thinking it would be an ideal place to retire. But soon, cracks began spreading across the ceilings. Their sliding glass doors wouldn’t open. Their foundation sank several inches, leaving a gap underneath the house.

When an engineer who examined the home dropped a marble on the kitchen floor, it sped off into the corner. “Your home is sinking,” he told them.

Now, the Horios are involved in a legal dispute with the home’s builder. The couple said the company responded to their complaints, but performed only cosmetic repairs of a ceiling crack and ultimately failed to address the underlying soil issue.

“We worked hard to get here and we can’t enjoy our home,” said Beth Horio. “I can’t even have coffee outside. I can’t get outside.”

The legal liabilities of some of America’s biggest home builders, including D.R. Horton and Lennar, have surged in recent years as buyers increasingly sue for damages from alleged construction defects.

Homeowners say the legal claims are the result of builders constructing shoddier, error-ridden homes. They allege that builders are using cheaper materials, cutting corners and hiring unqualified and undersupervised subcontractors.

🏠 Read more: https://on.wsj.com/4eE3DqJ

06/13/2026

❤️Where you Live🖤‼️

05/12/2026

Of course you take this approach with < 30 days supply. Suitable saturation/exposure and clearly competition drives price. Simple supply & demand. Larger audience the better.

05/12/2026

Fascinating isn't it. At least you're not alongside E.T. trying to find a home in 1982. 🥀🚴ET☎️🏡🌕

05/02/2026

If your agent is not advising you to place home on market in "coming soon" prior to ACTIVE status with less than 30 days supply, you need to find another agent.

If they tell you "WOW, I found you a buyer already" in their office vs putting on the market, they are likely breaching fiduciary responsibility & what's best for you.