Posts in category 'Fairfield County'

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Monday, February 6, 2023

Jay Mattlin Wins RateMyAgent's Lancaster and Fairfield County Agent of the Year Award 2023

SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 3rd, 2023 -- RateMyAgent, the easiest client review and digital marketing platform for real estate professionals, has announced Jay Mattlin as the winner of its Agent of the Year Lancaster and Fairfield County Award 2023.

The Agent of the Year Awards are the first industry-wide awards based on client satisfaction rather than sales volume. Client reviews provide powerful proof of an agent's trust, transparency and authenticity when dealing with clients. These awards celebrate Agents a...

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Every industry has jargon an outsider wouldn't understand, and probably doesn't need to know. But real estate is a field where almost every "outsider" needs a bit of insider knowledge in order to successfully buy, sell, or rent a place to live a few times in their lives.

For instance, you could go your entire life without hearing the term "comp" once, but the minute you decide to buy or sell a house you'll hear agents say it like it's a word you probably already know. It's not nuclear physics, so you can probably figure out what they're talking about, especially in the context they're bringing it up. But just in case you've never heard the term before, "comp" is short for "comparable."

Okay, but what exactly is a comparable?

Comparables are houses that are currently on the market, under contract, or (most importantly) recently sold. They're used to compare against a house you're planning to buy or sell, in order t...

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Many millennials have become first-time homeowners in recent years. But buying a home can sometimes come with a lot of projects and to-do's—and according to a recent survey outlined in REALTOR® Magazine, which explored how millennials are handling home maintenance, many are struggling to keep up with those projects and to-do's.

So, when it comes to property maintenance, where are millennials struggling—and how are they getting through it? Some of the surrey's key findings include:

• Many millennials don't know how to manage home maintenance tasks… According to the survey data, 60% of millennials don't know how to fix a leaky faucet. Forty-three percent are unsure of how to replace the water filter in their fridge—and 29% don't kno...

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When you sell your home, you want it to sell quickly and profitably. And if selling quickly and profitably is the goal, now is definitely a great time to sell.

According to data from the National Association of REALTORS®, in April 2021, a whopping 88 percent of homes in the United States were on the market for less than a month. On average, homes stayed on the market for just 17 days—down from 27 days in April 2020. And not only are homes selling incredibly fast—they're also selling for incredibly high prices. In April 2021, the median existing-home price in the US hit $341,600. That's a 19.1 percent increase from April 2020—and the highest median home price on record.

The Takeaway:

So, what does this mean for you? Homes are selling fast...

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In my series, Hidden Gems of Fairfield County, I will be showing places in and around the County that people, including myself, always seem to forget exist or forget why they are even around.

Today's post will be about Lockville Canal Park located in Lockville, OH although the physical address is actually 5895 Pickerington Road, Carroll, OH. The park is open dusk to dawn, year round.

Lockville Canal Park consists of 8+ acres in Bloom and Violet Townships in the northern corner of the County. The land was acquired by Fairfield County Board of County Commissioners in 1983.

The park consists of three locks from the Ohio & Erie Canal. The Ohio & Erie Canal was a 308 mile stretch of canal that began in Cleveland and went south to Portsmouth to connect Lake Erie with the Ohio River. By 1911, the southern portions of the Canal were not being used much at all. In 1913, an enormous flood destroyed most of what was left of the canal locks. The tow path that runs besi...

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