Real Estate Term of the Week

Loan to Value (LTV) Ratio: Describes the size of a loan a borrower needs compared to the value of the...

Housing Trends to Watch in 2019

Experts are weighing in on trends in real estate for the year. Most agree that mortgage rates are likely to...

Real Estate Term of the Week

Ohio Residential Property Disclosure: A form that requires a home seller to indicate any known problems or defects regarding a...

Do I Have Recourse if a Seller Failed to Disclose a Serious Defect?

Imagine you’ve moved into a new home and a month after living there, the basement floods from a heavy rainfall....

Real Estate Term of the Week

Ohio’s Good Funds Law: The basic purpose of the law is to eliminate the use of checks and require the...

Show Me the Money! Checklists for Mortgage and Cash Buyers

As a buyer who could be competing with other buyers to get the home your love, proving how you’ll pay...

Real Estate Term of the Week

FHA Loan: A mortgage issued by an FHA-approved lender and insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Designed for low-to-moderate...

Cincinnati Ranks 4th for First-Time Buyer Friendliness

January, 2019—A study performed by LendingTree ranked the top fifty cities in the U.S. for first-time buyer friendliness. Cincinnati came...

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