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Patch's House & Home
What’s the Real Real Estate Story?
Our real estate market has been through some changes – highs and lows – in the past couple of years, and the media often has one version of the story and when you speak to your neighbors,...
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Patch's House & Home
Selling Your Home in the Winter of 2012
Home owners looking to sell their properties sooner rather than later, might want to consider putting in some extra effort to make their home for sale stand out from the rest of the compe...
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Patch's House & Home
Home Style Series with Nolan: Historic Homes
Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to explore different home styles, their pros, cons, and what makes them attractive in this real estate market. There are many different types...
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Patch's House & Home
A Top Ten List Ohio Didn't Make
For the fifth consecutive year, Nevada continues to have the highest foreclosure rate in the country, despite a 31 percent drop in the state’s foreclosure activity from 2010 to 2011, Real...
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Patch's House & Home
Living Rooms: Classy? Yes. Wanted? Not So Much.
Over the years we have seen housing trends such as pink tile in bathrooms, shag carpeting, olive green appliances, and many more. While styles and trends come in and out popularity, ...
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Patch's House & Home
Closing Costs: How to Avoid a Last-Minute Surprise
Don’t let the term “closing costs” mislead you. You’d do well to think about them before you start house-hunting, not after you’ve made an offer on your dream home. There’s one good ...
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Patch's House & Home
Selling Short: Avoiding Foreclosure the Hard Way
Avoiding foreclosure is a good thing, right? The mortgage-holders save money; the homeowner saves face and maybe even some credit rating points; and the neighborhood escapes the stigma th...
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Real Estate
What's the Plan?
Recent revelations that Kent State University is exploring expansion of the campus via long term contracts with residential developers gives rise to many questions. Why are we not h...