Columbus ohio Properties News

Credit crunch squeezes housing finance agencies (The Standard-Times)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The financial meltdown has come down hard on the nation's housing finance agencies, which provide tens of thousands of mortgages to first-time poor and moderate-income home buyers.

Columbus-area home prices tumble 5% (The Columbus Dispatch)
Foreclosures ravaged Ohio housing prices in the third quarter, including in Columbus. But unlike in all other major markets in the state, the decline here was less than the Midwest average.

That sinking feeling: The value of your house likely is going down (The Columbus Dispatch)
Foreclosures ravaged Ohio housing prices in the third quarter, including in Columbus. But unlike in all other major markets in the state, the decline here was less than the Midwest average. Median home-sale prices also fell in a record four out of five U.S. cities in the quarter as lower-priced foreclosures flooded many markets across the country, the National Association of Realtors said ...

Scientists are high on idea that marijuana reduces memory impairment (EurekAlert!)
( Ohio State University ) The more research they do, the more evidence scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation of new brain cells. It suggests that developing a legal drug that contains certain properties similar to those in marijuana might help prevent or delay the onset of ...

Median Home Prices Fall In Ohio (WCPO Cincinnati)
A trade group says home prices fell in Ohio's eight largest metro areas.

Median Home Prices Fall In Ohio (The Kentucky Post)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A trade group says home prices fell in a record four out of five U.S. cities during the third quarter, including Ohio's eight largest metro areas.

Median home prices fall in Ohio (WFMJ Youngstown)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A trade group says home prices fell in a record four out of 5 U.S. cities during the third quarter, including Ohio's eight largest metro areas.

DIY Homeowners Warned About Roof Repairs (WCMH Columbus)
This week, NBC 4 discovered that roof repairs are taking much longer than expected due to the September wind storm.