It looks like the first time home buyer tax credit is being extended and there's also Home Buyer Tax Credit for the rest of you, or a lot of non - first time home buyers.
The bill passed the senate.
The bill passed the house.
The bill needs the presidents signature.
I just saw on Twitter that it has been signed by President Obama.
Home Buyer Tax Credit for the rest of you
Up to $6,500 for move up buyers. If you've lived in your home 5 of the past 8 years...
I'm looking for something like this chart:
First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit The table in this February 2009 chart was produced by the National Associaton of Realtors
The First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit is extended until April 30, 2010.
Home Buyer Tax Credit for the rest of you - what would you call it?
The Move Up Home Buyer Tax Credit?
$6,500 Home Buyer Tax Credit?
Home Buyer Tax Credit
Columbus Home Sellers - staging #2
Home staging is a service some home sellers use to make their home more saleable than the competition. I am not sure how many Central Ohio home owners use home staging to be number one for home buyers but some swear by home staging.
Selling your Central Ohio home?
Staging #2 - we're number 2 we try harder
To borrow some old ad from a car rental company... was it Hertz? or Avis? that was number two so they tried harder? How old is that ad?
Sorry.
I first saw staging being #2 on the Michigan real estate blog of my old pal real estate agent Maureen Francis. The post is written by Marianne Sweet of Home Sweet Home Staging in the Detroit Metro area:
Home Staging Ranks #2 in HomeGain’s Top 12 Home Improvements for Sellers
Columbus Home Sellers - staging #2
Maybe because I had just heard of a new business in Central Ohio - Home Stagers Supply I was more prone to noticing the headline on the miOaklandCounty.com site. Or perhaps I would have noticed it anyway.
Susan of Home Stagers Supply is a brand new member of ActiveRain (a real estate network) I am not sure if Susan will be talking to the general public about the importance of staging, talking to home stagers or talking to Central Ohio Realtors about home staging. Maybe all of it.
I am tuned in.... to whatever Susan has to say.
Home Staging #2
I am not a HomeGain fan (member for a real short time years ago, it was different management, same brand... the HomeGain logo gives me the heebie jeebies... whatever heebie jeebies are) so I hate to even send you there but I was confused by why staging was #2 on the list.
I needed a graph on the HomeGain blog to help me understand the ranking of number 2 is because home staging has the second highest return on home investment. The number of real estate agents recommeding staging is much lower than some of the other recommendations in the HomeGain survey.
HomeGain 2009 Top 12 home improvements survey results
There is a graph on the HomeGain site that helps me understand why home staging is number two. The rating is the all important return on investement. The investment is the second best return on investment to cleaning and decluttering your home.
#2 is using an investment of $300.00 for home staging.
Hmmm is $300 enough? Home staging depending on how much help and materials you need may be low.
Marianne Sweet home stager (we are motoring back up to Metro Detroit area top link in the post if you care to come along for the ride.... miOaklandCounty.com blog) says:
"I have already had an agent ask if $300 for Home Staging is realistic. The answer is yes, a $300 Home Staging can make a major improvement in the way an occupied house shows. Call a Home Stager for more details."
Try harder - #2 the point of home staging is to make your home #1
Many, many , many of the other 11 items on the HomeGain list are about home staging...
cleaning / decluttering
painting
carpet replacing
kitchen updating
Image Credit 2 of Arts
I have had a clock on my first blog for a long, long time... That site has a 'Time and Temperature' category. It's a category that was inspired by a church in the Worthington area.
Of course we just "fell back" in Ohio on Sunday morning. The whole day light savings time confuses me. Are we on daylight savings time in Ohio now or are we off daylight savings time? Is this "standard" time? Is this EST and during the summer EDT? Or vice versa?
It probably does not matter whether it is EDT, or EST really. I look at a clock and know what time it is NOW. I don't like that it is getting dark at 6:00 PM but I can live with it. What choice do I have?
You hear about kids who are raised with digital clocks who can not tell time. I am not sure I really believe those stories. Legends? ...maybe the reason I don't believe them is because I see a clock and I can read it. I vaguely remember learning "when the big hand is on the...."
There is a count down clock on my website and on Real Living and Real Living HER. It has to do with the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. It may be time to scrap that clock real soon but of course that's a different story and it is all over the news. Will the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit be extended? Looks like it... but maybe not. I'd say "only time will tell" but that's probably one cliche too many for a post about time and clocks.
The working clock here is from ClockLink.com as is the clock that's been ticking on Discover Columbus ( a different blog) since 2006? Discover Columbus - Time and Temperature
I had to laugh when I went to the home page of ClockLink.com because there is a graph there! And although this post is about "time" ... this post really has more to do with graphs than clocks. The graph on ClockLink.com shows how daily clock views has grown over time.
This is part of a series.
Staging your Central Ohio home to sell - storage
Do you have kids toys to deal with? Here are some ideas.
Thanks to Reel Productions TV- Real Estate Video for the
Selling your Central Ohio home?
Why beautiful kitchens sell homes
Selling your Central Ohio home it starts with the mailbox
Selling your Central Ohio home it starts with your mailbox II
Dublin Ohio was once the wild, wild west according to the Dublin Historical Society.
In "From Leatherlips to Microchips" by Scott T. Weber a chapter from the book 'The Faces of Old Dublin' tells of
Weber who grew up in Dublin shares this poem about early Dublin:
“Dublin, Dublin, city of beautiful roses,
Gouged out eyes and bloody noses,
If it weren’t for the solid foundation,
It’d be gone to hell and damnation.”
Rock throwing was common?
There's a story about a "rumble" between Dublin and Worthington.
The first non Native American settlers in what eventually became Dublin arrived in 1810 from Franklinton, 12 miles south. Dublin Ohio celebrates it's bicentennial in 2010.
Dublin is much changed today.
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I work mostly in Worthington, Lewis Center, Powell, Dublin, Westerville, Clintonville, Grandview, Hilliard, A real estate agent with the number one company in Central Ohio, Real Living HER.
About Columbus Ohio 
Columbus is the capital of Ohio, home of the Ohio State University a great place to live and contrary to some opinions a great place to visit (ask the visitor and convention bureau if you don't believe me!) Columbus is a big city that doesn't feel big. Columbus is a unique big city in that it is still growing. There's lots of exciting redevelopment in downtown Columbus too.
The Columbus area in Central Ohio includes thriving suburbs as well including Worthington, Dublin, Westerville, Powell, Lewis Center, Hilliard, Minerva Park, Riverlea, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Grandview, New Albany and more.
The neighborhoods of downtown Columbus are wonderful but not where I sell.
For me downtown is "a great place to visit..." and I mean no disrespect to those who live in Columbus urban neighborhoods. I love downtown Columbus for First Night, Red, White & Boom, the Columbus Arts Festival, Festival Latino... and more.
About Maureen McCabe - Websites - Real Estate Designations and Certifications
WorthingtonOldandNews.com NEW - focusing on the Worthington area. Both have the same local content as Columbus Ohio real estate on ActiveRain.
I also write:
My Website: MaureenMcCabe.com
My real estate pedigrees include:
e-PRO Certification
GRI - Graduate Realtors® Institute
RIS - Residential Investment Specialist
RRS - Residential Relocation Specialist
Another link to Contact me - Via a link to the Real Living HER Contact form
Ancient History in blog years
In August 2006 I was named one of the Top 10 Women Real Estate Bloggers by Sellsius Blog for my "other" blog Columbus Best Blog (later known as Discover Columbus and now resting in retirement... the blog not ME) I started the original Columbus Best Blog in August 2005.
Sellsius wrote: "Real Estate blogging is in its infancy. The few of us that are blogging today do it because we love Real Estate and we have unique expertise and experience to share with others. One thing we are truly excited about is the growing trend of passionate female Broker/Agent bloggers that are making their mark as pioneers of real estate blogging. They all have one thing in common that makes them shine - the power of knowledge gained through hands on experience."
About Real Living HER
Real Living HER is the number one real estate company in Central Ohio and has been for decades.
About Real Living
Real Living is the number one real estate company in the state of Ohio.
Social Media in Columbus If you're a Central Ohioan interested in social media get involved in Columubs Social Media Cafe. COSI and WOSU are involved. Columbus Bloggers are involved. There were a variety of bloggers at the first meeting of the Columbus Social Media Cafe... 
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I work with a lot of first time buyers. I work with transferees.
I work primarily on the north side of Central Ohio, Northern Franklin County and Southern Delaware County. My office is in Worthington. Communities I frequently work in include: Worthington, Dublin, Westerville, Powell, Lewis Center, Hilliard, Minerva Park, Riverlea, Gahanna, Upper Arlington, Grandview and New Albany.
Mike and Diane
Maureen was a great person to work with in finding a house in the NW Columbus area. A person of obvious integrity, she always respected our preferences, never pushed us toward houses that weren't close to what we had in mind, responded quickly and thoroughly to our many questions, knew the area (especially around Worthington) inside out, and guided us thoughtfully and successfully through the price negotiation process.
Bret and Jeannie
Maureen was very user friendly in our search for finding a new home. She was available for showings very quickly, sometimes even within hours of notification and provided valuable information for first time buyers like ourselves. She greatly reduced the stress that always goes along with looking for a new home.
Kathy
Maureen McCabe of HER Realtors made buying my home a pleasant experience. I had heard that purchasing a home, especially your first, would be very stressful. This was not so with Maureen on my side; she not only helped me find an affordable home she also helped find just the right financing. I was not pressured into viewing homes that was above my price range. I count myself very lucky to have had Maureen respond to my interest in the homes from the HER Realtors website.
Thank you Maureen for my home.
Kathy
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