Author Archives: Sandy Raines
7 Best Strategies for House Hunting
Spring is here! The warmer weather, beautiful flowers, and longer days are perfect for viewing homes in person, and it’s no wonder that the spring season is a popular time for home buyers to start looking at homes and neighborhoods. But before you start driving around and visiting open houses, you should follow these important house hunting tips.... Read More
2015 Year in Review: The Economy and National Real Estate Market
This time of year, many people like to take a moment and reflect on the year that has passed, whether it’s reflecting on good memories or how the nation is doing financially. Today, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the economy and what this year’s trends meant for real estate. A Brief Look... Read More
3 Benefits of Selling Your Home During the Holidays
As the holidays are approaching, many people are busy decorating their homes, lighting the tree, and marking their calendars to visit friends and family. With all the busyness of the season, you might be wondering if now you should even attempt to sell your home. Any potential home buyers are also busy attending get-togethers or traveling... Read More
Unique Ways to Decorate Your Home for Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner. Have you thought about decorating your home this year? It might seem like all of the options for Halloween decorations are the same year after year: carve a pumpkin, light the luminaries, and set out a bowl of candy for trick-or-treaters. But with just a little paint and creativity in the right places,... Read More
Buying a Home? 4 Things You Should Know About Home Appraisals
If you too are a prospective home buyer planning to enter the market soon, then you’ve visited the right real estate blog! Today, we’re going to share four things that every home buyer should know about appraisals. What Are Appraisals and Why Are They Important? An appraisal is the valuation of a property by the... Read More
Columbus Ranked One of the ‘Easiest’ Cities to Buy a Home
Universally people agree that their top difficulties when buying a home is finding a home that met their needs while fitting in their budget, according to realtor.com. With a limited number of homes for sale in this market means that buyers have fewer homes to choose from. With many homebuyers faced with the same problem,... Read More
How to Host an Effortless End of Summer Party
With Labor Day just around the corner, it is the perfect excuse to gather your friends for one last summer bash. With these easy to follow tips, you and your guests will be sure to have an enjoyable end of summer party. Send Out Invitations There are a few things that we feel... Read More
Financing Hurdles to Avoid When Purchasing a Home
Buying a home can be a roller coaster ride with ups and downs on the track to closing. Often after a buyer has successfully passed the point of inspections and remedy agreements, the only remaining contingency is financing. Then the buyer receives their final loan commitment and excitedly heads towards closing. After the lender commitment,... Read More
Columbus Ranked #19 in Hottest U.S. Real Estate Markets
The housing market is booming! With home prices increasing and more buyers in the market, May brought more than the typical seasonal rush. Helping create more opportunities for buyers, there are 2 main factors attributed to the upswing: Listing inventory is now growing faster. While it is larger, inventory is still down from the same... Read More
The Raines Group Encourages Philanthropy
The Raines Team is stepping forward and giving back this year to many organizations that are near and dear to the hearts of members on our team. This year we created a small incentive program to encourage our team to continue supporting non-profit organizations of their choice. Every member who contributes financially to a non-profit... Read More
