Every year the state of Ohio publishes a list of agent and brokers who received formal penalties from the Division of Real Estate and describes their infractions.  Let's talk about 'em.

Spring is the launch of the selling season in the midwest.  Where should you put your time, attention, and money as you prepare your house for the market?

Office vacancies are upwards of 20% nationally.  People and real estate values are suffering accordingly.   What happens to these buldings?  Where are the opportunities?

Realtor safety is a big deal at Civitas Real Estate Group, and something we cover with frequency.

When will home prices come down?  The law of supply and demand is the core of economic thought, and right now we have a supply problem in real estate.  Prices won't come down until we begin to see more balance between supply and demand.  But what does that look like, and how can it be tracked?

Salespeople are always looking for the silver bullet.  The magic elixir that is going to make their career take off, bringing in the clientele along with piles of cash.  This is fantasy, though.  There are many strategies to building your brand, but there is one tried and true method that works above all others.  

Taxes make me sick.  We get taxed on everything.  Now there is talk about taxing unrealized gains.  WTF?

Your physical talents have earned you a great living in athletics, but we all know your career ends with a lot of life ahead of you.  The best place to protect and grow your wealth may be in real estate.

Clients of mine purchased a home, and while moving in observed what turned out to be an insurance inspector taking pics of their roof.  What the insurance company did next was shocking.

Your state and/or local utility companies have a number of ways to make your home more energy efficient, oftentimes at little or no cost to you.