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What’s the Average Home Price in Beavercreek Ohio?
What’s the Average Home Price in Beavercreek Ohio?
What’s the Average Home Price in Beavercreek Ohio? The average home sale price in Beavercreek is currently approximately $568,092, while the median sale price is around $499,900. The average days on market is 55 days, although the median days on market is only 19 days, showing that properly priced h
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How Realtor Commissions Work in Dayton and Beavercreek After the 2024 Changes
How Realtor Commissions Work in Dayton and Beavercreek After the 2024 Changes
Overview of Realtor Commissions There is a lot of confusion around Realtor commissions, especially after the National Association of Realtors settlement that took effect in August of 2024. The biggest misunderstanding is how commissions are structured and who actually pays whom. The Two Sides of a
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Dayton Ohio Real Estate Market Update - Jan 2026 vs Jan 2025
Dayton Ohio Real Estate Market Update - Jan 2026 vs Jan 2025
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REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS AND CONTRACTS

Real Estate Title Insurance
Real Estate Title Insurance
Real Estate Title Insurance Title insurance provides protection from defects in a real estate title. So, you are getting ready to close on a home and the title search you paid good money for shows the title is clean with no issues. Your lender is requiring that you also ( as part of your closing c
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Home Seller Closing Costs
Home Seller Closing Costs
Home Seller Closing Costs As a home seller you want to know the total closing costs to sell your home, not just the commission. There are multiple players in a home sale and they each get paid for their service. Your agent can prepare a net sheet for you ahead of time based upon a suspected sale pr
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What is Appraisal Gap Coverage a.k.a Gap Guarantee?
What is Appraisal Gap Coverage a.k.a Gap Guarantee?
What is Appraisal Gap Coverage a.k.a Gap Guarantee? It goes without saying any seller wants the best offer on their home. Part of being the best is often the least risky offer. In our current escalating market sometimes the appraisers but the brakes on offers they feel are not justified. We call it
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What’s the Average Home Price in Beavercreek Ohio?
What’s the Average Home Price in Beavercreek Ohio?
What’s the Average Home Price in Beavercreek Ohio? The average home sale price in Beavercreek is currently approximately $568,092, while the median sale price is around $499,900. The average days on market is 55 days, although the median days on market is only 19 days, showing that properly priced h
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How Realtor Commissions Work in Dayton and Beavercreek After the 2024 Changes
How Realtor Commissions Work in Dayton and Beavercreek After the 2024 Changes
Overview of Realtor Commissions There is a lot of confusion around Realtor commissions, especially after the National Association of Realtors settlement that took effect in August of 2024. The biggest misunderstanding is how commissions are structured and who actually pays whom. The Two Sides of a
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Real Estate Escalation Clause: Do They Work?
Real Estate Escalation Clause: Do They Work?
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INSPECTIONS

Sewer Line Backflow Preventer
Sewer Line Backflow Preventer
What is a sewer line backflow preventer? As a Realtor helping people buy and sell homes in the Dayton area, I’ve seen my fair share of unexpected surprises in homes, and one issue that often takes homeowners off guard is sewer backflow. This is when the sewer system reverses flow and comes back i
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Damaged Sewer Pipe? Reline It!
Damaged Sewer Pipe? Reline It!
Damaged Sewer Pipe? Reline It! Maybe you’ve heard of repairing a sewer line with a ‘sewer sleeve’ or a ‘sewer liner’ or ‘trenchless line repair’. They refer to the same thing. Let’s say your Realtor recommended a sewer scope inspection for an older home you wrote an offer on. The inspection showed a
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Wall Leaning? Wall Anchor to the Rescue!
Wall Leaning? Wall Anchor to the Rescue!
Is your basement wall bowing over 2 inches? Wall anchors can come to the rescue! Wall anchors are simple in design with just 3 main parts - 2 steel plates connected by one metal shaft. One plate is buried in the yard and the other plate sits against the bowing wall. The metal shaft connects the two
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NEW CONSTRUCTION

What is an Interior Footer Drain
What is an Interior Footer Drain
What is an Interior Footer Drain An interior footer drain is a perforated pipe system installed along the inside edge of your basement floor, right beside the foundation footer. It collects groundwater that seeps through walls or under the slab and channels it to a sump pump, keeping the basement dr
MOREWhat is the Difference Between a Truss and a Rafter?
What is the Difference Between a Truss and a Rafter?
What is the Difference Between a Truss and a Rafter? Hello, I am David Campbell. Welcome to the Difference with David video series where I answer commonly asked questions about Real Estate. I'm on location at a new build site and wanted to answer a few questions I have heard about construction. Do y
MOREWhat are Concrete Shrinkage Cracks in my New Home?
What are Concrete Shrinkage Cracks in my New Home?
What are Concrete Shrinkage Cracks in my New Home? Something that often comes up on new homes and old alike are cracks in the concrete slab. You can have a structural crack from shifting and movement but that’s not common. Those cracks are typically ‘off-set’ and can be large (wider than ¼ of an inc
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