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Million Dollar Dayton Ohio Real Estate Market 2025
Million Dollar Dayton Ohio Real Estate Market 2025
Million Dollar Dayton Ohio Real Estate Market 2025 The luxury real estate market in the Dayton area reached a significant benchmark in 2025, with more than 120 residential properties selling at $1,000,000 or higher. That figure represents a notable jump from 2024, when 94 homes sold above the mill
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Dayton Real Estate Sales NOV. 2025
Dayton Real Estate Sales NOV. 2025
Dayton Real Estate Market Update – November Snapshot Single-family and condominium sales across the Dayton region showed a seasonal slowdown in activity during November, while home prices continued to climb. According to the Multiple Listing Service operated by Dayton REALTORS®, buyer demand remai
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Centerville OH Real Estate Market Dec 2025
Centerville OH Real Estate Market Dec 2025
Centerville, Ohio Real Estate Market Update – December 2025 If you’re tracking the Centerville, Ohio real estate market as we head into December 2025, the data paints a clear picture of a market that has cooled from recent extremes but is still favoring sellers in many price ranges. Below is a s
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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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Dayton Real Estate Long and Short Tax Proration; Which is Better?
Dayton Real Estate Long and Short Tax Proration; Which is Better?
Which is better? Long or Short Real Estate Tax Proration? If you are a home seller, Short proration is better. If you are a buyer, Long proration is better. Custom for your area depends on the county. There are 88 counties in OH and most all use Long tax proration except Montgomery, Miami and Lu
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Is it Cheaper to Close Your Home at the Beginning of the Month or End?
Is it Cheaper to Close Your Home at the Beginning of the Month or End?
Is it Cheaper to Close Your Home at the Beginning of the Month or End? I’ve been asked this ever since I began selling real estate. Here’s the short answer so you don’t have to read further, IT DOES NOT MATTER. If you want the details, just read on. You’ve heard the old saying, ‘There’s no free lu
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Future Beavercreek High School = Higher Real Estate Taxes?
Future Beavercreek High School = Higher Real Estate Taxes?
Did you hear about the proposal for a new Beavercreek, OH High School and the higher real estate taxes it will cause? It will be up to voters to decide as it will be on the ballot this November. Beavercreek City Schools has proposed a $265 million bond issue to construct a new high school, aiming t
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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
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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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