real estate

How will the National Association of Realtors settlement affect housing sales in the Tri-State?

A 2022 report by the National Association of REALTORS found the number of residential home sales involving institutional buyers in Ohio exceeded the national average.

Rising interest rates and low inventory could be driving the decline.

Mortgage rates have been getting lower as the spring home-buying season begins. FreddieMac's weekly survey of mortgage lenders listed the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 6.28% as of April 6.

A Black Cincinnati property owner has filed a federal complaint alleging that an apartment building he owns — and is occupied by Black tenants — was appraised for roughly $100,000 lower than its true value because of appraisal discrimination.

Some local leaders say investment companies that purchase single family homes are making it harder for local families to attain homeownership. But investment firms say they're providing vital rental properties.

State Sen. Bill Blessing is proposing a bill that would give individual homebuyers and nonprofits the first crack at foreclosure sales.

While the firms claim to fulfill a desire in the community for more rental housing, experts say some of the firms employ predatory practices, charge too much rent and often box out individual buyers looking for a place in an already difficult market.

Aaron and Erica Parker got a good offer on their Loveland home quickly. But the celebration didn't last long.

The land bank allows the county to acquire dilapidated properties and either fix them up or build something new. The land bank will not take properties from people who have been paying their taxes, a county representative says.