Columbus chosen as best place to raise Kids in Ohio!

First Time Buyers Guide

New Eastside Condo Complex

Your Home Loan Consultant

District School Reports

HUD/Foreclosures

What to do In Columbus!

Franklin County-Homestead Taxes

Making Homes Affordable Making Home Affordable Program is new & His known as the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan. Basically, the program has 2 parts: 1. Refi. The Home Affordable Refinance for borrowers with solid payment histories, but with current LTV's over 80%. 2. Modify. Home Affordable Modification for at-risk homeowners who might be near foreclosure. To see if you might be eligible, Click.

Recycle old PC's, TV's, Electronics items Ohio Computer Recycling - 614-856-3204 http://ohiodropoff.com/ Siam Reclaim Technologies - 614-863-9999 http://siamreclaimtech.com/ TechUsed Asset Recovery - 614-777-5557

Moving? Utilities Website A cool tool to help with moving-- a link to a web site for simplifying setting up utilities, etc. If you know someone who is moving, maybe forward them this link.

Columbus Metropolitan Library Our library system was named the best in the nation last fall. It's a great resource. You can visit their web site and download books to listen to on your computer or MP3 player. You can take advantage of their events--everything from book sales, to reading to toddlers, to computer classes. They resell old books, give $ for used ink cartridges and cell phones.

LOCAL COMMUNITIES

CANAL WINCHESTER

REYNOLDSBURG

GAHANNA

PICKERINGTON

GROVE CITY

GROVEPORT

BEXLEY

PATASKALA

Tech Tip

Ever get frustrated trying to find something on a web page? Click Edit > Find and search for a likely word. Or if you can't find that, hold down the Control key and press letter "f" to call up a search box

Why Columbus is a great place to Live!

Location, Location, Location . . .

· Located within 600 miles of 60% of the U.S. population.
· Delaware County is the 13th fastest growing county in the U.S.
· The Region has a younger demographic profile than the rest of the State or Nation with 35.1% aged 24 years or younger and a larger prime working age population with 44.9% aged 25 to 54.
· Columbus boasts significant location savings and is among the top 10 lowest cost real estate markets in the country, according to Conway Data. According to the National Association of Realtors, the median house price in Columbus of $153,900 is 31% less than the national average.
· The Columbus Region has one of the most stable major metropolitan housing markets in the U.S. rated by PMI Group with home prices remaining stable or increasing for most of the region when housing prices nationally have been falling.

Highly Educated . . .

· Nearly 40% of Columbus professionals have a Bachelor’s degree or higher. This rate is 9% higher than the national average.
· The Region’s 20 colleges and universities are currently attended by 110,000 students. These institutions confer more than 21,000 degrees annually, 5,600 of which are advanced degrees.

Business Thrives . . .

· A thriving metropolitan area with a population of 1.7 million in eight counties – Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union – the Columbus Region is a launching pad for corporations and inventions known worldwide.
· The Columbus Region is home to the headquarters of 15 Fortune 1000 companies, six of whom are Fortune 500 companies. Among the flagship enterprises born here include Limited Brands, Wendy’s International, Nationwide, Bank One, Worthington Industries, Longaberger Baskets, Cardinal Health, and the Scotts Company. The Columbus Region is also home to several internationally-recognized research institutions, including:
o The Ohio State University, Ohio’s flagship research university.
o Battelle, the world’s largest contract research and development organization, where Xerography, the bar code, the sandwich coin, and the technology for the compact disc were invented.
o OCLC – Online Computer Library Center, with more than 60,000 client libraries in 112 countries.
o Chemical Abstracts Service, which provides the world’s largest and most current collection of chemical and related scientific information.
o Edison Welding Institute, North America’s leading organization dedicated to research and development of welding and materials joining technology.

What Others are Saying . . .

· Eleventh Best City for Singles (Forbes, August 2006)
· Eighth Best City to Live (Money magazine, August 2006)
· One of America’s Top-Rated Cities (Grey House Publishing, May 2006)
· An All-America City Finalist (National Civic League, April 2006)
· Top 10 Shortest Commute Time Among Major Cities in the Country (U.S. Census Bureau, February 2004)
· Top metros in U.S. overall for public schools (Atlas & Guide – Expansion Management Magazine, May 2006)
· One of the nation’s best metro areas for the arts ranked by The Places Rated Almanac.
· Top 10 City for Art (American Style Magazine, April 2006)
· Shape Magazine ranked Columbus as one of the nation’s top five cities with outdoor appeal and activities (June 2007).
· fDi magazine ranked Columbus third among “Large Cities of the Future” and fourth among “Most Business-Friendly Large Cities” as well as “Most Cost Effective Large Cities” (April 2007).
· CBS Morning News’ medical report ranked Columbus as having the “best breath” and “most-kissable” community (March 2007).