Forty years, thousands of closings, and one constant: the market has never once done what everyone expected. I have sold homes through double-digit interest rates, the 2008 collapse, the 2021 mania, and now a market that is somehow both a seller’s market and a buyer’s market depending on which data point you read that morning. […]
The Central Ohio market doesn’t do mediocre. It doesn’t do stagnant. What it does — consistently, stubbornly, enviably — is grow. July 2026 is no different. Here’s what the numbers say, what they mean for you, and what smart buyers and sellers are doing right now. The Numbers: Where Things Stand Columbus REALTORS® publishes the […]
In November 2025, the National Association of REALTORS® dropped a number that broke the internet for a week: the typical first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old. Up from 38 the year before. Up from 28 in 1992. The share of first-time buyers in the market has been cut in half since right before the […]
By Kyle Alfriend | The Alfriend Group at RE/MAX | Central Ohio The Federal Reserve has a new sheriff. His name is Kevin Warsh, and after being confirmed 54-45 — the most divisive Fed vote in history — he walked into his first press conference June 18 and made one thing unmistakably clear: the days […]
The Market Has Grown Up. Have You? No more panic buying. No more seller delusion. Central Ohio real estate is entering its most strategic era in a decade — and the unprepared will pay for it. Key Market Snapshot Median Sale Price: $330KAverage Days on Market: 50 daysHousing Supply: 1.7 monthsMortgage Rate: ~6% The State […]
March 2026 Market Insights from Kyle Alfriend, Alfriend Group @ Re/Max For the past five years the housing market has behaved like a casino. Pandemic money.Artificially low interest rates.Bidding wars that made no sense. That era is over. The Central Ohio real estate market is resetting. Not crashing. Not booming. It’s normalizing. And normalization creates opportunity. But only […]
Friends—For the first time in years, Central Ohio real estate is doing something unfamiliar.It’s behaving.No mania. No collapse. No TikTok-fueled nonsense. Just supply, demand, and consequences. This is what a market looks like when gravity returns.Below is what matters and what to do about it… whether buying, selling, or investing. The Big Picture in Central […]
From Kyle Alfriend — Your Central Ohio Real Estate Expert The Central Ohio real estate market is entering 2026 with more balance, more opportunity, and clearer strategy requirements than we’ve seen in years. After a turbulent few cycles, 2026 is shaping up to be a thinking person’s market, where decisions matter and good advice creates real opportunities. Here’s […]
The Dream You’ve scrolled past the photos — ocean sunsets, mountain decks, lake views — and thought, “Why not me?” The idea is seductive: buy a vacation home you’ll enjoy, then rent it out when you’re not there. The guests pay the bills, you build equity, and life’s a beach. But as with most things […]
Most people hear “tariffs” and think about international politics. But here’s the truth: tariffs are taxes, and those taxes are landing right here—in our backyards, in our homes, and in our wallets. Under Trump’s administration, the U.S. placed sweeping tariffs on key materials like steel, aluminum, and lumber—much of it imported from China. That decision, […]
