Bayer is building a $2.2 billion pharmaceutical plant in New Albany. Governor DeWine called it the largest international healthcare project in Ohio history and the biggest German direct investment the state has ever landed. Both true. Neither is the headline for investors. The headline: Central Ohio is no longer betting on one company. It’s building […]
Two Policy Shocks, One Opportunity September handed investors two cost increases in the same month. The Federal Reserve raised rates for the first time in three years, and Ohio’s property tax reform quietly started phasing out the 10% tax credit landlords have collected for decades. Most investors will read that as “sit this one out.” […]
August 2026 Central Ohio Update | The Alfriend Group at RE/MAX For long-term, mid-term, and short-term rental investors. Two numbers define this month. 7.3%. That’s the national rental vacancy rate for Q2 2026, per the Census Bureau — essentially flat versus 7.0% a year ago. Demand for rentals hasn’t cracked. 6.66%. That’s the cost of capital — the 30-year […]
