Where population growth, employment corridors, and Census data say the next decade of Central Ohio demand lands. The Columbus metro added more than 21,000 residents in the past year alone, pushing the region past 2.24 million people — growth at double the national rate, and one of the fastest paces among large U.S. metros outside […]
A cap-rate comparison between short-term and long-term rental strategy — using real portfolio numbers, not brochure math. Every investor asks the same question eventually: long-term rental for stability, or short-term rental for yield? In most of Central Ohio, that’s a real debate. In Hocking Hills, it isn’t close. The demand side Hocking Hills has been […]
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. […]
Why the first three days on market decide your final sale price — before most sellers even realize the clock is running. Every listing gets one shot at a first impression, and it expires fast. The first 72 hours on market generate the highest concentration of buyer traffic, agent showings, and portal views your home […]
What the data actually says about pricing psychology versus pricing reality in Central Ohio right now. You bought the house for $340,000 in 2021. You put in a kitchen. You have memories in that dining room. But none of that shows up on the comparable listings. Here is the uncomfortable truth about selling your own […]
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 […]
August 2026 Update | The Alfriend Group Here’s the number that matters: 3,100. That’s how many Central Ohio homes closed in June, up 5% year-over-year. Nationally, sales grew 2.8%. The Midwest grew 2.1%. We nearly doubled both. Central Ohio isn’t participating in the housing market. It’s outperforming it. Now the number that should get your attention if […]
Coastal investors discovered Columbus three years ago. Institutional money started moving two years ago. The window for individual investors to acquire ahead of the curve is not gone — but it is closing. Here’s what the fundamentals say, where the opportunity lives, and what separates investors who build wealth from those who chase it. WHY […]
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 February 2026, visitor arrivals to Maui were up 11.5% and visitor spending was up nearly 7% compared to the year before, according to the latest figures from Hawai’i’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Hotel occupancy across Maui County climbed to 78%, up from 71.5% a year earlier. Two and a half years […]
