Canton Among Top 5 for Affordable “Move-UP” Housing

September 24, 2009

According to the article below, Canton is much more than that place that has the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It turns out, not surprisingly to me, that Canton is among the top 5 most affordable housing markets in the nation. Not far ahead of Canton is our neighbor to the north, Akron.

The following article states that the influx of first time buyers has caused a surge in second time “move-up” buyers looking for a good deal. The average Stark County home is only a fraction of the cost of California home. Not to mention our living expenses are considerably lower. The luxurious homes in Jackson , Perry, and Plain Townships surrounding Canton are low priced compared to anywhere. With all the things northeast Ohio can offer, it’s a great place for people to move looking to upgrade their lives and spend the least amount doing it!

Article on Canton’s placement in the top 5 most affordable markets

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First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Extension?

September 17, 2009

There’s talk of an extension for the first time home buyer tax credit. There’s been a number of bills introduced to congress having to do with this extension. The latest potential extension gives it another 6 month run. Congress just passed a bill extending the credit for service members only for a year. It might be worth looking into purchasing your first home if they pass it. Read here how to buy your first home.

UPDATE: There is more and more talk every day about this extension. Nancy Pelosi mentions a possibility of extending it to all home purchases, while other bills have been introduced to extend to the end of 2010 with a gradual reduction.

With the tax credit deadline fast approaching, the tax credit is almost out of reach. The inventory of available homes are starting to dwindle as first time buyers are getting all the good deals as soon as they come available. Any new buyers may as well forget about good deals that can be found with foreclosures or short sales because they take too long. There is barely enough time to find a home and get financing in our area. If you’ve planned on buying and taking advantage, you better act now.

I feel that the market is being helped by this “cash for houses” plan and to see it go will also see a downturn in the housing market and economy. With 1,400,000 new buyers this year thanks to this stimulus, it’s going to be sad to see it go.

Take action and write to your congressmen to extend this stimulus until the market is working on it’s own.

**There is no official approval for an extension or new tax credit for next year.

This is an article by the Canton Repository on the possibilities of an extension and the current market.

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Are we connected?

September 13, 2009

Here are some of the social media services I am using. See if we can connect somewhere…

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Stark County Zip Codes

September 10, 2009

When searching for real estate, it is sometimes easier to use zip codes when performing online searches. Here are the zip codes for Stark County and their matching areas.

44601 - Alliance
44608 – Beach City
44613 – Brewster
44614 – Canal Fulton
44626 – East Sparta
44632 – Hartville
44641 – Louisville
44643 – Magnolia
44646 – Massillon
44647 – Massillon
44657 - Minerva
44662 – Navarre
44666 – North Lawrence
44669 - Paris
44685 – Uniontown
44688 – Waynesburg
44689 – Wilmot
44702 – Canton
44703 – Canton
44704 – Canton
44705 – Canton
44706 – Canton
44707 – Canton
44708 – Canton
44709 – Canton
44710 – Canton
44714 – Canton
44718 – Canton
44720 – Canton
44721 – Canton
44730 – Canton