The city of Canton is expanding the Community Reinvestment Area Program to now include the whole city. A Community Reinvestment Area is an area of land in which a property owner can receive tax incentives for investing in real property improvements. The CRA provides temporary tax abatement of increased real […]
If you are looking for a loan program that will help you cover your down payment and closing costs on your real estate purchase, you’re in luck! There’s a grant from an organization funded by the state of Ohio that can do just that. OHFA Down Payment Assistance allows homebuyers […]
As of 3/11/19 mortgage interest rates did tick up a little recently, but are still low (slightly under 4.5%) compared to December’s high (almost 5%) (see chart below). The important thing to note is that the market did react negatively to the rising interest rates in the last quarter of […]
As 2019 President for Stark County Association of Realtors, the staff and I write articles for the newspaper section of the Canton Repository every Friday for this year. If you’re a subscriber to the Rep, be sure to check out my monthly market updates. Here’s February’s update: As our first […]
MORTGAGE INTEREST RATES One factor for the buying/selling decision this quarter is the mortgage interest rates increasing. The mortgage rates have been increasing rapidly this year, and are not expected to decrease or level out in the immediate future. The charts below show the conventional mortgage rates for the past […]
Here’s a list of some of my current active buyers looking in and around Stark County for homes for sale. Do you have a home you’d like to sell that might meet someone on this list? Let me know. Email Me: Joey@whipplerealestate.com Call/Text Me: 330.412.2221 Facebook Message Me: Joey Marino […]
Throughout the nation and even here in Stark County we have a record low number of available listings, as this first chart for Perry Twp shows you. The amount of buyers in the current market is increasing because today’s buyers know that this is their last chance to have these interest […]
Joey Marino III is certified as an E-Pro from the National Association of Realtors. Click to view his e-PRO Profile “Tomorrow’s Agent Today”, Joey is a true-blue technophile and strives to provide excellent service to his clients through his caring and enthusiastic attitude, as well as his technology and […]
Joey was by far the best Realtor I have worked with! After moving back from out of state, all I was finding were pushy Realtors trying to make a sale. I was relieved to find Joey, he was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and listened to my needs and wants in a […]