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Worthington's McConnell Arts Center Coming Soon!

Posted by Mike Parsons
December 22, 2007 at 04:33 PM

Worthington's new arts center will be a great resource for cultural events, entertainment, and education in the Worthington Community. It will be prominently showcased next to Thomas Worthington High School at the corner of Evening Street and Dublin Granville Road. The Worthington Arts Council has debuted the new drawings for the McConnell Arts Center. The structure will feature a 220-seat auditorium, classrooms, studios, offices and exhibit spaces. Most of these areas will be multi-use and will be available for public and private meetings as well as social gatherings. You can see the floorplan and sketches of the exterior at the link below.
http://www.worthingtonarts.org/...

One of the best places to retire in the Nation-Short North-Columbus,OH

Posted by Mike Parsons
December 03, 2007 at 04:37 PM

Money Magazine looked at 30 of the nations largest metro areas and picked the top areas or neighborhoods to retire. Click on the link below to go to the Money Magazine article about the Short North.
Money Magazine Article

How many high school dropouts live in your zip code?

Posted by Mike Parsons
October 17, 2007 at 09:48 PM

This website is a great resource to see Columbus area demographics and allows you to compare them to other surrounding Columbus zip codes. Some areas of interest that are tracked are age, population, education, and income. http://zipskinny.com/

FREE- Columbus Home Buying Workshop

Posted by Mike Parsons
August 29, 2007 at 08:09 PM

9/15/07-We will be hosting a FREE Home Buying Seminar for first time buyers. We thought we would do this class to help first time buyers feel more comfortable going through the home buying process. Often, buyers haven't done the necessary research and aren't prepared for their home purchase. This course is designed for those that hope to buy within the next year, but maybe not tomorrow. It is intended to give home buyers the basics so that everything isn't thrown at them all at once when the time comes to buy. This discussion is intended to disregard the hype and talk about the real issues that are important first time buyers. Subjects that we will talk about are:

1. Typical Steps in a Real Estate Purchase including financing, home search, making and negotiating an offer, to inspections, insurance for your home, and closing on your home.
2. How do I apply for a mortgage loan? What things do I need to be aware of when applying for a mortgage?
3. The biggest mistakes first time homebuyers make in Columbus, OH.

We will have an open forum for any questions big and small after the presentation.

The Free Homebuying Seminar will be held at Park National Bank located 7140 N. High St. Worthington, OH 43085 (Just South of 270 on the corner of Wilson Bridge and High). It will begin at 10am and will go unitl approx. noon depending upon the amount of questions. Light refreshments will be provided. Please call or email to register your seat. 614-523-6818. RSVP is required.
9/15/2007 at 10AM Park National Bank Worthington, OH 43085 614-523-6818 or email mike@parsonsrealestategroup.com to register now!

1-Story Living: Take The Stairs Out Of Your Life!

Posted by Mike Parsons
July 28, 2006 at 02:02 AM

We have seen much more demand in the last year for 1-story living. This trend is being powered by the baby boomers and their parents as they search for a lower maintenance lifestyle. As empty nesters, they usually first look to take the stairs out of their lives. We have seen a better than average rise in values for ranches (one story homes) in the established suburbs that these buyers are coming from, as well as for newer ranch style condos and patio homes. I don't expect this trend to slow as the baby boomers grow older, and their bank accounts grow bigger. Much of this demographic no longer supports children so they are also investigating ranches, condos, and patio homes in the Columbus School District where they are finding thousands of dollars in tax savings per year.

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