Greater Dayton Home Report
A weekly snapshot of relevant local, regional, and national real estate news, and interpretation of its impact on the Miami Valley. We encourage your questions and comments and will strive to provide insightful answers to our readers. Tim Hall: Licensed Real Estate Broker, actively selling since 1993. Co-founder of Re/Max Central Properties, with my wife, Bell Hall, and team-leader for a team of 7. BA from Capital University and a US Navy Veteran CU-60 U.S.S. Saratoga. Father of 3 - Alicia, Erica, and Amber; and grandfather of 1, Ava.

• FED Cuts rate .25 point!
  The Federal Reserve just cut rates again .25 points. This is less than many expected, so there will be some fallout on Wall Street, but just exactly what our market needs to infuse more buying power for todays’ buyer! I’ll...
• U.S. National Home Price Index Posts a Record Annual Decline
  The S&P/Case-Shiller® Home U.S. National Home Price Index Posts a Record Annual Decline in the 3rd Quarter of 2007. Here’s the link: http://www2.standardandpoors.com/spf/pdf/index/CSHomePriceRelease112766.pdf We haven’t hit the bottom yet. The FED is virtually certain to move rates down further. We...
• Home Loan Apps Rise, Credit Reporting Undergoing Reform
  Hello everyone! It’s good to be back after my brief hiatus from writing. In truth, there hasn’t been that much to report until just recently. In the last post, I spoke a bit about the Fed’s rate cut and the...
• Bernanke punts on third down, why?
  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke made a surprise move yesterday by going for the larger 1/2 percent (50 basis point) rate cut on Federal Funds instead of the widely forecast 1/4 point. So, that’s good for housing, right? Sure. But it...
• FED cuts rates, housing market reacts!
  Okay, I admit the title is misleading. Considering that the Federal Reserve does not meet until tomorrow, this is a presumptuous post. However, consensus has it that the FED will lower the Fed Funds Rate by either 1/4 point or...
• Welcome to the Greater Dayton Home Report
  Welcome All! This is the first post for this blog. My name is Tim Hall. I am a licensed Ohio Real Estate Broker practicing in Springboro, Ohio. After 14 years in practice, I have been invited to host this blog...