by Lynn Nadler

I was attending a meeting last night of Realtors and Mortgage people.  There were, of course, discussions of the market, who is busy and why and what is going to happen over the next few months.

The unanimous feeling was that the Real Estate market in Columbus is "heating up" in certain price points.  Homes that first time home buyers can purchase appear to be the hottest, then come the homes in the over-$275,000 price range.  The slowest market is the over-$500,000 market, but there are some great "deals" in this area.

The other point that was made by the mortgage people was that rates WILL go up!!!  They all felt that by mid-summer, rates will begin to rise and level off in the 6-6 1/2% range by the end of the year.

What does this mean for all those looking for a home?  Start now, call a Realtor and a loan specialist and take advantage of the market before it's too late!!