Posts from May 2019

Starting with this weekend, people all over the country will be grilling, swimming and celebrating the end of school, as well as honoring those who gave their lives to protect his country.  Memorial Day is the first of three holidays in which Americans traditionally fly the U.S. flag in honor of our great nation.  But before we Flag Day and the 4th of July come around, Memorial Day is the "official" start to summer and our appreciation for the flag we all salute.  We thought this would be a good time to make sure your holidays are recognizing and honoring our country the proper way, so here are 5 tips for displaying the American flag that you should know.  

FLAGPOLE (IN THE GROUND)

Many people choose to go the traditional route and install a flagpole in...

The first quarter of this year picked up right where last year left off…on a high note!  And in the Mahoning Valley, that meant great homes and great values for home buyers and sellers.  In the tri-county area of the Mahoning Valley (Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull Counties), volume was up 19.7% versus the previous year, yielding a total of $28,053,646 in sales, which also surpassed 2018 first quarter by 9%.  A total of 268 units accounted for these increases, which is up 17 units from last year as well.  Any way you look at this year's first quarter, it was BETTER! So what was so special about the first quarter of the year?  Why the big increase in sales during real estate's "slow" season? Well, much has been made of the fact that interest rates are lower this year than the mark...