Posts from July 2020

A Letter of Thanks

Every other week, as the President of the Youngstown Columbiana Area Realtors®, I write some sort of editorial piece on the state of real estate in our beloved Mahoning Valley. With wisdom and wit, each article is meant to impart some sort of understanding, clarity and knowledge, helping all residents of our Valley feeling confident in their ownership of a home, the process of finding a home and the relationships they have with trust experts, the REALTORS® of our area. We have talked about the impact the stock market has on property values. We have talked about the impact of the Fed's rates have on property values. However, this week's article is directed towards a special group of people who, while they help our communities, may not realize the impact they have on the very home you are sitting in while reading this piece.

To the Heroes of Our Community,
Over the last 4 months, I have watched the heroes I have always hoped would...

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH (July 27, 2020) – For the third consecutive year, Burgan Real Estate led all real estate agencies affiliated with the Youngstown Columbiana Association of REALTORS® (YCAR) by having the most agents (22) earning the distinguished President's Sales Club Award for 2020. The Ohio REALTORS® (OR) present this award to individual Ohio real estate agents who successfully generated at least $1 million in annual home sales for the year. With more than 40% of Burgan Real Estate agents receiving this award, the 43-year old, second-generation, independently owned brokerage also boasted the highest percentage of their active agents receiving this distinction in the Mahoning Valley for the third consecutive year as well.

"It is hard to think that we could top the record-breaking years our agents helped us achieve in 2018 and 2019. However, our culture encourages all of us to be 'better,' and we are especially proud of how these 22 agents embraced this mantra in earning t...

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Paying taxes are a part of our way of life. They help provide for the very things that help our society continue to move forward. While Covid-19 even managed to cancel the normal April 15th tax filing, the new deadline is quickly approaching on July 15th. And while you're trying to find those receipts for deductions you put in a "safe place" so you wouldn't forget them when it came to filing your taxes back in December, new home buyers may overlook the impact property taxes will have on their bottom line. But don't worry, I, along with your trusted REALTORS® from YCAR are here to cut through some of the confusion about property taxes so you don't overlook anything that could cost you hundreds, possibly thousands, of dollars that could be in your pocket.

While you may think that property taxes are just another way of the government taking money from you, well, you're right, but it is for a good reason. Property taxes are raised by our local governments to provide important p...

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