Home sales statistics for central Ohio in 2010 showed marked improvements compared to previous years according to the Columbus Board of REALTORS. "Our market saw average sale price increases for eight of the 12 months of 2010," says CBR President Rick Benjamin. "As we have experienced annual decreases in our average sale price since 2005, we see ending the year just half a point lower than 2009 as a positive for central Ohio homeowners."

10 Reasons To Buy a Home: In this article that appeared in Time magazine, author Brett Arends explains why owning a home is a good thing. He tells readers, "Enough with the doom and gloom about homeownership."

The tax deductibility of interest paid on mortgages is a powerful incentive for home ownership and has been one of the simplest provisions in the federal tax code for more than 80 years. For those reasons, the National Association of REALTORS is aligning its 1.1 million members across the nation to ensure that the government does not make any attempt to reduce this important benefit for people of all economic sectors.

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