These are free tools and guides that are valuble in finding a home...Find a Home to Buy or Rent
Century21 or Century21, Local Columbus, Oh Area
Coldwell Banker
Columbus Dispatch Real Estate - Now has a Open House Map for the Columbus, Ohio area, not perfect but good.
Countrywide Owned Properties - Search by state for foreclosures.Also here is the same listings with maps.
Her Real Living - I really love the fast maps that show the surrounding listings with satelite option.
Hud Homes for Sale
Keller Williams - I Love their map system.
King Thompson
Parsons Realestate Group - Fast search for homes by Map feature.
Realtor.com
Remax
REO - Specializes in distressed/foreclosed properties. IE 6.0+ Only!
Trulia - I like Trulia but, unlike most of the others they have listings that are not real with a spammy feel, which is a result from a more flexible listing service. It has very good "heat maps" that show vital stats that will help in home searching.
Yahoo Real Estate - I really like the Yahoo listings BUT if you choose the option to look for foreclosures, here is a warning, there will be an option for more information to register for a free trail with RealtyTrac, after you enter all your information, name, address, phone number, email address it then tells you on the next page that you have to give your credit card information as well! It then goes on to say that it automatically enrolls you after the 7 day "free" trial for the pay by month subscription. I personally felt duped because they do not tell you this until you have given them all your information! Shame on them and Yahoo!Home Valuation Tools:
Realestate abc - Shows values via map. Good.
Zillow - Estimates home values. Uses tax assessors values as far as I can tell. I like it.Home Builders:
American Heritage
Dominion Homes
Lifestyle Communities - Townhomes and Single Family homes.in the subdivision of "Falls At Hayden Run" in Dublin, Ohio. Go to Google Map
Maronda
M/I Homes - Hayden Farms, among other locals.County Tax Auditors for Colunbus, Ohio:
Franklin County - More - Franklin County Road Map and Atlas
Delaware County
Union CountyHome and Apartment Rentals:
Apartment Finder
Apartment Guide - I like this apartment search the best, they present the most listings and I like the interface.
Apartments
Every Apt Mapped - I like this site, while I don't think every apartment is listed, I think most are listed. I especially like the map that has shows all the apartments and the sorting options.
Rental Houses Vey nice, I especially like the option to see the results of your house rental search via Google Maps.
Guides, Statistics:
AirNow - Air Quality reports and forecasts
American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
BestPlaces.net - Want to know the best places to work and live?
Buying a Home - Common Questions for First-time Homebuyers
Calculators - Lots of home buying calculators.
Census Data/Maps
Checklist: 20 Ways to Pick the City That's Best for You
Columbus Board of Realtors
Credit Union Locator
EnviroMapper
Festivals - By State listings of Local Festivals
How to Buy a Home With a Low Down Payment - Consumer guide from the Government
HUD E-Maps - Detailed environmental Maps
Looking for the Best Morgage - A must read from the Pueblo Government site if you are shopping for a morgage.
Morpc.org
Ohio - Ohio is full of arts and crafts, history and scenic wonders...
School Matters - Public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools...
Zip Code Lookup - Zip Codes
