The Brick Ranch- Where every corner tells your story.
Welcome to The Brick Ranch — a lifestyle hub for women navigating housing transitions with grace, style, and purpose. Whether you’re downsizing, aging in place, or simply reimagining your home, we’re here to help you create spaces that reflect who you are and what matters most.
Explore practical tools, inspiring stories, and thoughtful design ideas that honor memory, accessibility, and beauty.
Because every corner of your home should tell your story.
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Short Sales in Dayton Ohio: Do new guidelines affect you?
For most homeowners in Dayton Ohio who find themselves unable to continue to pay their mortgage, a short sale is one alternative to a traditional sale that they will want to consider, and short sales reach across all price points for real estate, so if you have an upscale or luxury home, you are hardly alone. If you have any questions about selling your Dayton home through a short sale, doesn’t it make sense to at least talk to a Realtor about your options? Call Teri Lussier, Exit Realty Central, 937-478-7781 to hear more about how this alternative might be able to help get you what you want in the time you want it.
How to find Mid Century Modern homes in Dayton Ohio
Where would you look? Huber Heights, Kettering, Oakwood, Centerville, Englewood, Beavercreek are some of the best places to look. Dayton, Trotwood, Clayton, Vandalia also have a fair amount of MCM homes. Search the Dayton OH MLS
DABR market report
The Dayton Area Board of Realtors has published the June 2010 Dayton Real Estate Market Report. This is for all areas served by the Dayton Area Board of Realtors, including Montgomery, Greene, Clark, Miami, Warren, Preble, Darke counties in Ohio, and may contain real...
630 Hidden Valley Ct, Fairborn OH: Condo close to WPAFB
630 Hidden Valley Ct has sold.
Laminate Flooring. When does it make sense?
If you are wondering about the difference in flooring materials, the pros and cons to each, and when or where it’s appropriate to use which, read on:
Dayton Ohio Real Estate Market Report, June 2010
The Dayton Area Board of Realtors has published the June 2010 Dayton Real Estate Market Report. This is for all areas served by the Dayton Area Board of Realtors, including Montgomery, Greene, Clark, Miami, Warren, Preble, Darke counties in Ohio, and may contain real...
Are Dayton Ohio’s ubiquitous brick ranch homes worth preserving?
The Ohio Historic Preservation Office thinks they might be. If you are a long time reader, you probably know that I'm a fan of Mid Century Modern architecture. Even if you aren't a long time reader, the name of the site- The Brick Ranch, could have tipped you off. ...
The NAR Real Estate Market Report for Q1 2010 for Dayton Ohio
If you are considering renting your home on a land contract or a lease-to-own, this is a good time for that. We are likely to see more creative financing options than we have in the past 10 or 15 years and that’s not such a bad situation.
Fairborn Ohio Cape Cod: 1222 Oakhill Ave
PCSing to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base? Don’t miss this charming Cape Cod. Completely redone inside and out. Large Lot on Fairborn Ohio Cul-de-sac! Oversized 2 & 1/2 car garage! All new exterior siding, New double hung windows, New exterior doors, spouting, and new driveway. Inside new Furnace (2009) and new Air Conditioning (2009), all new floor coverings includes Laminated Floors in Living Room, Dining, and Kitchen.
Surface rights, mineral rights, Appalachian Mountains, and knowing your rights
When you buy land, property, a home, you have the rights to everything that property has to offer- seen and unseen. It’s something you need to know. Judd describes how mining companies purchase the mineral rights from Appalachians for pennies- literally pennies, leaving the residents with surface rights. The Appalachians did not know better, and didn’t have the means to find out more about their own rights, but now you know, and you need to know so you understand how important this idea is.