Housingzone.com did an interesting piece on pre-fab housing. For those of us who take a snooty approach to pre-fab (and yes, I like the old historic homes better aesthetically), the article points out some reasons why the market for pre-fab is increasing.
1. Fresh designs. To me that means more than just the look of the [...]
I’m going to direct you to the City Council Press Release on this, but wanted to quote or highlight a few items here.
First: “….Council is in agreement with Mayor Frank G. Jackson regarding the classification of downtown as a neighborhood. As a result, the new policy contains no distinction between downtown and the neighborhoods, which [...]
This from Cleveland.com. Apparently First Energy filed a plan that would allow them to choose green energy suppliers. The only catch is, the prices would fluctuate and that means we could be paying more than we are currently if we chose this plan. Would we be willing to do that?
I ask another question: can we [...]
They examined 76 suburbs and you can read about in on the Cleveland Magazine web pages. This year, Solon was number one. They examine city services too - also on these pages. It’s a good read, check it out. PS: I don’t think you can read about all 76 of them unless you subscribe.
I [...]
So says the Washington Post’s Kathleen Day. You Can read here about how many transactions we make daily (way too many). While we love to use them we don’t like some of the policies.
For example, did you know your credit card provider might increase your interest rate if you default on a different credit card?
Of [...]
When I was a student teacher, established teachers were grumbling that schools tended to under report their graduation rates. Teachers are still grumbling about the same thing. Now there is a National Data Base, unveiled by Laura Bush, Education Secretary Spelling and other Educators. You can read today’s story in the Washington Post here.
The on [...]
These again, are Realtor®/Broker sales. I’m comparing 2005, 2006 and 2007 sales averages from January to May 27th. This time it’s Westlake, Fairview, Shaker Heights and South Euclid.
Westlake: 2007: 107 Homes and Condos Sold. Average Ask Price was $281,667. The Average Sale Price was $268,986. Average days on the market before selling was 84.
2006: 156 [...]
They are running the Indy 500 this weekend so I thought I’d do a few posts putting 2006 stats against 2007 stats. I’m reporting on brokerage sales - January to May 27 2007 and the same period of time in 2006.
In Lakewood, 2007 sale prices beat 2006 by a few thousand; homes had to stay [...]
Leigh Brown is a Realtor ® in North Carolina but no matter, good advice is good advice. She blogged about a recent story involving a seller, and has good tips for you if you have a contract on your house but it is not quite closed yet (or as I say, the ink is not [...]
I was tired after a long day yesterday and heard a blip on the evening news about Governor Strickland signing something about slots at Ohio racetracks. And the news anchor was so matter of fact about the issue; it rolled off his tongue like it was just something that happens every day.
So this morning I [...]