Cleveland Real Estate News

Aaron Gordon is a mortgage lender in Las Vegas. I don’t know him, but I just read one of his posts and it inspired me to link to it. He is asking all mortgage lenders to do some pro bono work and help people who might be upside down in their mortgages by calling their [...]

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Back when I was living in Maryland and working three different part time jobs at a time, one was for a coupon book similar to Val Pak. I enjoyed it because I was able to focus on local businesses and meet some darn good entrepreneurs. We had stiff competition from Val Pak. I saw this [...]

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Yes, Maryland starts from a position of a solid and always improving job base, but the plan outlined by Maryland’s Governor should inspire us to be vigilant (imho) about our own 3C Corridor Plan. The Washington Post article about it is here. They are running a bit on faith: “….This is a very ambitious concept, [...]

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Lou Tisler of Neighborhood Housing Services of Greater Cleveland (NHSGC) made an important point on my latest post on short sales. Many of us know we should ‘call our lenders’ before it’s too late but we are still too timid or worried to do that. NHSGC can do the legwork for you. His second important [...]

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My open house did not turn out as planned today…..the keys didn’t work! And my client is in California so……time to read up on the news. Turns out The Planning Commission approved some upgrades for The Warehouse District. The change that should appeal the most to District residents are the parks being created including South [...]

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It’s become easier, as a Realtor®, to recognize homes that might need to get rid of lead paint. Normally our homes have been painted, layer upon layer, so the original lead paint job on a 1920 Era home is sealed safely away. But what if the paint in the room is peeling? Alternatively, if you [...]

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It’s been a long week. I was trying to find a Thermador oven I saw advertised in a magazine at work today for almost 7 grand; to show it to a friend of mine on AOL. Long story short, I wound up on a site called Born Rich. It fascinated me. And you have to [...]

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Short Sales are a valid alternative to getting completely mired in the foreclosure process. The important thing is to not ignore notices from your bank or lender; call their collections department immediately and see what kind of alternatives you have. I love it when someone explains the process so well that I don’t have to. [...]

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The Heartland Institute did a report on traffic, freight and otherwise. They are a group that focuses on transportation issues. In this report they outline the value of increasing rail usage for freight carriers nationwide. One of the benefits is traffic congestion. Another one is wear and tear on the highways. How many times have [...]

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Two more ‘computer listing oriented areas’ meaning they combine communities like Clifton Park and Bellaire Puritas. These stats are for the number of homes sold between April and August for 2000 through 2007. The dollar amount is the average sale price during these months. Bellaire Puritas, Westtown, Clifton Park 2000 209 Total homes sold during [...]

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