Cleveland Real Estate News

The last seven years have seen spikes in sale prices and declines on Cleveland’s West Side. Some of the stats are interesting. In the area that includes Ohio City and Tremont, there were more sales in 2007 than any of the other years; the amount of money on average that sellers got for these homes [...]

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You’ve probably been following this idea. The Plain Dealer’s Maggi Martin reports today that an ombudsman group of NE Ohioans were in Canada this week and that Ontario has agreed to fund a rather expensive study regarding the validity of a ferry (cargo and passenger) from our Lake Erie shores to Ontario. Places like Ashtabula, [...]

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We all wonder about housing sales trends since the turn of the century. As a Realtor® I can get those stats. Real estate ‘season’ is typically thought to begin in April and go through August. So those are the months I’ve picked to study during the past seven years. Here are three neighboring communities; I’m [...]

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Yes, this is a serene way to wait for a bus; the gorgeous tiling and textured surfaces are part of a gate surrounding one of the many gated homes in Bratenahl. I showed a few condominiums in Bratenahl Place yesterday and was impressed. First, it’s not easy to purchase a home for under $150k in [...]

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I was tracking a link to my blog post, and something miraculous occurred. ‘Loyal Giant Eagle shoppers’ (their words) bought a domain name and established a grassroots website called ‘Bring Back Doubles.’ They detail several points about why they are upset with G-Eagle. Here is one excerpt: “…. We are not convinced that manufacturers are [...]

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I wrote here about their plan to eliminate the double coupons. Sometimes it pays to stay up late — WKYC reporter Dick Russ writes that Giant Eagle came to their senses and as of tomorrow (well, today), you can double your coupons again! This is not a permanent reversal however. Store executives claim to be [...]

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Apparently the show Weeds has decided the song ‘Little Boxes’ is their theme song and they invite different artists to sing it. Here are eight different versions. For those of you old enough to remember the song (or maybe you heard your parents sing it lol), it’s a hoot! I like all of them but [...]

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Newsnet5.com reports that Giant Eagle is ending their double coupon program in the Cleveland and Akron areas. They claim it’s what consumers want. I seem to be on a constant Giant-Eagle rant, but I can’t help myself. It’s what the consumers want? Must be a response to the fact that we moved from first poorest [...]

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My last 12 months in real estate have been like a roller coaster: a frustrating, sad, satisfying and busy year, all wrapped up in month-to-month cycles. I was aggravated at the media talk about housing bubbles and now declining prices. I got sad about the number of people contacting me, trying to get help with [...]

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Check out the Avenue District Blog – they have photos of the construction site, via a webcam they installed. I wish all the projects had webcams! You can subscribe to their newsletter as well, by going to their website. Peace Out – 3C

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