Cleveland Real Estate News

We could get a few more homes added in tomorrow but it’s December 30th so these sold home figures for Cleveland’s West Side should be pretty good. First by area, then totals. All information gleaned from our local Realtor® MLS computer system (does not reflect homes sold without the use of a brokerage).
2007 Homes Sold [...]

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People like Sam Nunn and William Cohen and Christine Todd Whitman, and of course Michael Bloomberg are talking about bipartisan politics – a change in how we work on issues – with (according to this article) an attempt to get rid of the gridlock that occurs because of specific party pontification….be it Democrat or Republican. [...]

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Well, maybe a few things but……. I digress.  I had to post this. I’ve had a friend in England, Pauline, since I was about ten years old. We started out as pen pals, no joke. The Cleveland Press used to list addresses of overseas kids who wanted pen pals.  I had one in Sweden for [...]

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Interesting article in The New York Times about the political process. I know here in Cleveland we have been bantering on Brewed Fresh Daily due to a post by Jill on WLST. Her feature intrigued me, about an idea to revamp democratic politics. 
So today I read an article in The Times written by the same [...]

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Usually we are looking for inspiration from other places; Charlotte regarding their light rail; Detroit for economic development.  The City of Rochester is planning a condo development that partners trade workers pension money and City of Rochester money. The condo complex, they hope, will provide a domino effect for revitalization.  And they say look at [...]

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This is a story about my Mother.  And a story about credit.  I’m inspired by an article in today’s PD on Beachwood Mall’s rule regarding purchase of a gift certificate for it’s stores. If you have green money, don’t bother, you need a credit card. Many of you have probably already seen it; and if you [...]

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Sen. George Voinovich calls this a” much needed Christmas present to many Ohioans.” This law is all about tax forgiveness on any loan amount that is forgiven on someone’s mortgage, or any foreclosed property.
“….The Internal Revenue Service currently taxes any loan forgiveness as “income.” The Mortgage Relief Act relieves families of a tax burden when their [...]

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Do you guys remember this day in history? I do, I can still see the play on my parents black and white television (we were hold outs on color TV).  My pal Linda in Connecticut (who is really from Pittsburgh) sent me a link from the Post Gazette in Pittsburgh. Franco Harris remembers the day [...]

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Just passing it along…could it be that the induction ceremony is actually going to be in Cleveland this year? I guess in an hour from now we will know…stay tuned.
 It’s about damn time!   More later, after work….
Peace out – 3C

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I have to believe my own hype which is that everything can’t stay the same and sometimes new technology and building rehabs are for the best.  And yet, when I read this in the PD today I was a bit nostalgic for the ‘old’ Hanna Theatre.  The one from my youth, the one my Mom [...]

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