Cleveland Real Estate News

Bang The Drum Slowly – Emmylou Harris

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George Nemeth and Jack Ricchiuto wrote a book that some of you have already read and I think many many more will read. I’m dying to get into conversations with all of you about this book after you’ve read it. I posted a review of Instructions from The Cook here. There are already a few [...]

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Careerboard is one of the saner places to browse jobs. Why was I browsing? Well, it’s the beginning of the school year for one, and so various clients’ children have made passing comments about not really knowing what to study in school so they can get a job when they are finished. So I decided [...]

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Thoughtful post I wanted to feature from Lev Gonick, VP for Information Technology Services at CWRU.  You can read Lev’s entire post here. He has embedded an interactive map showing other cities (of which he says there are at least 500) that have lost population as we have. And he makes the point that different [...]

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Do you own a small home or condo? You love it, but sometimes it’s stressful not being able to figure out how to store things, decorate appropriately, or fit everything you own into spaces. I feel that way about my home, even though I am basically glad I downsized.   Hattip to this site called [...]

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According to Case-Schiller, our local housing prices were down 7.3% over the past year. You can read the report (three page pdf) here. They reported that Nashville was an area that saw some growth, as did quite a few of the places they studied ). One of the keys to growth instead of no growth [...]

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Someone asked me if there was still a price bump for a seller if they are selling a completely restored 1850 era home or are buyers preferring newer construction now?  Of course there are variables, some people would kill for an old home with thick mahogany woodwork and brass appointments or a farm house with [...]

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(This is kind of a journaling about my day on Tuesday. Sometimes I think the most common question I get after ‘how is the market now?’ is ‘just what is it that you do all day ?’ LOL. Maybe this can help flesh out that question) It could have been  the rejuvenation I felt after having [...]

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The first public meeting, er, dog and pony show, regarding the Convention Center/Med Mart issue was held tonight. I read both the WKYC report (which basically said nothing except it was held and between 40-50 people attended), and the Joe Guillen post about it on the PD site. At least the PD site quoted some [...]

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Life is so much better when you can approach each day with passion and joy. I can’t claim to do this every single day, but I try. Ever meet someone who inspires you, who models this passion and joy on a daily basis? Well I’m going to introduce you to two people who do just [...]

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