Watching the evening news I heard the sound bite: coming up a story about the possible end of an era for a beloved car line. My mind immediately went to my parent’s 1956 Bel Air. For most of my life my parents had a Ford, because Dad worked at Ford and loyalty reigned. But early [...]
Entries from February 2009
Is Our Love Affair With The Car Over?
February 20th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: economic news
New Booksigning for Local NE Ohio Author Casey Daniels…and She’s On Facebook Too
February 19th, 2009 · No Comments
local author Casey Daniels has another Pepper Martin book for you — join her at the Great Lakes Brewery next week or on line at one of the links below.
Beautiful, gutsy, shopping-obsessed…Pepper Martin is everybody’s favorite PI to the dead. Now she’s back in her fourth adventure, “Night of the Loving Dead,” and she’s shaking [...]
Tags: Cleveland Events · neighborhood news
Can $75 Billion Help The Foreclosure Issue?
February 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I guess it depends on how it is spent. One thing I like seems to be something The Ohio Assn. of Mortgage Brokers likes too. That is the provision that calls for Federal monies to be available to lenders so lenders can renegotiate loans with clients and give them better interest rates. That all sounds [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic news · politics
PMI Insurance Co of America Says NE Ohio is in Least Risky Area of the Country for Home Insurance
February 18th, 2009 · 6 Comments
Most of my home buyer clients wistfully wish they had 20% of the price of the home they want to use as a down payment. Lots of reasons, but the main one is that once you can hit that 20% mark, you don’t have to tack on extra monthly PMI insurance charges to your mortgage. [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · housing trends
Housing, Passenger Rail, and Ohio’s Portion of the Stimulus Package
February 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Okay first, an update on the American Reinvestment and Recovery portion of the Stimulus Package the President signed in Denver today. The home buying tax credit? It’s still only for first time home buyers. But, it’s now officially $8000 instead of $7500. Yes I know it’s been bantered around for a few days now but my [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · economic news · politics
The Old Adage of Taking What You Read in the Paper With a Grain of Salt Still Applies
February 15th, 2009 · No Comments
I read the Teresa Dixon Murray article in yesterday’s PD and felt a bit of a rant coming on. After talking with two colleagues today it became clear that getting (as Paul Harvey used to say) the rest of the story out there is needed here. I’m talking about the article Theresa wrote about the [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic news · housing trends
Cleveland Heights Home Buyers: Downpayment Assistance Program
February 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Cleveland Heights is one of those communities a lot of people put at the top of their fantasy lists. Meaning, all things being equal, a lot of people would prefer to live there as opposed to anywhere else (and yes, it’s high on my list too). Luckily, Cleveland Heights has a home buyer program that [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · neighborhood news
As The Stimulus Package Votes Continue To Unfold…
February 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Yeah I know, we still have to wait for a final passage and who knows, maybe even a bit more tweaking. But I wanted to fill you in on at least the Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act portion of the Stimulus package, as it stands now.
Yes, the House raised the amount of tax credit you [...]
Tags: economic development · economic news · politics
The Boston Globe’s Video of a Fireman and a Baby He Saved…Forty Years Ago
February 12th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Ideas
Medical Mart/Convention Center Meeting Tomorrow at City Hall
February 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Rather than reinvent the wheel, go to this post on Brewed Fresh Daily to get the details. Peace Out – 3C
Tags: Cleveland Events · economic development · politics