If you own a lot of land and most of it is vacant, you pay taxes on it without recouping any of that tax money. In this case, the land is Hopkins land, technically owned by us. Figuring out a profitable way to develop that land is a good idea. Henry Gomez writes in today’s [...]
Entries from April 2009
Would A Gas Station and a Fast Food Joint Make Good Use of Unused and Unprofitable Hopkins Land?
April 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: economic development · neighborhood news
Career Builder Says These Are Good Paying Careers
April 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Really just going to provide the link because of copyright rules. This is a varied list of jobs that pay about $20/hour, according to Career Builder. Seems to cover both left and right brain people, people who are super organized, those who are good in math, those who have a creative streak. Check it out! 3C [...]
Tags: economic news
Mary Kay Helps Brighten My Work ‘Hood’ on a Cloudy Day
April 26th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s true, the last few days have been glorious, but we had a few last week that were gloomy. I snapped this photo on one of those days when a pink car provided some welcome color relief on the street. It’s ben years since I’ve seen a Mary Kay car! Peace Out – 3C
Tags: neighborhood news
Fairview Park Home Sales …More Six Month Stats
April 25th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Most of you are probably out in the yard enjoying this glorious NE Ohio Saturday weather. Some of you may be surfing the web and interested in how homes have sold in Fairview Park. If so, this is your lucky day lol. These homes were listed with area brokerages and that’s why I have access [...]
Tags: Cuyahoga County Home Sales · housing trends · neighborhood news
First Stagers, Now Caretakers to Help You Sell Your Home?
April 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments
Another reason to really love my real estate career (learning something new every day is at the top of the list). Home stagers are professional people who will come in and help stage your home. Usually with your own furniture, sometimes their own. They don’t however, live in your home. I was watching WKYC news today [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · housing trends · Ideas
Earth Day Ushers In Possible RTA Route Cuts
April 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments
How non-green can you get on Earth Day? Ask RTA. Maybe it’s a trial balloon, or maybe it’s a serious consideration. What am I talking about? The potential to eliminate weekend bus routes. Wouldn’t that be helpful to the NE Ohio economy? Not to mention use of fuel. Sigh. You can read about this here on [...]
Tags: economic news · Ohio Rail and Transit · politics · transit oriented development
Six Month Sales in Zip Code 44113 – Town Homes Were a Big Hit
April 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Similar to my results during other time frames, town homes seem to be the home of choice for many buyers moving into Cleveland’s Ohio City and Tremont areas. There were detached single family homes sold, but not many, so this includes condo/town home sales as well. You know the drill! These homes were sold/listed through [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · housing trends
Six Month Housing Sales Trends for Zip Code 44102
April 19th, 2009 · No Comments
This zip code covers some broad territory. The Gordon Square Arts District (and apparently the opening of the Capital Theatre is now scheduled for October). The Clifton & Edgewater Road area. And Detroit Shoreway, just west of Ohio City. Still doing single family homes only in these stats and again, info covers homes listed or [...]
Tags: Cleveland Home Sales · Cleveland Real Estate · neighborhood news
Awesome Public Square Homes and an Awesome PD Article to Match
April 18th, 2009 · No Comments
One of the new home owners in Park Square (on Public Square) talked about loving the windows. Amen to that. I love this building and the views. You look out over Euclid Avenue and see the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial from your living room. And the Old Stone Church. It’s truly spectacular, day time or [...]
Tags: Cleveland Home Sales · Cleveland Real Estate · housing trends · Ohio Rail and Transit · transit oriented development
The Prez Supports High Speed Rail and Says ‘It’s Time Is Now’
April 17th, 2009 · No Comments
Yes, it’s with our money but so what? I think it took me a full 24 hours to actually believe this happened. Here is the transcript from the White House website, outlining the Obama/Biden declaration that high speed rail is the way of the future for the United States. Some quotes from Obama: “ What we’re [...]
Tags: economic development · Ideas · Ohio Rail and Transit
