Cleveland Real Estate News

A white-picket fence, a green lawn, a big front porch with an American flag waving in the wind…for many, that’s the American dream. We all know there’s no place like home, and no one deserves a place to call home more than those who have devoted their lives to serving our country. And VA loans [...]

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The Federal Appeals Court has spoken and they said Cleveland has no merit regarding recouping monies from banks who set up sub prime lenders who as we all know helped make a mess of the housing market.  You may recall my post about foreclosure rates jumping 24% in 2006. Not surprised, just an fyi.  Christine [...]

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I get Realtor® Magazine because, well I’m one of them lol.  Over the last few years, energy issues have become more prominent ‘need’ items on home buyer lists.  For example, 2009 surveys found that buyers listed energy efficient appliances as very important.  I find that home sellers are not as attuned to green or energy [...]

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CURTAINS UP: RENT at Near West Theatre Performances are Fri.-Sat. July 23 & 24, Thurs-Sat., July 29-31, and Fri.-Sun., August 6-8. Curtain times on Thursday, Fridays, and Saturdays are at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 3:00 pm. All offerings are at St. Patrick’s Club Building, located at W.38th and Bridge Avenue* in Ohio City and [...]

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Obama just signed the Financial Reform Act into law, and one area not widely discussed sets aside monies for out of work home owners, so they can keep up with their mortgage payments.  It’s unclear to me if only Federal (HUD) loans will be affected or assisted.  The mandate is that the program begin October [...]

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So the Tea Party is jumping on the Free Internet bandwagon?  That would be great, but, not so much. They are complaining that big brother (well, Obama) shut down 73,000 blogs ‘willy nilly.’ Again, not so much. My understanding is that these sites were all participating in piiracy of videos. You know, that pesky thing [...]

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I had a request to analyze home sales in Cleveland Heights.  The market is different from neighborhood to neighborhood, from city to city.  Cleveland Heights has experienced high home listing inventories over the past three years, and as of today, there are 417 single family homes listed for sale.  That is still 1) high 2)good [...]

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Parma still has a sizable inventory of homes listed (over 500) but having clients in Parma afforded my business partner Melissa Bennett and I the ability to scope out the market there. What we found: good traffic at open houses, good group of qualified buyers.  And they bought!  (almost 400 sold this year.)  The stats [...]

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I’ve had discussions with Realtor® buddies from around the States and asked if they have a condo season.  Most said no, although Florida and California weighed in with a ‘yes.’  I don’t know if other agents here feel there is a condo season, but I do…..just based on buyer trends in my personal business since [...]

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I’m not surprised, but then again, I’m in the business.  I know a pesky Utah investor, for example, who owns a lot of property here, keeps trying to buy my listings at outrageously low prices.  I know of others, and you probably know of the foreclosed properties owned by large banks like Deutsche and Wells [...]

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