Cleveland Real Estate News

If you live in West Park (as I do), you know what it’s been like over the last few years.  Fewer people wanting to buy and lower home sale prices.   How about an updat e and maybe a bit of good news as well? First, if you don’t live here, and maybe are out of [...]

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I’ve learned, unfortunately, that you can’t always rely on your agent to be as aware of the importance of your mortgage deadline dates in your purchase offer.  Buyers rely on us to give them the best guidance possible, so maybe a primer on these dates is a good head start. You know you have to [...]

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Dodd/Frank  made it harder for mortgage lenders to make money on loans. Some of that is good, some of that is bad. It’s the old story of the few making it harder for the rest of the bunch.  Add into the mix the reluctance lenders feel about risk and you find all sorts of  previous [...]

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The tax abatement on my South Tremont home makes me very envious. 2000 square feet, energy efficient, tons of storage, three bedrooms, a full basement with head room! (When you sell homes in Cleveland you know that head room for tall people is at a premium!) This is a solid house listed for just under [...]

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Instead of a day in the life, let’s say a synopsis of the last few weeks. Still love my job (especially when it’s busy) and had a first time experience again.  My buyers have an accepted offer on a house they love and can’t wait to move into. We are about three weeks from closing, [...]

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I showed my new client 6 homes on Friday. She is moving here in June from Arkansas (yes, people are still relocating to NE Ohio).  She wants to be able to move in and start her job and yes can make cosmetic changes (like wall paint) but doesn’t feel she will have time over the [...]

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My friend Tyler Osby is a mortgage lender in Michigan.  He wrote a blog post wrapped around one of Forbes latest lists (they do love those lists, don’t they!).  Best cities to raise a family is the topic.  Congrats to Tyler for a thoughtful article and congrats to Grand Rapids, MI for making the Forbes [...]

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Follow Ms. Alejandro’s advice (read here in The New York Time’s article on an increase in sub prime lending).  Owning a house could be a great aspiration for you, but please be realistic.  If you are in debt, in financial difficulty, without any savings and a bad credit score, put off your plans to buy [...]

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How many people have moved to South Euclid in the last six months and are spending their first Passover or Easter in their new homes? That was the question I asked my self as I checked out sales with area brokerages since October (six months).  These stats are for single family homes. Little analysis first: [...]

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I had a listing on W. 104th (just off Clifton) and wound up with an accepted contract within seven days of it being listed.  Since then, agents and buyers have been calling me, asking how solid is the contract, do you think it will go through, they can’t find another listing like it in the [...]

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