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Latest Case Shiller Report Shows Increase in Housing Sales, Along With Boston

October 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The Case Shiller Report studies 20 metropolitan regions in the U.S.  The August Report shows that Cleveland and Boston were the only two regions out of twenty to show an increase. The report is here and an excerpt:

For the August/July period only 2 regions, Cleveland and Boston, had positive returns. Cleveland returned +1.1% and Boston [...]

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The ‘Removing Tax Deductions On Homes Over 3,000 Sq. Ft.’ Idea? Umm, Not So Good

October 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Might be another good time to contact your representatives and guess what, I’m not talking about any passenger rail legislation. Kenneth Hamey of the Washington Post covered one of John Dingell’s uh, dingleberry-ish ideas. He wants to eliminate mortgage deductions on ‘McMansions’ or any home of 3,000 square feet of living space or more. This [...]

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Our Website Won An Award!

October 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Okay it was my company’s site, Howard Hanna. There are a ton of brokerages in the U.S. and we were voted one of the top ten real estate websites  by 1000 Watt Consulting and Real Trends. You can read about it here in this Inman News article. You can check out the Hanna site by going [...]

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Ward 20 Summit October 30th, Mark Your Calendar

October 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Curious about new business or planned new business in Ward 20? Progress on school rebuilding? Have the opportunity to learn and talk about all sorts of things at the end of this month. Put it on your calendar!
The Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation (BPDC) is holding a Ward 20 Summit on October 30th and as it [...]

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Tags: Cleveland Events · Ideas · economic development · housing trends · neighborhood news

West Side Suburban Stats for Last Three Years: Part Two

October 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There are five western suburbs I cover pretty regularly with my clients: Lakewood, Rocky River, Westlake, Fairview and North Olmsted. So this second part of the Three Year Comparison Stats will deal with these cities. First part, Three Year Stats for Cleveland’s West Side is here. These are single family statistics (includes non-condo town homes) between [...]

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A Fabulous House Gives Me Ideas About Transit Oriented Development

September 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I know I sometimes post futuristic ideas for housing styles. But this time, I am excited to talk about a house built by an urban planner in the Washington D.C. area.  He built it for himself and it’s gorgeous (see photo). I love the clean lines, I love how it fits into the style of the neighborhood. [...]

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Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · housing trends · transit oriented development

This Season, Condo Sales Moving From Downtown to Some New Kids on The Block A Bit Farther East

September 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There have been condo sales in Downtown Cleveland but for this buying season, the Warehouse District and Public Square Area are taking a back seat to some other complexes. I’m still looking at sales and activity occurring since April of this year. This is information I gleaned from our multiple listing service so it means [...]

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TGIF, Good Time for a Unique New House Plan

September 12th, 2008 · No Comments

The photos ‘got me’ before I even explored the Low Impact Woodland Homes  website. I was thinking back to exploring the midlands in England back in the day. Lo and behold, this IS a United Kingdom site. The  gentleman whose house is featured at the link I posted, built it in Wales, with help but [...]

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Good Ideas For Small Spaces

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

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 Apartment Therapy. [...]

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2nd Qtr. Case-Schiller Report is Out on Housing Market

September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

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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