Cleveland Real Estate News

Here is a Columbus Dispatch article on Federal monies going to various States including  Ohio.  We don’t know how much yet, but might by the end of the day.  The article says we are getting $400 million……stay tuned to see how much it actually will be.  Peace Out -3C
Update: Per the US Labor Secretary, we are [...]

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The Daily Beast  has identified 75 hard to maneuver highways during commuting hours. They list length of the congestion(by miles), the speed (or lack of) cars can travel during these periods, among other things.  I wasn’t very surprised that the Capital Beltway in D.C. was #3.  It took me honing a certain mentality to do [...]

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I liked examining this zip code because while most of it is in Shaker, it also encompasses parts of Warensville, Orange and Beachwood.  My stats are as usual, only covering homes (single family here) listed and sold by area brokers. But I did glean some info from the new County Data base (auditor’s site). Here [...]

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According to this press release from ODOT, 93 percent of the people surveyed said they favor a mid speed passenger rail to start off the 3C Corridor Plan.  Be a Fan on Facebook, read the press release and see the link below to become a fan! Let’s get over 2k Fans by Friday! And also at [...]

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Many of us have gone to walkscore.com  to check out how this national study rates our own home/street in terms of walk ability.  But if you are looking for a new home, how valuable would your investment be if it had a high walk ability score? My opinion? It adds a lot of value.
Think about the trend [...]

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The Ohio Dept. of Transportation has set up a website just for 3C Corridor, passenger rail issues.  It’s 3C and Me.   It can help keep you informed of status of the Corridor development, upcoming meetings, issues.
An additional good feature: you can comment on the site.  In fact, comments are encouraged.  Especially as it would relate [...]

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One thing has puzzled me since I moved back to Cleveland, and it’s about adherence to the City’s Master Plan.  I know these plans are and should be fluid. But I always had the nagging suspicion that Cleveland is pretty good at looking the other way regarding her master plan. Am I wrong?
 
Now here is [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Most Clevelanders will be reading the Plain Dealer’s list of 2009 goals for Cleveland. I applaud them for having ideas, especially the one that talks about how we need to move forward not kvetch over what has not happened in the past. 
I would love to read your thoughts on their list, and also your ideas [...]

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