Cleveland Real Estate News

It’s been quite a year for many of us, hasn’t it? On the plus side, I have had no health issues and for that I am grateful. I’ve also learned how much better a tough year can be with the support and love of friends and family.  Without them I would be bereft!  I’ve learned [...]

[Read more →]

If you are looking to buy in the wonderful neighborhood of Old Brooklyn, come to five different open houses today, all in close proximity: Willowdale, W.  36th St, Riverside and Trowbridge.  Follow the signs, and the open is from 1-3 PM !

[Read more →]

Chase is a large lender with many properties in foreclosure. And they have their share of homeowners who are asking to be considered as good candidates to short sale their homes. Amy Hoak’s MarketWatch article is an interesting because it gives specifics on formulas used at Chase, some incentives they could provide, and why they reject [...]

[Read more →]

[Read more →]

I can’t believe how long it’s been.  I apologize to everyone who has contacted me over the last few months about my absence.  There is no real reason.  Yes, I’ve been super busy at work.  Yes, I am disappointed in the state of passenger rail in Ohio.  Yes, I am very unhappy with the two [...]

[Read more →]

Yahoo! Finance featured a story today about home sellers who are less than truthful about problems that might exist in a home, when buyers ask questions.  Questions like how much are the utility bills.  The truth is, you, Mr. Buyer, might like a cooler home than I do, so if I sell you my house, [...]

[Read more →]

One of the commenters from an earlier stat post this week requested info on Slavic Village.  Rather than point her to the data already there I decided to do a more in depth look, still using both multi-family and single family stats.  Instead of the general area, I was able to cut it down to [...]

[Read more →]

If you’ve been following Callahan’s Diary  you know that Wells Fargo and Deutsche own the lion’s share of foreclosures in our area. They’ve been selling off properties in some neighborhoods for as little as $1000. (Heck, I’ve seen homes listed for one dollar, how sad is that?). It drives down the value of properties below [...]

[Read more →]

It’s Monday and time to head out and start the day, after some reflection on this past Saturday and Sunday’s work. Are you single and looking to buy a house or condo? As I mentioned in a post, there is a nice collection of Downtown condos for sale at very reasonable prices. But I’d like [...]

[Read more →]

(This is kind of a journaling about my day on Tuesday. Sometimes I think the most common question I get after ‘how is the market now?’ is ‘just what is it that you do all day ?’ LOL. Maybe this can help flesh out that question) It could have been  the rejuvenation I felt after having [...]

[Read more →]