Cleveland Real Estate News

I would love to know what Ford Motor Co has done differently (as far as how they are structured) from GM or Chrysler. They just announced a 1B dollar profit for the last quarter. And they are the only major US car company not to have taken Recovery Act monies.
I don’t think it hurts that [...]

[Read more →]

Our own NE Ohio Franchise King  pointed out a new (to Cleveland) type of franchise is opening.  The Chocolate Bar  will be in the Hyatt in the Downtown Gateway District.  You can read more about it on Joel’s website The Franchise King.  He wants to know if it’s a concept that appeals to you…will you [...]

[Read more →]

An article in today’s Plain Dealer  (written by Bob Schoenberger) hits upon several points.  Yes, factory workers who lost their jobs may have a hard time finding a new job without additonal training, if they want a ‘green’ job with a company that makes green products.  An economist is quoted saying it’s not that all [...]

[Read more →]

I’m thinking yes and that doesn’t surprise anyone who reads my posts.  What do you think? Does it make sense to change our paradigm on infrastructure? I know we can’t abandon our existing highways and fixing the Innerbelt Bridge for example, makes perfect sense.  After all, even buses take the Innerbelt Bridge  
Brewed Fresh [...]

[Read more →]

I wrote about green roofs on buildings  a few weeks ago, but here is an article from the Wall Street Journal further outlining why they make good economic sense and cents for cities. Chicago is doing this and wants to expand the program. Here is what they say:
City officials in Chicago now estimate that their [...]

[Read more →]

h/t to @Breakingnewson on Twitter, here is the text of the proposed new Bailout Bill - it went from three pages to 106 so this time it’s going to take some reading. But well worth it!  Peace out – 3C
I’ll keep adding to this as we go along.  After many pages I found out that the [...]

[Read more →]

We are told it’s okay to eat tomatoes again so we’re in a good mood anyway yes? (Yes my tongue is planted firmly in cheek) Let’s see what has transpired this past week in business news.
First bit of good news involves Cleveland’s Parker Hannifin. They just received what was apparently their largest contract [...]

[Read more →]

First post on The Opportunity Corridor being discussed for Cleveland’s east side can be seen here - I did a link and then a lament about why there is not a rail component. I still lament that point but now I have a better understanding of why these kinds of corridors exist near or parallel to [...]

[Read more →]

One advantage to our new system is more material available to the general public.  I thought I would just link the Cuyahoga Country 1st Quarter Economic and Market Report compiled by my multiple listing service, NORMLS.  There is even a zip code by zip code analysis. And I used SCRBD to provide the pdf so [...]

[Read more →]

It’s been helpful having some down time today, first because I was able to catch up on some web and blog reading.  When I have down time (too little of it lately!) I like to reflect on where things are going and where I’m going. Five of my buyers have written accepted offers over the [...]

[Read more →]