The market has been hard on sellers or would be sellers. We know sale prices have dropped over the years. But there are still some sellers who wind up setting themselves up for disappointment by listing their homes at a price not supported by the market. The reason? Appraisals. Appraisals are done by mortgage companies [...]
How To Avoid Disappointment By Listing Your Home Higher Than the Market Will Support
September 18th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate
It’s Spring, Finally!
April 6th, 2008 · No Comments
I know the calendar said it was Spring a few weeks ago but it’s taken this long for my crocus to bloom. I’ve been hearing people on Twitter talk about their daffodils blooming, and of course the cherry blossoms bloomed in DC. I have greenery all over my flower beds telling me tulips and iris [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · neighborhood news
Shovel or Sweep That Pesky Snow if Your Home is For Sale
February 6th, 2007 · No Comments

If you have your home on the market, your Realtor® has probably told you that a clean house is crucial to ‘looking good’ to a potential buyer. I have a past blogpost on Hints to having your home ready for buyers. Now that we have some snow on the ground, don’t you want to keep [...]
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Lease Options – An Alternative to Selling & Personal Savings Declines aka, All the News That’s Fit To Print
February 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Several news articles struck me today. They are only somewhat related, but I’m posting them both anyway. The first one is another sledge hammer to personal savings. Reuters and CNN is reporting that personal savings in the United States has fallen to a -1%, the lowest reported since 1933, during the Great Depression. That is [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic news
