Shaker has 289 single family homes for sale as of today

381 single family homes sold last year

Shaker has 51 multi-family homes for sale as of today. And there were 56 multi-family (mostly doubles) homes sold in 2008

The Cleveland City/Shaker Area:

29 homes are on the market as of today

22 homes sold in 2008

There is one two family home for sale in this area

There were three multi-family home sales in 2008.

Just a reminder, the stats cover only those sales and listings covered with area brokerages.

Peace Out – 3C

Very well written articles about him here in the PD and here in the Washington Post. 

I’m reposting a comment made on the PD post about his life and death. Not only does it show just one more charity/non-profit he either helped found or worked with, but it sounds like a wonderful thing for all of us to get our elderly relatives to do:

We lost a great man and are so fortunate that his legacy will be remembered for generations. The Remembering Site is a non-profit that encourages older people to write their life stories before passing away so that they, too, will be remembered. We would be so appreciative if you would please encourage your older readers to get their stories down. We make it easy to do so at TheRememberingSite

Attached is a sample cover and biography.

Many thanks and regards,
Sarah McCue, PhD
Co-Founder
The Remembering Site

 Peace Out Paul.  3C

10.2.08 update: proof we need more Paul Newmans: word that there is going to be one of Newman’s sponsored ‘Hole In the Wall’ Camps on a farm about 45 minutes from Columbus. Talk about good news for cancer patients, youth who won’t have to fly to Connecticut but can experience all the joy of the Hole In The Wall camps right here in Ohio.

Shaker Heights

There are six condos for sale, none contingent or pending (which means under contract). There have been two sales since April:

1. 1,889 sq. foot condo on Warrensville Center Rd with 3 brs and 1 1/2 baths. Awfully good value when you consider the square footage. It was listed for $129,000 and sold for $128,000.

2. A  Shelburne Ridge home with 2,213 sq. ft of living space, 3brs and 3baths sold for it’s listing price: $209,000.

All totaled, there are 374 homes/condos for sale in Shaker Heights as of today

South Euclid

There are seven condos listed for sale; none are contingent sale, and one is pending sale. One sold. The pending and sold homes were both on E. Cutters Creek. The sold C Creek home was listed for $229,900 and sold for $237,500.  This is a 2008 built complex so higher sale price probably is due to upgrades with the builder. This place has 1615 sq. feet of living space, two bedrooms and two baths and is a ranch style home.

There are currently 355 homes/town houses and condos listed for sale in South Euclid.

Cleveland Heights

17 condos/town homes for sale now. None are just under contract or contingent; none are pending. There have been, however, three sales since April.

1. 2001 built town home on Noble Rd with 2,199 sq feet, 3BRs and 2 1/2 baths. It was listed for $124,900 and sold for $119,000.

2. A Courtyard at Severance home with 1,532 sq. feet of space, two brs and two baths.  It was listed for $250k and sold for $237k. These town homes were built in 2005.

3. The last one was an elegant Donald Gray town home built in 1930 with 3,042 sq. feet of living space.  It has five brs, 3 1/2 baths and 13 rooms in total. Yes, these places a unique. This one was listed for $629,000 and it sold for $570,000.

There are currently 544 homes, in total, for sale in Cleveland Heights as of today.

It’s kind of nice to be able to detail each of the sold ‘attached’ style homes, not really possible when I’m doing straight single family comps because there are too many of them. Plus, these are not the average style of homes for these communities, most are actually detached single family.  Peace Out – 3C

Today was inspection day on a home sale in Shaker Heights. My clients are moving here from another State to accept jobs at Case Western Reserve and that alone makes me happy – it’s great when people relocate to the Cleveland area. Anyway, the inspection took a few hours, as usual. The inspector does two things that are really important when you buy a home. 1. Look for any major issues and 2. help with his/her expertise on how to maintain your furnace and other mechanicals. My clients are first time home buyers so it’s always good to learn how to keep things running well to keep from having repair costs in the future. ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors) inspectors have a lot of knowledge under their belts – this inspector was no exception.Anyway, tooling around Shaker is always fun, it’s a gorgeous City. So I decided it’s time to continue the condominium market trends discussion with results in Shaker Heights condominium sales for 2006 – comparing them to 2005 sales. Here is what I came up with: condo sales held steady both years. Here are the results:

2005: 65 condo sales and they were on the market an average of 97 days, or just over three months. Sales ranged from $117,144 for an efficiency condo to $699,167 for a 3 BR, 2 1/2 Bath condo on South Park Blvd. The average Ask Price was $121,926 and the Average Sale Price was $117,144.

2006 to Present: 66 condo sales from $19,900 to $596,900. Most of these condos were also on the market for just over three months (an average of 93 days) The Average Ask Price was $ $152,890 and the Average Sale Price was $145,328.

For both years, the average sale was for 2BR/2Bath condos with 1 car garages. I’ve talked with Realtors® from other states and they said their condominium sales were doing well – I’m inclined to agree with them as far as these Shaker Heights results are concerned. For information on current condominiums on the market, check out my website. (There are 82 condos available right now in Shaker). (Photo courtesy of Shaker City website. Peace Out – 3C

Four communities to update here detailing sold homes in Cuyahoga County in 2007. This is a list of all the homes sold through area brokerages (since January 1st of this year) for these four suburbs.Lakewood: 17 Single Family Homes sold this year. Sale prices ranged from $62,000 to $1,100,000.00. The average number of days on the market was 79. The average ask price was $227,561 and the average sale price was $215,583. The average room count included 3BRs,2Baths and a 2-car garage.

Rocky River: 9 Single Family Homes sold this year. (Actually ten are listed but one home listed over $500k is showing as ‘sold’ for $2500.00, seemed unusual so I am not including that sale here). Sale prices ranged from $153,000 to $560,000. The average number of days on the market before going under contract was 76. The average ask price was $279,600 and the average sale price was $264,722. The average room count included 3 BRs, 2 Baths and a 2-car garage.

Cleveland Heights: 23 Single Family Homes sold this year. Sale prices ranged from $30,000 to $367,900. The average number of days the houses were listed was 89. Average ask price was $122,123 and the average sale price was $115,653. The average room count included 4BRs, one bath and a 2-car garage.

Shaker Heights: 10 Single Family Homes sold so far this year. Average days on the market was 71. Sale prices ranged from $45,000 to $425,000. Average ask price was $271,070. The average sale price was $250,300. The average room count included 4BRs, 2 baths, and a 2-car garage.

The one constant in home buyer tastes seems to be at least 3 bedrooms with a 2-car garage. I’ll feature more communities later this week.

Remember Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, where she sang ‘they paved paradise and put up a parking lot?‘ Here is the Counting Crows version.Peace Out – 3C