Cleveland Real Estate News

Similar to my results during other time frames, town homes seem to be the home of choice for many buyers moving into Cleveland’s Ohio City and Tremont areas. There were detached single family homes sold, but not many, so this includes condo/town home sales as well. You know the drill! These homes were sold/listed through [...]

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Someone asked me if there was still a price bump for a seller if they are selling a completely restored 1850 era home or are buyers preferring newer construction now?  Of course there are variables, some people would kill for an old home with thick mahogany woodwork and brass appointments or a farm house with [...]

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I have two zip codes to report on today (had to do  comp work for a client  so I decided to continue it on by posting the results here). The drill for these homes and the activity on them for April 2008: They are all listed with area brokers therefore show up on our MLS (NORMLS) computer [...]

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My last post dealt with single family home sale activity in March 2007. This is the condo side of the report, for the same zip code areas:

Data includes condo sale activity through local brokerages and our computer system (MLS)
Data covers condo sales from March 1, 2007 to the present

Rocky River 44116:
2 condos under contract
1 sold
Lakewood [...]

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The latest word is that the Steelyard Commons Walmart decided they want to play nice (actually very nice) and not take their allowable tax abatements for the new Steelyard Commons store. Instead, they are looking to set up a Job and Opportunities Zone in Tremont, setting aside grant money and advertising money to help local [...]

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I was cruising around on my favorite Ohio Forum, and I saw a thread talking about condos and the housing market. Someone asked how condos and homes were appreciating in price. I realized I wanted to focus on condos and find out for myself. So this is the first leg of my search, comparing condominium [...]

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While everyone basks in the glow of the new Steelyard Commons, a glitch has been discovered. Susan Vinella reports in the Plain Dealer this morning that the tax monies Cleveland was expecting from Steelyard Commons may not be there after all, at least for the next ten years. When you participate in Brownfield Remediation of [...]

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When I lived in Rockville Maryland I volunteered to put together a newsletter for my neighborhood. We were big on civic associations in Rockville, and they were not like homeowners associations. Most neighborhoods in my city had a civic group. We were called the Twinbrook Citizens Association(TCA), with about 1500 homes, a yearly party, lots [...]

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Yes it’s cold out, but no reason to stay home and sulk! The Tremont Art Walk goes on in rain, snow, cold and oh yeah, in good weather as well. It’s a blast, there is creative exciting art to see (for example, check out the Brandt Galleries). And for good food, Lucky’s at Professor and [...]

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