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    <title>Chris Olsen - Greater Cleveland Real Estate Gems for Buyers and Sellers!</title>
    <link>http://activerain.com/blogs/colsenar</link>
    <description>What's really important for a real estate buyer and/or seller?</description>
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      <title>Westlake Ohio Homes For Sale between $500,000 - $1,000,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Westlake Ohio Homes For Sale between $500,000 - $1,000,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;Westlake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/15/2009) &lt;strong&gt;48 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in&lt;strong&gt; Westlake &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $500,000 - $1,000,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.olsenziegler.com/idx/search.html?search_submit=true&amp;amp;search_city[]=Westlake&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_price=500000&amp;amp;maximum_price=1000000&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;search_submit=Search&amp;amp;search_title=&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Westlake Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $500,000 - $1,000,000 in Westlake Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in Westlake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.olsenziegler.com/idx/search.html?search_submit=true&amp;amp;search_city[]=Westlake&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;search_submit=Search&amp;amp;search_title=&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in Westlake Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Westlake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:39:44 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339256/westlake-ohio-homes-for-sale-between-500-000-1-000-000</link>
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      <title>Westlake Ohio Homes For Sale between $250,000 - $500,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Westlake Ohio Homes For Sale between $250,000 - $500,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;Westlake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/15/2009) &lt;strong&gt;93 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in&lt;strong&gt; Westlake &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $250,000 - $500,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.olsenziegler.com/idx/search.html?search_submit=true&amp;amp;search_city[]=Westlake&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_price=250000&amp;amp;maximum_price=500000&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;search_submit=Search&amp;amp;search_title=&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Westlake Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $250,000 - $500,000 in Westlake Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in Westlake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.olsenziegler.com/idx/search.html?search_submit=true&amp;amp;search_city[]=Westlake&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;search_submit=Search&amp;amp;search_title=&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in Westlake Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Westlake&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:36:56 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339253/westlake-ohio-homes-for-sale-between-250-000-500-000</link>
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      <title>I'll Just Offer the Buyer a Credit</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;For crying out loud, if the buyer is interested in my home and they don't like: _______________________________________________________________________&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;then I'll just offer them a credit at closing so they can put it in and pick out the color/material they like.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Let's think about it: How many times as a listing agent have you heard that?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What is your response back to your seller?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A listing agent's goal should be to not simply respond with the pros and cons to this question at that point in time.&amp;nbsp; The mere fact that the question has come up AND, here's the real important part:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If this is the first time you are addressing this with your seller, then in my opinion, you have let your seller down as this type of information can almost always be known ahead of time&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; by:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowing how this business works&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Having your pulse on the market&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Working regularly with buyers and knowing what they want and prefer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowing what home staging is and its strengths and weaknesses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowing what is selling in your community&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowing what is NOT sellling in your community&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowing the financial impact to a seller's net financial bottom line by utilizing a seller credit to the buyer versus eliminating the issue in question before the home goes on the market&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Granted, there are always exceptions when having this conversation may not be appropriate:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Seller is strapped for cash&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Short Sale&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Divorce -- Attorneys, Court-Appointed Receivers&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elderly&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Health Issues&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;etc.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But...for the average seller who has access to capital, these issues should be identified, analyzed and cost-effective solutions offered before the home goes on the market.&amp;nbsp; If the seller does not opt for this course of action, that's fine, but you have done your job in preparing them for potential negative market feedback.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Which leads back to the original question: Why can't I just offer the buyer a credit?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many buyers will:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not pursue your property because of these deficiencies and the only feedback (if you receive any) won't be that illustrative.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Only see what is right in front of them.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not visualize the &quot;to be&quot;, they only see the &quot;as is.&quot;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get so hung up on the negatives, that they can't see the positives, and thereby are already going through in their heads &quot;cha chunk&quot; with a lower offer for all the things they will need to do to your property to make it okay for them.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'm not sure of the origin or if I have this saying right: forEwarned is forearmed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is how this will normally play out (short answer):&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The seller will end up netting less by not addressing the issue&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The property will stay on the market longer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A property that stays on the market longer will cost more to maintain, operate, monthly payments&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A property that stays on the market longer makes the seller have less negotiating power&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:28:45 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339241/i-ll-just-offer-the-buyer-a-credit</link>
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      <title>Cuyahoga County Tax Rates</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I work regularly with relocation buyers who have decided to make Greater Cleveland their home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Depending on where these buyers are relocating from, there are always questions about property taxes.&amp;nbsp; In some parts of the country, there is one tax rate for the entire county, and there may be 2-4 counties surrounding an entire metropolitan region -- for example, the Greater Washington, D.C. area.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, here in Greater Cleveland, the county that surrounds the City of Cleveland is Cuyahoga County.&amp;nbsp; In Cuyahoga County, each community sets its own property tax rate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the &lt;a href=&quot;http://treasurer.cuyahogacounty.us/PDF/taxesbydistrict/2008_ResidntlRates_Reductionfactors.pdf&quot; title=&quot;Cuyahoga County Tax Rates&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;tax rates for the all the communities in Cuyahoga County&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please visit the County's &lt;a href=&quot;http://treasurer.cuyahogacounty.us/commtaxrates.htm&quot; title=&quot;Cuyahoga County Treasurer Website&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Treasurer Website&lt;/a&gt; for more details.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Using Shaker Heights as an example, as this community has the highest property tax rate in the State of Ohio, the tax as a percentage of market value is 3.12%.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a property is valued by the County at $100,000, then the annual property taxes are 3,120.&amp;nbsp; For a $500,000 home, that is approximately $15,000 in annual property taxes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since property taxes are one of the four components of your monthly mortgage payment (principal, interest, taxes and insurance) (PITI), it's important to keep this in mind when analyzing communities, home prices, and the like.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:10:54 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339216/cuyahoga-county-tax-rates</link>
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      <title>Stream Stewardship for Residential Property Owners - Six Easy Steps</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Some residential property owners are fortunate enough to have a stream running through their property or perhaps their property adjoins a common area or some other entity that has a stream.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;People are willing to pay higher prices for property with natural amenities such as wildlife, streams, lakes, ponds, panoramic views, etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For people who have a stream on their property, there are six easy things to do that can help maintain the health and vitality of your stream and also benefit your downstream neighbors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't mow the lawn to the edge of the stream&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br /&gt; Leave a buffer.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;Eliminating the plants and bushes in the buffer zone causes the root systems to be lost and creates more erosion problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plant live, but dormant, unrooted cutting&lt;/strong&gt;s (no buds, leaves or visible roots) in the buffer zone.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't Dump anything near the stream or into the stream&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;This includes organic material like leaves and grass.&amp;nbsp; These will decompose and eliminate oxygen in the water -- a bad thing.&amp;nbsp; Please ensure any contractor who cuts your lawn does not dump the grass clippings near the stream or even down the hillside or ravine that feeds a stream.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remove Trash From Streams&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; In my neighborhood, a fellow resident and I co-developed an annual Spring Clean-Up Day in our neighborhood to clean our streams.&amp;nbsp; After three years of doing this, we have seen dramatic improvements.&amp;nbsp; We can now see clear running water and the shale beds underneath.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Don't change the path of the stream&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Sometimes homeowners are thinking they are helping when in actuality, they are hurting the stream.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Septic Systems -- Keep in Good Condition&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; If you have a septic system, please ensure it is in good working order and be judicious or eliminate sending bleach, chemicals, etc., down your drain.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a photo of just &quot;some&quot; of the excess branches, twigs, etc., that were in my own community's streams that a group of 20 volunteers removed in one day.&amp;nbsp; This doesn't include the 55-barrel drums, construction debris, plastic tarps, forts, plastic, glass and aluminum bottles and a host of other things we removed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;stream debris removal&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/0/5/2/ar125834380625037.jpg&quot; height=&quot;417&quot; alt=&quot;stream debris removal&quot; width=&quot;569&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:59:32 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339201/stream-stewardship-for-residential-property-owners-six-easy-steps</link>
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      <title>Simple and Free Window Cleaning Service</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Answer: You.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Question: How can I easily, quickly and for free, clean the outsides of my windows on my two-story home when I have windows that do NOT tilt in?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now that you know the answer, the steps are easy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I once bought a long painting pole that is threaded on one end so a threaded paint roller handle could be screwed on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was cruising down an aisle in Target last week with my son (he was after baseball cards) and I was after dog bones, when we ran by one of the cleaning aisles and I noticed this combination handle mop with a squeege.&amp;nbsp; And guess what, both the handles on the mp and squeege were threaded.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So...for $9.99, I bought it -- (okay, this part isn't free) and off we went -- along with some dog bones and baseball trading cards.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With a bit of Dawn soap, a 5-gallon bucket with water, a garden hose set on &quot;Jet&quot; mode, I sprayed my 2nd floor windows, extended my 20' pole after screwing the mop handle on, washed all my upper windows, rinsed them with the hose, and then switched out the mop and put the squeege on, and I washed all the windows (1st and 2nd floor) windows in my home in under 15 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since many companies charge $75 - $100 to clean the outside of a home's windows, it looks like there may be an opportunity there for a younger entrepreneur to clean up -- pun intended!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So...the next time I ask my sellers to have their windows cleaned before their home goes on the market, and if they hesitate, I may say: I'll do the outside if you do the inside.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Caveat:&amp;nbsp; If the home is really old, say pre-WWII, and has true-divided light windows, I bet a special, small squeege would need to be found and ensure the triple-track or wood-framed storms are removed.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:21:37 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339129/simple-and-free-window-cleaning-service</link>
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      <title>Attention Brecksville Residents: Fixed Gas Rate of $6.74 Through IGS Energy</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The City of Brecksville has negotiated a fixed gas rate of $6.74 through IGS Energy.&amp;nbsp; There is NO early termination fee and it runs through October 2010.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are currently using an &quot;Energy Choice&quot; type of provider, please ensure the company does not charge an early termination fee.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IGS Energy can be reached at 1-800-280-4474.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:43:09 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1339006/attention-brecksville-residents-fixed-gas-rate-of-6-74-through-igs-energy</link>
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      <title>First-Time Homebuyer Tax Refunds Slowing to A Crawl Thanks To Fraud</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The IRS has acknowledged that 2008 Amended Tax Returns for the first-time homebuyer tax credit has hit a brick wall in that refunds that were taking 6 weeks to process are now taking up to 20 weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why's that?&amp;nbsp; Good question.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can probably guess: FRAUD.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yes, you got it.&amp;nbsp; Some questionable claims were filed by none other than: IRS Employees.&amp;nbsp; Filers as young as 4&amp;nbsp; years old were also asking for the refund.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These questionable claims are estimated to total in the hundreds of millions of dollars.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Let's think about this for a second.&amp;nbsp; The IRS has all of our information already on file.&amp;nbsp; It surely can't be that hard to have an automated system of cross-referencing to prioritize legitimate requests from bogus claims.&amp;nbsp; In fact, perhaps there needs to be a RETS like transaction standard for EDI for official tax reporting purposes to take the fraud aspect completely out of the picture.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So...for you first time home buyers who have recently amended your returns, I would be curious to know if you get your tax refund sooner than had you filed your 2009 tax return in Mid-February and the refund takes six weeks on average.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:26:15 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1338984/first-time-homebuyer-tax-refunds-slowing-to-a-crawl-thanks-to-fraud</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1338942/whose-customer-service-policy-is-better-best-buy-or-yours-</guid>
      <title>Whose Customer Service Policy is Better: Best Buy or Yours?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I recently ordered a television from Best Buy.&amp;nbsp; The rep in the store said that customer service will call you the night before to let you know the window.&amp;nbsp; I asked if I could pick the time-slot and asked how long the window was.&amp;nbsp; He said 2 hours and NO.&amp;nbsp; No?&amp;nbsp; Say What?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You mean to tell me in this day and age, one can't have enough &quot;intelligent scheduling&quot; to at least give the customer a few options?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sure enough, customer service called the evening before.&amp;nbsp; She politely informed me they would be at my home between 2-4pm the next day.&amp;nbsp; I said that window won't work, but I was available with other time slots.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Get this: the rep said the computer automatically schedules deliveries and we just make the calls to let customers know.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The delivery guys were nice and did a good job bringing it in, setting it up, etc.&amp;nbsp; They then left a card for me to go fill out a questionnaire on my entire experience.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I couldn't help but think of a real estate analogy.&amp;nbsp; Let's just say we have a super busy, mega listing agent who needs to schedule 10 listing appointments during the next 3 days.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I wonder what clients would think if they were told that the listing agent will be there be at your home at 3pm on Wednesday?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best Buy says they take client satisfaction very seriously and they have a survey requesting feedback.&amp;nbsp; My simple point is, perhaps they should look at the delivery schedule process more and worry less about the surveys.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That said, it sure beats the gas and water companies when sellers are moving out and they require them to be there for a four hour window.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sell a 500K home, read a meter: 4 hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Buy a $500 television: 2 hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Heck, I would think the 4 hours should be 5 minutes and the TV should be 10 hours.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What is your customer service policy regarding appointments?&amp;nbsp; Do you bend over backwards to accommodate your clients busy schedule? Ask them to meet you half-way with a mutually convenient time, or is it your way or the highway?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I know a few agents who stop at 5pm and don't work weekends.&amp;nbsp; I wonder how they accommodate a two-wage earner family who both have demanding jobs during the day and during the week.&amp;nbsp; Would you turn down a 1 Million Dollar Home Listing if the sellers could only meet at 7pm or later during the week or during the weekends?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:55:38 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1338942/whose-customer-service-policy-is-better-best-buy-or-yours-</link>
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      <title>Shaker Heights Ohio Homes For Sale from $1,000,000+</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shaker Heights Ohio Homes For Sale from $1,000,000+.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;Shaker Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/8/2009) 9&lt;strong&gt; homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Shaker Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; from $1,000,000+.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=Shaker+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=1000000&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Shaker Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes from $1,000,000+ in Shaker Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in Shaker Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=Shaker+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in Shaker Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/strong&gt; -- An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Shaker Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:26:33 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Google's Godzilla-Sized Eyeballs Will Soon Be 360x360x360</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I wonder if &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldous_Huxley&quot; title=&quot;Aldous Huxley&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Aldous Huxley&lt;/a&gt; had lived in a time sufficient to forecast the pervasiveness and invasive nature of technology, what his novel of today would be like forecasting the future in the age of Google?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ActiveRain members have accumulated a vast store of knowledge and techniques on how to get visible on Google &amp;lt;a good thing&amp;gt; but ponder a moment on how the reverse (Google Knowing Us) will soon dwarf in comparison, our efforts to reach out to the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don't get me wrong, I love technology and I think Google is perhaps the coolest tech company except for Apple to hit the tech stage.&amp;nbsp; I got a degree in Computer Science back in the 1980s and wrote an artificial intelligence theorem prover software program in Lisp and also wrote a host of very cool software applications.&amp;nbsp; That said, as the world becomes smaller by the day thanks to technology, which is benign by itself, always has two edges to the sword and eventually comes attached with &quot;unintended consequences.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While Google (as the company exists today), and the founders' vision, are not about monopolies and they don't appear to want to &quot;obliterate and kill their competitors&quot; the way that Microsoft often goes for the jugular (hence the numerous mega-dollar antitrust suits it has lost), what happens if Google gets so incredibly big (like it's not huge already) and it gets sold to investors who don't have the same great moral compass that the current founders do?&amp;nbsp; Do you really want one company in possession of so much data, buying history, financial decisions in the hands of one single entity?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To me, that is a scary proposition and it's more of a societal question on what we as a people are willing to tolerate in the name of progress, convenience and technology.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While I am a huge fan of Google, I do start to wonder about how pervasive and invasive their technology, when integrated and combined with outside data from retailers and even perhaps banks someday, will create a world so personalized and customized for each unique &quot;customer&quot;, that it will border on Big Brother?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First it was Google's search engine...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Then came a plethora of other applications, such as:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;maps&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Earth&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;mail&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;calendar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mobil App&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Docs&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Android&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Latitude&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Soon to be released Wave -- which I cannot wait to road test as trying to have intelligent conversations via e-mail anymore is next to impossible to organize, manage and make productive&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With GPS and Maps available for their new Android phone operating system, just think if Google:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Is able to integrate your buying history through retailers who send your purchasing history to Google, banks do the same thing, and on your cell phone exists GPS, Latitude, etc., and Google send you a text message (or unprompted voice message) as you are walking down the street in front of your favorite store and says:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Hey Chris...I see that you are walking in front of your favorite store &quot;Modern Outfitters&quot; and I see that they are currently having a 50% sale on the All-Terrain Hiking Boots you purchased back on 5/29/2006 and the boots are now on sale at $49.99.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Or&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&quot;Hey Chris...I see that you are near your favorite restaurant and your favorite movie theater.&amp;nbsp; Are you going to see a movie and have dinner afterwards?&amp;nbsp; I respond yes.&amp;nbsp; Google's automated response (in a very alluring and soothing voice says): I'll be happy to order your movie tickets for you right now and book your table at your favorite restaurant: Market Seafood.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I can just see people's eyes lighting up with many different responses:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;That is so cool and will be a time saver and may actually help me remember something I wanted or needed but didn't realize until I got home and it was too late, so I'm glad Google told me.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This is cool when it accurately forecasts something I want, need or am going to do.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This is okay but it gets annoying because it's not fine-tuned enough and it keeps bombarding me every time I pass something I've done or bought&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This is like BIG BROTHER and what's next.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Far fetched?&amp;nbsp; Imagine what Aldous Huxley would think in today's rapidly evolving tech age.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I can just see it now, fast-forward 5 years and my daughter says to me:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&quot;Dad: Google Latitude says you have been sitting in the chair typing this blog post for the past hour and you should be setting up for my birthday party on the other side of the house and I've been watching your coordinates and you have yet to get to the grocery store to pickup my cake!&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:14:48 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale from $800,000+</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale from $800,000+.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/8/2009) &lt;strong&gt;15 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; from $800,000+.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=500000&amp;amp;maximum_price=800000&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes from $800,000+ in Cleveland Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:46:56 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $500,000 - $800,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $500,000 - $800,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/8/2009) &lt;strong&gt;15 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $500,000 - $800,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=500000&amp;amp;maximum_price=800000&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $500,000 - $800,000 in Cleveland Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:43:43 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $350,000 - $500,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $350,000 - $500,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/8/2009) &lt;strong&gt;19 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $350,000 - $500,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=350000&amp;amp;maximum_price=500000&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $350,000 - $500,000 in Cleveland Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:39:04 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $250,000 - $350,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $250,000 - $350,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/8/2009) &lt;strong&gt;42 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $250,000 - $350,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_price=250000&amp;amp;maximum_price=350000&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;submit=Search+Now&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $250,000 - $350,000 in Cleveland Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:26:04 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1326906/cleveland-heights-ohio-homes-for-sale-between-250-000-350-000</link>
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      <title>The Brownstones in Franklin at First and Church - Franklin TN Real Estate</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I think Mike's post is an exceptional example of using technology.&amp;nbsp; Both the slideshow and the home search feature are well done.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;reblogging_tag&quot;&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://activerain.com/blogsview/1316800/the-brownstones-in-franklin-at-first-and-church-franklin-tn-real-estate&quot;&gt;Mike Nastri Franklin TN Homes (Keller Williams Realty)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Brownstones in Franklin&lt;/strong&gt; at First and Church - Franklin TN Real Estate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These are classic &lt;strong&gt;Brownstone in Franklin&lt;/strong&gt; style homes in the heart of &lt;strong&gt;Historic Downtown Franklin TN&lt;/strong&gt;. &#160;If you love Franklin and the urban lifestyle in a quaint southern town, you'll love these. &#160;Enjoy the slide show below from Franklin's streets and scroll below that to the current Brownstone listings.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mikenastri.com/atj/user/AdditionalGetAction.do?pageId=190029&quot; title=&quot;Franklin TN Home Page&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mikenastri.com/atj/user/AdditionalGetAction.do?pageId=190029&quot; title=&quot;Franklin TN Home Page&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;embed type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; pluginspage=&quot;http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer&quot; src=&quot;http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf&quot; flashvars=&quot;host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FMNastri1%2Falbumid%2F5399370945765406721%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; width=&quot;600&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The current listings are below. &#160;Click on the listing for more information.&lt;/p&gt;

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      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:37:47 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1326247/the-brownstones-in-franklin-at-first-and-church-franklin-tn-real-estate</link>
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      <title>Short Sale Net Proceeds Versus Foreclosure -- Where's the Beef?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I talk to my colleagues all the time on how banks, lenders, underlying investors, etc. absolutely &lt;strong&gt;BLOW SHORT SALE residential real estate deals out of the water&lt;/strong&gt; on a regular basis, like they are getting a glass of water from the tap!&amp;nbsp; In fact, it's so routine and the short sale problem is so huge, that it barely gets a public mention anymore.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I think there should be a national database (or setup by a non-profit) that tracks (both property specific and aggregated at various higher levels such as neighborhood, municipality, region, state) the net difference (probably universally a net loss) between the short sale net proceeds when an offer is agreed to by the seller versus the investors/lenders net proceeds if foreclosure occurs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My perception is: everyone loses far more when a property goes into foreclosure, and if actual data were capture, analyzed and reported, and then correlate this impact to a community and the larger economy, perhaps the tide would shift and more emphasis would be placed on concluding these transactions before they go into foreclosure.&amp;nbsp; It's the best alternative of a bad situation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The reason this information is important is sometimes, far too often, a lender/investor will allow a property to go into foreclosure when it could be avoided with a successful short sale.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I think these statistics would create a public outrage and perhaps could be a catalyst to force the banks and underlying investors to stop playing an active participant in the demise of communities that are struggling.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most of the time, it makes absolutely no financial sense at all and leaves everyone scratching their heads in disbelief.&amp;nbsp; The amount of money wasted in getting to short sale failure is also a wasted effort on many fronts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And to think that banks actually want to eliminate the separation between commerce and banking and get into the business of real estate.&amp;nbsp; Makes me shudder!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do such #s already exist somewhere?&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:54:16 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1322415/short-sale-net-proceeds-versus-foreclosure-where-s-the-beef-</link>
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      <title>Proposed Federal Housing Tax Credit Bill By This Friday, November 6th, 2009?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I have been reading various websites which states the House of Representatives voted today 403-12 to expand the federal housing tax credit and it &quot;MAY&quot; be signed by the President this Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_homebuyers_tax_credit&quot; title=&quot;Proposed Housing Tax Credit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; one of the many articles on it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I hope some CPAs and Tax Attorneys jump in here in addition to real estate professionals.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:57:37 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1322229/proposed-federal-housing-tax-credit-bill-by-this-friday-november-6th-2009-</link>
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      <title>Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $200,000 - $250,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $200,000 - $250,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/1/2009) &lt;strong&gt;25 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $200,000 - $250,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=200000&amp;amp;maximum_price=250000&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $200,000 - $250,000 in Cleveland Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=Cleveland+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in Cleveland Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Cleveland &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:58:33 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1315186/cleveland-heights-ohio-homes-for-sale-between-200-000-250-000</link>
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      <title>University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale from $250,000+</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale from $250,000+.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;University Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/1/2009) &lt;strong&gt;4 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; from $250,000+.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=250000&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes from $250,000+ in University Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:52:13 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $200,000 - $250,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $200,000 - $250,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;University Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/1/2009) &lt;strong&gt;13 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $200,000 - $250,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=200000&amp;amp;maximum_price=250000&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $200,000 - $250,000 in University Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:48:01 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $150,000 - $200,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $150,000 - $200,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;University Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/1/2009) &lt;strong&gt;38 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $150,000 - $200,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=150000&amp;amp;maximum_price=200000&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $150,000 - $200,000 in University Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:44:58 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $100,000 - $150,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale between $100,000 - $150,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;University Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/1/2009) &lt;strong&gt;65 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; between $100,000 - $150,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=100000&amp;amp;maximum_price=150000&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes between $100,000 - $150,000 in University Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:41:50 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale up to $100,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University Heights Ohio Homes For Sale up to $100,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a &lt;strong&gt;Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)&lt;/strong&gt; and a REALTOR with strong negotiating experience, I would be happy to assist you with your next home purchase or sale in the &lt;strong&gt;University Heights&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Ohio real estate&lt;/strong&gt; marketplace.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are currently (as of 11/1/2009) 14&lt;strong&gt; homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; up to $100,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=100000&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;submit=Search+Now&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes up to $100,000 in University Heights Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the &lt;strong&gt;homes for sale in &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=University+Heights&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes For Sale in University Heights Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;An innovative and cost-effective way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;University &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Heights &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:36:17 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Just Sold: $1,140,000 - 4546 Hunting Valley Drive, Brecksville, Ohio 44141</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Hunting Valley Brecksville Ohio&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/9/0/0/8/ar125713576680096.jpg&quot; height=&quot;242&quot; alt=&quot;Hunting Valley Brecksville Ohio&quot; width=&quot;360&quot; style=&quot;margin: 10px; float: right;&quot; /&gt;I recently sold 4546 Hunting Valley Drive in Brecksville, Ohio 44141 for $1,140,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This home never entered the market.&amp;nbsp; My buyers were searching for a home with some very specific requirements and needs and there was nothing on the market that met their criteria.&amp;nbsp; I used my professional and cordial relationships with various agents who specialize in the luxury home market and fortunately, was able to locate a property that met all of this buyer's requirements.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As the co-owner and broker of Olsen Ziegler Realty, I take great pride in listening to each client's needs and presenting them with a very customized approach so they can make the most educated and informed decisions.&amp;nbsp; One size never fits all in real estate and only through attentive listening, attention to detail and pro-actively solving challenges and problems, can buyers and sellers be well represented.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;Hunting Valley Brecksville Ohio&quot; src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/2/6/7/3/ar125713583737625.jpg&quot; height=&quot;278&quot; alt=&quot;Hunting Valley Brecksville Ohio&quot; width=&quot;414&quot; style=&quot;margin: 10px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Here are currently (as of 10/11/2009) &lt;strong&gt;6 homes for sale&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;strong&gt;Brecksville Ohio&lt;/strong&gt; from $1,000,000+.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chrisolsenrealtor.com/idx/search.html?submit=true&amp;amp;search_title=&amp;amp;search_by=city&amp;amp;search_city[]=Brecksville&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_price=1000000&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;sort=DESC&quot; title=&quot;Homes for Sale in Brecksville Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Homes from $1,000,000+ in Brecksville Ohio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Happy searching!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;View all the homes for sale in Brecksville Ohio at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.olsenziegler.com/idx/search.html?search_submit=true&amp;amp;search_city%5B%5D=Brecksville&amp;amp;idx=residential&amp;amp;minimum_price=&amp;amp;maximum_price=&amp;amp;minimum_bedrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_bathrooms=&amp;amp;minimum_sqft=&amp;amp;minimum_acres=&amp;amp;minimum_year=&amp;amp;search_submit=Search&amp;amp;search_title=&quot; title=&quot;All Homes For Sale in Brecksville Ohio&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Olsen Ziegler Realty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;A $marter Way to &lt;strong&gt;buy and sell&lt;/strong&gt; your &lt;strong&gt;Brecksville Ohio Home&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Olsen Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate (Olsen Ziegler Realty)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:27:56 -0600</pubDate>
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