Cleveland Ohio Real Estate Blog

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Olsen Ziegler Realty
What's really important for a real estate buyer and/or seller?

ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2009 

The local Sun Courier newspaper just reported that the bald eagle pair has returned to their nest in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park! This makes year three for this wonderful event and hopefully there will be a third “eaglet” in 2009! The Park takes this very seriously and actually makes sure t...
02/14/2009
Welcome to the first installment for all things real estate and community related in Echo Hills. I will provide regular market status updates regarding the real estate market as well as give you a true sense of what this great community has to offer. Enjoy! As your local Brecksville real estate a...
02/14/2009
The Traditional Real Estate Office - Dinosaur from a Bygone Era or morphing into_____? T-Rex is still alive and kicking -- okay...not the real one.  Albeit many forces came to bear to bring the dinosaur to extinction, so too will the economic forces of the changing ways of real estate also come t...
02/08/2009
One thing I have learned over the years of working in real estate is that you cannot pick the time of year in which you will obtain a listing.  Chances are, depending on where you live and work, you will get a home to list in a not so pretty season.  We, here in Cleveland, experience every season...
02/08/2009
Newspapers - A Dead Advertising Medium? I've read and participated in many a debate (friendly of course) with colleagues, both online and in person, about the usefulness of the local newspaper for advertising a seller's home in today's market in 2009.  While there are valid points to be made on b...
02/08/2009
Shaker Heights - Closed in May 2008 THE HISTORY--PAST and PRESENT: This stately home on one of Shaker's finest streets was on the market previously for six months with another top Realtor affiliated with a large real estate brokerage. The owner approached us and asked for a second opinion on why ...
02/08/2009
It was a snowy, blustery, cold day and I picked up our daughter from Middle School.  We had 45 minutes to kill before her hair appointment, so where did we head?  To the local Brecksville Starbucks, of course!  We love it there.  While I am not a fan of national chain retail stores, Starbucks is ...
02/08/2009
Best doughnuts Eastern United States - Brecksville, Ohio "I have traveled the world and eaten at the best bakeries from Italy to Argentina. Brecksville Donuts has by far the best doughnuts I've ever had. Words can't describe how good they are!"           (http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Br...
02/08/2009
Now that we are in the throes of winter and have had our share of snow-I think there is at least 12-14" of snow in our own yard, there is always that chance of warm-up which can create a multitude of problems from flooding to ice dams.  I was in our local service station just yesterday and anothe...
02/08/2009