That's a great start of 2009 for Cleveland Real Estate market and for me! Another two sales completed, buyers received the keys, moved to their new homes. These were the lucky and relatively smooth transactions. Happy starts and happy endings. I represented very solid, qualified, willing and reasonable buyers in these cases.
I believe, David Knox mentions in one of his videos that there are knowers and there are learners. Knowers know everything, learners know that they know nothing and keep learning. Although I think sometimes that I know everything, I keep learning every day from every new client and every new transaction.
Few quick observations and important lessons learned from these sales.
The lesson which I learned from this situation is:
REFRESH THE CHECK LISTS! IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO INCLUDE THE OUTLINE OF THE OFFER IN THE COVER PAGE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR OFFER ELECTRONICALLY OR BY FAX. DO NOT RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO DETAILS.
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Cleveland Real Estate - is one of my Google Alerts, which I receive and review daily. Today I was frustrated with two articles, where Cleveland was mentioned. What a wrong image of the city!
The first one was about the World Press Photo Contest results. The winner is Anthony Suau with the picture of Cuyahoga County sheriff's deputy Robert Kole checking out a foreclosed home in Cleveland.
Honestly, the mess captured on this winning photo is not extraordinary for foreclosed homes. We the Realtors(R) see much worse houses than one which grabbed the attention of talented photographer and the judges of this contest. The only difference is that we do not carry the guns while previewing these homes for our investors buyers.
My frustration is so bad because too much left behind the scene. Yes, this picture reflects the war-like nature of the crisis. However, that's not the only face of today's Cleveland. It's too negative to be true.
Too much negativity will not help our economy. Too much negativity in reality means misleading.
I would prefer the picture of the houses BEFORE and AFTER our enthusiastic investors save them to be the winners of any Photo contests. I would prefer the stories about the responsible owners and diligent borrowers who keep our neighborhoods safe and beautiful to win all the contests.
The other story was "America's most miserable cities" by Forbes. You bet, Cleveland is there. One fact was true - indeed, we had the record 52 inches of snow this year. Ask Clevelanders - are they miserable? I am not. I don't have time to be miserable. I am too busy helping people buy or sell homes in Cleveland.
First six weeks of 2009 showed a very good buyer's activity in Cleveland. I do not have official statistics yet but personal data reflects - I hope - the trend of 2009. All types of buyers were presented - first time buyer who purchased my listing in Richmond Heights: sellers who are moving to a bigger home in Twinsburg; another first time buyers who will enjoy their new home in Mentor; investors buying in Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights; tenants who rent in Lyndhurst and Beachwood.
Although cash investors do not care about low interest rates and first time buyers' tax credit, all other buyers are very happy with them. Obviously, their decision to buy was not caused by these incentives. However, that's the best "side effect" of home buying which the buyers can entertain today!
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I admit it - I am proud to anounce that one of my listings, the condo in Richmond Place just sold for full price. That was very nice and smooth transaction: wonderful reasonable sellers, appreciative buyer, cooperative buyer's agent, very professional mortgage and title people. It was as good as it should be.
I don't ask what it takes today to attract the right buyer to the condo or house in Cleveland. The answer is clear: extensive Web marketing of homes for sale. I use the proven power of single property sites, listing syndication, blogging, classified ads sites like Craigslist.com, and right placement of my listings on major Real estate search portals like Realtor.com.
Any buyer who starts his home search on the Internet will not miss an opporunity to find my clients' Cleveland homes or condos for sale.
The question is, What to do with all these great home selling tools after closing? The best answer would be: offer it to those owners of Richmond Place condo who need to sell their unit today.
Dear owners of Richmond Place condominium! If you are planning to sell your condo, please contact me at 877-770-5551 or via e-mail: Realty@Local-n-Global.com.
Why should you just try the market when here is the proven selling force and Web marketing tool kit ready to use for sale of your Richmond Heights condo.
Just take a look at some statistics.
Result? Sold in three months for the full asking price. Want to sell yours? Ready to move? Call me!
Sincerely,
Svetlana Stolyarova, your Cleveland Realtor(R)
216-548-4663 or anytime Hotline 877-770-5551
We in Cleveland are fortunate to have so many amazing places to go and events to attend. February is coming. Hope for a better weather. Hope for a stronger Real estate market. Hope for Love.
Please review the February calendar of Things To Do in Cleveland compiled by Local-n-Global Realty for you. If you are relocating to our area, please consider exploring this great city, full of art, science, history and fun.
Relocating to Cleveland? Going to work in Cleveland Clinic, University Circle area? Need professional assistance in finding a good house in Cleveland? Please call Local-n-Global Real Estate Hotline
877-770-5551.
Or E-mail to: Realty@Local-n-Global.com
Real Estate Sales statistics is one of the most powerful tools good Real Estate agents use. Thanks to strict rules and members' being mostly responsible, we have a real solid data in our local MLS data base.
About a year ago I published the historic sales statistics for few Greater Cleveland suburbs: Twinsburg, Mayfield Heights and Solon. As we have sales data for the whole year of 2008 now, it's interesting to see how these great cities were doing.
Let's start from Twinsburg Real Estate. Was 2008 a real bad year for this young, dynamic, growing city?
Yes, number of units sold sales dropped in 2008 in comparison with 2007 about 25 %. However, statistics for the whole Summit County is much worse. According to data provided by NORMLS and Realist tax data services, Summit County lost about 35 % of sales in 2008 comparing to 2007. Twinsburg is still very popular city and desirable destination for many young professionals, families with children and retirees. Twinsburg Schools system is doing great.
Let's look at it from another angle. Average Sold price was relatively stable for Twinsburg during last five years. Buyers paid respectable $210,341 for the average home in Twinsburg in 2008, which is about 7 % lower than in 2007. Average sold price for Summit County was $130,500 for single family residence and $130,000 for condominium. However, it's more relevant to compare sold prices in Twinsburg and in its neighbor Solon.
Sales Statistics for SUMMIT County OH |
| Realist's most recent recording date for this county is 01/20/2009 |
| Single Family Residence | ||
| Time Period | Number of Sales | Median Sale Price |
| Dec 2008 | 299 | $122,000 |
| Dec 2007 | 372 | $134,075 |
| Nov 2008 | 261 | $131,500 |
| Nov 2007 | 408 | $133,200 |
| 2008 YTD | 4,607 | $130,500 |
| 2007 | 6,230 | $135,000 |
| Condominium | ||
| Time Period | Number of Sales | Median Sale Price |
| Dec 2008 | 33 | $140,000 |
| Dec 2007 | 48 | $133,700 |
| Nov 2008 | 19 | $96,500 |
| Nov 2007 | 49 | $159,900 |
| 2008 YTD | 521 | $130,000 |
| 2007 | 741 | $135,000 |
Solon's statistics is great in terms of units sold. Buyers of homes in Solon purchased 262 units in 2008 in comparison with 245 in 2007. However, average sold price was $326,776 in 2008 while it was $368,829 in 2007. Impressive almost 13 % loss.
The only sector of Twinsburg Real Estate which is losing its positions is Condominium sales. Condo prices dropped from $172,587 in 2004 to $144,427 in 2008. Buyers paid $160,132 for average condo in Twinsburg in 2007. Unfortunately, condominiums in Greater Cleveland are keeping to be the biggest losers.
Market for single family homes in Twinsburg, especially for houses built in 1995 and later is still very stable and good. 67 single family homes built in 1995 and later were purchased in 2008 for average price of $284,861 which is slightly lower than in 2007. Just look at the data for the similar houses sold in previous years:
2004 - $300,822; 88 houses sold
2005 - $289,000; 74 houses sold
2006 - $303,550; 75 houses sold
2007 - $306,028; 78 houses sold
2008 - $284,861; 67 houses sold.
As we see pretty high buyers' activity in Twinsburg in January of 2009, I think this year promises to be not bad at all.
Need to sell your home in Twinsburg or Solon?
Please call Local-n-Global Real Estate Hotline 877-770-5551.
You may call Svetlana Stolyarova directly 216-548-4663.
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Hi! My name is Svetlana Stolyarova. I am proud to present the Local-n-Global Realty to residents of Greater Cleveland OH and to anyone who is planning to move to our city or invest in Greater Cleveland's Real Estate.
Greater Cleveland OH offers diverse community style, rich culture, great museums, outstanding Cleveland Orchestra, beautiful parks and nature, excellent health system, great schools and higher education institutes, friendly family environment. It's a great place to live, raise children and do business! 
My family immigrated to United States in 1998. Since 1999 I help people from different immigrants' and multicultural communities to buy and sell Real Estate in Cleveland OH. I am proud to assist our dynamic, energetic, educated people who had guts to change their lives in buying and selling homes. Our clients are wonderful! They contribute all their talents, money, time, and hearts to developing and improving our neighborhoods. We in Local-n-Global can speak different languages.
We understand the needs and wishes of our clients. We appreciate their attitude. We have very good connections with our old countries. We know not only local Real Estate market but also global market trends.
We help investors from overseas to buy and sell Real Estate in America. We help investors from America to find the best pieces of Real Estate overseas. Let's do it together! We need to support each other.
Good luck to all of us!
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Svetlana helped us to buy our condo four years ago. She generously shares her knowledge of the market, financial comprehension and professional experience with us. Svetlana's understanding of our real needs made a miracle! She stopped us from buying a wrong "Needs some TLC" type house. She dedicates her time and undivided attention to all her clients. When we needed to rent out our place, she found a responsible renter within a week! What a pleasure to have such an expert and a loyal friend on our side. G.G.Kojokmanova, Reminderville, OH.
Dear Svetlana! You were so patient explaining all the terms and answering all our questions. You even went beyond the call of duty to ensure that I understood all pertinent matters. We particularly like how you make sure that all is in order and that all the agreed terms are in place. Gives one a complete sense of security and trust. We have worked with another realtor before and you are head and shoulders above him in terms of service and knowledge. Jewel and Ron Clarke, Euclid OH.
If you need a knowledgeable, understanding, informed, passionate professional on your side, don't hesitate to call Svetlana. Svetlana not only understands our situation, she respects our goals and helps us thinking beyond the box. She motivates and educates us on every step through closing. She negotiates for us, so we win and everyone is happy. Thanks to Svetlana, we've got our beautiful house for a very good price with a very beneficial financing. We've also got a good friend and advisor. What a rewarding relationship! Nazaryants Family, Aurora, OH.
Svetlana is our Realtor and our friend. We bought two houses with her and we are happy with both of them. She is the only Real Estate agent who really listens, who cares about our needs. She is the most trusted advisor we ever had. We highly recommend her services to all our friends and colleagues.
We are glad that she is a broker of her own company. She is the best! Good luck and make more people happier!
Tatiana, Carl, Nicole Mueller. Strongsville, Ohio.
"Never trust any realtor. They care only about how to make their money trying to sell you a property as expensive as possible, this way they earn more. Be careful." that's what many people told me when we started hunting for our house. This is not the case with my realtor. With Svetlana you will sleep well and be safe.
She will make sure you fully understand what to expect from the house you are making your offer for (replacing windows, cracks to be fixed, it's about time to do roofing, kitchen will need new cabinets because they smell, this school system's extra curriculum classes cost additional money, kindergarten cost $2000, there is no transportation (school bus) to take your kid to kindergarten every morning from "this area").
Learn about house market, prices, negotiating process, about the school district in your prospective area, inspection details, arrange for closing, financial arrangement, and much more.
No. Stop. You have enough to worry about and you are NOT becoming a REALTOR; believe us, you already have one that will not turn you down.
Her name is Svetlana. Call her now. She will tell you the truth about given property. She will find what you need.
Efraims family. Twinsburg, OH
" I had very specific requirement, and was very skeptic about possibility finding home I need. Svetlana not only found desired floor plan but also negotiated unbelievable deal on it.... Few months later she sold my old house for top $$$ (on declining market!!!)....
I would highly recommend Svetlana to anyone looking for quality real estate service.
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