Ohio Commercial RE Outlook Grim; NAR Reports

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Ohio Commercial RE Outlook Grim; NAR Reports

March 06, 2012 Bloggies by Russell Kitzberger

Grim 4th quarter 2011 and low expectations for Ohio commercial real estate trends for the near future in NAR Commercial report. 



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Forbes Underscores Appraisals for Tax Planning

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Forbes Underscores Appraisals for Tax Planning

October 03, 2011 Bloggies by Russell Kitzberger

Reiterating what our referring attorneys advise many clients; Tax Attorney Robert W. Wood addresses importance of Contemporaneous appraisals in estate planning in his September 30 contribution to Forbes at Forbes.com

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March Case Schiller Posts Mixed February Numbers for Cleveland OH Housing Market

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March Case Schiller Posts Mixed February Numbers for Cleveland OH Housing Market

April 26, 2011 Bloggies by Russell Kitzberger

The Case Schiller Index published this morning posts a 1.2% seasonally adjusted February 2011 gain over January 2011. Non Seasonally adjusted price index slipped 0.8%. Both price indices are still lower than the February 2010 numbers. The market still trails far behind pre bubble levels and the levels remain below those over one decade ago.

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Summit County Residential Sales Showing Mixed March

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Summit County Residential Sales Showing Mixed March

November 30, 1999 Bloggies by Russell Kitzberger

Summit County single family residential and condo sales prices released April 7, 2011 by the Regional MLS show mixed signs as Average and Median sales prices for February closings canter after gains made in February.  The average price of properties closed at $116,282, or 1.3% higher than the prior month. Median prices decreased 36% with the median sales price closing at $75,000 down from $87,250 during February.  Average prices are still slightly trailing behind the December 2010 numbers while median prices are far behind those in December 2011.

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Cleveland Home Prices Still lagging 2010  per Case Shiller

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Cleveland Home Prices Still lagging 2010 per Case Shiller

November 30, 1999 Bloggies by Russell Kitzberger

The S&P/Case-Shiller released June 28, 2011 (indices through April 2011), are still showing declining conditions from April 2010 in the Cleveland Market.  Non-Seasonally adjusted index climbed a little over one point, however seasonally adjusted slipped less than one half point from March 2011. Both indices are down over 6.7% from April 2010.

Link: Case Shiller

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Cleveland Seaonally Adjusted Prcies Decline, Again, Per Case Schiller

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Cleveland Seaonally Adjusted Prcies Decline, Again, Per Case Schiller

November 30, 1999 Bloggies by Russell Kitzberger

While some local Northeast Ohio residential markets are experiencing strong demand and price increases, the overall market still has signs of weakness.  The S&P/Case-Shiller released August 30, 2011 (indices through June 2011), seasonally adjusted price index slipped for the fifth straight month.  The seasonally adjusted index is at the lowest level since November 1999 slipping 0.3% from May 2011.  Non-Seasonally adjusted index climbed a little over 1.5% in June, signalling the summer selling season.

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