There is no question that it has been a challenging year in real estate, and 2009 will be plagued with many of the same problems i.e. short sales, foreclosures, financing difficulties , and appraisals that fall short of the purchase price, BUT HOMES DID SELL IN 2008 AND THEY WILL SELL IN 2009.
Sellers must make pricing their home CORRECTLY a top priority. In 2008, we saw asking prices vary widely as it was difficult for many sellers to accept the downturn in the market. THE HOMES THAT SOLD WERE THE ONES WITH REALISTIC PRICES. THE FACTS THAT MATTER WHEN PRICING YOUR HOME ARE THE SELLING PRICES OF OTHER HOMES IN YOUR AREA, followed by condition and location.

FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF BRECKSVILLE, FROM THE CITY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, SNOW PLOW POLICY, FALL AND WINTER YOUTH SPORTS, AND MUCH MORE.
THE BRECKSVILLE-BROADVIEW HEIGHTS SCHOOL SYSTEM WAS NAMED A SILVER MEDAL SCHOOL, ONE OF ONLY 37 HIGH SCHOOLS IN OHIO LAST YEAR TO RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.
IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING EMPLOYMENT IN BRECKSVILLE YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT BRECKSVILLE'S CITY INCOME TAXES.
TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH, CONTACT BARB SZABO. I WILL BE HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU.
If you would like to buy or sell a home in the southern communities of Cleveland Ohio, please call me at 440-263-7496, or you may want to visit my website for more specific information on the communities I service: Brecksville Ohio Real Estate, Broadview Heights Ohio Real Estate, North Royalton Ohio Real Estate Independence Ohio Real Estate, Seven Hills Ohio Real Estate, Parma Ohio Real Estate, Parma Heights Ohio Real Estate and Middleburg Heights Ohio Real Estate. Information is obtained from Neohrex (Northeast Ohio Real Estate Exchange) and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Properties subject to prior sale, rental, or other status changes. All properties that are advertised as being listed or sold by Barb Szabo are in conjuntion with ReMax Trinity.
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Hi Barb. I like your year to year comparisons. Perhaps in your market the turnaround is right now. Will have to see how Jan and Feb look.
Gary, Thanks. Wouldn't that be great if it were true?