Posts with tag 'Cleveland Home Buying'

Summer is coming to a close and the agents at Progressive Urban Real Estate want to ensure that our clients are prepared for when the spring home shopping market arrives. With many individuals being asked to stay home as much as possible considering the ongoing pandemic, we wanted to give some ideas on ways to spend your time at home. For those who are planning on putting your home on the market or have plans to move once the pandemic has subsided, we put together a few quick tips to make certain your home looks its best. And for those who are not planning on either of the aforementioned, these tips might just be helpful for making the time pass and to use the extra time at home more efficiently. Clean out that office you've been meaning to organize or declutter your kitchen; the time is now!

1. Organize your stuff. There is no way to tell how long your home...

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This Tremont triplex offers a second floor unit that has a large eat-in kitchen, living room, and two bedrooms, one bathroom, plus a bonus room for potential office. The huge master bedroom has glass sliders leading to the back deck with a built-in table for entertaining that overlooks the nice sized backyard. This unit is ideal for owner occupant! The rear down unit is nicely appointed with a large kitchen and living area, one bedroom, one bathroom plus a small office. The front down unit is a one bedroom, one bathroom unit with a small kitchen. The home has a large fenced in backyard oasis complete with a storage shed and a paved driveway for off street parking. Walk out your front door to everything Tremont has to offer including shops, dining, galleries, and more. The home is located only minutes to...

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Spring is (hopefully) just around the corner and the agents at Progressive Urban Real Estate want to ensure that our clients are prepared for the spring home shopping market. The spring market can be a highly competitive time and we want to make sure your home stands out from the rest. To help with preparing your home for sale, we put together a few quick tips to make certain your home looks its best.

1. Organize your stuff. There is no way to tell how long your home may be on the market. Organizing and preparing your personal items for the move will help make it that much easier!
2. Make any necessary repairs + improvements. Like that leaky faucet or the squeaky door. Loose handle on the cabinet? Fix it! Buyers want to see homes that look fresh and well-kept.
3. Step up your curb appeal! While the weather may still be a bit too cold to begin outdoor improvements, now is a perfect time to start planning. Come up with...

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Progressive Urban Real Estate has been an active member of the community in the city of Cleveland since being founded in 1986. With deep roots in downtown Cleveland and the first suburbs, Progressive Urban has been an advocate of urban revitalization and contributing to the growth and development of Cleveland's urban neighborhoods. Not only do many of our realtors live where they work, our agency also supports local organizations such as the Brite Winter festival. Progressive Urban Real Estate is proud to be a bronze level sponsor of this year's Brite Winter festival; an annual outdoor music, arts, food, and beer festival hosted during one of Cleveland's coldest months.  

So how did the Brite Winter festival come to be? It...

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Appraisal: A determination of the value of something, such as jewelry, stock, or, in this case, the house you plan to buy. 

APR: A yearly interest rate that includes upfront fees and costs paid to acquire the loan, calculated by taking the average compound interest rate over the term of the loan.

Closing Costs: All settlement or transaction charges (above and beyond the actual cost of the property) that home buyers (or sellers, depending on tradition in your area and what you negotiate with the seller) need to pay at the close of escrow when the property is transferred. 

Closing Disclosure: A form that provides final details about the mortgage loan you have selected.

Contingency: A...

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