During the coronavirus pandemic, home sales exploded. Everyone wanted a dream home to ride out quarantine. And with mortgage rates low, buyers faced steep bidding wars. Just how high did prices climb? About 33% across Cuyahoga County. The price increases matter to nearly all homeowners, not just buyers and sellers, especially this year, because Cuyahoga County is in the midst of its once-every-three-year reappraisal of property values. The irony: We all want our property values to increase. But no one wants to pay more property taxes. There is good news: Tax bills likely will not increase as sharply as property values because some individual taxes within the overall bills are capped. And experts predict prices may ease up slightly in the coming year. — Laura |
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Cavs vs. Orlando Magic: Jarrett Allen makes history in Cavs’ resounding 126-99 win over Orlando Magic Northeast Ohio weather forecast: Freezing rain in the morning |
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The median selling price of single-family homes and condos was at least $300,000 in 23 of the 59 cities, villages and townships in Cuyahoga County, a cleveland.com analysis of 2023 property records found. (Rich Exner, cleveland.com) |
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Home prices: The median selling price for single-family homes and condos in Cuyahoga County was $165,000 in 2023, Megan Sims reports. Hunting Valley leads the pack and East Cleveland has the smallest increase. Today in Ohio: Gov. Mike DeWine wants gummies, candies, vape cartridges and other low-level THC products that he says are marketed to children off the shelves of Ohio’s gas stations and corner stores and into regulated marijuana dispensaries. We’re talking about the hemp loophole that allows kids to buy THC that looks like candy on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Overruling: The GOP supermajority in the Ohio Senate could begin its 2024 legislative year on Wednesday by overruling fellow Republican Gov. Mike DeWine – twice. Jake Zuckerman and Laura Hancock report the Senate’s first session of the year is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and one of the first orders of business in the House this year was to override DeWine’s veto of a dual ban on transgender health care for minors and transgender women and girls participating in women’s sports. GOP debate: Former Cleveland car dealer Bernie Moreno’s opening and closing statements during a televised debate Monday night reminded viewers that ex-President Donald Trump had endorsed his campaign for U.S. Senate; Secretary of State Frank LaRose described himself as middle-class in contrast to the “corporate elite” millionaires who shared the stage with him; and state Sen. Matt Dolan was an uncharacteristically aggressive presence, conceding that maybe his political stances aren’t always expedient but at least are consistent. Andrew Tobias reports that was the gist of Tuesday's hour-long debate in Cleveland. Human trafficking: A new bipartisan anti-human-trafficking bill in the Ohio House would significantly toughen prison sentences for those convicted of trafficking minors and the developmentally disabled, as well as expand the law to include cases involving teenage victims, Jeremy Pelzer reports. |
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Public comments: Cleveland City Council voted Monday night to change its public comment rules as it faces a free-speech lawsuit that argues the previous rules were unconstitutional. The new rules were introduced and approved at Monday’s meeting. All 16 council members who attended the meeting voted in favor, Courtney Astolfi reports. Frozen waterfalls: With the string of subzero temperatures, waterfalls throughout Northeast Ohio froze. And David Petkiewicz captured their splendor before the rain comes. Diesel spill: Nearly 100 gallons of diesel fuel from the Sherwin-Williams’ manufacturing plant spilled into the Cuyahoga River, reports Olivia Mitchell. At 9 a.m. Monday, the fire division dispatched a hazardous materials team to Sherwin-Williams’ Breen Technology Center at 601 Canal Road. |
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Mental health: Hospital readmission rates for trauma patients can be cut significantly with more extensive mental healthcare after discharge, a new study indicates, Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports. The new research shows that long-term mental healthcare is an important part of a complete recovery for these patients and offers a large improvement over the current standard of care. Respiratory illness: Levels of respiratory illnesses — such as COVID-19, RSV and flu — are high in Ohio and Kentucky, reports Julie Washington. Ohio stocks: Stock prices for 10 major Ohio companies increased by at least 1.5% last week, reports Zachary Smith. This was led by the manufacturing company Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. in Hilliard, which increased 4.6%, or $5.95 a share. Hustle culture: A KeyBank survey found that many people old and young are rejecting hustle culture, preferring to go for jobs that they love instead of prioritizing a high salary, reports Sean McDonnell. According to KeyBank’s 2024 Financial Mobility Survey, many people also believe the U.S. is either currently in or going to be in a recession, and that homeownership is too difficult to attain. |
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Tax shelter: A Florida attorney admitted to running a widespread tax-shelter scheme that involved an Independence wealth manager who faces prison time for lying about charitable contributions for rich clients. Adam Ferrise reports Michael Meyer pleaded guilty last week in federal court in Miami to conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion stemming from his $35 million conspiracy. Elyria raid: Elyria police obtained a search warrant and raided a home on Jan. 11 hoping to find stolen guns and possibly a burglary suspect after an earlier investigation led them to the address on the city’s north side in a case that has received international attention. Medina resident Shivani Tiwari, who owns the home and rents it out, said police have been to the home two earlier times, reports Molly Walsh. “How could you not know who’s living there?” Church firebombing: An Alliance man who firebombed a Geauga County church for holding drag queen story-hour events called for violence against transgender and Jewish people in hate-filled manifestos, and urged other white supremacists to “burn them out of our Nation’s system,” federal prosecutors said in court filings on Monday. Adam Ferrise reports that prosecutors say Aimenn Penny, 20, also wrote letters to neo-Nazi hate groups, calling for them to burn down the Akron Civic Theater for holding a similar drag queen event. Homicide dip: The number of homicides in Cleveland dipped slightly last year, despite a summer of slayings that prompted city officials to seek state and federal help, Olivia Mitchell reports. Police investigated 165 murders in the city in 2023. The numbers dropped off after the weather cooled and officials from other departments poured resources into the city. East CLE police: A judge on Monday sent two former East Cleveland police officers to prison for taking hundreds of dollars in bribes from an illegal dump operator, Cory Shaffer reports. |
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Ask Lucas: If your friend can’t take a compliment, do you stop giving them? Lucas Daprile writes that sometimes generic compliments feel superficial, but expressing gratitude for someone’s impact on your life rarely does. 'Jeopardy!': Oberlin professor Ron Cheung is getting another shot at “Jeopardy!” fame and fortune, reports Joey Morona. Salted Dough: Salted Dough Bistro opened five days before Christmas in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood, Paris Wolfe reports. The 75-seat restaurant is the second Salted Dough brand restaurant for chef/owner Jeff Fisher. |
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