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Signal Cleveland traced the landlords of 100 Cleveland area rentals to Sweden. Find out what we learned.
If you live in Cleveland, you’ve heard about problems with landlords who live out of town or even out of state. But what about landlords who live 6,000 miles away?. Signal Cleveland spent months digging into one network of investors who owned more than 100 homes. The paper trail led from Cleveland all the way to Sweden. We traced hundreds of property sales and examined court records and business documents on both sides of the Atlantic.
These houses caused problems for Cleveland tenants and neighbors. The landlords were 6,000 miles away in Sweden.
The leak began in Talesha Weaver’s bathroom in August 2018. Then it spread to the dining room, the hallway and the kitchen of the downstairs apartment she rented in the house on East 135th Street. Within months, the wall next to the shower was buckling. Water dripped into the...
A Swedish company sold Cleveland as a plum real estate deal. Investors and residents say they were left to clean up a mess
While scrolling through a Facebook group in 2017, a Swedish woman named Lena Jalke-Fehrm learned about a real estate opportunity in Cleveland. She didn’t know much about the city but recognized it from the sitcom “Hot in Cleveland.” Online, a company called Solid Capital Group said Swedes could buy American houses and generate “passiv inkomst:” passive income, a reliable stream of rent payments from halfway around the world.
Another downtown office building to become housing: The Wake Up for Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. It wasn’t long ago that suburbanites commuted downtown every day, filling the sidewalks and frequenting businesses like delis and dry cleaners before dispersing each night. If you purchase a product or...
Cleveland is among the most affordable cities for housing, study finds
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Housing in the City of Buffalo might be more affordable than you think, a recent study found. Buffalo ranked sixth in a global study of the most affordable housing markets, according to researchers at Chapman University and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy in Canada. The...
See all homes sold in Parma, June 17 to June 23
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Parma reported from June 17 to June 23. There were 38 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,302-square-foot home on Grovewood Avenue in Parma that sold for $215,755. 8112 Snow...
Family home in Aurora cul-de-sac sells for $700K. See inside
Three properties sold for more than $500,000 in Portage County during the week of April 22, 2024. One property on North Chillicothe Road in Aurora sold for $951,000. Here is a list of the properties, and their sale prices: ...
Recognizing realtors' gift to Noble library
On June 2, I had the privilege of attending the reopening of the Noble branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library. Among the many great attractions and additions to the library is the stained-glass window on the first floor, located outside the “Storytime” Room. This gorgeous piece of artwork was donated to the library by the realtors who do business in the Noble neighborhood.
See all homes sold in Geauga County, June 17 to June 23
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Geauga County reported from June 17 to June 23. There were 13 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,048-square-foot home on Maple Hill Drive in S Township Village that sold for $370,000.
See all homes sold in Rocky River, June 17 to June 23
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Rocky River reported from June 17 to June 23. There were 11 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,289-square-foot home on Spencer Road in Rocky River that sold for $290,000.
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