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Recent data show rent prices in Cleveland spiked 16% in the past year and 6% in Akron, making the two cities outliers compared to national trends.
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Cuyahoga County accepting new property valuation challenges, but it's still catching up on last yearThe Cuyahoga County Board of Revision still has a few thousand property valuation challenge cases to review from tax year 2021.
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The buying frenzy of a year ago is long gone. Home buyers have pulled away, sellers are holding back, and the whole housing market is locked in a deep freeze.
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Attempts to reign in inflation have led to interest rates rising to about 5%, higher than the pandemic lows of around 3%.
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Mayor Justin Bibb and Cleveland City Council are expected soon to revamp the city’s policy of offering 15-year property tax abatements for new or substantially renovated housing. Ahead of that move, a working group of more than 20 organizations has released its own proposals.
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Despite home construction typically dipping during cold weather, the inventory is expected to rise slightly because of the white hot housing market.
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The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio has admitted to using dark money groups to fund the effort; the city of Akron is attracting less interest in its police force; the Akron-Canton Airport is getting an $850,000 federal grant to bring back service to Houston; and more stories.
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The number of Ohioans age 16 and older getting their initial coronavirus vaccinations jumped 33% week over week after the state announced its Vax-a-Million lottery; the Reverend Ernest Angley was remembered in an hour-long service yesterday at Grace Cathedral; Akron’s housing market continues to be a hot one; and more stories.
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Despite the economic turmoil caused by the pandemic, Akron's rental market continues to grow.
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Median gross rent in Akron is higher than every city in Ohio except for Columbus.