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Silverdome Potentially SOLD!

November 17, 2009

What does the future hold for some of Akron’s aging landmarks?  We look at sites like the Rubber Bowl, Blossom Music Center, and etc and wonder what is going to happen to these old and decaying sites.  (Not that Blossom is decaying but it is not what it used to be)
Such a predicament was facing [...]

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Dayton Airport Hotel Closing in 2010

November 17, 2009

Who stays at airport hotels?  I would like to think that business people who have early/ late flights are the target demographic but even then, most of them (airport hotels) are gross and people opt to stay at nicer flags vs locally owned establishments.  I have had the misfortune of staying at a couple and they [...]

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FirstMerit Expanding into Chi-Town

November 12, 2009

As we have discussed in the past, I am not the biggest Chicago fan.  It is a great city but my heart is in NY and Athens.  (Amazingly – Dallas has scored some space too – FABULOUS city)  BUT – Apparently the powers that be at FirstMerit Bank do love Chicago or at least the [...]

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Top 10 Fastest Dying Cities

November 5, 2009

Here we go -brace yourselves – it is not pretty:
10.  Jackson, Mississippi:  Down 5.4%
9.  Birmingham, Alabama: Down 0.4%
8. Rochester, NY:  Down 0.2%
7. Toledo, OH: Down 6.4%
6. Hileah, FL: Down 0.1%
5. Dayton, OH: Down 0.7%
4. Pittsburgh, PA: Down 7.1
3. Buffalo, NY: Down 7.3%
2. Cleveland, OH: Down 9.0%
1. New Orleans: Down 35.5%
Cleveland better thank the lord for tragedy because [...]

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Shrimp on the Barbie for DDR

October 22, 2009

Stan Bullard (he always gets the scoop!  HA) is reporting that DDR has renewed interest in a joint venture with MDT US LLC joint venture, an affiliate of Macquarie DDR (ASX: MDT) of Australia. 
Developers Diversified Realty Corp. (NYSE: DDR) announced today that it has redeemed its interest in the MDT US LLC joint venture, [...]

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Deep Thoughts by Charles Ratner

October 15, 2009

If you have not had the pleasure of meeting Charles Ratner – you should!  Mr Ratner is the CEO of Forest City Enterprises in Cleveland, Ohio.   (Forest City is the company that redeveloped Tower City and the Court House in downtown Cleveland but have development all over the country and the world – click here for their [...]

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Goodbye HoJo

October 5, 2009

Who doesn't know and love the Howard Johnson chain of hotels, more teasingly known as the HoJo!  WOO HOO   Well, as it turns out, not everyone….
Howard Johnson Hotels have been kind of a mixed story.  There are a number of these hotels still in business.  BUT – most are not!  Most look like hell and [...]

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Home Prices Up AGAIN!!!

September 29, 2009

It seems home prices have increase for a strait 6 months!!!  THANK YOU WOO HOO!!!  (With that being said – I think we are about to auction our condo – will touch on that shortly)
The Associated Press reports:
NEW YORK – A closely watched index of home prices shows year-over-year improvement for the sixth month in [...]

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SOLD!!! Bernie Madoff's Montauk Beach House Sold

September 17, 2009

WTF!!!  We are trying to sell our luxury condo for a measly $114,000 and no bites! (BOO but we have had 6000 showings)  Bernie sold his beach house almost immediately for more than the asking price.   The man is just lucky – in an odd sense of reality.
NEW YORK (Fortune) — It looks like Fed chief [...]

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Cleveland Clinic to Expand into Vegas?!.

September 16, 2009

The Cleveland Clinic is thinking about expanding in Las Vegas.    Cleveland's Crains magazine is reporting, "This Wednesday, Las Vegas City Council will consider entering into an exclusive negotiation agreement with the Clinic that would expire Nov. 29, 2010. During that time, the Clinic is expected to complete a feasibility study for expanding on five parcels [...]

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