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Saturday, January 28, 2012

More Info: Cleveland Heights Hosts Open Houses This Sunday

The City of Cleveland Heights will showcase four homes renovated with money from a federal program created to help cities recover from the foreclosure crisis

The City of Cleveland Heights is hosting open houses Sunday for four homes renovated using money from a federal program created to help cities tackle the foreclosure crisis. The city received about $2 million through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which grants money to local governments to buy abandoned, vacant and foreclosed homes, repair them and turn them around for sale. The dollars also can be used to demolish homes that can't be saved. The city has sold eight of these homes so far and renovated 12, said Rick Wagner, manager of housing programs.  Wagner said it costs about $140,000 to repair each home. Once the homes are sold, the money goes back into the fund to continue to rebuild homes or demolish those that are …

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City Council Approves Sale of Home Purchased and Renovated Through Federal Program, Cleveland Heights Will Host Open House for Renovated Homes, and Cleveland Heights Open Houses Set for Next Sunday

Michelle Simakis

8:36 am on Wednesday, February 1, 2012

@Tifanny, here's a link to a photo gallery of one of the NSP homes that includes more info about why the city sells the homes at about half of what it costs to renovate them: http://patch.com/A-q5qS   more ›

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Cleveland Heights Open Houses Set for Next Sunday

The City of Cleveland Heights will showcase four homes renovated with money from a federal program created to help cities recover from the foreclosure crisis

The City of Cleveland Heights is hosting open houses Jan. 29 for four homes renovated using money from a federal program created to help cities tackle the foreclosure crisis. The city received $2 million through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which grants money to local governments to buy abandoned, vacant and foreclosed homes, repair them and turn them around for sale. The dollars also can be used to demolish homes that can't be saved. The following four homes recently renovated through this program will be open for tours from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29: There are specific income and other requirements buyers must meet in order to be eligible to purchase a NSP home, which are listed here on the city's website. Here is …

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City Council Approves Sale of Home Purchased and Renovated Through Federal Program and Cleveland Heights Will Host Open House for Renovated Homes

Tifanny Barnes

10:13 am on Monday, January 23, 2012

What criteria was used to decide to repair these homes. After looking at them on Google Earth, it seems to me they should all have been demolished. How much money was spent on these homes to make them ready for sale. Thank you.   more ›

Thursday, June 9, 2011

House Hunt: Homes in Cleveland Heights and Beachwood

Check out our list of open houses Sunday

Browse the image gallery above to see where open houses are in the area on Sunday. Addresses, prices and showing times are listed below each photo.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

House Hunt: Homes in Cleveland Heights

Check out open houses in the area on Sunday

Browse the image gallery above to see where open houses are in the area on Sunday. Addresses, prices and showing times are listed below each photo.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

House Hunt: Open Houses in Cleveland Heights and Beachwood

Browse our photo gallery of showings in the area Sunday

Browse the image gallery above to see where open houses are in the area on Sunday. Addresses, prices and showing times are listed below each photo.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

House Hunt: Homes for Sale in Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights

Check out open houses in the area on Easter Sunday

Browse the image gallery above to see where open houses are in the area Sunday. We only found a couple of home showings because it's Easter weekend, but more are scheduled for next weekend. Addresses, prices and showing times are listed below each photo.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

House Hunt: Open Houses in Cleveland Heights, Beachwood and Shaker Heights

Check out our list of open houses on Sunday

Browse the image gallery above to see where open houses are in the area on Sunday. Addresses, prices and showing times are listed below each photo.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Four Homes Renovated by Cleveland Heights Go on The Market This Spring

The homes were renovated with federal funds

Four homes renovated using federal funds will go on the market this spring. “Over the course of the last couple of years, the City Council and the city staff have worked at addressing homes that have gone into decay and foreclosure. And we’ve actually received money from the federal government to help us with that,” said City Manager Robert Downey at Monday night’s City Council meeting.   The city received $2 million through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which addresses the foreclosure crisis by granting money to local governments to buy abandoned, vacant and foreclosed homes, repair them and turn them around for sale. The money can also be used to tear down houses that cannot be saved. “In some cases we’re able to rehab the home…

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City Council Approves Sale of Home Purchased and Renovated Through Federal Program

Thursday, March 24, 2011

House Hunt: Open Houses in Beachwood, Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights

Homes from 125K to 979K

Browse the image gallery above to see where open houses are in Cleveland Heights, Beachwood and Shaker Heights on Sunday. Addresses, prices, showing times and other details are listed below each photograph.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

House Hunt: The Heights

Sunday open houses in Cleveland Heights, University Heights and Shaker Heights

Browse the image gallery above to see where open houses are in Cleveland Heights, University Heights and Shaker Heights on Sunday. Addresses, prices, showing times and other details are listed below each photograph.

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