Lake County Ohio Real Estate

Our youngest daughter splits her time between sort of living at home with us and the remainder of the time is spent at her boyfriend's house (yes Mother, they are living in sin!).  She called just before midnight to make sure I was still up (I'm usually up until at least 1:00 am) and to tell me s...

I'm very glad to report that things are picking up at the Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer office in Mentor, Ohio.  Just in the past couple weeks we have seen a huge increase in phone inquiries, open house numbers, and showings.  The office is HOT. To convince those who live in Lake County, Ohio, this ...

Georgia, serif; color: #6F6F65;"> Christine H Howlett | Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer | corkyhart@hotmail.com | (440) 812-4001 7 Meadowlawn Drive - #18, Mentor, OH Four-bedroom townhouse condo in the heart of Mentor, Ohio. Private patio, updated kitchen, well maintained. 4 Bdrm Condo offered at $119...

I am the very proud grandmother of three beautiful grandchildren, but this post is about my oldest grandson Christopher, age 19.  Chris was named after me, a very wise move on his mother's part since I buy all the Christmas gifts.  Always stay on my good side, I say.  It seems like just yesterday...

Seems like the foreclosure "bug" is even hitting the wealthy.  Jose Canseco admitted today that he owes $2.5M on his California mansion and that, in his words, "it didn't make financial sense for me to keep paying a mortgage on a home that was basically owned by someone else."  Now, I would like ...

I'm here at the Hilton Inn in Columbus, enjoying all that the OAR 2008 Spring Convention has to offer.  Today, I attended several roundtable discussions led by experts on each subject, learned more about "green" construction at the Professional Development Forum, was brought up to date on many ne...

Howard Hanna's biggest real estate event of the year will take place on Sunday, April 27 from 1 to 4 pm as we host 2008 open houses on one day.  This is our annual "Open House Extravaganza!"We are offering fantastic opportunities for home buyers to tour a variety of home styles in different price...

For many Ohioans in trouble, help is on the way!  Nine mortgage servicing companies promised Ohio state officials they would try to help struggling Ohioans avoid foreclosure.  They agreed to the following: - Work with adjustable rate and subprime mortgage holders to modify their loan terms when h...

I am a member of G.R.I.N., Golden Retrievers in Need (http://www.grinrescue.org/).  This is an organization that rescues and finds homes for abandoned and/or abused Golden Retreivers here in NE Ohio and NW PA.  One of our members has recently begun a fund-raising web-based project collecting gent...

YES, THEY DO!About 18 months ago, a young man called me who had been referred by one of my favorite clients.  He was in the process of moving here from Florida and needed help finding a rental home for himself and his wife.  I gathered together the information about properties available in our ar...