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Considering Selling Your Home? Why Hiring a Realtor Might Be Your Best Move
Considering Selling Your Home? Why Hiring a Realtor Might Be Your Best Move Are you considering selling your home and contemplating whether to hire a real estate agent or attempt the process yourself? Even in the age of DIY, there are certain tasks best left to the...
What to Expect on Signing Day and How to Prepare
Discover what to expect on signing day and how to prepare for a seamless home closing process. At Cleveland Home Title, our dedicated team ensures a smooth transition to your new home. Learn about the team member (Notary) who will guide you through signing the documents correctly and explain their content. Remember to bring proper identification such as a driver’s license, passport, or military ID. Find out how funds to closing should be handled, and learn what happens after the notarized documents are filed. Get ready to receive the keys to your new home and anticipate the arrival of your official deed.
Read our For Your Future Packet
Answer the most common questions about Title with one FREE downloadable document! Cleveland Home Title’s For Your Future packet In it you will find answers to the following questions: What is title insurance? What are the types of deeds? What are the forms of...
Turkey Hand Coloring Contest Winners
Thank you to all who entered! There were so many wonderful entries this year that we just had to pick FOUR WINNERS instead of three!! Congratulations to each lucky winner!! They will receive a turkey for their Thanksgiving feast. Check out the winning turkeys below....
Should your clients contest their updated home valuation?
Cuyahoga County's new appraisals are leaving clients concerned about rising property taxes due to the new values. When clients call you to ask whether or not they should contest the evaluation, there are a few things you should know. How was the appraisal...
Lead Ordinance Affects Rental Property Owners
A new Lead Safe Ordinance, passed by the Cleveland City Council in 2019, requires the city’s rental property owners to obtain a lead-safe certification. The rollout of this ordinance began by geographic area last March and will continue through December of 2022. By...
Investing: House Flipping and 1031 Exchanges
As your resource for updates to real estate law, we provide you with information that helps your clients make smart investment decisions. House Flipping and 1031 Exchanges Don't Always Mix “If I’m purchasing this as an investment, why doesn’t it qualify for 1031...
Lakewood Building Department Update
As your resource for title and escrow needs, we provide you with important updates to laws and procedures that can affect the closing process. Building Department Update – 6/7/21 Starting July 1st, The City of Lakewood Building Department will be resuming...
Tax Rate Information
As your resource for title and escrow needs, we have the latest Northeast Ohio property tax rate information, organized by county, all in one place. Cuyahoga County Average property tax rate: 2.64% Tax rate by City, Village or Township Erie County Average property tax...
Cleveland Home Title is now in Brunswick
We are excited to continue serving the Medina County Community in our new office. Please update your contacts with all of our office locations in Westlake (main office), Brunswick and Woodmere. Westlake 2035 Crocker Road, Suite 104 Westlake, Ohio 44145 Brunswick (NEW)...
Five Tips for Negotiating the Year of the Realtor
2018 was an interesting year for the real estate market with a roaring beginning, a more volatile middle, and a late conclusion that looks like it is tipping in favor of buyers. Previously, with red-hot markets across the country, abnormally low interest rates, and...
Selling Your Home? Arrange Your Rooms for Maximum Appeal with these 6 Hacks
You’re at the point of selling your home, and you want to do everything you can to make it appealing to potential buyers without breaking the bank. One of the simplest things you can do is arrange the furniture and décor in each room to boost the possibility of buyers...
You think you have winterproofed your home. Have you done these things?
The season of dealing with almost continual snow is pretty much here, and with that comes the need to make sure your home is ready and able to stand up to the onslaught. You have winterproofed for years, so you have the routine you usually follow. Here are a few...
Cheerleading and Tips for the Millennial Homebuyer
So you’ve begun seriously thinking about buying a home—you kind of figure it’s “time,” whatever that means. For many millennial home buyers right now, that means several things: the market is somewhat less frantic making it less intimidating, you have student loans...
Working with the Cuyahoga County Auditor? What You Need to Know
So you are looking to purchase or have previously purchased property in Cuyahoga County, and you want a tax assessment. This isn’t the kind of thing we look forward to in buying a home or commercial property and maybe this is the first time working with the Cuyahoga...
New Advantages to Doing Business in Lakewood: Certificate of Occupancy
There has never been a better time to get your Certificate of Occupancy in Lakewood, OH. A recently updated (effective immediately!!) policy from the City of Lakewood has stated that CoC inspections, or Point of Sale inspections, will no longer be required by the city...
Get the Most out of Cleveland Home Title’s Resources: Explore Our Tools
At Cleveland Home Title, we have purpose-built our website to equip you with easy-to-use, current resources that put you in the driver’s seat in your home or commercial property purchase and sale experience. With so many tools at your fingertips, your ability to...
Welcome to the new Cleveland Home Title Website
The Cleveland Home Title team would like to welcome you to our new website! Being the leading Home Title company in North East Ohio, we built our new website with the sole purpose to better serve our clients. Easily submit a home title order, stay informed with a...
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