The Cleveland Orchestra musicians went on a short strike last Monday that was resolved Tuesday and today we begin our 9-day residency in Miami. Most of the concerts will take place at the Knight Concert Hall, part of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. We will also perform at the Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Hialeah. I'm really enjoying the break from the Cleveland weather! Composers to be performed include Beethoven, Brahms, Verdi, Ades, Strauss, and Bernstein. If you are going to Miami in the next few days here is a link for tickets http://www.arshtcenter.org/tickets/calendar.aspx.
Just before leaving I got a Cleveland Heights under contract, so I'll have something to work on when I get back!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sunday, November 15, 2009
BACK FROM EUROPE! CONCERTS & REAL ESTATE!
Well, after returning from Europe a week and a half ago I finally had the chance to catch up on my sleep, pay the bills, and visit with my daughter who was home on break from college. We returned a week ago Wednesday but only had two days off before a rehearsal on Saturday for a program of music by John Williams (Star Wars, E.T., 1941, etc.). Of course the house was packed and the audience loved it. Sunday I taught all day at Oberlin and last Tuesday rehearsals started for this past weekend of concerts, which included Brahms' Tragic Overture, John Adams "Dr. Atomic" Symphony, and the Brahms' 2nd piano concerto. Nice concert!
REAL ESTATE: Had a low-ball offer on one of my listings and negotiations are at that eerily quiet stage (are we losing momentum?) Have a look: http://2505meadowbrookblvd.howardhanna.com/
Another agent threatened to make an offer.. Where is it?? Two other agents showed it this weekend, so maybe we'll get a sale.. Another listing that hasn't gone into the MLS yet should go on this week.
TAX CREDIT- The extension and expansion of the tax credit for home buyers until next spring is a welcome development that hopefully will help get the real estate market back on its feet. Please note: THE TAX CREDIT HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO SECOND-TIME BUYERS AND THE INCOME CAP HAS BEEN RAISED. CALL ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS!!
Have a great week and please visit my sites at http://www.scotthaigh.com/ and http://www.scotthaigh.howardhanna.com/
REAL ESTATE: Had a low-ball offer on one of my listings and negotiations are at that eerily quiet stage (are we losing momentum?) Have a look: http://2505meadowbrookblvd.howardhanna.com/
Another agent threatened to make an offer.. Where is it?? Two other agents showed it this weekend, so maybe we'll get a sale.. Another listing that hasn't gone into the MLS yet should go on this week.
TAX CREDIT- The extension and expansion of the tax credit for home buyers until next spring is a welcome development that hopefully will help get the real estate market back on its feet. Please note: THE TAX CREDIT HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO SECOND-TIME BUYERS AND THE INCOME CAP HAS BEEN RAISED. CALL ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS!!
Have a great week and please visit my sites at http://www.scotthaigh.com/ and http://www.scotthaigh.howardhanna.com/
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Vienna Update....
Last night the Cleveland Orchestra performed the Beethoven Piano Concerto #4 with Mitsuko Uchida as soloist and after intermission a searing rendition of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Prelude to Act I Wagner’s Lohengrin was the encore. The audience loved it and demanded numerous curtain calls. For those of you who know a little about music history, you might be interested to know that Gustav Mahler’s grand-daughter was in the audience during our Thursday night concert and loved it! Only in Vienna…
This morning at the Wiener Musikvereinsaal the orchestra rehearsed a little bit of a new piece that we have played several times call “Chor” by Jorge Widmann and then spent the rest of the rehearsal on the Brahms Requiem with the Wiener Singverein (Viennese Singing Society) and soloists. The Singverein sang really beautifully and it is not surprising, considering they are the chorus for the Vienna Philharmonic and they were singing in their native language of German. The soloists were Simon Keenlyside, a wonderful singer, and the fabulous Malin Hartelius, who sang so stunningly beautifully in the Cleveland Orchestra’s production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro last spring. The concert for this program is tonight and tomorrow night. On Tuesday the orchestra will take a train to Linz to perform our last concert of the tour. Linz is the hometown of our music director Franz Welser-Most, so it will be a homecoming for him.
Today I’m taking a day off the day from sight-seeing to nap, stay away pastries, and write this blog!
To follow the orchestra’s tour online, go to www.clevelandorchestrablog.com
This morning at the Wiener Musikvereinsaal the orchestra rehearsed a little bit of a new piece that we have played several times call “Chor” by Jorge Widmann and then spent the rest of the rehearsal on the Brahms Requiem with the Wiener Singverein (Viennese Singing Society) and soloists. The Singverein sang really beautifully and it is not surprising, considering they are the chorus for the Vienna Philharmonic and they were singing in their native language of German. The soloists were Simon Keenlyside, a wonderful singer, and the fabulous Malin Hartelius, who sang so stunningly beautifully in the Cleveland Orchestra’s production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro last spring. The concert for this program is tonight and tomorrow night. On Tuesday the orchestra will take a train to Linz to perform our last concert of the tour. Linz is the hometown of our music director Franz Welser-Most, so it will be a homecoming for him.
Today I’m taking a day off the day from sight-seeing to nap, stay away pastries, and write this blog!
To follow the orchestra’s tour online, go to www.clevelandorchestrablog.com
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wiener Schnitzel and Sachertorte
Greetings from Vienna! In one week the orchestra has visited Toronto, Paris, Luxembourg, and now we are in the beautiful city of Vienna. Last night we performed the first of three concerts here in the famous Musikvereinsaal, the home of the Vienna Philharmonic. With it's gold leaf on the statues lining the hall and it's fabulous acoustics, the orchestra sounded beautiful and the audience loved it. We must have had about 6 curtain calls and we played an encore- the overture to the 3rd act of Wagner's "Lohengrin". This morning I visited the Leopold Museum and saw a very interest exhibit of Edvard Munch (famous for "The Scream") paintings as well as paintings by Viennese secessionists such at Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, etc. We were lucky to have excellent weather in Paris and I had the opportunity to take a boat ride along the Seine River, taking in all the important sites, the Louvre Museum, Notre Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, etc. Don't miss visiting this gorgeous city!
Luxembourg, though quieter, is also a beautiful city with a lot of wealth. (It's a banking center) It has beautiful shops and pedestrian malls and I toured the walls that once protected this city a thousand years ago. There is a an excellent new concert hall there and I heard rumors that we will be returning on a regular basis. We have two more concerts in Vienna to play and then one in Linz, and then home.. I will update this blog in a few days..
Luxembourg, though quieter, is also a beautiful city with a lot of wealth. (It's a banking center) It has beautiful shops and pedestrian malls and I toured the walls that once protected this city a thousand years ago. There is a an excellent new concert hall there and I heard rumors that we will be returning on a regular basis. We have two more concerts in Vienna to play and then one in Linz, and then home.. I will update this blog in a few days..
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Off to Europe!!
In a few days I will leave real estate behind for a few weeks as I travel to Europe with the Cleveland Orchestra. We start in Toronto and then go on to Paris, Luxembourg, Amsterdam, Linz, and Vienna. I am looking forward to the trip and I rest easy knowing my listings are covered by one of my fellow agents. Last week one of short sale listings transferred, so that was another sale under my belt. I will blog more from Europe. Happy Halloween!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Cleveland Hts. Residential Property Report
Here's a summary of what happened to residential real estate in Cleveland Heights for the 60 days prior to September 25th, 2009:
Sales
162 homes were listed for sale for an average list price of $166,072.
79 homes were sold and transfered with an average sale price of $125,161.
The average list price for homes that sold was $133,134.
Average market time was 98 days.
Homes that commanded top price were in impeccable condition, had interesting architecural features like crown mouldings and fireplaces. They also had remodeled kitchens and baths.
Supply
There is a lack of supply of home priced $160,000-$200,000 and $350,000 and up.
There is a surplus of home priced $70,000-$160,000
List Prices
The highest percentage of average list prices were in the $160,000-$180,000 range.
What to expect
In my opinion the historically low mortgage rates will help support sales but will be countered by the seasonal slowdown and the lingering recession. The inventory may be reduced as sellers take their home off the market, supporting higher prices, but again we have to see the affect of the unemployment rate as the recession plays out.
New Construction
Rysar Properties is offering condominium lofts and arts & crafts townhouse at the Bluestone on Mayfield Rd. east of Taylor. The condominium lofts range from $239,000-$398,000 and the townhouses range from $398,000-$424,000.
Across the street and a little further east the Coral Company is offering townhouses at the Courtyards of Severance. Each model has the name of a famous composer. The "Beethoven" is priced at $199,000 (1532 sq.ft.), the "Mozart" at $289,000 (2067 sq. ft.), and the "Chopin" at $299,000 (2159 sq. ft.)
Summary
If a buyer can obtain a quality mortgage, they should BUY NOW! Even if a buyer misses the deadline for the $8,000 tax credit the interest rate environment is incredibly favorable for a buyer. According to our Howard Hanna mortgage officer, interest rates may go up to 6-7% almost overnight once the federal government stop buying mortgages, which they probably will do at some point.
I hope this has been helpful... Give me a call if you have any questions.
Sales
162 homes were listed for sale for an average list price of $166,072.
79 homes were sold and transfered with an average sale price of $125,161.
The average list price for homes that sold was $133,134.
Average market time was 98 days.
Homes that commanded top price were in impeccable condition, had interesting architecural features like crown mouldings and fireplaces. They also had remodeled kitchens and baths.
Supply
There is a lack of supply of home priced $160,000-$200,000 and $350,000 and up.
There is a surplus of home priced $70,000-$160,000
List Prices
The highest percentage of average list prices were in the $160,000-$180,000 range.
What to expect
In my opinion the historically low mortgage rates will help support sales but will be countered by the seasonal slowdown and the lingering recession. The inventory may be reduced as sellers take their home off the market, supporting higher prices, but again we have to see the affect of the unemployment rate as the recession plays out.
New Construction
Rysar Properties is offering condominium lofts and arts & crafts townhouse at the Bluestone on Mayfield Rd. east of Taylor. The condominium lofts range from $239,000-$398,000 and the townhouses range from $398,000-$424,000.
Across the street and a little further east the Coral Company is offering townhouses at the Courtyards of Severance. Each model has the name of a famous composer. The "Beethoven" is priced at $199,000 (1532 sq.ft.), the "Mozart" at $289,000 (2067 sq. ft.), and the "Chopin" at $299,000 (2159 sq. ft.)
Summary
If a buyer can obtain a quality mortgage, they should BUY NOW! Even if a buyer misses the deadline for the $8,000 tax credit the interest rate environment is incredibly favorable for a buyer. According to our Howard Hanna mortgage officer, interest rates may go up to 6-7% almost overnight once the federal government stop buying mortgages, which they probably will do at some point.
I hope this has been helpful... Give me a call if you have any questions.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Big Fun Toy Store
If you haven't checked out this Cleveland Heights landmark store for vintage toys and numerous items from America's past popular culture, click here:
http://bigfunbigfun.com/community/
This is a great way to have fun for an hour!
http://bigfunbigfun.com/community/
This is a great way to have fun for an hour!
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