Category Archives: Community Building

Cincinnati Urban Issue Blogs

The University of Cincinnati recently created a map of the more prominent blogs currently discussing urban issues in Cincinnati. On this chart are a number of prominent architecture and real estate blogs including Cincinnati Living Online. As a local Realtor … Continue reading

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Symmes Township Establishes a Community Reinvestment Area

In order to attract more business development Symmes Township has established two community reinvestment areas to attract new businesses and construction projects.  The commercial/industrial CRA property tax abatement is up to 10 years for new construction or renovation, with up … Continue reading

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Cincinnati Stops Yard Waste Collection

Most residents do not know it, but it is against the lay to throw your yard waste into the garbage.  It is an Ohio State law enacted because yard waste takes up almost 20% of the landfill space statewide. With … Continue reading

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Ohio Wins Site Selection Magazine’s Governor’s Cup

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The state of Ohio won Site Selection magazine’s Governor’s cup for the third year in a row. Leading the effort was Cincinnati, which was named the 4th most active metro for companies  with 124 active investment development projects. The Ohio … Continue reading

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Connecting Tenants and Landlords Online

One of the most common challenges of being a land lord is maintaining good communication with the tenants so that you are aware of any problems with the property. There is a very interesting online tool recently released called Neighbo … Continue reading

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Ohio’s Public Education is 8th Best in the Country

The State of Ohio has the 8th best public education system in the US, tied with Maine, according to US News and World Report. The rankings are based upon the percentage of Gold, Silver, and Bronze rated schools. Locally Walnut … Continue reading

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Downtown Cincinnati Events

I received an update from David Ginsburg and wanted to share it with all of the readers here. There are a few events as well as some ongoing activities that you must experience. MACY’S SEMI-ANNUAL MEN’S CLOTHING SALE – OCT … Continue reading

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Cincinnati Real Estate Pricing Competition

We will be hosting the Comey and Shepherd Price Me Now real estate pricing competition. Price  Me Now compares your home value estimates with those of other players and the actual List and Sale price. You earn points depending on … Continue reading

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Lose Your House – Lose Your Vote

There is a surprising development in Michigan. Apparently homeowners who are inthe process of foreclosure proceedings will be denied the rght to vote. As reported in the Michigan Messenger GOP party chairman James Carabell in emphatic thati” We will have a list … Continue reading

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Your Neighborhood Crime Statistics

We received a number of comments about the recent post ‘Does a Felon Live in Your Neighborhood’ and wanted to follow that up with some additional local Cincinnati crime information. It seems that Snopes.com has raised some questions about the … Continue reading

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