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More than half of Gen-Z spends more than 30% of its income on rent

52% of renters ages 15 to 24 spend at least 30% of their income on rent.

Business

Six essential talking points from Cavs media day

Get to know the team and the storylines as training camp commences.

Sports

New legislative maps create tossup districts in Cleveland suburbs

Democrats still likely to win 7-10 of the 11 House seats in Cuyahoga County.

News

New moms are working at high rates in Cleveland

72% of Cleveland women who gave birth in the previous 12 months were in the labor force last year.

You can now bid on the Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse

The Lake Erie landmark is only accessible by boat but features stunning views.

The auction for the Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="now live." data-vars-click-url="https://realestatesales.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=CHICA123007001" data-vars-content-id="033a5e27-685c-49d6-8215-bf5ebcf9b86a" data-vars-headline="You can now bid on the Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://realestatesales.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=CHICA123007001" target="_blank">now live.</a>Why it matters: The Lake Erie lighthouse, built at the entrance to the Cleveland Harbor, is one of a record number of lighthouses <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="being offered" data-vars-click-url="https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/gsa-properties/2023-lighthouse-season?gsaredirect=lighthouses" data-vars-content-id="033a5e27-685c-49d6-8215-bf5ebcf9b86a" data-vars-headline="You can now bid on the Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/gsa-properties/2023-lighthouse-season?gsaredirect=lighthouses" target="_blank">being offered</a> for public purchase by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) this year.

The Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse on a clear day

Cleveland councilwoman guarding vacant lots for affordable housing

Holding on to city land bank lots is one of the few tools  she has to combat gentrification.

Real Estate

Ward 15 Cleveland councilwoman Jenny Spencer has embraced a strategy for combating gentrification — refusing to approve land bank transfers for market rate homes.Why it matters: Spencer represents Ward 15, which includes Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater and Cudell and faces more market pressure than other wards, where the pace of development has been slower.

Adjacent grassy vacant lots, with trees on the tree lawn

Sale pending on John Heisman birth site in Cleveland

The 2,100 square foot home in Ohio City neighborhood was listed for $390,000 in April.

A sale is pending on the Ohio City home where John Heisman — namesake of college football&#x27;s Heisman Trophy — was born.Driving the news: The 2,100-square-foot cutie on Bridge Avenue was listed in April by Progressive Urban Real Estate for nearly $400,000.

An orange house with an Ohio Historical Marker sign in the front yard and a for sale sign in the tree lawn

Cleveland millennials opt for renting over buying

More millennials are buying homes, but locally more still prefer to rent.

More Cleveland millennials are buying homes, but ownership still lags behind the generation&#x27;s number of renters.Driving the news: More than half (52%) of millennials nationwide (people born from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="1981 to 1996" data-vars-click-url="https://www.beresfordresearch.com/age-range-by-generation/" data-vars-content-id="6410a920-3f58-4287-92cc-d58cfdc6fe91" data-vars-headline="Cleveland millennials opt for renting over buying" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.beresfordresearch.com/age-range-by-generation/" target="_blank">1981 to 1996</a>) owned a home in 2022, marking the first time millennial homeowners have outnumbered millennial renters, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to a new RentCafe report." data-vars-click-url="https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/rental-market/market-snapshots/millennials-switch-renter-to-owner-majority/" data-vars-content-id="6410a920-3f58-4287-92cc-d58cfdc6fe91" data-vars-headline="Cleveland millennials opt for renting over buying" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/rental-market/market-snapshots/millennials-switch-renter-to-owner-majority/" target="_blank">according to a new RentCafe report.</a>

Illustration of two people looking up at a giant white picket fence

"Standby" living comes to Northeast Ohio

Like standby flying, you can get an apartment cheaply, but you might get bumped.

Have you ever wanted to live in a fully furnished apartment in one of Cleveland&#x27;s premier nightlife neighborhoods with no lease, no security deposit and all utilities included?Details: &quot;Standby&quot; living is a new residential offering from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Landing" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/14/standby-living" data-vars-content-id="f6a2ce0b-d735-410c-b8d5-a3719e86d675" data-vars-headline="&quot;Standby&quot; living comes to Northeast Ohio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/03/14/standby-living" target="_self">Landing</a>, a subscription-based nationwide rental network of furnished apartments whose tagline is &quot;Live without leases.&quot;

Living room of a townhouse with white couch, rug and hardwood floors.

Cleveland is taking negligent property owners to court to combat lead poisoning

50 landlords are each charged with 75 counts of failing to comply with lead-hazard control orders.

The city of Cleveland last week announced charges against 50 property owners who have failed to comply with lead-hazard control orders.Why it matters: Lead poisoning <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="has been called &quot;public enemy number one&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://thelandcle.org/stories/why-has-childhood-lead-testing-plummeted-in-cleveland-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/" data-vars-content-id="945b8252-a778-4602-b7dd-47c17b0ed8f3" data-vars-headline="Cleveland is taking negligent property owners to court to combat lead poisoning" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://thelandcle.org/stories/why-has-childhood-lead-testing-plummeted-in-cleveland-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/" target="_blank">has been called &quot;public enemy number one&quot;</a> in Cleveland, where 90% of the housing stock was built before 1978, when the federal government banned the use of lead-based paint.

Cleveland director of building and housing at a lectern, flanked by three Cleveland officials, including Mayor Justin Bibb

Huntington Convention Center expansion underway

New space expands meeting rooms, but pales in comparison to I-X Center's massive exhibit floor.

Construction on a $49 million project to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="dissolve the Global Center for Health Innovation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/04/global-center-makeover-already-dipping-into-contingency-funds-take-a-look-at-the-work-underway.html" data-vars-content-id="658d395b-c46a-4631-a644-de0484239957" data-vars-headline="Huntington Convention Center expansion underway" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/04/global-center-makeover-already-dipping-into-contingency-funds-take-a-look-at-the-work-underway.html" target="_blank">dissolve the Global Center for Health Innovation</a> into the Huntington Convention Center is underway and expected to wrap up next year.Yes, but: Even with the new expanded square footage, the Huntington Convention Center won&#x27;t crack the 30 largest convention centers in the United States.

A rendering of an outdoor second-floor terrace next to a 4-5 story beige building with modern windows.

U.K. company to acquire 12 acres near Hopkins for astronaut training facility

Blue Abyss center with huge pool would be first of its kind in the world.

A planned new facility that will make Cleveland an international hub for astronaut training is nearing a pivotal benchmark.Driving the news: The CEO of the U.K.-based Blue Abyss, John Vickers, announced Thursday at the Ohio Aerospace Institute that an agreement to purchase 12 acres of land north of Cleveland Hopkins Airport from the city of Brook Park will be finalized in less than a month.

Illustration of Cleveland's Guardians of Traffic statue wearing an astronaut suit.

Cleveland Generation Zers are carrying a hefty burden when it comes to monthly housing payments.Driving the news: More than half (52%) of renters ages 15 to 24 spend at least 30% of their income on rent, according to the latest U.S. census data.

Bentleyville is Cuyahoga County's wealthiest suburb

Annual list includes familiar east side enclaves and distant exurbs

Bentleyville, a tiny village of 800 in southeastern Cuyahoga County, is Northeast Ohio&#x27;s wealthiest suburb, according to an analysis of U.S. Census data by <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Crain&#x27;s Cleveland Business" data-vars-click-url="https://www.crainscleveland.com/business-lists/hudson-dominates-larger-cities-wealthiest-suburbs-list" data-vars-content-id="fff55812-9353-4cf3-9b03-3b3ee7a57e9b" data-vars-headline="Bentleyville is Cuyahoga County&#x27;s wealthiest suburb" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.crainscleveland.com/business-lists/hudson-dominates-larger-cities-wealthiest-suburbs-list" target="_blank">Crain&#x27;s Cleveland Business</a>.Driving the news: Rounding out the top five in the annual Crain&#x27;s list are tony enclaves along I-271: Gates Mills, Pepper Pike, Moreland Hills and Hunting Valley.

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You can now bid on the Cleveland West Pierhead Lighthouse

Cleveland councilwoman guarding vacant lots for affordable housing

Sale pending on John Heisman birth site in Cleveland

Cleveland millennials opt for renting over buying

"Standby" living comes to Northeast Ohio