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Forget Big City Living And Head To This Insanely Affordable Small Town In Ohio
You’ve been paying big city prices for big city problems, and somewhere along the way, nobody stopped to ask whether the trade was actually worth it. Portsmouth, Ohio stopped asking that question a long time ago and just started being a better option instead. This southern Ohio town sits...
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Ohio lumber leaders warn of sawmill closures and job losses
DAYTON, Ohio — Lumber industry leaders say the industry is facing a severe downturn, with depressed prices, sawmill closures and job losses tied to sluggish housing construction, trade barriers and rising operating costs. “The lumber industry is at a crossroads. There's a lot of threats facing the business,” said...
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This Underrated Ohio City Is Where Gen Z Can Actually Afford Their First Dream Home
Every generation gets one city that changes the game, and for Gen Z, that city is Akron, Ohio. Right now, while everyone else is arguing about which overpriced coastal market to throw their savings at, Akron is quietly becoming the smartest real estate decision a young buyer can make. Let’s...
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Dover/New Philadelphia apartments for rents hold steady at a median of $1,200
Renters in Dover/New Philadelphia saw apartment listing prices stay in line with October 2025's median of $1,200, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,200 in October. Median listing prices in Dover/New Philadelphia are trending the same as the previous month's $1,200 price. The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were active at any given point during the month, according to Russell Middleton, co-founder of Zumper. New construction is included in the data and listings that are currently occupied or no longer available are excluded. data.gadsdentimes.com Out of 6,444 rental listings in Dover/New Philadelphia, 86 are subsidized. When those are excluded, the overall median rent for listed apartments goes to $1,200. One-bedroom apartments listed to rent at a median of $915, slightly lower than September, when they were $925. Since October 2025, one-bedroom rental prices rose 2% from $900. Two-bedroom apartments listed for rent had no change since September at a central price of $1,100, compared to $1,100. Since October 2025, two-bedroom rental prices slightly dropped from $1,100. Statewide, Ohio rental
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Akron Beacon Journal
City Council OKs Malik plan to unlock potential of older Akron homes
The city of Akron is making it easier to invest in its vast stock of aging homes by eliminating another obstacle to their reuse. Under current zoning regulations, Akron Planning Director Kyle Julien said, 86% of land in the city that allows residential uses "is zoned exclusively for single-family homes." Thanks to a change unanimously adopted Nov. 9 by Akron City Council, residential properties that do not quite fit the description – so-called legal nonconforming structures – won't have to be brought into compliance with modern zoning rules within two years as previously required. The step, coupled with another recent zoning change that sets aside lot-size requirements, is one Mayor Shammas Malik's administration hopes will encourage a wave of community renewals. Across the last 30 years of the 20th century, Akron abandoned the idea of neighborhoods with a mix of housing types, opting instead for neighborhoods dedicated to single-family homes, Julien said. But bringing homes built prior to that push into compliance limited property buyers' possibilities. "This requirement can be challenging or even impossible to meet. It's not easy to turn a duplex into a single-family home," Julien said, "and you can't add land to a parcel to meet the
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Historic Akron Soap Company building converted into 53 new apartments
An 1893 soap factory that later made cereal and paint, and an attached 1919 warehouse, have been transformed into 53 apartments close to downtown Akron. The $14 million soap factory project represents the first time that Oriana House, a community corrections and behavioral health agency, has moved into market-rate housing. The decision to do so came after the group acquired the old factory at 243 Furnace St., about a half mile northeast of Luigi’s and less than a mile from downtown.