Buying or selling a home is stressful enough. The last thing anyone needs is a scammer trying to hijack your closing funds at the finish line. Unfortunately, “wire fraud” and “closing scams” have become common enough that it’s something every buyer and seller in Northeast Ohio should know about—especially during busy seasons when email threads are flying and everyone’s juggling timelines. The good news: this is one of those problems that’s very preventable… as long as you kno

If it feels like winter refuses to let go — you’re not wrong. And thanks to Punxsutawney Phil calling for six more weeks of winter , many Mahoning County homeowners are stuck waiting for spring while dealing with a very real problem year-round: pests that don’t wait for warmer weather to move in . From groundhogs tearing up yards to mice sneaking into basements, Northeast Ohio homes are especially vulnerable thanks to our changing seasons, older housing stock, and mix of rura