Real Estate Agency
Full representation on either side of the deal, from the first showing through the closing table.
Real Estate Agency in Fairlawn, OH
Buy, Sell, or Invest With Clarity
Catalyst Realty Group helps people in Akron and across Northeast Ohio make informed real estate decisions. We combine local market knowledge with honest, straightforward guidance so you know exactly where you stand.
Nobody Should Make a Decision This Big Alone
Most people buy or sell property only a handful of times, while an experienced agent works through those decisions every week. That gap in experience is where money is often gained or lost, and our job is to help close it by explaining what’s actually happening in your market and your transaction.
A good agent helps you avoid missteps by guiding each decision with experience and staying with you through closing, which is often where the real savings are found. If you’re considering a move or investment in Northeast Ohio, we’re happy to talk through what that could look like for you.
Experience on your side
You might make this move a few times in your life. Our agents work through these decisions every week, and that experience goes to work for you.
Your market, explained
We walk you through what is actually happening in your market and your transaction, so you understand each choice before you make it.
With you through closing
We stay with you all the way to the closing table. That is where missteps get caught and where the real savings are often found.
You Make the Call. We Make Sure It’s an Informed One.
Buying a home, selling one, or putting money into a rental is one of the biggest financial decisions you’ll make. You shouldn’t have to make it on somebody else’s timeline.
Catalyst Realty Group is based in Fairlawn, and the people here have spent years building relationships in this area. There are no egos here. You get a team that answers in plain language, shows you the numbers behind every recommendation, and leaves the decision where it belongs.
The Catalyst Effect
We deliver real estate experiences grounded in strategy, honesty, and results.
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Start with a real number
We walk the property with you, whether you own it or you are thinking about buying it. Then we look at what has actually sold or rented nearby and put a real number in front of you, instead of an estimate from a website that has never seen the place.
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Build the plan around your situation
If you are selling, we tell you which repairs earn their money back, then put photography, aerial footage and real marketing behind the listing. If you are buying, we tell you what to look for and when to walk away.
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Negotiate and close
Offers, inspection requests, appraisal gaps, paperwork. We handle all of it and explain what you’re signing while it happens, not after.
Professional Real Estate Services
Selling a house, buying your first one, adding a rental, or buying a building for your business. Whichever one you’re doing, you get numbers you can check and an agent who answers.
Real Estate Agent
One agent for the whole move, whether it is your first house or your fourth rental.
Real Estate Consultant
The numbers before the commitment. Pricing, market reads and rental math, with no listing agreement.
Commercial Real Estate Agency
Buildings valued on what they earn and what they cost to run, not on the asking price.
What It Looks Like When It Goes Right
No drama, and no surprises at the closing table.
The number makes sense from the start. A listing gets showings in the first week instead of the fourth. An offer you write doesn’t leave money on the table. A rental you buy still pencils out after the first furnace goes.
You understand every offer that crosses the table, because somebody walked you through the terms and not just the price. You close, the numbers land where you planned, and you move on to whatever comes next.
- You know what the property is worth before you commit
- You understand every offer, the terms and not just the price
- Repairs found at inspection get negotiated, not quietly eaten
- A rental you buy still works once the real costs are in
See What Our Clients Say
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Carolyn Beigie
We had the pleasure of working with Katie Middendorf. From the first time we met, she listened to what we informed her of we were looking for and supported us in looking for exactly what we needed. Her knowledge of the market, attention to detail, and genuine care and support made the entire process smooth and stress-free. We found our dream home thanks to her guidance, and we couldn’t be more grateful! I highly recommend Katie for your housing needs.
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Donna Amstutz
Excellent communication and knowledge. I am happy to recommend Mark to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.
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Shannon Logan
Professional and responsive in communication which I find hard to find these days. Stress free experience with guidance and support throughout the process of buying home.
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Nir Har-Zion
Fast responses and trustworthy people. All of my transactions are being processed with experience and profitability.
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Blair Wilson
Katie and Mark are excellent to work with. I have been working with them for years and would recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell a home! Extremely knowledgeable and excellent communication!
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Carolyn Beigie
We had the pleasure of working with Katie Middendorf. From the first time we met, she listened to what we informed her of we were looking for and supported us in looking for exactly what we needed. Her knowledge of the market, attention to detail, and genuine care and support made the entire process smooth and stress-free. We found our dream home thanks to her guidance, and we couldn’t be more grateful! I highly recommend Katie for your housing needs.
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Donna Amstutz
Excellent communication and knowledge. I am happy to recommend Mark to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.
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Shannon Logan
Professional and responsive in communication which I find hard to find these days. Stress free experience with guidance and support throughout the process of buying home.
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Nir Har-Zion
Fast responses and trustworthy people. All of my transactions are being processed with experience and profitability.
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Blair Wilson
Katie and Mark are excellent to work with. I have been working with them for years and would recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell a home! Extremely knowledgeable and excellent communication!
Where We Work
Our office sits in Fairlawn. We list, sell and help people buy throughout Summit, Medina and the surrounding Northeast Ohio counties, including commercial space and rental property.
- Fairlawn
- Bath Township
- Copley
- Akron
- Kent
- Cuyahoga Falls
- Stow
- Hudson
- Green
- Barberton
- Norton
- Medina
- Wadsworth
Property Management
Own a Rental? Our Management Arm Can Run It
CRPM is the property management division of Catalyst Realty Group. From their office in Fairlawn, they manage residential rentals, commercial properties, homeowners’ associations and student housing. If you buy an investment property with us, the team to manage it is already down the road.
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Questions We Hear Every Week
Still wondering about something? Call the office and ask. You’ll get a straight answer.
(330) 294-6854 I have never bought a home before. What is the first step?
Talk to a lender before you fall in love with a house. Once you know what you can borrow and what the monthly payment actually looks like, every other decision gets easier. From there we take it in order with you. We cover what to look at during showings, how an offer gets written, what the inspection and appraisal are really for, and what each signature commits you to.
What should I fix before my house goes on the market, and what is not worth the money?
Fresh paint, clean carpet, and fixing the things a buyer’s inspector is going to find anyway are usually money well spent. A full kitchen remodel right before you list usually is not. We walk the house with you room by room and tell you what buyers in your price range around here expect and what they will not pay extra for. If something is not worth doing, we say so. You can leave it alone and price for it instead.
I am investing from out of state. How do I know an Akron rental will actually cash flow?
You run the real numbers, not the ones in the listing description. That is where our management arm comes in. CRPM manages rentals under the same ownership, so the people checking your rent assumptions, turnover costs and repair estimates do it for a living. We tell you what comparable units on that street have actually rented for, and in Akron those numbers can change block by block. If a deal does not work, you are going to hear it from us. We would rather lose a closing than put you in a bad property.
What is it actually like to work with your team?
You get explanations, not just paperwork slid across the table. Our whole approach is helping you understand what you are signing and why. You should be making a confident decision, not a nervous one. Katie Middendorf is our principal broker and Mark Miller is the Managing Broker. You are working with people who know the real differences between Bath, Copley and Montrose, and who usually know the agent, lender or inspector on the other side of your deal.
Do you handle commercial property, or just houses?
Both. If you are buying a building for your business, selling one you have outgrown, or looking at a small mixed-use property with apartments over a storefront, that is work we do. Commercial moves differently than a house sale. Leases already in place, zoning, the condition of the roof and mechanicals, and how a lender views the income all carry more weight. The approach is the same either way. We explain what each document does and what it commits you to before you sign it.
We Work Street by Street, Not by Zip Code
Fairlawn Heights brick ranches don’t sell like Bath Township estates, and a duplex two streets over can rent for a different number. Tell us what you’re looking at and we’ll tell you what we actually see.
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