For over 70 years the Ederer family has established a tradition of serving the real estate and construction needs of families and individuals in the Greater Akron area. In November 1936, William J. “Bill” Ederer entered the real estate business “confident there is going to be an active revival” He founded Ederer Realty and sold existing and newly constructed single family homes in the rapidly growing west side neighborhoods of Akron. His son Alan, the current owner and president of Ederer Real Estate, joined the brokerage thereafter and business flourished. In the 1960’s the company shifted toward development activity in Northern Ohio, concentrating on neighborhood retail, restaurants, and other commercial real estate activity. In 1986, Alan’s son, Todd joined the firm to work on leasing, property management, and development. Activity expanded to include condominiums and apartments. In 1997 construction operations were brought in-house with the formation of Ederer Construction, Inc.