A phone call the other day illustrated to me once again how quickly our real estate market here in Macomb County is changing.The gentleman who called told me that he had been on my website frequently and had his eye on a bank owned home that was on the market. He said that he had been watching it
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02/27/2008
For several years those of us who live in Michigan and work in the real estate industry have been shouting out to anyone that will listen that the housing slump hit us earlier than most areas of the country.Why did it hit us so hard and so much earlier? Our economy is different. The foreclosure
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02/26/2008
With gratitude to my DN (Darling Niece), I am now able to text message using propercapitalization (I can find the keys!) and punctuation (Go me!)Leighann didn't give me a grade for the class, but I believe after the text messagethat I sent her last evening I earned an "A" for the material we cove
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02/23/2008
Yesterday while grocery shopping on the base I realized once again what a terrific dutystation it must be for those who are being assigned here. Anchor Bay is within view, wonderful school districts for those who have children, terrificrestaurants and a variety of things to do and see and "play
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02/20/2008
If you are looking for a wonderful home in Macomb County one of the communitiesyou may be drawn to is Chesterfield Township. As of the time of this posting, the following homes are on the market and are bankowned / foreclosures. Some of these homes are real bargains! There are 3 homes curren
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02/19/2008
I have a confession to make. A really big confession. Ready?I hate text messaging.Using the keypad of my phone leaves me frustrated. I have to dig out my glasses, only to be reminded that the prescription isn't powerful enough to read the little A, B, C's. Then I have to get my fingers to press t
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02/18/2008
In todays local papers (The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press) my "official" first day of spring was formally announced.My beloved Detroit Tigers are in Lakeland Florida for Spring Training! There are some terrific photos online, and one I especially would want that showcases our 2 youn
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02/14/2008
Awesome timely article from Louis Aguilar of the Detroit News this morning. The article shouts out the fact that Metro Detroit home sales in January areUP by almost 15% from that period one year ago. Also wonderful news? The City of Detroit led the way with a gain of 45.5%.May I repeat that? The
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02/14/2008
By now you are likely sick of reading all the bashing that our fine state is receivingbecause of the economic conditions caused by job losses in the last several years.I know I am sick of it. I'm a Michigander born and bred. I've raised my familyhere, worked here my entire life, paid my taxes to
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02/13/2008
One of the scariest words to a home buyer is this one:Underwriter.The term for the person who does this job for the bank/mortgage broker is scary because it is one person they don't meet and one person they don't talk to during their home buying process. The job description is never fully explain
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02/12/2008
