Tammy's Blog

If you have read my blogs in the past, you would know that I love to pick up magazines and browse online about articles dealing with homes and real estate.  Just goes to show you that I truly love real estate.  One of my favorite shows, online places and magazines is HGTV.  While I don't always a...

O.K. honestly I can't guarantee that a seller will sell in this market, but I can give you some helpful hints based on what I notice buyer's are looking for.  And if it makes you feel any better, I'm getting ready to sell in the Spring market next year so guess what... I have to take my own advic...

It saddens me to say that summer is almost done.  It seems like summer just started.  Summer is my absolute favorite time in Michigan.  With over 11,000 lakes and the hot weather, there are tons of activities to partake in. As a mom, I'm always on the lookout for fun events.  Some of my favorites...

Lately, I've been having this saying go through my head and I've struggled with really understanding the meaning of it.  "The more things change, the more things stay the same."  I even did a google search on the meaning of this phrase but the articles that were written on it had nothing to do wi...

I was browsing for a picture to put up for one of my blogs and ran across this picture that I thought you might all enjoy.  I try to keep things positive and remember that the glass is half full, not half empty which is why I usually try to stay away from the news and press coverage, so for me th...

So here's the good news.  In July, the sale of single family homes increased 8.6% over the same period last year according to the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors statistics (http://www.grar.com/).  According to the National Association of Realtors, "a forward-looking indicator based on pendi...

I learned this saying from a conference I attended and I absolutely love it.  Life is what it is.  For real estate, the market is what it is.  Everyone knows it's a buyer's market.  Everyone is trying to negotiate and get the best deal.  And for some, homes are staying on the market a lot longer ...

I just posted an article of what I wrote to my database about a conference that I went to that I felt really changed my life.  I was given insight into so many things in my life that I'll never fully be able to express everything that happened.  The one thing I have known is that I love to give o...

Here's the latest market reports as reported through the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors (GRAR) board.Information is based January - July 2007 and compares this year with last year.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.Single Family and Condo ReportPrice                ...

My absolute favorite question of the year, "What's Going on In the Michigan Market?"  Good question.  Let me look into my crystal ball and see... Currently, I see a haze.  Oh wait a minute... I see a home for sale and another home for sale.  Some buyers are out looking at the front of the home an...