grand rapids: Affordable Luxury...Lindsay Hoekstra Custom Design Specialist Brings Style and Beauty at a Price You Can Afford! - 10/06/11 06:00 PM
They say 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. And if that's true, then Lindsay Hoekstra's passion for design and home decor has a way of transforming the unremarkable into stylisth items of artistic beauty. She has the ability to look way beyond what would be obvious to the casual observer, finding … (3 comments)
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grand rapids: Summer Real Estate Traffic Report~ Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate Summer Statistics - 08/10/11 01:05 PM
It´s been a pretty nice summer in West Michigan! There´s been more rain than normal which has sustained beautiful green lawns and fairly temperate weather. The other summer tradition which we have all come to expect is road construction.
With the harsh winters in Michigan, the roads take quite a beating … (6 comments)
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grand rapids: Leading With An Ear to The Ground...Grand Rapids Association of Realtors® Breaks New Ground In Leadership! - 12/23/10 03:24 PM
It is said that music is the language of the soul. A universal tongue, spoken in countless variations of tribe and tongue. Every instrument has it's own particular rhythm of communication. As a young girl, growing up in West Africa, the drum was a central component of the musical dialog in a literal … (4 comments)
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grand rapids: The One Week Short Sale Miracle on Brookmeadow... - 08/17/10 11:21 PM
The View from the House on Brookmeadow...
The idea started to percolate after reading the article. A small write-up about a local real estate agent caught her eye. She had toyed with the idea of putting the house up for sale before, but this time the process proceeded rapidly. Signs, pictures, … (20 comments)
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grand rapids: Why Hiring a Real Estate Agent Can Be Scarier than Going on A Blind Date! - 08/07/10 01:28 PM
A blind date has got to be one of life's scarier moments! Many of us have been the recipient of this form of 'relationship assistance' at some point in our lives.
Although, it's exciting to not know exactly who you will be meeting, the experience is fraught with much angst and trepidation … (42 comments)
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grand rapids: A Place At The Table...Emerging Dynamics for 21st Century Real Estate Leaders! - 06/30/10 07:32 PM
What does leadership require? In an profession rocked by unprecedented upheaval, the importance of a good leader cannot be overestimated. In May, I attended the Real Trends Leadership Conference in Dallas. I was struck by how often the topic of visionary leadership was noted as being the single most important predictive factor … (28 comments)
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grand rapids: Jeff Turner Kicks off Social Media Boot Camp for Grand Rapids Association of Realtors®! - 05/10/10 11:58 PM
Members of the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors are looking forward to welcoming Jeff Turner of Zeek Interactive and Real Estate Shows to the Grand Rapids, MI area on May 12th, 2010. Jeff will be kicking off a three part summer series called the Social Media Boot Camp which is designed … (6 comments)
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grand rapids: I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas... - 12/18/09 07:17 AM
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas...
I'm crossing my fingers on this view for Christmas this year. We had a snow storm last week which dumped a heap of snow in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Schools were closed and events canceled. However this week things have cleared up considerably and … (15 comments)
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grand rapids: Healing in our Backyard...How one local Grand Rapids, MI Real Estate Agent is Making a Difference with HIS! - 12/04/09 02:18 PM
You never know just where a real estate deal will take you! When the agent contacted me about a pre-view request for my listing, I thought it would be simply a routine home showing request.
But as the conversation proceeded, I learned that Marcia Vander Woude who is also an Adjunct … (8 comments)
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grand rapids: The 'Headless' Classroom...A Sneak Preview into the Class of 2012 - 11/17/09 08:55 PM
Like many folks on the blogosphere, I've become pretty good at drowning out 'noise' especially electronic noise. So, I missed most of the discussion about the recent Virtual Real Estate Bar camp because I wasn't tuned into the frequency that was broadcasting the event.
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grand rapids: Our Just in Time Listing...6471 Avalon Dr. SE, Caledonia MI 49316 - 07/27/09 06:26 PM
Several months ago, I was sitting in a real estate class when the instructor asked a question:
What's going to happen on June 30,2009?
The crowd of real estate brokers looked around at each other perplexed. You could see folks turning over their mental inventory trying to figure out what we … (15 comments)
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grand rapids: Pew Twitters...Can Twitter Change Sunday Morning 140 bits @ a time? - 07/11/09 07:43 PM
I just read an interesting article from our local newspaper about a church in the Grand Rapids, Mi area which is using Twitter broadcasts during the sermon to enlarge the conversation of faith amongst followers. Fascinating!
Leaves me wondering 'What Would Jesus Do?' if he lived in our global culture today? … (10 comments)
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grand rapids: Grand Rapids Real Estate Agent, Sue Prins ....Stretching Threads of Compassion. - 06/29/09 01:34 PM
Grand Rapids, MI agents don't have to wait for the yearly announcement of the 'Good Neighbor Award' to support and celebrate one of our own local Realtors®. It's wonderful to live in a community in which so many individuals give of their time and talents to serve our local community.
And … (10 comments)
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grand rapids: Celebrating 50! Spring Parade of Homes Tour Dresses in Green... - 06/01/09 07:44 PM
There are a number of metrics which one can use to get a handle on the current housing market in Grand Rapids, Michigan. However, the one which captures my attention as we head into what is traditionally the busiest season in real estate is the Spring Parade of Homes. Here's what … (4 comments)
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grand rapids: Grand Rapids, MI Home Buyers: You Don't Have to PAY for Listing Information! - 05/07/09 06:32 PM
Recently a call came into the office from a prospective buyer. After talking with her briefly, I asked her if she was being assisted by an agent who could get her real time updates of newly listed homes when they were listed.
She seemed surprised that this was possible. But it … (27 comments)
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grand rapids: The $1,000 Foreclosure Prevention Option - 04/24/09 11:22 AM
This past week, I attended a Foreclosure seminar which was part of the Fair Housing annual educational and awards presentation held in Grand Rapids, MI. The event drew a significant number of individuals representing different areas of government, business and the non-profit sector.
The foreclosure session was led by Kym … (14 comments)
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grand rapids: Reving Up the Spring Real Estate Market...March Roars Out in 2009! (Grand Rapids, MI) - 04/21/09 08:31 PM
If the beginning of the year 2009 was somewhat tepid for real estate sales in Grand Rapids, Michigan…things changed in March. March roared in and out with numbers which had many in the real estate community chattering with delight.
Activity increased with home buyers sending sales into an upward spiral which … (5 comments)
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grand rapids: How to Avoid the Trade-In Trap When Buying Your New Home! - 03/27/09 03:19 PM
With interest rates dropping to their lowest levels since 2004, the home equity loan re-finance bug is itching a lot of folks again. As we approach the Spring Market which traditionally swings into full gear around March, home buyers will be able to take advantage of low interest rates and a large … (40 comments)
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grand rapids: Guess Who Came For Dinner? - 03/25/09 08:22 PM
Last night, I attended a huge dinner party. Our neighbors at the Temple Emanuel invited members of the greater Grand Rapids community to attend a Model Seder. I had never been to a Sedar celebration before although I am very familiar with the old Testament story of the Jewish Passover. The invitation … (15 comments)
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grand rapids: Striking in Black & White...Grand Rapids, MI - 03/21/09 04:51 PM
When you take a look at things in black and white, you see things in a different way. This past year, I've taken several snapshots of a variety of areas in Grand Rapids, MI and converted them to black and white images. This slide show done with Real Estate Shows … (9 comments)
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