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grand rapids real estate: Tall House project Called off - 04/04/08 10:06 AM
I read in last night's paper that Tall House Condo's has been called off. The state of the art 9-11 story project on Ottawa Avenue was slated for over 90 condo units.
I'm certain sluggish sales were part of the reason, but more than likely a bank financing the project changed the game. I've heard a lot of rumblings lately about banks changing terms midstream on developers.
Banks have asked for notes due in advance, increased equity in projects and mandatory rate and term re-finances at their discretions. Safety first, but what good does it really do? I don't understand how killing a … (0 comments)
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grand rapids real estate: the state of mortgage companies in West Michigan - 08/08/07 05:30 AM
Thought I would chime in on the state of the mortgage business in the area. As many of you have heard, National City is the latest ( and I'm sure not last) to drop a bomb on the West Michigan economy. They are no longer wholesaling home equity lines. This follows the news from American Home Mortgage and Heartwell Mortgage closing up shop due to the downturn in loan activity.
It is quite surprising to me that respected names like National City, Heartwell, and AHM are the ones to announce problems. I always thought it would be the known bottom feeders … (0 comments)
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grand rapids real estate: Grand Rapids Michigan County Map - 07/31/07 08:58 AM
The link provided below is a map of the entire state of Michigan and the counties it contains.
This picture is provided by the Grand Rapids Association of Realtors for public tax information by county.
It is helpful when searching West Michigan for Real Estate to know where the counties are if you are unfamiliar.
You can search many different Real Estate Websites by geographical area, but county inormation is important for tax data and socio economic data.
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grand rapids real estate: Going Green in Real Estate - 06/29/07 09:29 AM
As Kermit the Frog used to say, "It's not easy being green." I am a child of the 80's. Miami Vice, Magnum PI, hair bands, heavy metal, fast cars, fun, excess, Wall Street, and a slight bit of wondering and skepticism about whether the environment was ours to use, or ours to protect. As a product of a blue collar working class family, I went to work in high school, (actually before that) worked through college, and worked after college without the time or money to hike through Europe to "find myself". I never had time for causes and never got … (1 comments)
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grand rapids real estate: It was bound to happen - 06/26/07 10:26 AM
I got an e-mail from my friend John Seville at First Horizon Home loans today with a link to the story I've quoted below from the Boston Patriot Newspaper. I have been telling everyone for six months, at some point someone is going to take notice of what West Michigan has to offer. The cost of living and fantastic way of life here will not go unnoticed and lead someone to invest in the community. It will not be long before an industry will settle its headquarters here and create the "Boston" type of jobs that make a community the envy of … (1 comments)
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grand rapids real estate: From Hawaii with love - 05/11/07 07:07 PM
I wanted everyone to know that opportunity knocks every day in the real estate business. I chartered a boat out of Lahaina today to do some deep sea fishing. (PLease read my previous blog about why real estate is like fishing.) Our first mate is a young man with wander lust, by the name of Stephen Mundy. He is a well spoken and intelligent guy, who also happens to be a newer Keller Williams Agent. Where is the opportunity you may ask? Well let's count. As I'm riding a boat with no fish, we have quite a time to talk business. … (0 comments)
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grand rapids real estate: Thank you Real Estate Community - 05/04/07 06:16 AM
I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who attended our office open house yesterday. A special thanks to Andrew Baker of Mercantile Bank for sponsoring the event, and Craig Boening of America's Preferred Home Warranty for supplying a door prize.
Congratulations to Julie Rossio of Keller Williams for correctly guessing $150 for the jar of moneyCongratulations to Chris Freeman of Five Star for second place-$50 Celebration Cinema Gift CardCongratulations to George Keely of Avalar Home Team in Flint for third place- BinocularsAnother thank you to Title Rite, Avalar Corporate Headquarters, Michele T Brown Group, Hastings City Bank, Karen Bouma, … (0 comments)
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grand rapids real estate: Why Real Estate Sales is like fishing - 04/19/07 07:04 AM
Whaaat? How can you say fishing is like selling Real Estate? Easy, in both you spend countless hours prospecting the waters for the big one, catch several small and mid size ones along the way to keep and eat, and if you are like me, sad to leave after a full day of it, and can't wait to get out for more the next day. Now that one run on sentence sums it up, let me digress and give you the details in paragraph form.
Prospecting- Think back to when you were a new agent, and had that first hot lead, … (3 comments)
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grand rapids real estate: First Blog - 04/18/07 05:14 PM
Thanks again to Lola Audu and Ethan Dozeman for opening my eyes to the world of blogging. I visit several chat forums sites for my personal life, mostly fishing, and I have a Myspace page, but I never realized the power of blogging until I attented Lola's seminar last week. I truly believe that this is the future of Real Estate. Funny, thing as I started typing this, the phone rang and it was our local newspaper asking if I have had a chance to review their contract and I almost started laughing. See, I am the new business manager at Avalar … (31 comments)
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grand rapids real estate: New Real Estate Office Open House - 04/18/07 03:46 PM
Grand Rapids Real Estate Office Open House Thursday May 3rd, 2007 - 3:00PM - 7:00PMGrand Rapids, MI- Avalar Grand Rapids Real Estate is proud to announce the opening of their second West Michigan Location. Realtor and affiliate members of GRAR are invited to stop by and see our newest location. Avalar Real Estate is a nationally franchised, locally owned and operated Real Estate Firm dedicated to a providing a high tech, low cost environment where agents can grow their Real Estate practice through in-house training and goal oriented accountability programs. Avalar Grand Rapids Real Estate looks forward to seeing you at … (2 comments)
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Jason Carpenter
Grand Rapids,
MI
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