Livingston County Real Estate by Bob Smith
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2007
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Regardless of the market, here are six strategies to help get your home sold. We are currently in a strong buyer's market, which means that there is more inventory than available buyers. In SE and Central Michigan, this has been caused partly by the decrease of employment in the auto manufacturin...
12/31/2007
I'm proud to say that my office will be hosting a blood drive on Saturday, January 5, 2008, from 10 am through 3:45 pm. Preview Properties is located at 130 W. Grand River (corner of St. Paul) in downtown Brighton.Stop by and donate a pint! According to the American Red Cross of Livingston Count...
12/28/2007
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I recently received an inquiry about non-smoking restaurants from somebody new to the County. I told him about the ones that I knew of personally, and began to keep notes as I was out and about. Just a few years ago, you would have been hard pressed to think of a single non-smoking restaurant i...
12/28/2007
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On December 20, 2007, President George Bush signed the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007. For homeowners in financial trouble, this is good news.Under the system before this act was signed, homeowers that sold their homes for less than what was owed (a 'short sale'), or who had debt fo...
12/26/2007
Auburn Hills-based Champion Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CHB) announced that it has acquired Canadian builder SRI Homes Inc. for $114 million (CDN) on Thursday, December 20, 2007.Champion Enterprises builds and sells manufactured and modular housing under many different industry brand-names.SRI Homes ...
12/24/2007
The East Grand River Road project is underway! If you've traveled the road between Pleasant Valley and US-23, you've noticed that there are a lot of trees that have been removed on the north side of Grand River.This first phase is to help expedite the identification, relocation and consolidation ...
12/22/2007
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(c) Robert Smith 2007 I've just installed a new 'Commuting Expense Calculator' on two of my web sites. This calculator determines fuel and mileage costs and their effects on a monthly budget. Enter the mileage to work from two different cities, some other parameters, then the loan amount for a ho...
12/21/2007
At the December 19, 2007 Green Oak Township Board Meeting, the Building Department recommended consideration of an ordinance to register residential rental units. The Board's online packet and minutes contain numerous rental registration ordinances from around the State. The current thinking is t...
12/20/2007
The Detroit News today reported the donation of eight (8) acres of wetland along the Logan Lakes Natural Preserve in Oceola Township. Located south of M-59 and near Hughes Road, this represents the second land donation to the Livingston Land Conservancy this year - a first. There is a variety of ...
12/19/2007
The Howell Opera House will celebrate its 126th anniversary with a gala event from 8pm till midnight on December 29th. Actually a day early of the true anniversary of December 30th 1881, funds will be used to help with the second floor restoration. Tickets are $85/person ($75 if you're a member) ...
12/19/2007
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