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howell real estate: Michigan Mortgage Rates - 03/05/08 02:09 PM
I just looked at rates for the day and they are brutal. Yes!!! You read that correctly. I'll say it again for those of you who don't believe me.
"Michigan Mortgage Rates are BRUTAL today!!!"
To receive your BRUTAL Michigan Mortgage Rate Quote just fill out the form, and we can tell you how bad your rates will be today! I hope you have a nice day.
How is it the market is so bad right now, but the banks are still raising rates.
This doesn't have to do with mortgage rates, but make sure you check your credit card mail, because … (2 comments)
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howell real estate: Michigan Mortgage Rates - 03/03/08 05:25 PM
It looks as though the ARM is going to be taking over again now that everyone has been getting the urge to get back into a fixed rate.
This is amazing how mortgage rates work. Not that long ago fixed mortgage rates were the way to go, but as of late it has moved to the other end of the stick.
With todays market being so, in simple terms, dead the government needs to keep lowering rates to start helping the housing market get back to normal. This would take banks loosening up the strap a little as well, because banks … (2 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate - 01/03/08 06:37 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You thought that I wasn't going to post today didn't you? Well I never like to say it, but "YOU'RE WRONG"!!!! Well today was the first time that I got a lead through my Active Rain blog, so I will say kudos to you guys for helping get my blog to top rankings. Well I guess not all of it was you guys, because I'm the one who has to sit down and babble on about what is going on in my somewhat dull, and uneventful life. Anyways I just wanted to get in a post today, but also to … (4 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate, Brighton Real Estate, Novi Real Estate - 12/26/07 12:38 PM
This article needs to be read by everyone. I do not understand how so many supposedly educated people are making predictions as to what the market is going to do. We have one problem, and that is that some of these guys that are making theses predictions are now out of the business. Cnn did an article that goes over a large part of this. I have to say that it is very difficult in this type of market to make any predictions other than at some point the market will come back, but the question that always follows is when. We … (0 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate - 12/26/07 10:24 AM
I just looked at a number of places for future rental properties, and I think that the biggest problem with homes is not the overall cost to purchase but rather the taxes. When you buy a home that is $30,000 with a mortgage that is under $300/month, but the taxes yearly for non-homestead taxes are $3,600 how can you afford to make any money. I have not beeen doing this for long, but the people that I have spoken with have been. They all complain about the same thing. The state taxes are outrageous for investors. Why should an investor pay … (2 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate - 12/21/07 06:51 PM
I found a home about 2 months ago, but I happened to find it after it had an accepted deal. Now here is the problem. The agent did not place the home as pending and continued to show the home not to mention she did not disclose that there was already an accepted offer. Well doesn't that just make you happy when you call them after you decide you are going to write an offer to have them say that it is already pending. I was just ecstatic. Obviously I tried to find out when it was supposed to close, so … (0 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate Quote - 12/20/07 09:31 AM
Having played hockey and been told by so many people that you will not make it, or you aren't good enough, and things like you aren't fast enough. I was so tired of the negativity that I wanted to explode on someone, but I found the best way to get to people was to say nothing, shrug it off. I wasn't going to let people tell me that I was incapable of playing hockey at the professional level, so I would go to the gym and work extra hard, meaning when I thought my body couldn't take anymore I would push … (1 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate - 12/17/07 10:11 PM
I was just looking through some homes that have recently sold in Marion Twp. I came across a 2,500 sqft. victorian home that closed this month. It was a foreclosure that was originally listed for just under $265k. The price slowly worked its way down to $180k. Then it finally sold for $158,889 with $5,097 in concessions. How cheap is that? Anyday of the week this is a good deal. The appraisal was going to come in just short of $300k. Good for whoever bought this home. I want this kind of deal, and I hope that I can find it. … (0 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate Sale - 12/11/07 05:11 PM
Last week Friday I had a closing on a foreclosed property, and let's just say that things didn't go so easy. People are all for that great deal, but they better be ready for a long and trying journey. I submitted my clients offer on October 12th, and closed last week on December 7th. What a process this turned out to be. My clients were first time home buyers, which this did not give them a good reference for home buying. Then to top it all off they were about to have a baby, and they were trying to get in before … (0 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate Quote - 10/30/07 07:36 AM
My last year of college I had to write a paper on whether or not ideas are innate. Innate means that we were born with ideas such as how to walk, or play a sport. When we think of something like this the best way to argue that yes we are is by using a guy like Wayne Gretzky, and how he was able to see things happen before they actually did. This would prove that yes we are born with ideas, but there is one problem and that is not everyone is that good. We can also use an example of … (0 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate Quote - 10/23/07 09:27 PM
This was an old post, but I thought I would add a little to it.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Author: Aristotle
I have found that over time the people that are the best at what they do did not just happen to be great they worked exceptionally hard at becoming great. We don't become great by luck or chance, but rather by educating ourselves and working hard all the time. This is something that I have been working at of late. I worked hard at hockey and treated everything else as if it isn't that big … (0 comments)
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howell real estate: Howell Real Estate - 10/22/07 09:45 PM
How many good deals are there? Too many is the best way to put it. Currently there are just under 200 homes currently on the market. If you or anybody that you know is looking for a new home then please feel free to visit my site, so you can look at the abundance of homes in the Howell Real Estate Market. http://www.oaklandlivingston.com
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Rick Marnon Howell Real Estate Agent
Brighton,
MI
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