How Much Does The Interest Rate Really Affect Your Buying Power? I am going through old listings that couldn't sell at the owner's desired price and through files of home owners who didn't try to sell after getting a market analysis (CMA) for…

Lake Oakland Lakefront Home Sales- Great News If You're Selling! Buyers- Play Games And You May Lose Out! Good news for current homeowners on Lake Oakland in Clarkston and Waterford MI Prices are up and homes are selling quickly If you want to…

Clarkston MI Home Purchase- Why are the Seller and I Both Paying for Title Work/Insurance? When you get your closing statement you will probably notice charges to both you and the seller for title. A very over simplified way I've explained this in…

Commonly Asked Questions - Clarkston MI Home Purchase- What is the Deposit For? How Much Should it Be? When you make an offer on a house in Clarkston MI one of the questions I will ask you is: How much of a deposit to you want to give me?…

Inde pendence Oaks County Park, Clarkston MI Offers Something for Everybody Year 'Round The last couple summers I took my continuing education (6 hours/year for license renewal) at Independence Oaks County Park with another real estate office…

Clarkston MI Home Buyer- "Highest" and "Best" Are Not Synonyms True story: A friend of mine, who is also a Realtor, wrote an offer on a house for herself. The house is a short sale and my friend made a fair offer. The listing agent called to…

Clarkston Michigan Home Buyer- How to Calculate Your New Property Taxes Right now in Clarkston Michigan many houses are assessed higher than their true market value. Many home buyers are under the false assumption that they will only be stuck with…

Clarkston MI Home Sales Are Up- AGAIN!! 2011 home sales in Clarkston MI were up in units, average sales price and total dollar volume from 2010. And 2010 was better than 2009. Is this a trend? Will 2012 be a better year than 2011? If you were…

Am I Overpaying? Is the listing overpriced? What is the house worth? All questions, or variations of questions, most buyers ask when buying a house in Clarkston, MI They are valid questions with not easy or pat answer. The value of the home…

When a potential seller makes an appointment to meet with me about selling their Clarkston MI home I am typically asked "how long will this take? " and "are you going to take pictures? " There are two ways a listing can happen. The 1 step approach…

Short sales in Clarkston Michigan - click here for the very basics including my attempt to define exactly what a short sale is and the basic steps involved. Below is more about what to expect throughout the short sale transaction Short sale…

I want to start out by stating this post IS NOT for the potential Clarkston short sale seller Short sales, and what I like to call a normal sale, are 2 completely different animals. Most Clarkston MI short sale sellers NEED to sell and are upside…

Low Ball to me means way under market value- NOT way under the asking price As an experienced agent, I KNOW WHEN I HAVE AN OVERPRICED LISTING! But the point of this post is about coming in way under MARKET VALUE and insisting I jump and present in…

Homes for sale on all sports Lake Oakland and Woodhull Lake There are currently 9 homes for sale on Lake Oakland and Woodhull Lake ranging in price from $169, 900-$899, 000. Lake Oakland and Woodhull lakes connect for a total of 370 acres. Excellent…