The summer of 2007 may well be remembered as the "Season of the Negative Headlines" for many of us in the real estate industry in Michigan. Daily we have been bombarded with the words "mortgage meltdown" and "record foreclosures".It saddens me to realize that the media isn't touting as loud an
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08/31/2007
In this mornings edition of the Detroit News on the front page is an article announcing an agreement reached by the U.S. Justice Department and an owner of an apartment complex in Livonia, Michigan to settle a discrim
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08/30/2007
Jeff Belonger http://activerain.com/jeffmortgageman had a wonderful post this morning about our blessings here on ActiveRain and paying it forward. BTW Jeff, I enjoyed talking with you last night, and hope we can do business together soon. Your posts on ActiveRain have been the most informativ
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08/28/2007
The condominium lifestyle is attractive to many buyers from first time purchasers to current home owners wishing to downsize their homes or minimize their maintenance chores.Most condominium buyers are eager to view the association rules and by-laws, but one area that is often neglected (and can
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08/25/2007
If I told you that putting your home up for sale now and receiving $20,000 to $30,000 less for your home than you would have received in 2004 was a sound financial move you would tell me "You're crazy!" If you have a typical Macomb County first- time buyers home that is now bursting at the seams
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08/22/2007
This photo was taken New Years Eve 2002 and is a photo of me and my youngest son Nicholas when he was home during what is called "Exodus" leave. He was in the beginning of his U.S. Army basic training and during the weeks around Christmas time and the New Years most if not all of the basic trai
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08/20/2007
Macomb County mid-month market report The following data is compiled for Macomb County Michigan from statistical reports courtesy ofMirealsource TM. This report does not contain data for home sales that occurred outside ofMirealsource TM via private sales recorded with Macomb County records or
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08/19/2007
I recently spoke with a future home seller in my area (Chesterfield Township Michigan) and was asked this question: "How are you different?" My first reaction was: "What a terrific question and I'm glad you asked that!" (Isn't that an awes
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08/19/2007
Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk both with a future seller and a future buyer. During both conversations I was aware that I was advising both parties much differently than I had in my previous 10 years in this industry. The real estate market has changed so much in the last few years an
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08/16/2007
In Mt. Clemens: On Friday August 17th Bud Light Riversight & Sound Concert Series Presents Rare Earth! These Friday night concert series are free to the public and are located on the riverfront. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m but if you notice while driving through downtown Mt. Clemens many
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08/15/2007
