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Posts about things going on in Real Estate in Milford, Michigan; Highland, Michigan; White Lake, Michigan; Commerce Twp, Michigan,; West Bloomfield, Michigan; South Lyon, Michigan; Birghton, Michigan and HArtland, Michigan in Oakland and Livingston Counties of Michigan

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2010 

Today's post is totally off the topic of real estate, but then none of us is completely one-dimensional. With all of the hoopla and news coverage about the Toyota recalls what has been lost in the noise is that all cars are somewhere in the process of shifting over to drive-by-wire systems in maj...
02/11/2010
I try to keep a positive attitude and to project that with clients; however, I refuse to be the devil in the smiley face mask, trying to paint a rosy picture of the current market in from of potential listing clients. We are still in a crappy market, especially here in Michigan. Our unemployment ...
02/10/2010
  I suppose that I'm going to have to better understand the ActiveRain channels and other categories that one can post to here. Otherwise, much of the stuff that I post here may never be seen. I enjoy blogging and try to post something on a daily basis, although I don't always stick on topic to r...
02/09/2010
“Hope may play traitor at times, but she is so agreeable that we forgive her offences for the sake of her company.” (Minna Thomas Antrim) from the Jack’s Winning Words Blog. Minna wrote those words over 100 years ago, yet they are still relevant today. Every now and then hope lets us down, as I’m...
02/07/2010
Not a foreclosure or short sale, just a great buy on a nice house that will make a great home for someone. Entry level is freshly primed and ready for your decorating ideas. Open floor plan has huge living room that is open to the  kitchen and dining areas. Large master bedroom on entry level, w...
02/07/2010
This wonderful vintage home was built in 1925 and has all of the great woodwork and wood floors and other character that you would expect to find in a home of that era. What you might not expect is what great condition the home is in. The current owners have updated the kitchen and bath, put on ...
02/07/2010
Do you ever see or listen to one of those commercials, usually for some over the counter nutrition or health product that says, as a part of the commercial, “which emerging science suggests may…” and it goes on to make some claim about curing whatever it is aimed at or assisting you in not losin...
02/05/2010
The percentage of vacant homes in the U.S. rose from 2.6 percent to 2.7 percent in the third quarter of 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday. There were 2.09 million vacant properties available for sale, up from 1.99 million, the Census said. This number includes both listed propertie...
02/04/2010
Source: Inman News (02/01/10) - In a new study, "Housing in America: The Next Decade," Urban Land Institute senior resident fellow John McIlwain says the housing market will not return to what it was prior to the downturn but rather that a "new normal" will take its place. He expects another 10 p...
02/03/2010
From The Wall Street Journal, Nick Timiraos (01/30/2010) Accountants at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are auditing mortgage files to uncover loans with improper documentation about a borrower’s income, and then forcing banks and savings and loans to buy the loans back. Freddie required lenders to bu...
02/02/2010
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Posts about things going on in Real Estate in Milford, Michigan; Highland, Michigan; White Lake, Michigan; Commerce Twp, Michigan,; West Bloomfield, Michigan; South Lyon, Michigan; Birghton, Michigan and HArtland, Michigan in Oakland and Livingston Counties of Michigan