Livingston County Real Estate by Bob Smith
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2011
A new study says that lower priced homes will have steeper price drops than their higher priced counterparts, according to a report by DSNews.com. Already discounted heavily, many of these lower end properties are ‘distressed'. Before the housing market tanked, this market was robust due to the p...
06/28/2011
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Some home buyers have very specific requirements. Perhaps it's a large kitchen, or a finished basement. Sometimes it's acreage with a pole barn, occasionally it must have an in-ground swimming pool. One of the most often heard requirements is for architecture type, and it seems that ranch style...
06/27/2011
Right now, there are twenty three detached single family homes and twelve condos for sale in this price range. This search is for the Brighton School District, so while some properties fall within city limits, many are in the surrounding townships. Ten of the thirty five units are bank-owned (f...
06/25/2011
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Brighton enjoyed it's inaugural American Music Festival so much, that it's back again! Held in the Municipal lot off First and Main Streets, there will be local and national talent providing folk, bluegrass and country music. Of course, there will be food and beverage tents, as well as the larg...
06/25/2011
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It amazes me how many people don't read the newspaper, or who don't seem to care. I guess we're so used to talk radio and sound bites on the networks and from the big media outlets that it's just 'too easy' to forget about other sources. We are fortunate in our area to have a great local paper, T...
06/24/2011
Through the end of May 2011, there have been 2,150 sales in Livingston County. The median sale price is $133,200 and the average sales price is $151,277, as reported by our Multi List System (MLS), Realcomp II, Ltd. The highest price sale (reported as of today) in the MLS is a 2006-built 4138 sq...
06/23/2011
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Locally, there is still a lower inventory, especially in homes under $180,000. The best homes (best condition at the best prices) go very fast. TIP: Get daily listings from your agent, drive by interesting properties quickly, and have your agent get you inside as soon as possible. If you like ...
06/22/2011
Using data from our Multiple Listing Service (MLS), Realcomp II, Ltd., we are seeing a continuation of the existing trend of lower inventory and shorter time on the market. Through May, and comparing years 2009, 2010 and 2011, inventory has gone from a year to date (YTD) figure of 2840 in 2009 to...
06/22/2011
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I love this time of year. I have a serviceberry tree in my courtyard and when the berries ripen, an amazing array of large and small birds appear. I just replaced a large bird feeder that hangs from the tree with one designed for smaller birds. For the last few days I've noticed a chipmunk eat...
06/20/2011
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This past weekend I helped out at the Brighton Optimist Club's 'Free Fishing Derby For Kids'. It was the 25th anniversary of the event and we had a proclamation signed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and some other special activities for the kids. One was a visit from the Howell Conference an...
06/14/2011
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