Northern Michigan Real Estate

Despite a beleaguered Michigan economy, Petoskey residential real estate sales volume, measured in terms of both unit and dollar volume, actually increased in 2006 from 2005.  Unit sales of single family homes and condominiums in the Petoskey School District increased from 273 to 282 units, an im...

Two prominent members of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents were recently interviewed by eFinanceDirectory.com and asked the question, "Do Buyer Agents Protect the Buyer's Interests?"Barry Nystedt is currently the president-elect of NAEBA and also serves as the president of the Ma...

I just wanted to let you know that the new Homeland Security Bill has passed. Things will be different now and Internet surfing will be tracked by what the FBI calls a "non-intrusive method." The FBI says you will not notice anything different.  For a demonstration, click on the link below. Homel...

Bulletin - This just in from the Michigan Association of Realtors: "Granholm's Tax on the Real Estate Industry = Pay Cut for Realtors."Yes that's right, folks.  Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is proposing a sales tax on real estate commissions, along with numerous other services one would us...

Once again I find myself asking the question, do Realtor ethics really matter?  Presumably, one of the principal reasons for using a Realtor is the fact that we are bound by a "strict" code of ethics.  In many instances, however, the Realtor Code of Ethics seems to fall short of its stated goals....