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Have you been house hunting lately in Macomb County MI?   If you have, you’ve likely heard your buyers agent say “If you like it, don’t want too long to think about it.”     I’ve always hated saying this to my clients, but I would be negligent in my duties as a buyers agent if I didn’t [...]

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You’ve seen hundreds of homes online, and have viewed the interior of many home with your buyers agent.  Now it’s time for you to make an offer on a home that has your heart pounding and your palms sweaty.    If you’re a first time home buyer you are without a doubt nervous and excited at [...]

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A recent phone call that was placed to me from someone who had read many of my articles for first time home buyers leads to this one being written now.  The caller was confused because she had been led to believe that FHA had income limits, and that the loan limit was part of the [...]

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I’ve received a couple of phone calls within the last month from condo buyers (with their own buyers agents) who are stumped and confused about purchasing a condo with FHA financing. (The part that confuses me is why buyers are confused when they have hired a buyers agent, but that’s food for thought for another [...]

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One of the most confusing aspects of the purchase process for home buyers is sellers concessions. They’ve heard their mortgage lender mention it, in lieu of the buyers needing to bring to closing all of their closing costs, pre-paids, etc.    It’s also been discussed with their buyers agent during the process and while sitting down [...]

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Several months ago I read an article written by another real estate agent (in another part of the country) about an incident she had while showing homes to a  young buyer couple. The house was empty (the sellers left for the showing) and the buyers looked at the home thoroughly, even though they really weren’t [...]

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I’ve heard it so often that I cringe each time I hear it from a potential home buyer: “So-and-so told me to never offer more than 50% of the list price” or some version of that sentence. My response? If the homes list price is double what the market value is, then by all means [...]

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In the last month or so I have received more phone calls about an article I wrote last year that warned Macomb County MI home buyers about “tagged” homes and the certificate of occupancy that is needed before they can move in. There are 2 things I have learned from these calls:    1) Some buyers [...]

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I didn’t think it would happen during this time of the year (lousy weather, people not anxious to move in the winter, etc) but nothing should surprise me anymore. My buyer client sent me a list of 6 homes that she would like to view tomorrow, and when I pulled up the 6 homes only [...]

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(I wrote this article in 2008, and a recent email inquiry from a prospective foreclosure purchaser reminded me of it.  Not much has changed since 2008…) A phone call the other day illustrated to me once again how quickly our real estate market here in Macomb County is changing. The gentleman who called told me [...]

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