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While I was analyzing the Macomb County MI sales data for the month of October I noticed that 2 townships – Shelby Township and Chesterfield Township – had home sales prices increase this past month in comparison to the previous October: Shelby Township had 53 homes sold in October 2009, and the average sales price [...]

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I was out and about yesterday showing homes in Chesterfield Township (Macomb County MI) and realized that there are many wonderful homes and condos for sale under $100,000.  (Perfect pricing for those who are buying for the first time and are going to take advantage of the 1st time home buyers tax credit!) Chesterfield Township [...]

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I’ve shown many homes in Sterling Heights (Macomb County MI) over the last 2 months and while many of them have been your typical on the market  homes (not a foreclosure or a short sale) I have been surprised to see that it is the foreclosure sales that have overwhelmingly been the homes that have [...]

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Around this time last year (I remember because it was cold and snowy – again!) I wrote an article about a home seller in our area (Chesterfield Township) who had success because of the things that they did correctly: They priced their home to compete with the bank owned homes that were cropping up in [...]

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Contrary to all the doomsday talk about home sales in Macomb County and across the state of Michigan, homes that are owned privately are selling. Let me state this clearly:  Not all home sales in our area are foreclosure sales. During the last month (December 2008) 208 homes that were privately owned sold.    Out of [...]

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The Scenario: You live in one of the communities in Macomb County MI.  You are considering putting your home up for sale and are planning on interviewing several real estate agents. The agents come to your home to view it and talk with you about your needs, and towards the end of the interview they [...]

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HUD and FHA came out with their annual assessment recently, and new FHA loan limits have been announced for those who wish to purchase a home in 2009. For Macomb County the limit has been lowered due to declining property values.  The 2009 mortgage amount has been limited to $271,050. (This is down from $297,500) [...]

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For as long as I can remember my nursery and garden center of choice has been Meldrum Brothers nursery on the south side of 23 Mile Road (just east of I-94) in Chesterfield Township. Don’t let the roadwork on 23 Mile Road hinder you.  This nursery is worth the trip! Meldrum Brothers is open all [...]

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One of my favorite streets in Chesterfield Township is east of Jefferson on Harbor Drive. Harbor Drive winds along Anchor Bay and has residential homes that have both canal side properties as well as lake front homes. On the left hand side of the photo are canal side homes with quick access to Lake St. [...]

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At the beginning of each month I get excited about looking at our multilist stats for home & condo sales for the previous month. In Chesterfield Township it surely appears that first time home buyers were out in droves during July (2008) as most of the home & condo sales prices were in what I [...]

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