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I wrote this article the other day and published it on my first time home buyers blog, and then decided to add it here.  (Something I don’t normally do – I don’t like to duplicate content as it appears to be spammy. ) This is so important though that I broke one of my own [...]

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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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One of the questions that I was recently asked by a Macomb County caller was if the 1st time home buyer tax credit could be used with the purchase of a condo and not a single family home. The answer is a resounding yes. A condo is a home.   Just because there are common areas [...]

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I think home sellers will find the news much more valuable now than ever before.  If a home seller has balked at accepting an offer on their home from a buyer who is using an FHA or VA mortgage they should pause and look at this chart: Over 1/2 of homes that sold during the [...]

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Home sellers in St. Clair Shores have been experiencing some stabilization in their home sales, however price is still “king”. 55 homes sold in St. Clair Shores (Macomb County MI) during the month of June this year, compared to 59 for June of 2008. The prices ranged from $14,900 to a wonderful Worthington canal front [...]

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First time home buyers: Important dates to keep if you are purchasing a home this year. August 1st: Start your pre-approval process with your mortgage lender and begin to gather the documents that you will need (pay stubs, past 2 years tax returns, last 90 days of bank statements, cancelled checks showing rental payment history [...]

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Last week I heard from a gentleman who is thinking about not renewing his apartment lease and taking advantage of the first time home buyers tax credit.   In his inquiry he wanted to know if he purchased a home for $40,000 if he still would recieve all of the “$8,000″. The answer is no. He [...]

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This past Sunday my husband, grandson and I went to downtown Mt. Clemens for the arts fair and to watch my oldest son (Rick Charming) and his fabulous drummer friend (Val Klaft) perform.  While we were there I realized it had been a while since I viewed any homes for sale in Mt. Clemens and [...]

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—You better start looking now. I hate it when I sound like a “salesperson” (no offense to sales people intended) but things are going to get crazy-busy here in Macomb County during the months of September and October. Already we are experiencing signs of what is going to come hurdling at us like an avalanche: [...]

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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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