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One of the areas that has been hit hardest in this buyers market in Macomb County is the condo market.  So many to choose from and those on the market are taking much longer to sell. The good news? Interest rates are fabulous, and most condos in our area qualify for FHA or VA financing.  [...]

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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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On Monday of this week I attended a mandatory-vital-got to be there meeting at my office, RE/MAX Advantage  1, Inc. in Chesterfield Township.   During the meeting it was revealed that the owners of the company (Tom Figlan, Rich Kolb and Roberta Rasmussen) had decided to go in a new direction with their company and drop [...]

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A phenomena that those in the real estate industry have witnessed for the past 2 years or so has been brought to a halt.  Finally. It’s what I (and others) termed “Buy and Bail”. In Macomb County some of what I saw and heard of was nothing but greed. Sure, home sellers tried to justify [...]

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One of the things I’ve noticed over the last 90 days or so while showing homes in our area is that the foreclosure (bank owned) homes are priced now with selling in mind. A year or so ago the banks overpriced the homes.  I believe they were setting their prices at what they were owed, [...]

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Lately I’ve been bringing everyone up to date on available mortgages in Macomb County MI, especially those that will help first time home buyers. A friend of mine, Jeff Belonger (AKA the FHA Expert) has written an excellent article that gives you a nice side by side comparison on purchasing a home using a FHA [...]

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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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Don’t let the headlines fool you.  Homes are selling in our county, including homes over $200,000.  Yes, people can still get mortgages. Yes, there is help available for home buyers.  And no, I don’t know where the “bottom” of the market is. I cannot predict the future – all I can do is show you [...]

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My 2 favorite trick or treaters treated me last night!   Grover Jr. and Leo (7 and 4 years old) invited me to their home to be a part of their Halloween. Leo had a fun time, although it was hard to harness him long enough to take his picture! I do believe he wanted Frankie [...]

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**I wrote this article a year ago, and when I was re-reading I realized just how timely this is for us now once again.  It’s almost that time of year again!** Late yesterday afternoon and early evening I was showing homes to potential buyers in Macomb County. It was a gloomy day; rainy – windy [...]

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