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Average sales price in Macomb County MI was $92,626 - what does that buy?

January 20th, 2010 · No Comments · first time home buyers, macomb county mi real estate market, tips for home sellers

Last week I wrote about the average sales price during the 4th
quarter of 2009 for residential sales in Macomb County MI.
I thought it would be interesting for those who are perhaps looking for
a home to purchase in Macomb County, or those who are considering
putting their homes on the market to get a glimpse of the [...]

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Macomb County MI real estate market snapshot for September

October 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Macomb County MI real estate market report, tips for home sellers

Our Macomb County MI area has been in the midst of this real estate
downturn for several years now, and I thought it would be interesting
to see how this past September home sales compared to the previous
Septembers (2007 and 2008).
While we aren’t seeing home prices stabilizing as of yet, we are
seeing fewer homes come on the [...]

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FHA & VA mortgages are the leading preference for Macomb County MI home buyers

July 12th, 2009 · No Comments · fha mortgages and first time home buyers, macomb county mi real estate market, tips for home sellers

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 month of June (2009) [...]

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Sterling Heights foreclosures are selling - but a few surprises also

April 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Real estate market reports - Macomb County, Uncategorized, chesterfield township, macomb county mi real estate market, sterling heights, tips for home sellers

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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A condo in Sterling Heights MI sold that wasn’t a foreclosure? You bet!

February 18th, 2009 · No Comments · macomb county mi real estate market, sterling heights, tips for home sellers

There is so much misconception out here in Macomb County about how next to impossible it is to sella condo, especially one that isn’t a
foreclosure or a short sale.  Today I’d like to talk about a condo in
Sterling Heights that sold yesterday that wasn’t a foreclosure (or a short sale) but was lovingly maintained by [...]

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It’s about darned time! (Short sale addendums for purchase offers)

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · macomb county MI, short sale advice in Macomb County MI, tips for home buyers, tips for home sellers

I am overly excited this morning about something that is probably not going to mean alot to many people - yet - but  will mean more clarity to those who are considering purchasing a short sale home in Macomb County.
First, exactly what does it mean when you see a home and it is advertised as [...]

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A response for Aaron Kelley - too lengthy to leave in the “notes” section

February 7th, 2009 · No Comments · fha mortgages and first time home buyers, first time home buyers, tips for home buyers, tips for home sellers

Mr. Kelley left a note on the side panel of this blog letting us know that he has his home for sale, and one of the incentives that he is using is to pay the first 6 months of a buyers mortgage payments.  Also, if a buyer can close within 30 days of an accepted [...]

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Ask your real estate agent to strip your market reports of the lease information

December 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments · chesterfield township, macomb county MI, macomb county mi real estate market, tips for home sellers

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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New FHA mortgage loan limits for 2009

November 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments · SANG, Uncategorized, chesterfield township, fha mortgages and first time home buyers, macomb county MI, macomb county mi real estate market, st. clair shores, tips for home buyers, tips for home sellers

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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Is your porch light on?

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · macomb county MI, tips for home sellers

**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 - and [...]

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