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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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)
Most of [...]

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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 - and [...]

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