Chat about Macomb County MI real estate & Homes for sale search site

I was out and about yesterday in St. Clair County showing homes to a wonderful couple.  One of the homes that we were really interested in viewing seemed to have most of their “wish list / want list” covered. Imagine our disappointment and surprise when we pulled up to this: This was an extremely long [...]

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Finally back on track (and with some free time!) to analyze a bit more today the homes sold in Macomb County during the past year. Once again the north west part of the county, Macomb Township, showed me in black and white what I had been seeing with my buyer clients:  Stability. There were fewer [...]

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In Michigan as in other states when a home owner puts their home on the market in most instances they are required to fill out a sellers disclosure form. This form really isn’t tricky or difficult to fill out. It has basic “yes and no” questions about whether certain items are in working order and [...]

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Last week I received a call from a condo owner in Sterling Heights. She has had her condo on the market off and on a couple of times and would really like to sell it.  Pricing isn’t an issue, she is realistic about the over saturation of condos on the market and can price her [...]

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A while back I received an email from someone who wanted to know if there is a list of HUD approved condos that she could look over.  I directed her to HUDS site that is updated when condo sites are approved, searchable by state, city or zip code. This morning I had some free time [...]

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For those of you who recently purchased a home please double check and make sure that you turned in your Principle Residence Exemption (if it applies to you) on or before this coming Friday, April 30th. If you need a form, or are unsure if this is something you should be filing, please don’t hesitate [...]

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Last year when the first time home buyers tax credit was close to expiring we heard talk about it being continued.  And it was.  This time around however there isn’t even a whisper of that happening. Please, if you are at all considering buying a home to take advantage of the up to $8000 in [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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