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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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) [...]

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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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Sellers remorse. It happens. Lately, I have heard of it happening more often in Macomb County. Recently buyer clients of mine put an offer in on a home in our area. The home had been on the market for well over 6 months, and saw various price changes. What the home sellers did, in my [...]

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In the coming weeks we will probably be seeing much in the media about HUDs Federal Housing Administrations (FHA) new guidelines and pricing structure that is expected to go into effect on July 14th. I’ve already had calls from prospective buyers in our area who are worried that this will mean that the FHA mortgage [...]

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Last year around this time I wrote the following article and published it at my other blogsite. As I was thinking about the real estate market this morning the article came to mind once again. The advice directed towards home sellers in Macomb County hold even more true today. What do you mean by “I [...]

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