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One of the challenges to purchasing a foreclosure is abiding by all local laws regulating the condition of the home (different city/township inspections and Certificate of Occupancy requirements).    Macomb County homes that are serviced by a well and septic system also have a mandatory inspection at the point of sale. This can be a bit [...]

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I remember last summer when a buyer client and I viewed a home in Warren.  It was a foreclosure, and because she was semi-interested in the home I did a bit of research on it the next morning. The City of Warren had “tagged” the home, which means you  need an inspection from the building [...]

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This is one of those “just when I think I saw it all…” kind of posts. Last week I took buyer clients through a foreclosure (bank owned) home in north Macomb County.  The home has been on the market for quite a while, considering the low price for a large newer home in that area.  [...]

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Once again I was reminded this morning that home buyers are having a difficult time receiving accurate information from their real estate agents regarding tagged homes on foreclosures.  Many Macomb County communities now have in place an inspection of foreclosure homes by the building departments before you will be issued a certificate of occupancy.  Without [...]

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During the cold winter months I long for summer. Viewing the foreclosures and vacant homes in the winter isn’t much fun.  In fact, it can be quite challenging and uncomfortable.  My buyers and I cringe each time we trudge our way through snow drifts to enter the home, and no relief is found on the [...]

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A few days I wrote an article about the National Association of Realtors® taking a stance and adding to their Standards of Practice the verbage “don’t give out the lockbox code!”.   While reading and commenting it reminded me of something that is taking place with HUD owned homes:   The locks are re-keyed with the same [...]

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I knew it wouldn’t last forever, but I was kind of shocked to get the information in my email that the HUD incentives for Michigan are ending soon. As of February 12th of this year (yes, less than 2 weeks away) HUD is putting an end to the wonderful incentives that they’ve been offering for [...]

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One of the things that really gets my goat (ok, that was an oldie but it applies) is the lack of sellers disclosures on bank owned homes. In Michigan if I decide to sell my own home I am required to provide a written sellers disclosure about the condition of the home.    Are there any [...]

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The first reading of a new ordinance in the City of Warren has already taken place and the 2nd reading will probably happen when the city council next meets. This ordinance is going to have a positive affect on homeowners in the city by helping reduce the eyesores and the safety hazards that abandoned properties [...]

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The 2009 summer property tax bills will be arriving in the mailbox (or, to your mortgage lenders mailbox.) If you are considering purchasing a home please keep in mind that many homes have had property tax reductions due to lower property values, but many have also had their homestead exemptions stripped. (Foreclosures, abandoned homes, etc.) [...]

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