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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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The “rehab” mortgage offered by FHA is a wonderful product, but also wrought with confusion for many potential home buyers. One of the areas that confuse buyers is that there are actually 2 different appraisal amounts that the home must meet in order for the mortgage to be approved.
Below is a basic example of how [...]

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A gentleman that I know in the mortgage banking industry in Birmingham Michigan wrote an excellent article about purchasing a short sale and things that a buyer and their agent should pay heed to before writing the offer.
One of the things that my buyer clients and I often talk about are the differences between short [...]

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I love the excitement that a home buyer has once they hear that their offer to purchase has been accepted by the seller.  One of the areas that we talk about before they write an offer on a home is what happens during that “in between” time.  As a buyers agent in Macomb County I [...]

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I hate to be a nag (even my hubby doesn’t call me a nag :-), yet I find myself having to do so today.
Because of recent calls from people asking if the federal First Time Home Buyers tax credit will be extended again it reminds me to remind you!   There has been NO word or [...]

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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 known [...]

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