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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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One of our area multilist associations (Realcomp II Ltd.) has just released the March 2010 housing sales report and I have to say, I’m excited about what I’m seeing.   Most real estate professionals feel that the housing market will truly show signs of a recovery when 3 things happen consistently:    Number of homes on the [...]

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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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A recent question on Trulia Q & A section has still been on my mind days after I replied to it. The former home owner who asked the question was denied a short sale in which the lender wouldn’t take $30,000 less for their home. It was then foreclosed upon and sold for $116,000 less [...]

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Congratulations to Ashley, a single woman who purchased her first home. The home she bought was owned by HUD, and everything about the purchase process went smoothly. Unlike other bank or government owned homes, HUD has an online process for bidding. Everyone that bids knows when their offers to purchase will be considered, and it [...]

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“I only want to see foreclosures” I had an interesting conversation with a caller yesterday the other day and  thought I would share it with all of you.  I’m hoping that by sharing it and putting it out to the public that other potential home buyers will see it, and understand the very real aspect [...]

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MSHDA (Michigan State Housing Development Authority) has some new programs to help first time home buyers with their down payment assistance.   I talked with Michelle Cyplik of Paramount Bank in Rochester MI about these programs just before the Labor Day weekend, and we are going to get together at the end of this week to [...]

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