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

Normally when people think about buying a home they start out searching for homes on the Internet. They have their wish list and must have list in mind, they have a good idea about what city they want to reside in, and they have a bit of an inkling of how much their new home [...]

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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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Last week I received an email from a past client who purchased a home in St. Clair Shores several years ago.  She wanted to know how sales were going in her area, and if we are seeing signs of market recovery yet.
What I found was actually rather encouraging: A couple of homes similar to hers [...]

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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 HUD key being able [...]

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I dislike pressuring people, especially home buyers.  If you would ask my previous clients they’d be apt to say that I’ll talk them out of purchase rather than talk them in to one.
That being said, if you are thinking about buying a home solely to take advantage of the first time home buyers tax credit, [...]

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I wrote this article the other day and published it on my first time home buyers blog, and then decided to add it here.  (Something I don’t normally do - I don’t like to duplicate content as it appears to be spammy. )
This is so important though that I broke one of my own rules. [...]

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I was out and about yesterday showing homes in Chesterfield Township (Macomb County MI) and realized that there are many wonderful homes and condos for sale under $100,000.  (Perfect pricing for those who are buying for the first time and are going to take advantage of the 1st time home buyers tax credit!)
Chesterfield Township has [...]

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—You better start looking now.
I hate it when I sound like a “salesperson” (no offense to sales people intended) but things are going to get crazy-busy here in Macomb County during the months of September and October.
Already we are experiencing signs of what is going to come hurdling at us like an avalanche:

Multiple offers on [...]

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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 as [...]

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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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