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When you plan on purchasing a home using mortgage money it doesn’t matter what type of mortgage you are applying for (FHA, VA, Conventional) - your mortgage lender is going to order an appraisal of the homes value.
They will want to make sure that the amount of money you are asking to borrow is not [...]

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If you have been out and about looking at homes for sale in the Macomb County area then you surely have noticed that the number of homes on the market that are foreclosures (bank owned) is less than what it was a few months ago.
Part of the reason for this lower number of bank owned [...]

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In order to keep my Michigan real estate sales person license in force I am required to attend 6 hours of continuing education each year.  Many real estate agents will say this is a waste of time as we are continually educating ourselves throughout the course of the year with each client that we represent, [...]

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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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The City of Warren in Macomb County MI saw some reduction in the
amount of homes going on the market last month (June of 2009) compared
to the same period last year.

Homes
listed June 2009:      262
Homes listed
June 2008:     340

The average total days on the market also showed a nice drop in June ‘09
compared to the [...]

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Home sellers in St. Clair Shores have been experiencing some stabilization
in their home sales, however price is still “king”.
55 homes sold in St. Clair Shores (Macomb County MI) during the month
of June this year, compared to 59 for June of 2008.
The prices ranged from $14,900 to a wonderful Worthington canal front
home that sold in June [...]

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First time home buyers: Important dates to keep if
you are purchasing a home this year.

August 1st: Start your pre-approval process with your mortgage
lender and begin to gather the documents that you will need (pay stubs,
past 2 years tax returns, last 90 days of bank statements, cancelled checks
showing rental payment history if applicable)
September [...]

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Thank you Julie for allowing me to answer your question here for the home buyers from Macomb County to read.
Julie sent me an email and asked: “If my husband and I buy a home that is in the $300,000 price range, is that too high of a purchase price to take advantage of the 1st [...]

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Around this time last year (I remember because it was cold and snowy - again!) I wrote an article about a home seller in our area (Chesterfield Township) who had success because of the things that they did correctly:
They priced their home to compete with the bank owned homes that were cropping up in their [...]

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