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OK, this is in no way real estate related, but it is a cool thing that I just found and I can help others try it out as well. VOIP is phone service that uses your high speed internet connection. This startup company is offering free service and equipment as part of its pending product […]

The Fair Credit Reporting Act recently was amended to require each of the nationwide credit-reporting bureaus – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – to provide consumers with one free copy of their credit report every 12 months. These reports contain consumers’ payment histories, loan balances and other personal and financial information used by lenders, landlords, employers […]

Bank of America real estate loan eats closing fees
Program could save home buyers thousands
Monday, May 16, 2005By Janis MaraInman News
Steve Ozonian, Bank of America
Anyone who has been confounded with unexpected and seemingly inexplicable fees at the closing table will probably appreciate a new Bank of America mortgage loan program, Mortgage Rewards.
The program, currently available only […]

Volunteering is important. I spent 2 years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine, working on business development projects as a member of the first group of Peace Corps volunteers to go to the former Soviet Union. The experience changed my life and I know that it changed the lives of a number of Ukrainians […]

Realtor.com is OK, but there are much better sources for finding information about homes for sale these days. In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a Realtor, and Realtor.com is an asset of the National Association of Realtors.
The problems with Realtor.com is that the descriptions are often lacking and the data is old. It […]

Real Estate in our market continues to increase in value, with Birmingham increasing by 6.23%. This information was taken from the Oakland County Assessors Office. For more information go to this article in the Oakland Press.
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We prepare monthly market condition updates that are published on Realtor.com. To view our May updates for Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Troy, Beverly Hills and Royal Oak, click here.
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Lately the news has been full of negative stories about the local economy and the real estate market. While there is some truth to those stories, I think that consumers are only getting part of the picture. Homes are selling. We are hearing about jobs being created here, but we are not seeing those stories […]

The Michigan attorney general’s office is asking real estate professionals to report anyone who sells real estate without a license. The state has nearly $1 million available to investigate and prosecute those who violate the license law.
“We will go to any lengths to stop this practice,” said Doug Whitehouse, MAR president and long-time MCAR member.
The […]