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Julie Plotnik at Victory Home Loans just sent me an article from CNN about creative things sellers are offering to attract buyers. Incentives span from flat screen TVs to cars.
We’ve seen some intriguing offerings in our local market too. One seller was offering a beautifully restored classic car! There were tickets to the Ryder Cup […]

Baldwin Public Library is in the midst of a speakers series for homeowners. There are some great topics coming up.
DOWNSIZING: OR, HOW TO FIT A 4 BEDROOM COLONIAL INTO A 2 BEDROOM CONDO - February 1 - 2:00 p.m.
Barbara Cooper, Custom Interior Coordinator at Fox Run Village, will give some tips on how to leave […]

We’ve been working on some local city pages for our web site. At this point, a couple are done, but we are still at it. If you have suggestions for content, we’d be delighted. I am thinking of adding some of our favorite stores and restaurants in each city.

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A few years ago we bought an investment property and the previous owner didn’t quite get everything out prior to close.
Among other things we were left with a couple of window air conditioners that we would no longer need because we planned to install central air. I’d just heard about Freecycle.org, a listserv that allows […]

We are just finishing compiling a list of millage rates for 2005 for all of the municipalities in Oakland County. It should be posted on our web site early next week. Once we are done, we will let you know, so check back, or sign up for our email notifications at the bottom of the […]

Good news! We are continuing the linen drive for the Detroit Rescue Mission. So if you have some things you would like to clean out of your linen closet, there is still time. Just call us, or drop them by our office at 348 E. Maple in Birmingham. Your donations will be greatly appreciated.
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Just clipped this excerpt from an Inman News article that discusses a recent National Association of Realtors study on how consumers are finding homes and Realtors:
About 77 percent of home buyers reported that they used the Internet to search for a home – a 3 percent increase since 2004, according to the 2005 Profile of […]

Friends highly recommended a new yoga studio in Royal Oak called Yoga Shelter. Happily enough, Yoga Shelter is offering a free week of unlimited yoga to new visitors. They are also honoring the offer at their West Bloomfield location at Orchard Lake and Maple.
I just completed my free week, and joined up for another 60 […]

This summary report just came in from Realtor.com, showing us how many times our listings have been viewed over the last 2 months. The statistics for the week of January 15th are incomplete, so the drop shown is incorrect.
As we’ve said before, we’ve noticed a lot more showings since after Christmas. Our web site is […]

If your home is vacant and you are trying to sell, its not uncommon for the home to become a bit musty smelling once you are gone. This is no reflection on your housekeeping habits, and occurs all the time once a home is sealed up and doors and windows don’t let in fresh air […]

Realcomp, our MLS and v98.7, Detroit’s Smooth Jazz station, have teamed up to promote MoveInMichigan.com. As part of their promotion, they invited Realtor members to send in tips for home buyers and sellers. We sent in a couple, and are listing them here for you:
In addition to looking at proximity to schools, work and shopping, […]

Hmmm. Are the Big 3 seizing on the booming national real estate market to help deal with sagging domestic car sales? GMC introduced the GMC Pad at the LA Auto Show. The concept vehicle is being billed as an “urban loft with mobility.” Hip, high-tech living for people who can’t afford a house and a […]