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Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend I was showing homes to two sets of out of town buyers. Amazingly enough, it was difficult for me to make quite a few of the appointments for the homes that I wanted to show. In 3 or 4 cases I had to call the listing office multiple times […]

This one doesn’t need any explanation. I love it! Very funny.
Turn your speakers up and be prepared to laugh. And just when I thought that Realtor Associations don’t have senses of humor!
Thanks for the laugh, Florida Association of Realtors.
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Written by Maureen FrancisSKBK Sotheby’s International Realty, 248.430.4450
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The latest mortgage product out of California, of course. Though we are not financial advisors, I would suggest that at 50 year mortgage is a bad idea for most buyers, especially in Michigan. We do not have the enormous annual appreciation in property values that would help someone get out from under one of these […]

Just doing a bit of research on sales statistics for the City of Birmingham so far this year.
There are currently 605 single family homes on the market. This includes homes available for rent or sale.
For the 605 listings:
Avg List Price $702,546.00
The Median Price $560,000.00
The Highest Price $8,950,000.00
The Lowest Price $700.00
The Average Market Time 128
Since January […]

Katya and I are just back from our first trip to the Birmingham Bassett Hound Parade. She loved it! It had all the fun of a small town parade, with fire trucks, poiticians in classic convertibles, 2 marching bands and a couple of brownie troups. Put it on your calendar for next year. We certainly […]

We had a super turnout at our “Real” Beverly Hills home tour. In all, 12 homes that are being marketed by SKBK Sotheby’s were open to the public last Thursday evening. In spite of the weather, we were happy to see lots of buyers, neighbors and other Realtors who were curious about the homes we […]

Rain or shine, we’ve got some great houses open this Thursday, May 18th from 5pm to 7:30 pm. And we’ve got super prizes to make the event even more enticing. So get out and take a look. There is a map and more details on TheREALBeverlyHills.com.
We will be at 16961 Wetherby and on Fairfax
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You may include the lower level sq. ft. in the total sq. ft. field for a property only if the following apply:
1. The house is a split level (i.e. tri-level, quad-level etc.) and the lower level is finished in the same quality as the rest of the house.
2. All exterior walls of the lower level […]

Check out PLSnow.com. If you are looking for a home outside of metro Detroit, this site links to many major public listing sites across the US. Its a great place to start your search. Or call us and we will hook you up with a qualified agent wherever you need.
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This morning at our office meeting we had a chance to discuss the interesting things that have happened since we became SKBK Sotheby’s International Realty last week. Personally, I am having a little bit of trouble adjusting to the name, after so many years of saying the old name.
But I digress…
Anyway, we seem to be […]

A recent Oakland Press article hits on the rise in foreclosures in Oakland County. Unfortunately, we are seeing it in all segments of the market.
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For the last few weeks, I’ve been working on The Real Beverly Hills home tour for SKBK Sotheby’s houses in Beverly Hills. We’ve got lots of fun planned and GREAT prizes for this twighlight event. I hope to see a lot of people there because we have some great homes and some great prizes. For […]