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We are constantly looking at new listings and new sales in the MLS. Homes are selling every day. There is good news in this market. While the days on market have almost doubled since last year, we are seeing higher average sales prices and higher median sales prices. Higher end homes are selling as well. […]

Beverly Hills residents, mark your calendar for one of our favorite events of the fall, the 11th annual Halloween Hoot, which will be held on October 22 in Beverly Park.
“Hooters” can look forward to cider and doughnuts, story tellers and trick or treating down the “hoot trail.”
The schedule for the day:

10:00 am - Noon, volunteers […]

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Seller,
I am sorry your marriage didn’t make it. Really, it makes me quite sad. I felt your loss when I walked through your beautiful house last night, in spite of gracious hostessing by your Realtor. Her broker open was well attended. The shrimp were delicious, by the way. But your house […]

This week we are introducing a new voice on miOaklandCounty.com, Ken Mascia, President of Oxford Financial in Birmingham. If you have questions for Ken’s finance articles, please send them. If you find yourself owing more than your home is worth, you can contact Dmitry and Maureen, and we will try to help you.

 
That’s a tough […]

Local 4 anchor, Ruth Spencer, put out an awful tip in today’s Freep.

RUTH TO THE RESCUE : Get a home inspector who’ll tell it like it isHome inspectors who want future referrals from a real estate agent have been known not to tell it like it is if the truth could cause a buyer to […]

Even tony Birmingham has been effected by Michigan’s faltering economy. Many local communities have been proactive in nurturing business development and expanding their base of restaurants and retailers. Ferndale, Royal Oak and Troy come to mind
So now the Birmingham city commission is responding to citizens’ requests and looking at creating a new class of liquor […]

Certainly others of you out there in the blogosphere will have the answers to my questions.
Today I was googleing something, and I landed on Googlebase. It looks like ActiveRain has managed to send our ActiveRain blogs there. Thanks, Matt, Caleb and Ben! This certainly is another ActiveRain benefit. If you are a real estate professional […]

A few months ago I was doing a final walk through with a buyer prior to close. The seller met us there to explain a few of the high tech features of the home to the new owner. When we came across a dining room set in the basement and some other furniture in the […]

Our Realtor friend in Denver, Kristal Kraft, put out a great blog recently about how her clients saved on moving costs. I’ve had a number of clients recently use PODS, and it seems like they’ve made a great splash into our market. Did any one else see their cool truck during the Dream Cruise? Pods […]

Two weeks ago we (almost) sold a home that had the double whammy of inspection issues: black mold and radon. My buyer has decided to take a pass on this home. Can you blame her?
Anyway. About that gas. Radon test are becoming increasingly common in home inspections these days. They take a couple of days, […]

As I read the Sunday paper this morning my stomach started to knot up. Felt a little bit like nausea coming on. I have homes to sell in Michigan (for the clients we represent). If you are selling a home in Michigan, you know what I am talking about. I can no longer count the […]

My childhood home has been gone for almost a year. Soon a spectacular new home will be finished on the site where my parents lived for more than 35 years. We were the only family to ever live in that home.
My mom found a yet-to-be completed spec home in 1969, they bought it, and she […]