Archive for February, 2008
Birmingham School District Landlords, Didja Know…
5 Comments Published February 29th, 2008 in Beverly Hills MI Real Estate, Birmingham MI Real Estate, Bloomfield Hills MI Real Estate, Taxes, Troy MI Real Estate.The real estate market has turned many a hopeful seller into a reluctant landlord (or SellLord, as I have dubbed them). Yesterday I got wind of something I have never heard of before, though I can understand the motivation.
A new tenant went to enroll her children in the Birmingham public schools. The […]
Your Votes are Needed for Michigan Children’s Hospital
2 Comments Published February 28th, 2008 in Things to do.We are sooooo close to winning a DONATED fun center for Children’s Hospital. All we need is your vote. Voting ends on the 29th, so head on over now and let’s get that fun center!
Colgate-Palmolive and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation have teamed up this year to help children with Sickle Cell Disease and […]
Many thanks to journalist Mike Scott and photographer William Cowger for the article about us that just came out in the Oakland Business Review.
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Written by Maureen FrancisSKBK Sotheby’s International Realty, 248.430.4450
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What My Crystal Ball Says about Michigan’s Real Estate Market
6 Comments Published February 27th, 2008 in Ken Mascia on Mortgages and Finance.I hovered over my crystal ball all night last night trying to figure out what the universe has in store for Southeast Michigan real estate. That darned thing was cloudy until about 3am but by that time I had had about 3 martini’s and things started to happen (besides the headache and blurred vision!). […]
Grandma “Got It” When Her Home Became a House
9 Comments Published February 25th, 2008 in Home Staging, Metro Detroit.The number of senior citizens trying to sell homes is growing. As our parents and grandparents reach the “golden years,” it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to live unassisted. Rising co-pays and health care costs combined with decreases in retiree pension benefits are draining this generation’s bank accounts at an alarming rate. Health issues […]
Good, Better, Best Real Estate Marketing for the Michigan Home Seller (via Team 366)
9 Comments Published February 16th, 2008 in Dear Mr. and Mrs. Seller, Metro Detroit, Seller Information.Todd Waller is a Realtor whom I hold in high esteem. Todd and his Team 366 work the Ann Arbor market, and Dmitry and I share a passion with them for innovative real estate marketing. The number one motivation to keep ourselves on the bleeding edge of real estate technology, at least for […]
Update on Increase in Conventional Loan Limits: What Does it Mean for Metro Detroit?
1 Comment Published February 14th, 2008 in Finance, Ken Mascia on Mortgages and Finance.Yesterday President Bush signed the economic stimulus bill into law. One of the key points in the Bill for the real estate industry was an increase in conventional loan limits.
The conventional loan limit has been set at $417,000 for the past 2 years. Loans over this amount are Jumbo Loans and are generally subject […]
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Winter Love, originally uploaded by scottwills.
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Written by Maureen FrancisSKBK Sotheby’s International Realty, 248.430.4450
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My Website Provider Just Appointed My Association’s CEO To Their Board
0 Comments Published February 13th, 2008 in Blogging.Congratulations to Walt Baczkowski (Metropolitan Consolidated Association of Realtor’s CEO) and Point 2 Agent (my miBirmingham.com host) for teaming up. Walt was just at our office meeting this morning letting our agents know they need to be on Facebook and Myspace, among other things.
2 hours later one of my ActiveRain friends let me know […]
[Help]
This week, thousands of people lost their homes and over 54 lost their lives. The destruction is devastating and over five states have a long road ahead in rebuilding after these massive destruction.
Our caring friends at Agent Genius are rallying resources. Can you help?
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Written by Maureen FrancisSKBK Sotheby’s International Realty, 248.430.4450
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One of my Realtor pals in a far off market sent this excerpt from an email she received from a prospective seller client today:
“I am currently with BuyOwner but I think I need more exposure.”
I love it, and I can say no more. Well, actually, I think I have said most of it before.
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Realtors, Is Your Blog in Violation of the Realtors Code of Ethics?
10 Comments Published February 10th, 2008 in Blogging...Mine isn’t but it was until yesterday.
I attended Professional Standards/Code of Ethics Training this week provided by the Michigan Association of Realtors. Our trainer, Bruce Aydt, went over changes in the COE, and this is one that actually was put in January of 2007, yet is not at all well known.
Standard of Practice […]
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