Archive for June, 2008
Don’t Let Your Furry Friends S(p)oil a Sale
6 Comments Published June 18th, 2008 in Dear Mr. and Mrs. Seller, Marianne Sweet on Home Staging, Seller Information.Dogs are people too, right? Not when it comes to selling a house.
As hard as it may be to accept and implement, when a property is on the market all traces of your beloved pets should be out of sight. This includes the food dishes, toys, cages, pet beds, litter and yes, [...]
Carnival of Real Estate #95 Visits The Motor City
8 Comments Published June 16th, 2008 in Blogging, Real Estate Opinion.Shhhh. Don’t tell anyone here in Metro Detroit. Unlike many of my neighbors, I don’t really know too much about cars. Last year when I hosted the Carnival of Real Estate #35, I used the Motown theme, so this year I am pretty much obliged to attempt to do something somewhat creative [...]
Short Sales: The New Frontier for Bank Fraud
4 Comments Published June 12th, 2008 in Beverly Hills MI Real Estate, Birmingham MI Real Estate, Bloomfield Hills MI Real Estate, Buyer Information, Finance, Royal Oak MI Real Estate, Seller Information, Troy MI Real Estate.I hesitate to write this post because I hate to put ideas in anyone’s head about how to commit fraud. The perpetrators are always one step ahead of the banks and “the system” and, just like with mortgage fraud, the rest of us will all end up paying the bill for the latest trend [...]
I was driving down Harmon Street in Birmingham today and I was compelled to jump out of the car to take pictures of a couple of homes with beautiful flowers in front of them. After our especially long winter, the bright colors seem even brighter this year.
Thank you to this Harmon Street homeowner [...]
Home Stager Experiences Drop in Property Values Firsthand
2 Comments Published June 1st, 2008 in Marianne Sweet on Home Staging, Metro Detroit, Real Estate Opinion.When the Feds dropped the prime a couple of months ago, my husband and I decided to refinance our home in Rochester Hills. Our 5-year ARM was maturing in September.
We never planned to refinance this home. In fact, I believe the phrase “if we’re still living here in 5 years, I’m going to shoot myself” [...]
