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Sophie was selling her drawings at the Blueberry Festival in Paradise, Michigan. That is up at a northern tip of the UP for those of you who have never heard of Paradise.
For me, Sophie was the highlight of the day. She actually sold out of drawings while we where there.
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Written by Maureen FrancisSKBK [...]

In the last few weeks, Marianne Sweet and I have had a couple of quick success stories. I called in Marianne on two new listings and asked her to do her magic.
In one case, the home had been on the market previously with another agent, and had not sold. It was [...]

Ken Mascia’s recent post on the Mortgage Relief Act resulted in some good questions about exactly what the new law does for home buyers. This week Ken was even featured on the front page of the Oakland Press, where he further opined on the topic. We are always delighted to see Ken’s name [...]

Metro Detroit has it’s own celebrity foreclosure. It might not attract national media attention like Ed McMahon, but then we already have Mayor Kilpatrick garnering the spotlight from late night talk show comedians, so what more could we want?
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is doing a short sale on her home. Personally, I [...]

There’s a thief in my neighborhood.

Actually, there are at least 1000, according to Rochester Hills’ City Naturalist Lance Devoe.

Deer.  We all love them.  Watching Mama Doe and her babies meander through the yard is nature at its finest.  On one snowy day last winter, we had 10 deer frolicking through the back forty.  One deer, [...]

Two weeks ago Dmitry and I took a day and headed down to the outskirts of Cleveland (about 150 miles away) to pick up a brand new car that was made about 70 miles from our home.  The car had to pass by our home to get to the dealership in Cleveland.  Ironic, right?
We were [...]

Yesterday I spent a few hours sitting at a booth at the Birmingham Farmers Market with Rebecca Meisner from Weir Manuel.  Our group, the Birmingham Bloomfield Realtors Network, is a sponsor of the market this year.
One of the people who stopped by to chat with us picked up my card and said “If I see [...]

This morning my 5 year old and I made that annual visit to the pediatrician for her back to school check up.  Katya is a healthy child, but she “freaked out” last year when Justin, the nurse, had to prick her finger to do a blood test.  Ever since she has had a deathly fear [...]

I’ve been seeing an interesting phenomenon this year. Seems like some home buyers are so driven to “get a great deal” that they’re buying homes they aren’t even that excited about living in! I’ve been financing houses since 1990 and for the most part people are generally buying houses to improve their quality [...]