From the monthly archives:

May 2009

And the Answer is … HARDWOODS!

by Marianne Sweet on May 31, 2009

in Metro Detroit

I received a call recently from a client to whom I had provided a Home Staging consultation report. For those not familiar, a consultation involves touring an occupied house for sale, assessing it’s flaws and possible buyer turn-offs, and providing a complete DIY to-do list to the seller. For sellers who have the time and [...]

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Breaking News: First Time Home Buyers Can Use $8k Tax Credit as Downpayment!

by Maureen Francis on May 14, 2009

in Buyer Information,Finance

Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow homeowners to use the $8,000 tax credit as a downpayment. Donovan’s remarks came in an address to several thousand REALTORS®, including 130 from Michigan, who are in Washington D.C. [...]

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Michigan: A Great Place to Live!

by Ken Mascia on May 14, 2009

in Metro Detroit

Michigan on a Positive Note! Okay, really, I have absolutely had it with some of the doom and gloom we are all hearing about. Sure industry is going through some dramatic changes right now and in my opinion it’s not all bad. The various things happening in the auto industry in Michigan today are going [...]

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