From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Short sales successes

by Maureen Francis on June 30, 2009

in Beverly Hills MI Real Estate,Birmingham MI Real Estate,Bloomfield Hills MI Real Estate,Metro Detroit,Royal Oak MI Real Estate,Seller Information,Troy MI Real Estate

When we started selling homes in 2001, short sales were unheard of in Metro Detroit.  Foreclosures were rare in Oakland County.  But times have changed and this year we have had an enormous uptick in our short sale business. Short sales are taking place in every price range.  In the last 30 days we’ve helped [...]

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What is a Mortgage Loan Modification and How can it work for Me?

by Ken Mascia on June 29, 2009

in Finance,Ken Mascia on Mortgages and Finance

Mortgage loan modification is something that has been talked about a lot over the past year as financial hardships have made it difficult for some to manage their monthly payments. Loan Modification is when your lender agrees to make a permanent change to the original terms of your mortgage loan. This could be in the [...]

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Oakland County Fireworks

by Maureen Francis on June 28, 2009

in Things to do

7/01 Fireworks in Borden Park in Rochester Hills 7/03 Fireworks during ArtBlast in Birmingham at the Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Center 7/03 Fireworks at Lincoln Hills Golf Course in Birmingham 7/03 Fireworks in the Parks at Addison Oaks County Park in Leonard 7/03 Fireworks over Wolverine Lake 7/03 Fourth of July Fireworks at Hazel Park Raceway in [...]

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Mortgage Rate Update

by Ken Mascia on June 20, 2009

in Finance,Ken Mascia on Mortgages and Finance,Metro Detroit

Mortgage Market Update June 9, 2009 Well, it’s Wednesday, May 27th and I’m cruising along at the office working out various underwriting issues working towards closing a bunch of loans because for the first time in over a year, I’m really busy! Oh happy day! Until today. On the day I am writing about interest [...]

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