Maureen Francis

Fact Sheet
Today is my favorite Soviet holiday. International Women’s Day. When I lived in Ukraine, it seemed like this was the holiday that EVERYONE looked forward to, and celebrated with gusto. There all the men ran around town delivering flowers, candy and other gifts to the important women in their lives. Offices began the party [...]

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Excuse the Sound of Music reference, I could not resist. A few months ago we mentioned the city pages we are building on our web page, Oakland County Homes.
We are still adding on, and we would like us to tell you some of your favorite things about the city (or village or township) where your [...]

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A few years ago we bought an investment property and the previous owner didn’t quite get everything out prior to close.
Among other things we were left with a couple of window air conditioners that we would no longer need because we planned to install central air. I’d just heard about Freecycle.org, a listserv that allows [...]

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Good news! We are continuing the linen drive for the Detroit Rescue Mission. So if you have some things you would like to clean out of your linen closet, there is still time. Just call us, or drop them by our office at 348 E. Maple in Birmingham. Your donations will be greatly appreciated.
Oakland County [...]

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Friends highly recommended a new yoga studio in Royal Oak called Yoga Shelter. Happily enough, Yoga Shelter is offering a free week of unlimited yoga to new visitors. They are also honoring the offer at their West Bloomfield location at Orchard Lake and Maple.
I just completed my free week, and joined up for another 60 [...]

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Realcomp, our MLS and v98.7, Detroit’s Smooth Jazz station, have teamed up to promote MoveInMichigan.com. As part of their promotion, they invited Realtor members to send in tips for home buyers and sellers. We sent in a couple, and are listing them here for you:
In addition to looking at proximity to schools, work and shopping, [...]

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Our monthly newsletter is up on our web site. We’ve got new articles with advice for home buyers, tips on making sure your are properly insured and thoughts on dealing with pets when you are selling. As always, our Oakland County Market condition reports are available here (scroll down), and on Realtor.com
If you would like [...]

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Happy Holidays from Dmitry, Maureen & Santa’s Little Helper
Written by Maureen Francis
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Has it really been two weeks since my last entry? Wow. The funny thing is that “hits” are up over the last few days even without new content. Not what I would have expected a few days before Christmas. Seeing the same thing on our web site Oakland-County-Homes.com
Also would not have expected that we would [...]

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Hey, look! Metro Detroit does not have any municipalities on the lastest list of overvalued housing markets.
Written by Maureen Francis
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There are currently 530 single family homes on the market in Troy.
For the 530 listings:
Avg List Price $348,654.00
The Median Price $299,900.00
The Highest Price $1,650,000.00
The Lowest Price $125,000.00
The Average Market Time 98 days
Since January 1, 2005, 575 single family homes in Troy have sold.
For the 575 listings:
Avg List Price $301,455.00
The Median Price $270,000.00
The Highest Price $1,100,000.00
The [...]

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