Maureen Francis

Yes, It is true.  Our listing at 6847 Alden was reduced by $200,000 yesterday and it wasn’t a Black Friday Sale.  You can still take advantage today.
This special Green Lake front home is down to $900,000 and it is ready for a new owner. Take a look

Written by Maureen FrancisSKBK Sotheby’s International Realty, 248.430.4450
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Birmingham Michigan
Birmingham Michigan
I had been meaning to use my new flip video to put together a little video of Birmingham this fall.  Never got around to it and now I am glad I didn’t because my effort would have looked very amatuerish next to this clip.
At about 34 seconds into the piece you will see [...]

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When I lived in Ukraine, I had some of my most memorable Thanksgivings.  Thanksgiving, of course, is not a Ukrainian holiday, so we few Americans who wanted to celebrate the holiday had to really make a concerted effort to recreate it in a country without Butterball, Pepperidge Farms and Ocean Spray.  The meal became less [...]

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Please watch Thaddeus McCotter explain why Detroit must get the $25 billion loan.
Written by Maureen FrancisSKBK Sotheby’s International Realty, 248.430.4450
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This GOOD REAL ESTATE NEWS just in from Metropolitan Consolidated Association of Realtors. Note the great numbers in Bloomfield Township:
Home sales again increased in both Oakland and Macomb counties compared to figures from last year. In Oakland, sales rose 23 percent; in Macomb, they rose 26 percent.
Affordability helped make Southfield Oakland’s top-selling municipality: [...]

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Today I received a call from a salesperson from California who wanted to sell me the latest and greatest real estate lead system.  She started off the call with, “Maureen, are you still selling real estate?”
I was leaving an open house and headed to an appointment to meet a new listing client.  Yes, I am [...]

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Dmitry and I will be at our new listing at 1011 Stratford in the City of Bloomfield Hills. It is a beautifully updated ranch with a finished lower level, that we know you will enjoy seeing. The complex is right off of Woodward across from the main gate to Cranbrook. Please stop [...]

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Someone is going to get a GREAT deal on this super home, steps out of desireable downtown Birmingham. When the home last sold in 2004, the list price was $1,395,000. Dmitry and I relisted it this week for the motivated seller at $799,990.
No, nothing is wrong with the house. It is not a [...]

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Before I go off on my VOTE message, let me share a little bennie I just got in my mailbox from Matt Prentice, who owns a few fine local eateries including:

Coach Insignia

Northern Lakes Seafood Company

No.VI Chop House

Shiraz

Tavern on 13

Deli Unique

Plaza Deli

Matt wants you to vote tomorrow too, so he is said in his email
“I want [...]

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I just ran a complete search of home sales in Birmingham MI for the first three quarters of 2008. There were 243 home sales (225 sold, 18 pending sales) between January 1st and September 30th, 2008.
I decided to create a pdf file so that readers could take a look at these sales [...]

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HALLOWEEN HOOT- Beverly Hills
The 13th Annual Halloween Hoot takes place Sunday, October 26th at Beverly Park.
* 10 am - Noon - Topping & Gutting Pumpkins (Volunteers needed)
* Noon - 2 pm - Carving Pumpkins
* The first 200 youngsters can carve a free pumpkin [...]

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