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Todd Waller is a Realtor whom I hold in high esteem. Todd and his Team 366 work the Ann Arbor market, and Dmitry and I share a passion with them for innovative real estate marketing. The number one motivation to keep ourselves on the bleeding edge of real estate technology, at least for […]

I’ve whined about the death of the Sunday open house and how I think most buyers are looking, at least initially, at homes on line. With few exceptions, we are seeing less agents through most of our broker open’s as well.
I’ve also sung praise about our participation in the Birmingham Bloomfield Realtor Network, a group […]

There are all kinds of articles on the web for first time buyers. Plenty of advice, including seminars, classes and such. But rarely do I hear someone talking about first time sellers and the questions they may have. Yes, first time sellers have been on the other side of […]

Recently a very successful Birmingham Realtor asked me, “Maureen, how come you have been quoted so much in the newspaper lately? Is it your…ummm…ahh…(she struggled to find the word) … blog?” Um, yes, Mrs. Successful Realtor, it just might be that as I have not been sending any gifts to newspaper reporters lately, nor would […]

Yesterday I had one of my top 10 most memorable showings. This is a list that you don’t want to be on as most of those showings tend to be memorable for bad reasons, like finding people asleep in beds when you think the house is empty. That is always good for a […]

10. Try to sell “By Owner.” Sorry, I am not just saying this because my livelihood is in selling homes. If you want to sell your home, you need to be where the buyers are. Since about 90% of sales in Metro Detroit involve real estate agents, that is clearly where […]

Is your agent selling you short? Once again, I’m standing up to say that the agent you hire MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
Sorry for the shouting. I am a little riled up about this one. A few days ago I came across a couple of listings in the MLS that I find […]

Today as I was was driving home I noticed a new sign up on a home in Beverly Hills that has been on the market for about 6 months or so. The owners had tried to sell by themselves before they listed with an agent, who is, by the way, an outstanding Realtor. Now a […]

Dear Mr & Mrs. Seller,
I’ve noticed something funny lately. I happened to Google a couple of local agents’ names. I was really surprised that NOTHING came up. Shhhhhhh. Don’t tell them please. They are my competitors. I don’t really want you to find them. OK, OK, I don’t […]

Dear Mrs & Mrs. Seller,
Personally, I love local politics. I am a channel 15 junkie. That is our local cable access channel that airs Birmingham City Council meetings, Beverly Hills Village Council meetings and lots of other very local programming like the annual bloodhound parade. It’s the best reality TV around. And I like knowing […]

Dear Mr. & Mrs. Seller,
I am sorry your marriage didn’t make it. Really, it makes me quite sad. I felt your loss when I walked through your beautiful house last night, in spite of gracious hostessing by your Realtor. Her broker open was well attended. The shrimp were delicious, by the way. But your house […]

As I read the Sunday paper this morning my stomach started to knot up. Felt a little bit like nausea coming on. I have homes to sell in Michigan (for the clients we represent). If you are selling a home in Michigan, you know what I am talking about. I can no longer count the […]