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seller financing

Land Contract Results in Quick Sale for Birmingham Builder

by Maureen Francis on January 29, 2009

in Metro Detroit

I hate to say I told you so, but I did. Creative thinking pays off in today’s real estate market. Two weeks ago, I told you about one Birmingham MI home owner who decided to offer very attractive land contract terms to promote interest in a luxury home he was trying to sell. Guess what? [...]

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Seller Financing Is The New Black

by Maureen Francis on January 22, 2009

in Finance,Seller Information

Banks ARE lending money, they are just a quite a bit pickier about the particulars: who, what, how much, where, when etc… When I wrote this post about seller financing a few days ago, I really had no idea about how the floodgates would open. Frankly, there are very few land contract homes listed in [...]

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It’s baaaaaaaaaack: Seller Financing!

by Maureen Francis on January 14, 2009

in Birmingham MI Real Estate,Buyer Information,Finance,Seller Information

Tightened credit markets and a sluggish real estate market have sellers looking for ways to seal the deal. This week I saw a Birmingham builder do what he could to take control of the situation and set his properties apart. His answer: the land contract. Not only is he offering land contracts, he’s offering them [...]

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