The following is a monthly market analysis for Birmingham Michigan. It compares median price of only residential homes sold in Jan. 2009 with Dec. 2008 to determine the # of homes sold for the month and the increase/decrease in average sold price. It also distinguishes how many homes were recor
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02/21/2009
The following two scenarios with buyers prompted me to attend a seminar on Michigan Property Tax Appeal to find some answers about tax assessing and how to appeal property taxes on residential homes. Last year I had a home owner (not selling their home) approach me for market comparatives as the
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02/20/2009
My passion is to make a difference. To best illustrate how this takes shape in my life is to tell a story about the first party I hosted at a farmhouse we rented after I graduated from college. It was a Halloween party. Besides the invitations, planning for food and logistics, I needed a costu
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02/19/2009
The following is a monthly market analysis for Rochester Hills Michigan. It compares only residential homes sold in Jan. 2009 with Dec. 2008 to determine the # of homes sold for the month and the increase/decrease in average sold price. It also distinguishes how many homes were recorded to be B
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02/13/2009
The following is a monthly market analysis for Oakland County Michigan. It compares only residential homes sold in Jan. 2009 with Dec. 2008 to determine the # of homes sold for the month and the increase/decrease in average sold price. It also distinguishes how many homes were recorded to be Ba
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02/13/2009
This title, as the subject line, appeared in my inbox the other day. The minute I saw it a whole slew of thoughts followed. Recently I was in a big hurry (frequently) and someone was in front of me driving really slow. Annoyed (often) I became the "migatory weaver bird" (remembered that phrase
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02/06/2009
As Realtors, we should always have our camera (and now video camera) with us at all times. In the past, I usually did -- who knows if someone is going to call up to list a home - plus I do a fair amount of Broker Price Opinions (BPO) that require pics. But there were times when I hesitated - ha
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02/05/2009
As I do almost daily, I watch the Twitter Stream and check in on a few of my favorites--and always adding to my list of all things Twitter. And, as a good Tweeter should, I find many that I want to RT (retweet) to acknowledge the contribution that certain tweets have provided for me and the comm
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02/01/2009
