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E-Notary & Remote Notary

E-NOTARY AND REMOTE NOTARY PUBLIC The Michigan Legislature will be voting on a series of bills in 2018 that if passed will have the effect of allowing both e-Notarization and Remote Notarization in Michigan.  The bills as currently written provide for the full implementation of these programs in mid to late 2019 and requires the [...]

2018-10-24T10:04:13-04:00October 16th, 2018|Industry News, Local News|
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NAR’s Top-Level Domains Officially Released

The newest trend in Real Estate today is the .Realtor and .RealEstate Top-Level Domains. You may by wondering what a Top-Level Domain is, but I can assure you it’s not as complicated of a topic as it sounds. I’m sure you are used to seeing “.com” attached to the end of a website as with [...]

2018-09-24T08:56:30-04:00September 24th, 2018|Industry News, Local News, Real Estate Tips|
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Wire Fraud

Buying and selling a home is an exciting time, but there can be pitfalls for unsuspecting consumers .  We want home buyers ,sellers, agents, and lenders to be aware that criminals are using wire fraud schemes to steal money meant for home purchases or the proceeds from the sale of the property.   Watch [...]

2017-08-10T15:09:30-04:00August 10th, 2017|Industry News, Local News, Real Estate Tips|
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Chamber Small Business Celibration

The Top 10 finalists in the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 Small Business Celebration have been named. Professional services firms, contractors, food and beverage makers and entertainment facilities are among the finalists in the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 Small Business Celebration. The Top 10 SBC finalists in the running [...]

2017-05-03T15:31:58-04:00May 3rd, 2017|Local News|
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Whale Watching In Northern Michigan?

It seems whale watching is becoming quite a thing here in northern Michigan. Sleeping Bear Dune's National Lake shore Many people, both tourist and local's alike do not realize that large whale populations migrate through the great lakes every year, including our vary own Grand Traverse Bay's. (See images at bottom of [...]

2017-04-01T01:03:04-04:00April 1st, 2017|Local News|
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Michigan Eliminates Dower Rights

Effective April 7, 2017 Dower Rights will no longer effect real estate in Michigan. What is a Dower Right? Dower rights have historically allowed a widow to use her deceased husband’s real property during her lifetime.  The justification for these dower rights dates back to when a woman was unable to own property.  Essential [...]

2017-03-29T10:24:30-04:00March 29th, 2017|Industry News, Local News|
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Wire & Computer Fraud Coming to a Market Near You

If you have been paying attention to the national, or local industry news you would have seen that fraud is on the rise; primarily Wire Fraud.  This process is usually done by either spoofing, or breaking into an agents/sellers e-mail and sending out updated wire instructions on the day of closing. Another common attack [...]

2017-02-28T16:20:39-05:00February 28th, 2017|Industry News, Local News, Real Estate Tips|
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A Little Presidents Day History

Did you know that the very system we use for locating property in Real Estate was founded by former President Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was not only our 3rd president, but was also a land surveyor.  With his knowledge of surveying he created the Public Land Survey System.  This system broke land down into Sections, [...]

2017-02-20T13:42:07-05:00February 20th, 2017|Local News, Real Estate Tips|
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