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Jan 28, 2016

6 Things Sellers Do That Real Estate Agents Hate

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00January 28th, 2016|Home Tips, Tricks, & Ideas, Industry News, Real Estate Tips|

When you’re selling your home, you usually have your eye on two prizes: Getting it sold fast and getting a sweet price. And who knows how to sell the awesomeness of your home better than you? After all, you’re familiar with all of its best features—even those that might not be immediately apparent to potential buyers. Before you [...]

Jan 20, 2016

Drone Photography The Right Way

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00January 20th, 2016|Real Estate Tips|

The FAA were aware people were using these lightweight drones in business and at that time a pilots license was really needed to fly one for business purposes. That requirement was a little extreme; given they are remotely controlled and small and you cannot sit in them!  As a Drone flying hobbyist as long [...]

Jan 15, 2016

Pricing Your Home to Sell

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00January 15th, 2016|Home Tips, Tricks, & Ideas, Local News, Real Estate Tips|

Factors to Consider Unlike the cost of a gallon of milk or a flat-screen television, a home’s price can be hard to pin down. It’s complicated because each home is unique, and has its own story to tell. When it comes to setting the price of a house, the only thing to do is to [...]

Jan 14, 2016

Home Opportunities and Market Experience Survey

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00January 14th, 2016|Industry News, Local News, Real Estate Tips|

Highlights: The new Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) report was created to monitor consumer sentiment about the housing market. This new report covers core topics that will be tracked on a monthly basis such as views on housing as a good financial investment, whether homeownership is part of the American Dream, if now [...]

Jan 7, 2016

2015 Home Buyers & Sellers Trends

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00January 7th, 2016|Industry News, Real Estate Tips, Uncategorized|

The National Association of Realtor's, has released its Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report for 2015. Some Of The Highlights Characteristics of Home Buyers Gen Y comprises the largest share of home buyers at 32 percent, which is larger than all Baby Boomers combined. Younger Boomers comprise 16 percent and Older Boomers comprise 15 [...]

Jan 5, 2016

6 Easy Ways to Warm Up Your Home

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00January 5th, 2016|Home Tips, Tricks, & Ideas, Local News|

Every winter when the temperatures go down the heating bills go up, and you start seeing a lot of advice about home improvements you can make to keep your house warm without going broke. A lot of it is really good advice. But what if you don’t want to want to tackle a project in [...]

Dec 16, 2015

The Fed To Raise Interest Rates

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00December 16th, 2015|Industry News|

Today the Federal reserve, or Fed, is expected to raise it's interest rates.  Why is this a big deal? The last time the Fed increased it's rates was in 2006.  To put that in perspective, that's a full year before Apple released the original iPhone.  Those rates control the cost of just about everything, [...]

Dec 3, 2015

Michigan to get Flat Rate Recording Fee’s ?

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Industry News, Local News|

Recording costs have always been a variable of nuisance when it comes to buying or selling a new home, refinancing an existing mortgage, or any other type of documents you may need to have recorded with the county’s Register of Deeds office. Why? Each county in the state of Michigan has the ability to [...]

Nov 23, 2015

Traverse City To Go High Speed & High Tech?

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00November 23rd, 2015|Industry News, Local News|

In a handful of U.S. cities, residents enjoy Internet speeds one hundred times faster than the national average. Home and business owners in places like Chattanooga and Kansas City – connected to a 1-gigabit-per-second fiber optic network – can download HD movies in seconds, operate cutting-edge medical and technology firms and tap into optimized city [...]

Nov 19, 2015

Supersize Your Small Kitchen For The Holidays

2017-02-04T23:03:03-05:00November 19th, 2015|Home Tips, Tricks, & Ideas, Real Estate Tips|

With Thanksgiving around the corner, odds are you’ll soon be spending plenty of time in your kitchen. (Maybe even way more then you want!) Adding to the holiday stress levels: if your culinary workspace is tight, turning out meals for a crowd may be a real challenge, especially with more helpers (aka family members) around. [...]

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