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Halloween Is Going To Suck This Year! This is a funny picture but so true. This tells the tale of what is going on in the real estate market here in Metro Detroit and really throughout most of the entire country now. Unfortunately kids will have to walk to many more homes to get the same amount of candy because of all the Michigan bank owned foreclosures and empty houses. Everybody thinks that just because the house is a foreclosure that it is the steal of the century. This is just not true. ... Read Full Post

Join celebrities including Karen Newman-The voice of the Detroit Red Wings, Jenny McCarthy, Darren McCarty, Stephen Stills, Gary Cole, Toni Braxton, and Charlie Adams. Me and my wife love helping kids, so when we saw the signs about the Autism benefit to raise money for children with Autism, all around Commerce Township, my wife decided to call and get more information. It's definately a great cause and worth inquiring about. It turns out this is the 2nd annual benefit. Last year over 800 peo... Read Full Post

21456 Summerside Lane--Asking Only $249,900 This home features 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and over 2,800 Square feet of living space all on a half acre lot. Taxes are approximately $5,000 for the entire year. This house has been completely remodled with over $55,000 in updates. It is located in the much sought after Northville Public School District. For more information on this property or to schedule a private showing call 248-937-1337. To search more homes for sale in Northville you can visit... Read Full Post

That's right, 10 years ago today, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated their small unknown company. Why? They had a check made out to a company that wasn't incorporated yet and if they wanted to cash a $100,000 personal check, that had been sitting in Page's desk drawer for a couple of weeks, then they would have to incorporate it. They make it all look so easy. As Stanford graduate students, Page and Brin had been working together on a search engine they called "BackRub" s... Read Full Post

A recent article in the Detroit Free Press, written by Greta Guest talks about how the number of Michigan Real Estate agents dropped by 16.7%, and many big name franchises like Real Estate One and Century 21 closed many of their offices because business was so bad. Experts predict this will spread throughout the entire country soon as times get tough. The article then goes on to talk about how because so many agents have left the business, the agents that have made it through these times are ... Read Full Post

I'm very excited about the real estate market that is spreading across the country. While most Realtors think this is the worst possible thing that could ever happen to our industry, I'm looking at all the positive things that will come out of this market. Lets face it, there are a lot of Realtors who are having their best year ever, not to brag but me included. There are a lot of Realtors who have sold more houses than they have ever sold before. There are a lot of Realtors who have done pos... Read Full Post

ATTENTION ALL REAL ESTATE AGENTS... ALL Seller funded Down Payment Assistant Programs such as Nehemiah, HART and AmeriDream or funds from any other interested party (Yes, this includes the seller) to the transaction will be prohibited on all loans where final credit approval has not been established by September 30, 2008. This means call all your buyer leads that have been sitting on the fence and tell them the urgency of finding a home within the next two weeks. I say the next two weeks, bec... Read Full Post

Donald Trump has even decided to jump into the real estate bank foreclosure market. Donald Trump will be soon be Ed McMahon's Landlord. Trump has agreed to buy Ed McMahon's house for an undisclosed price and rent the house back to him. The Beverly Hills mansion boasts six-bedrooms, five-bathrooms and had been on the market for about two years. At one point, it was listed at more than $7 million but dropped in increments, winding up this weekend at $4.6 million. McMahon purchased the house in ... Read Full Post

I have always been told growing up "BUY REAL ESTATE, YOU CAN'T LOSE" Well as we all know, thats not necessarily the case. This young generation will not soon forget about these times, and like any investment your money can go up, but it can also go down. Real estate is no different. Don't think you have it so bad till you read about the loss this homeowner is going to take just to keep his credit score perfect. Most homeowners would just walk away from this home and give it back to the bank, ... Read Full Post

Ferndale Woodward Dream Cruise The classic Ferndale Woodward Dream Cruise is back in Michigan and car fanatics are excited! It is time to show off all that sweat you have put in over the years on that classic ride. The party begins at 1:00 on the 15th of August, 2008. The kickoff starts with the 8th Annual International Emergency Vehicle Show features a display of the newest, and of course the antique, Police, Fire, Military and EMS vehicles ranging from a 1930's Hot Rod Police Car to some of... Read Full Post