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I just can't change the channel.  HGTV has always been pleasurable to watch, but now they have many new REAL ESTATE shows, and several are very good.  I appreciate the following review.  I also love the Property Virgins Show! Thanks HGTV. This is the award I just recieved as REALTOR of the Year ...

I came across this post today and appreciated the encouraging suggestions, I hope "Y0U" can also find benefit. "YOU" know who "YOU" are! 2009 REALTOR of the YEAR Southewestern Michgan Association of REALTORS Doreen Johan   RE/MAX Sunset Coast  269-449-9897I spoke to the Rancho Santa Fe Business a...

Here on the Sunset Coast, autumn has begun and the days seem shorter already.  Real Estate sales and our market have been steady however certainly a different volume. The Bluffside Park in St. Joseph has been making steady progress and the Compass Fountain recently had the Grand Opening and the r...

The city of St. Joseph has opened the new Whirlpool Compass Fountain.  it is amazing and is part of the new BLUFFSIDE PARK.  The completed park will open in 2010 BUT the fountain is fabulous and such a wonderful addition.  The Grand Opening Ceremony was spectacular and I say, please say it with m...

  WANTED: BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS EMPLOYED BUYERS OF NEW HOMES! NAR's seventh pulse survey shows that despite improvements in affordability conditions, eight in 10 Americans still consider having enough money for down payment and closing costs to be the biggest obstacle facing them regarding buying ...

  Buyers and Sellers UNITE!  In the housing market, there is certainly one totally obvious fact before us. People want value. We want to live in the very nicest possible home for the very least possible amount of  money. We want more for less. The Investors want to buy the lowest priced home to s...

Southwestern Michigan offers miles of coastline on beautiful Lake Michigan. How happy I am to live work and play in beautiful St. Joseph MI.  As I walked the beach boardwalk, rode my bike all around the new fountain and carousel area at SILVER BEACH, I had to pinch myself to say, I LIVE HERE!  I ...

STAND TALL REALTORS and believe you are worth every penny of the commission!!  RIGHT ON!   Is a real estate commission just a slush fund to benefit clients? Some people think so. There it sits, a whole lot of money, and everyone pretty much knows how much. They know how badly you want to get the ...

St, Joseph Michigan does WHAT again?   Provides incredible downton family art sculprures for endless photo opportunities! Breaking News from St. Joseph!! It's a jungle out here! Grab your camera and wander through St. Joseph's wild streets hunting for 29 artistically painted animals in our beauti...