Ed's Blog

    Walking out of the closing, everyone was high-fiving - myself included.  Jammie, the son-in-law with whom she's been living, who is also a proud new papa, Dawn - one of her daughters, and the mortgage person she's been working with.  Diane, the Buyer,  has been a friend of mine for many years...

     I had the privilege of being involved in one of the quickest transactions in my career.  I received a call on Tuesday, August 25th to show the listing right away as the Agent was at the home but had no access card.  Gave her a code, received an offer that night (cash:) ), homeowner accepted ...

     Just listed for sale in Wyoming, MI (Kent County) is this beautiful  newer 3+ bedroom, 2 1/2 bath 2 story with almost 2000 square feet of living space.  The home is located at 4996 Glenboro Dr SW, Wyoming, MI in Chateau Estates (on a double cul-de-sac) - located near shopping, golf courses a...

     Current stats from the Grand Rapids Associations of Realtors (R) Multiple Listing Service (MLS) show that as of Jan. 1 for this year 50 homes (including condos-which there were 6) have sold in Grandville, MI (Kent County).  The lowest priced was $47,000 for a 2 bedroom, 1 bath bank-owned hom...

Within 3 minutes walking distance to the beautiful beaches of Lake Michigan - I'll be hosting an Open House at this wonderful 2100 sq.ft, 4+ bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home with a contemporary flair  this Saturday, June 6 from 12 - 2.  Address:  9436 Lakeview Ct., West Olive (between Grand Haven & Holla...

   I received an e-mail this morning stating that HUD made an announcement that the First Time Homebuyer Credit of up to $8,000 will be available at closing (in a bridge type loan) for Buyers to use for their downpayments.  I came here to AR first to see if anyone had written any details about th...

     A very eye-opening article was published in The Grand Rapids Press on Sunday by local reporter Cami Reister.  Why and how much home prices and values  have decreased in Kent County and also neighboring Ottawa and Allegan Counties.  As Real Estate Agents, we've been talking about this for the...

    This past Friday at Frederik Meijer Gardens 2 of our fellow Rainers were honored at our Grand Rapids Association of Realtors(R) breakfast.  First, and I must admit I am very proud of her, our own Lola Audu was installed as a Director for the upcoming year.  I'm really excited about that, too,...

     I've been working on the Sale of this Home in Grandville, MI  for over 2 months now and received the dreaded call last night from the Buyer's Agent - The buyer's will no longer be able to purchase the home due to personal reasons.  They are very upset because they had found their "Dream Home...

    Our wonderful Detroit Lions are marching to a near perfect year. Now sitting at 0 - 11 (that's not a typo) - that's right, 0 wins and 11 losses, they've broken or tied a record for most consecutive losses in the NFL.   For Thanksgiving we are fortunate to get to watch them twice in one week t...