Don's Grand Rapids MI Real Estate

After 20 years of selling real estate, I have a considerable collection of "Myths vs. Facts."  In today's real estate market, it is essential to identify which is which.  For any of you who have been in real estate for more than a week, you've probably already encountered most of them.  Hope this...

Any of you who have been in the real estate business for three months or more have probably heard this story but maybe you've forgotten it!  For those of you in the business less than 3 months, may I be the first to share it with you?  Its lesson is vital to success in a challenging market.The St...

I shared this with all of you this past fall but a few of my co-workers suggested I re-post it, now that the holidays ar over and we're all getting back to work.  We are, right? Getting back to work?  Snow?? Cold?  Yeah, so?  Did you see the new about intereste rates today?  There are buyers out ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve unexpectedly slashed a key interest rate -- the Fed Funds Rate --  by a bold three-fourths of a percentage point on Tuesday, responding to a global plunge in stock markets that heightened concerns about a recession. The Fed signaled that further rate cuts we...

COLD DAY, HOT LISTING, TOASTY WARM INSIDE!!  STOP BY!$159,900      WOW!! What a find!! A 4-Bedroom, 3 FULL Bath, True Two-Story with a Daylight Lower Level with more than 2300 square feet Total Finished Living Area in Old Farm Estates, all for under $160,000!! Great room has a fireplace, too, and...

After 20 years of selling real estate, I have a considerable collection of "Myths vs. Facts."  In today's real estate market, it is essential to identify which is which.  For any of you who have been in real estate for more than a week, you've probably already encountered most of them.  Hope this...

Following is an article I wrote five years ago which was published in the magazine West Michigan Residential Resource.  Back then, talk of "homestaging' was just beginning to be heard.  Today, it is absolutely essential to marketing homes .Sell the s i z z l e, not the steak© Don PhelanCopyright ...

Grand Rapids' largest RE/MAX franchise, RE/MAX of Grand Rapids, Inc., has joined with MLive! to give our clients Maximum Market Exposure.  Now, MLive! visitors can get detailed information about our RE/MAX of Grand Rapids listings, including the contact number for the listing agent on every prope...

Don't miss your buyer by listing with the wrong real estate agent!For MAXIMUM MARKETING EXPOSURE today,  your home MUST appear on the busiest, most popular real estate web sites.Before you list your home with anyone else, keep these FACTS in mind: 1)  Nearly 90% of all home buyers start their sea...

 613 Cricklewood SW (South on Clyde Park off 28th St. to Cricklewood, East to home) Totally redecorated from top to bottom and inside & out. New carpets, new paint, laminate floors, new vinyl -- even a new work room space. New carpet in family room, laundry room. Den/office with closet on lower l...