Julie Stevenson's (juliestevenson) Blog

  Chances are that when you got your latest property tax assessment, you may have been surprised to see that in this declining real estate market, we hear so much about, your taxes have actually increased.  If you are wondering how this can happen, let me explain.... In 1995, the Michigan State L...

If you are looking for a peaceful country setting conveniently located near Lansing, 11810 Chadwick Road in Eagle could be the perfect home for you.  This property, located on a beautiful 1.5 acre parcel, is surrounded by rolling farmland.  The current homeowner is an antique tractor enthusiast a...

The U.S. House and Senate have reached a compromise on the Economic Stimulus Package that has been debated in Washington the past few weeks.  This is great news for first time home buyers! The $789.2 billion stimulus package appropriates $6.6 billion to help ignite the housing market.  As passed,...

 I was watching American Idol last night.  This is only the second week of the season where thousands of people are trying out for the show all across the country.  Last night, they were in Salt Lake City, Utah.  A contestant came in and stated that since she has ESP , she will be the next Americ...

My younger sister is a stay-at-home mom with 2 very small children.  She keeps in touch with family and friends through her blog which I absolutely love to read.  Most entries have very cute pictures of my niece and nephew as well as updates about their latest antics. But not today.....  my siste...

The other day, a fellow realtor that I respect compared her view of the current real estate market to something she picked up during our recent election season.  What she observed was that candidates stopped using the term Global Warming and replaced it with the term Climate Change. Climate Chang...

Fall is my favorite season.  I love the air tinged with coolness, the beautiful colors, the crunch of leaves under my feet, and of course, Halloween.  I'm a full-time Realtor and the mother of two school-aged children.  We've made our annual trek to the pumpkin patch, picked-out our favorite Hall...