The annual Memorial Day parade in Milford Michigan happens today, starting at around 11 AM. The first ½ hour of the parade is devoted to things like bands and military vehicles and boy scout troops and other crowd pleasing stuff, and then we get to walk by – the active duty troops and veterans
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05/26/2013
Dan Elsea is our company broker of record and President of the brokerage operations of Real Estate One, whichis the 13th largest real estate company in the U.S. He provides a report on the marketin our area to our offices each month. This is his report for May. The real estate market continues it
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05/24/2013
“Confronting the truth will always set you free.” (Valerie Harper) from my favorite blog – Jack’s Winning Words. I have found that sticking with the truth and being as transparent as possible throughout the real estate process is tremendously liberating. I don’t have to waste time worrying a
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05/21/2013
Our fearless leader and the head broker for Real Estate One - Dan Elsea – has started doing a video market update and I thought I’d share that with all of my readers. It basically adds some nice graphics and some explanation from a different source to what I’ve been sharing with you all along. Th
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05/21/2013
As of the end of April, the local MLS reported these stats for our Southeastern Michigan area – Highlights: ·The median sale price for All MLS sales increased to $97,165 – up by 35% ·All MLS sales were up by 6.8% for April compared to April 2012. Even with a 21.7% decrease in Inventory! ·
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05/15/2013
If you haven’t been to the Historical Museum lately (or maybe ever), you’re in luck. Our museum opened for the season on May 1st and will be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. In honor of our opening, the Historical Society will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, May
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05/12/2013
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” (Will Rogers) from my favorite source for pithy quotes the Jack’s Winning Words Blog. Will Rogers certainly hit the nail on the heads when it comes to explaining why there is value in working with a Realtor® on your real estate transactions.
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05/10/2013
Michigan Monthly Market Report – April 2013 For the first quarter of 2013, Michigan is still a leader in the housing recovery but a number of states have caught up, extending the housing recovery across the nation. Throughout the state we are seeing inventory shortages and rising values. S
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04/22/2013
“Anything’s within walking distance, if you have enough time.” (Steven Wright) But what if you don’t have all the time in the world to get to something? That’s where the “walkability” of your neighborhood comes in. I met the lady who wrote the book on “walkability”, which is a measurement of how
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04/19/2013
I read a blog recently that was based upon a story about an experiment that was done some time ago with fleas in a glass jar. When the fleas were initially put in the jar a lid was screwed on the jar to prevent them from getting out. At first the fleas would still climb up the jar walls and try t
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04/16/2013
