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Saugatuck, MI Real Estate News

By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Great Saugatuck, Mi   Great Sunset at Oval Beach and very peaceful at sunset last night!  
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Mi real estate is still holding steady close to the sale in 2010. Things are definitely on the upswing. 2011 19 Single Family Homes Sold in Saugatuck, Douglas, and Saugatuck Township for $5,645,000 total dollars. 2010 24 Single Family Homes Sold in Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck Township for $6,634,900 total dollars. 2009 10 Single Family Homes Sold in Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck Township for $1,676,900 total dollars.   Vacant Land continues on the upswing 2011 7 parcels of vacant land sold in Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck Township 2010 1 parcel of vacant land sold in Saugatuck, Douglas, and Saugatuck Township 2009 4 parcels of vacant land sold in Saugatuck, Douglas, and Saugatuck Township. Vacant land is definitely at an affordable price. Want to build a home? Now ...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Bluebirds are trying to get into my house - even though I have provided them with their own! If you get a cottage here, you can have your own bluebirds and join the Michigan Bluebird Association.  Just call Dee Dee at 616-836-8535 or visit her website at www.mysaugatuck.com. 
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Douglas, and Saugatuck Township Sales continue on the upswing from 2009. Here are the year to date numbers for 2009, 2010, versus 2011 Year Homes Sold Range of Sale Prices Total Dollar Amount Sold 2009 13 sold $48,000 to $425,000 $1,914,900 2010 27 sold $30,000 to $650,000 $7,178,220 2011 25 sold $25,000 to $845,000 $6,487,000   Land is a very interesting story: Year Parcels Sold Range of Sales Prices Total Dollar Amount Sold 2009 4 sold $14,000 to $200,000 $342,000 2010 1 sold $58,000 $58,000 2011 7 sold $25,000 to $304,200 $676,450   Can new construction be far behind?
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Ok, here is a sure sign of spring.  The wild turkeys are here. \ Here is the male and two of the females. At first when he started doing his dance, I didn't think that the girls were paying any attention.  However, he started out with 7 females and now he has 10 so I guess the dance is working. He is so proud of himself. What a guy! 
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Well, I am finally back sending out my "daily" photos of Oval Beach.  Missed a lot of days.  Hadn't considered that I might be taking a vacation.  Anyway, today was a great day to go to the beach. Everytime I get down the beach I wonder why I don't just stay there.  Here is one more shot of those great waves. Hope you can get over here to enjoy the waves yourself.  See you soon.  For your own cottage contact Dee Dee Hanson, CB Woodland Schmidt, Saugatuck at 616-836-8535.
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Mi Oval Beach photo for March 1, 2011. 
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
 Guess what?  Just had my best February ever and my best month ever.  Who would have thought this was possible with all the current real estate doom and gloom.  Well, it happened.  I closed three sales in Feburary and and have two more pending.  So I decided to see if it was just me or if the entire area is picking up.  Here are the results year to date for 2009, 2010, and 2011.  It isn't just me. In 2009, five sales were closed from January 1st through the end of February in Saugatuck, Douglas, and Saugatuck Township.  In 2010, fourteen sales were closed in the same time period with an average sale price of $214,000 and a range in price from $30,000 to $479,000.   In 2011, fourteen sales were again closed in the same time period with an average price of $286,000 and a range of $25,000 ...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
I had the privilege of working with the fourth and fifth graders at the Douglas Elementary School during the newly created "Lunch and Learn" sessions.  The whole "Lunch and Learn" idea was spawned by Robert Palmer, former Gross Point teacher and new resident of the area and, I am proud to say, one of my clients.  There were lots of different classes such as beading, newspapers, quilting, chess, and so on.  My session was named "Quilt Your Pet"  Each child brought a photo of their pet and redrew it, selected fabrics for the pet and the backgrounds, attached pets to backgrounds, put on eyes and collars, picked out borders and quilted around their pets.  Pockets were attached to the back of each so they could be hung on the walls with curtain rods.  The animal were not to be done in their ...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck's Oval Beach photo was submitted by my brother, Jim Hanson, as a guest photo while I was away in Chicago at the Opera.  So here is Feb 19, 2011.  Really good photo and an entirely different perspective.  NOTICE TO ALL VISITORS TO MY SITE!  Send in guest photos and an email authorizing me to publish them on my website with credit to you, of course.  The more eyes the better.  
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Mi Beach photo for Feb 17, 2011.  No snow today and ice might melt.  Yeah!  Got stuck in Holland Mi parking lot after returning from Chicago the other night.  One of Holland's finest policemen, the finest as far as I am concerned, pushed me out at midnight.  What a guy!
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck's Oval Beach is changing everyday but so are the roads.  Blizzard weather precludes getting to the beach.  Her is Feb 16, 2011
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Lots of sun this Sunday and Oval Beach was back to its old happy self.  Waiting for a blizzard right now.
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Yesterday, guess what?  I saw a little path of blue sky so I hurried over to Oval Beach to get a photo of it.  "Blue Skies shining on Me"  Looking forward to the spring!
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Had an ice storm so took a couple of days to get to the beach.  Looking forward to getting an all wheel drive vehicle shortly to aid in my quest for the best Oval Beach photo.
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Just an update on the foreclosures, short sales, relocations and estate sales in the Saugatuck Area listed currently on the MLS. There are ten residential properties and one B & B currently listed.  The residential homes range in price from $19,900 to $240,000. For a full list including photos go to www.saugatuckforeclosure.com and send me, Dee Dee Hanson, an email or call me at 616-836-8535.  I will put you on the list for future mailings as each new property comes on the market and immediately send you the current list.  This will give you instant access to the foreclosures.  The good ones go quickly.  Also when I get your snail mail address, I will priority mail you a "Care Package" from Saugatuck with an Allegan County map.   
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck, Mi Oval Beach photo on Jan 16, 2011 showing ice float progressing.  
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
Saugatuck Mi Real Estate home sales held fairly steady in 2010 compared to 2009.  HOMES SOLD:   2010   116 Homes and Condos SOLD                       2009   127 Homes and Condos SOLD $$ Spend         2010   Just shy of $30,000,000                       2009   Just over $33,000,000 Range of Sales Prices:         2010 Sales Prices ranged from $30,000 to $1,075,000                                          2009 Sales Prices ranged from $16,000 to $1,400,000 IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OVER 30% OF THE HOMES SOLD IN BOTH YEARS WERE FORECLOSURES OR SHORT SALES.  What that means to buyers is that there were and are great deals out there! What that means to listing agents is that these homes are often listed by agents from out of the area and are not listed by local agents thereby cutting down...
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By Dee Dee Hanson, If you love Saugatuck. . service is what I do
(Dorothy Hanson, Broker)
OK - Things at the beach about the same as yesterday.  But now we have little icebergs.
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