About Oakland County, MI

Some people are waiting to buy Metro Detroit real estateand others are jumping into the real estate market. Of course Yun from NAR is spinning again. Like the last 2 years he is calling the bottom and still saying it's a great time to buy.

My thoughts are it's only a good time to buy if you are secure in a job.

It's only a good time to buy if you can afford the payments on a new house.

It's only a good time to buy if you have some extra money as a backup for repairs.

Is it the best time to buy? I don't know that. But interest rates are still very low, homes prices are still down there, and the availability first time home buyer tax credit dollars. So in that context yes it is a good time to buy.

Are we at the very lowest prices of homes? That I don't know. But here are my thoughts. I'm a bear on Metro Detroit's economy and I call myself a realist. Many call me a pessimist for telling the truth as I see it. But we may have reached a bottom here in the metro Detroit real estate market area. Metro Detroit home prices have gone up in the last few months because of all the first time home buyers. But I don't know what next year will bring. Will home prices still trend up, remain flat, or fall again?

Our economy is in the dumps. And we are entering into the second round of the fight. This round is going to bring layoffs of teachers, city employees, county employees, (including police and firemen). Then there is going to be a reduction in state and county spending. This is going to affect road construction, community programs, and public assistance programs.

How will this affect the Metro Detroit real estate Market? I don't know? Because I don't know how many people will be laid off. I don't know how deep the cuts will go. How many people won't be able to make their house payments. How bad will it hurt the Detroit? I don't know. I don't know if this upswing in Metro Detroit home prices is just a 6 month blip or will it continue up? We shall see.

So my advice to you is buy if you are comfortable and don't let any real estate agent or media spin tell you it is right for you. Buy if you are ready, buy if you can afford it, buy if you have a rainy day fund, buy if your job is stable.

Just my thoughts. May today be the day you start planning your financial future.

Ferndale Monthly Market Analysis Homes Sold Oct. 2009

Active & Sold October 2009

Active & Sold September 2009

Active & Sold October 2008

November 1, 2007 – October 31, 2008

November 1, 2008 – October 31, 2009

Ferndale Michigan Market Analysis for October 2009 Compares only median sold price of residential homes sold in Oct. 09 with Sept. 09 & Oct. 08; year ending Oct. 08 with yr ending Oct. 09. It shows all homes sold then private owned vs. Bank Owned/HUD. To exclude leases in data, minimum sale price used was $5,000.

Market Analysis for Ferndale September 2009

Market Analysis for Ferndale August 2009

Market Analysis for Ferndale July 2009

Market Analysis for Ferndale June 2009

Market Analysis for Ferndale March 2009

Market Analysis for Ferndale February 2009

Oakland County Market Analysis for July 2009

Oakland County Market Analysis for June 2009

Oakland County Market Analysis for May 2009

Ferndale Michigan Realtor selling Oakland County Real Estate. TishHouse sells Houses - selling Real Estate in Southeastern Michigan with RE/MAX Showcase Homes in Birmingham, Michigan. Helping People in a challenging market by specializing in Short Sales. See what my clients have to say about my extraordinary customer service. Follow me on Twitter.

Market Analysis for Homes Sold in Berkley MI October 2009

Active & Sold October 2009

Active & Sold September 2009

Active & Sold October 2008

November 1, 2007 –October 31, 2008

November 1, 2008 – October 31, 2009

Monthly market analysis for Berkley Michigan Real Estate compares residential homes sold in October 2009 with September 2009 & October 08; year ending October 08 with year ending October 09. It shows all homes sold then private owned vs. Bank Owned/HUD. To exclude leases in data, minimum sale price used was $5,000.

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Market Analysis for Berkley September 2009

Market Analysis for Berkley August 2009

Market Analysis for Berkley July 2009

Market Analysis for Berkley June 2009

Market Analysis for Berkley May 2009

Market Analysis for Berkley April 2009

Market Analysis for Berkley March 2009

Oakland County Market Analysis for July 2009

Oakland County Market Analysis for June 2009

Oakland County Market Analysis for May 2009

Berkley Michigan Realtor selling Oakland County Real Estate. TishHouse sells Houses - selling Real Estate in Southeastern Michigan with RE/MAX Showcase Homes in Birmingham, Michigan. Helping People in a challenging market by specializing in Short Sales. See what my clients have to say about my extraordinary customer service. Follow me on Twitter.

almost a year ago I wrote a blog about taking it all off and how the extra details mean a lot.

Right now I'm working on two estate and the same time. This has really been a challenge. One is a nice little condo in Royal Oak that has been on the market for 2 years. Other units have been slowly selling around it and this one has stayed on the market.

The realtor brought me in thinking that I could do some magic.

The first thing that struck me was the front door knocker. Being a condo we needed to stay in the same theme as everyone else so I made a great change with a little polish.

This is what it looked like the first day.

And then the next day. Do you think this will make a difference?

The 2nd Estate is in Bloomfield Township. It was built in 1963 and has had very few updates. See they wallpapered the ceiling. This house has been a challenge because very very few of the electrical outlets and switches were grounded.

This is the old style electrical outlet

These were not grounded although the outlets had grounding wire in the wall.

They have been now replaced with three prong grounded plugs

We have also installed GFI where they are needed.

These things take a little bit longer when getting a house for the market.

Stage-Show-Sell, LLC feels that this investment will bring in an extra $10K. The buyer won't beat us up for bad electrical.

The Bloomfield Twp. home will have it's pre-listing inspection today.

Both of these Estates will be market ready in the next couple of days.

Watch for the before and after shots.

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Pat Gage will be one of 4 speakers presenting valuable information for business owners and entrepreneurs at the Small Business Expo in Detroit. This event is free to attend and participants will learn how to take advantage of current business opportunities by increasing sales while reducing expenses. “Financial challenges are among the greatest challenges business owners face,” said Gage. “My system has helped thousands of business owners obtain business capital.”

The Small Business Expo in Detroit is hosted by Ralph (Mark) Maupin, founder of National Real Estate Network, and sponsored by MyMortgageAuditor.com, a company who provides forensic loan audits and mortgage modification services to distressed homeowners in Southeast Michigan.

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The 8 hour seminar takes place at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 28100 Franklin Rd; Southfield, MI 48034; Saturday, November 21; from 9am to 5pm. The event is free to attend; but seating is limited, so reserve your seat in advance. Leave a message at 313-659-8654 or visit http://8hourseminar.com/ where you can fill out and submit a form.

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