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Grand Rapids Home Buyer Agents

02-12-12

Gary White~Grand Rapids Real Estate Market Home Selling Pro! 616-784-2360

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Office: (800) 336-5124

Mobile: (616) 821-9375
Secondary: (616) 784-2360

Thinking about buying a home in Grand Rapids Michigan? Get yourself financially qualified by a lender, your first step.

Buying the home of your dreams club be one of the best opportunities of your life or a emotional roller coaster without a lender pre-qualification letter. Seller's will view your offer as legitimate with a pre-qualification letter. Without this step being done your offer will only be viewed with skepticism by the seller's

Flexit Realty offers professional buyer agents living neighborhoods just like yours. Take a moment and view our buyer agent video. It will help you with a few other home search opportunities.

Give Flexit Realty Buyer Agents a call for personal home buying help.

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Voorheis Lake, Lake Orion MI- Lakefront Real Estate Sales. Finally Some Good News!

02-12-12

Jackie Hawley - Southeast Michigan Real Estate

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Mobile: (248) 736-6407

Voorheis Lake- Lakefront Real Estate Sales

Voorheis Lakefront real estate sales, Lake Orion Michigan. Private, all sports, 250 acre Lake Voorheis. Sales in 2009 were pretty dismal with only 5 total sales- 2 of which were bank owned homes (foreclosures) and sale prices ranging from $150,000-$650,000 with a median sales price of $385,000. That's right- someone was able to purchase a home on desirable, all sports Lake Voorheis for the disgustingly low bargain basement price of $150,000. I would say that person made a great investment, even if the house needed a major re-hab.

In 2003 there was only 1 sale below $400K reported in the MLS with sales prices on Lake Voorheis topping out at a tad over a million dollars.

There were no sales on Lake Voorhies in 2010 (at least none reported to the MLS). 2011 was a pretty good year considering the state of real estate prices the past 5 or 6 years. There were 5 closed sales last year with sale prices ranging from $253,500-$449,900- 1 short sale and 1 bank owned home. 3 of the 5 sales were in the $400's with a median sales price of $435,000

There is currently one sale pending on Lake Voorhies- a short sale on Saturn asking $220,000- and 1 home for sale also on Saturn, a non distressed listing asking $244,900. There is also one home on Walmsley Circle for lease asking $2850.

Thinking Of Selling Your Lake Voorheis Home?

Considering Buying A Home On Lake Voorheis?

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Jackie Hawley
Keller Williams Realty, Clarkston
Jackie@JackieHawley.com

Cell: (248) 736-6407

www.MiRelocation.com

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STAGERIGHT HOME STAGING CONSULTANTS AND STAGING SERVICES

02-12-12

Carole Morgan RESA-PRO Certified Design Special

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Office: (269) 207-9632

Mobile: (269) 207-9632

When you decide to make the plunge into home staging there are a few things you should know. You are trusting a perfect stranger to come in and develop a strategy that will help you sell your property for as much money in as short a time as possible. Beware, this is an industry that is in its infancy and depending on what state you live in regulations for the most part are minimal or don't exist at all. Most regulation is broad to cover business but not this specific industry.

Now we have all sorts of people who have a knack or have watched HGTV for years and know exactly what to do. Shop around. Ask questions. Here is a list of comprehensive interview questions that should help you make the right decision about the home stager or home staging consultant that is the best fit for you.

Do you feel the home stager or staging consultant possess honesty, integrity and trust

Does this home stager or staging consultant have a history of Customer satisfaction

Is this home stager or staging consultant have credentials. Are they insured

How much experience does this home stager or staging consultant have. Skilled specialists

Is this home stager skilled project management

Is this home stager or staging consultant a member of any ethics driven industry related organizations

Is this home stager or staging consultant a member of the local association of REALTORS

Does this home stager or staging consultant offer a vareity of service levels.

Does this home stager or staging consultant provide rental furniture, art and accesories

Does this home stager or staging consultant accept credit cards

Is this home stager or staging consultant support local charities

Are the photographs that this home stager or staging consultant uses professional quality

What awards or recognitions has this home stager or staging consultant been awarded

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Carole Morgan CEO and Owner

Home Stager/Staging Consultant
Certified Design Specialist-Home Staging and Redesign
Real Estate Staging Association RESA-PRO
Real Estate Staging Association Professional Stager of the Year Finalist, 2011
Battle Creek Area Association of REALTORS Affiliate of the Year, 2010
President Southwest Michigan Chapter of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA)
RESA Professional Stager of the Month, January 2010
RESA Professional Stager of the Year, Nominee, 2010

RESA Professional Stager of the Year, Nominee, 2012
269.207.9632
stageright@jasnetworks.net
www.stagerightstaging.com

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Do You Use Video Advertising?

02-12-12

Gary White~Grand Rapids Real Estate Market Home Selling Pro! 616-784-2360

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Office: (800) 336-5124

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Video Advertising can be very powerful in today's world of cross channel media.

Think of attracting clients within your real estate market with targeted advertising that talks to them. Commercials are immediately sniffed out by consumers. A low key, quick video between 45- 2 minutes 30 seconds, solving a problem they might have is dynamite!

I just produced a video for my real estate market, Grand Rapids Michigan. I have a series of videos coming out that address the service offered by my company. These videos coincide with the launch of a new website. Making the whole package new for the consumer.

Do you think targeted video advertising can help your business in your real estate market?

Click the Like Button if you enjoyed the video. Hopefully this showed you a way to connect with more clients in your real estate market.

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When Your Landlord Wears a Suit! The Rise in Corporate Investment in Rental Homes.

02-11-12

Lola Audu~Real Estate Broker/Owner Grand Rapids, Michigan Real Estate

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Office: (616) 791-0511

Secondary: (616) 647-4226

When Your Landlord Wears A Suit One of the more popular forums on Facebook for REALTORS in West Michigan is a group that allows agents and other interested parties to trade information about clients who need to rent their homes or would prefer to rent a home rather than an apartment in the greater Grand Rapids, Mi area. There just don't seem to be enough homes to rent!

At Audu Real Estate, we have seen an escalation in the number of requests for homes to rent within the past 18 months. The reasons are varied:

1. Potential renters don't want to become potential buyers because they are scared of loosing home equity.

2. The potential renter may have lost a home or has credit issues and is ineligible to obtain a mortgage.

3. The potential renter thinks their job may require them to move, so they don't want to be 'stuck'.

4. The potential renter doesn't want to live in an apartment & would prefer a home setting.

As a result, we've seen rental rates increase. I've heard predictions which indicate that there will be a 3-6 percent increase in rental rates during the next year. This news has not escaped the attention of some major deal makers across America. In fact, a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article entitled 'Your Next Landlord Might Wear Pinstripes' highlights a significant rise of interest from institutional investors who are looking to beef up their portfolios by purchasing homes and turning them into rentals.

Last year in the fall, the Administration asked for public comment about the idea of renting out a growing inventory of foreclosed homes. Earlier this month, Fannie Mae, the government controlled mortgage agency initiated a program to allow qualified investors to bid in bulk for foreclosed homes as long as they maintained them as rental for a period of time.

So why are investors interested in a housing market that has seen some dark days? Well, it's all about opportunity. Today the US home ownership rates is about 66%. While that is one of the highest rates in the world, it is still below the peak of 69.2 percent recorded in June of 2004. Many Americans remain skittish about the prospects of home ownership even as the facts seem to indicate that this may be exactly the time to buy a home.

For starters, interest rates are insanely low. I'm hearing rates below 3.4% on 15 year mortgages. The inventory in West Michigan is actually pretty good. We're showing homes which would have retailed for 50-60% more just a few short years ago which have been totally re-vamped and are in move-in condition. I'm talking about homes priced in the $40,000 - $75,000 range that could easily have retailed for 3-4X that amount in the past. With today's interest rates, the mortgage amount would be significantly below the rental rate for a similar home.

Investors are interested in these homes because of the cash flow potential. Single family home rentals tend to fetch premium rates and can retail for 3-5% higher than apartment rentals. And, this is not about a quick turn around. Most investors expect to hold on to these homes for five years or more.

Think about that! I just attended a forum on commercial real estate that indicated that the residential market in West Michigan could be poised for a surprising rebound within the next 3-4 years due to several factors including an uptick in manufacturing, more hiring for jobs and a work-force that is fairly well trained and prepared to meet the demands of today's emerging economy.

If this proves to be correct, homeowners who have had a few years of dreadful travail may find themselves once again smiling on the way to the bank. The question is...who will be the homeowner. You...or a corporation?

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