Doesn't that sound good! It's that time of the year again, time to fall back and set your clocks back 1 hour on Sunday, November 1st.
So after a long night of trick or treating, or other Halloween festivities you get to gain an hours sleep the next day when daylight savings time ends.
This is also a great time to change the batteries in all of your smoke detectors!
If you are in the market to buy or sell real estate in St. Clair Shores or the surrounding Macomb County area, give me a call or email and I'd be happy to assist you. To start searching for homes for sale, sign up for a free Listingbook account.
Mike Mitchell - REALTOR ®
GMAC The Kee Group
Direct: (586)291-2652
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Have you ever heard:
PUT IT IN WRITING!
There's nothing wrong with hearing the above. In fact it's kind of good to hear isn't it? Wouldn't you rather hear positive things about your listing than negative? Sure who wouldn't. My point is I don't want you my seller, my client, getting too excited until I have a purchase agreement in front of me.
Verbal offers mean nothing in real estate. They are just that - verbal.
I've seen the above examples happen many times. Some even had me thinking we were getting an offer but until we have that p.a. in our hands, we do not have an offer. Believe me I want nothing more than to have an offer on your home. That's why you hired me, that's my job as your listing agent - to sell your home!
If you are in the market to buy or sell real estate in St. Clair Shores or the surrounding Macomb County area, give me a call or email and I'd be happy to assist you. To start searching for homes for sale, sign up for a free Listingbook account.
Mike Mitchell - REALTOR ®
GMAC The Kee Group
Direct: (586)291-2652
The clock is ticking - 52 days and counting for the first time buyer tax credit. It seems like there's been a surge in activity as many buyers are scrambling to get a home under contract this month.
It can still be done - make sure you have a good buyers agent and a good mortgage representative. Also make sure your Realtor and Mortgage officer are aware that you are trying to close in time for the tax credit. Good communication is going to be the key to success.
In order to claim the first time buyer tax credit, you must close on your home by November 30th, 2009. That means as of today, there is just 52 days left. If you were hoping to take advantage of this tax credit & I'm not trying to panic you, but if you do not have a home under contract right now, you realistically only have 2 - 3 weeks to find a home when you consider it takes 30 to 45 days to close from contract. There is no guarantee that it will close in time, so I would not recommend waiting until the very last minute. Also, Thanksgiving will come into play, where many title company's and lenders will be closed for possibly 2 days.
Do you qualify to receive this credit?
What's the difference between last years first time buyers tax credit and this years? The 2009 tax credit has been raised by $500. from $7,500 to $8,000 and most importantly, the 2009 tax credit does not have to be paid back, as long as you own the home for 3 year after purchasing.
For more info read First time buyer tax credit FAQ's
If you'd like to start looking for homes and take advantage of this tax credit and buyers market in Macomb County sign up for a free Listingbook account and search the mls on your own personal website! Absolutely FREE!
For more info on the Macomb County Real Estate market, contact Mike Mitchell,REALTOR ®
Mike Mitchell - REALTOR ®
GMAC The Kee Group
Direct: (586)291-2652
© 2009 Mike Mitchell
If you are in the market to buy or sell real estate in St. Clair Shores or the surrounding Macomb County area, give me a call or email and I'd be happy to assist you. To start searching for homes for sale, sign up for a free Listingbook account.
Mike Mitchell - REALTOR ®
GMAC The Kee Group
Direct: (586)291-2652
If you would like to know what your St. Clair Shores home is worth in today's market, give me a call to schedule an appointment for a free market analysis (cma). No pressure, no obligation
ST. CLAIR SHORES REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER - HOMES
There were 70 single family homes that closed in September. The listing inventory is down almost 15% from last month - see August Market Report. Don't forget, the clock is ticking for the first time buyer tax credit.
Saint Clair Shores Real Estate Market Report ~ July,2009
Saint Clair Shores Real Estate Market Report ~ June,2009
September Statistics
Selling Price # of homes
ST. CLAIR SHORES MARKET REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER - CONDOMINIUMS
The buyers market continues, which makes it a great time to purchase a home or condo in St. Clair Shores. As of October 5th, there are currently 367 single family homes for sale ranging in price from as low as $17,000 investor specials to lake front homes just over 1 million. Of those homes on the market 09% or 34 of them are bank owned. There are many homes to choose from, no matter what your price range, now is the time to take advantage of this market, prices will not remain this low forever.
Interest rates are at record lows and there are some great FHA loans available for those that need a lower down payment. In addition there is a 2009 tax credit up to $8,000 for First Time Buyers!
For more info on the St. Clair Shores Real Estate market, contact Mike Mitchell,REALTOR ®
If you'd like to start looking for homes and take advantage of this buyers market in S.E. Michigan sign up for a free Listingbook account and search the mls on your own personal website! Absolutely FREE!
Mike Mitchell - REALTOR ®
GMAC The Kee Group
Direct: (586)291-2652
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A REALTOR® YOU CAN TRUST, THE PERSONAL SERVICE YOU DESERVE! I'm a Full time REALTOR® specializing in St. Clair Shores & all of Macomb County, as well as Harper Woods & the Grosse Pointes.
My name is Mike Mitchell, I am a full time REALTOR® with GMAC The Kee Group. I specialize in Macomb County Real Estate in MI. My goal is to provide you with the best possible service and to make your real estate transaction go as smooth as possible. The greatest compliment I can receive is a referral from a past client!
People often ask me, which I like doing better, working with sellers or working with buyers. The answer is both. Real Estate is my passion! I've worked with first time buyers, as well as seasoned buyers and sellers.
Mike Mitchell did an exceptional job finding us our home. It was our first time buying and we will definitely use him and GMAC in the future. Buying this house has been the best experience we have had in the six houses we have owned. Our agent did an excellent job! Mike was always available - He was very professional and courteous and more like a friend. We would like to thank Mike Mitchell of the GMAC The Kee Group for his professional service in helping to sell our uncles house. Even though, it took 16 months Mike always assured us it was a nice house and we just needed to find the right person. Mike took time to check the house for us from time to time as we were not from the area, he even helped us out by finding someone to cut the grass. We would like to recomend if you need a realator in the future please consider Mike. Mike, Just wanted to say thank you for getting the house sold. I will definitely recommend you to anyone who needs to buy or sell a house. Your attentiveness to detail and knowledge was extremely helpful through this process. You went out of your way to do all you could to help and made us feel as if we were the only customer you had at that time. We could not have done this without you. Thank you again and good luck, Cindy McCarty
- Jeff & Kelly
- Bill and Dolores
- Rita
- Mike & Dave B. - sellers
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