"Imagination is more important than knowledge." (Albert Einstein) I'm not always comfortable with the word, more. But in this case, I believe that those with the gift of being able to "think outside of the box" have an advantage in this world. In his early years Einstein was not considered t
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03/26/2010
I'll be holding 1176 Willaims Lake Rd in White Lake, Michigan, open this Sunday from 1 - 3 PM. This is a great deal on a nice sized house that is not a foreclosure or short sale, but is priced to compete in that market. The house is over 1,700 Sq ft on 1 1/2 floors. There is a great room with vol
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03/20/2010
Every now and then I check in on Forbes real etate web site for luxury homes, just for fun. This week they had some great articles on the homes in America at or above the $50 Million mark - click on this link for the whole story. There is something about reading about these homes that is akin to
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03/19/2010
This morning's Realty Times new feed has an interesting story by David Fletcher in which he interviews Harold Green of the Scollard Goup, a national and international housing research and marketing firm. Green makes the case that it was the lenders, who were lured by readily available Wall Street
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03/18/2010
The charts below, which show the Median Sales Prices trends over the last six months show some obviously mixed messages. In the first chart, it appears that the Commerce and White Lake Township markets have recovered a bit and Median Sales prices are headed up; however, in the Highland Township m
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03/17/2010
Have more houses sold this month in Highland or Milford, Michigan? How about so far this year? Find out at http://www.movetomilford.com/sold_homes.htmlHow does the Commerce Township, Michigan Market compare to the White Lake market in terms of number of homes sold so far this year and at what pr
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03/16/2010
"All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity." (RFK) - from the Jack's Winning Words blog. I have a hard time now remembering a more tranquil world. Be that
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03/15/2010
Rod Serling could not have produced a more bizarre Twilight Zone TV show about real estate than the reality that we are now experiencing in real life. Talk about things being turned upside down and being disorienting, take a look at the graphic below. This was how the market distribution of home
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03/12/2010
For a long time in this current recession we have had a buyers market, which has been historically defined as having more houses on the market than there are buyers for. That generally results in house prices falling and the days on market (DOM) average creeping up. Since about the late 3rd quart
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03/12/2010
We just re-listed this home in White Lake Michigan,. The new MLS number is 210028343. This is not a foreclosure or short sale, just a great buy on a nice house that will make a great home for someone. Entry level is freshly primed and ready for your decorating ideas. This 1786 Sq Ft home has an o
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03/11/2010