The University of Michigan produced this wonderful, almost a lifestyle-esque, video of the City of Ann Arbor as viewed by an active student at the University. If you've never visited Ann Arbor or the University, this video is really a great window into the community and all it has to offer. … [more]

...What I'm Looking For So, I was attempting to write a post here about buyer's travails in this current marketplace, but I got ridiculously sidetracked by this most excellent live video of U2 performing, "I Still Haven't Found What I am Looking For." Honestly, it seems a little cheap of me to attempt to connect real estate to such a profound song. Forgive me. While you're here, please enjoy their song and video. It is worth the listen. As always.  … [more]

The weekend is here! Of course, for your local real estate professional that is earning a living helping folks buy and sell real estate looks at the weekend as another two days to meet and exceed client expectations... Selling Your Home A great article on the national 2013 housing market can be perused over on Freshome. Take with a grain of salt, when applying national trends to your local housing market. Here in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Northville, Plymouth, Novi and Livonia, homes are not lasting long on the shelves at all. Did I mention the ridiculous number of folks through an … [more]

The real estate market has shifted and whether or not you are "in the market" as a buyer or seller, you need to know that the market has shifted. Law of Supply and Demand I wrote on the law of supply and demand recently. It is intriguing, to me, to watch agents and consumers adjust to the shifting of a fluid marketplace. As of this post, inventory levels are razor thin. Nearly as thin as the patience of first time homebuyers making their tenth attempt at getting their purchase agreement accepted by a seller. A nagging thought I began to … [more]

So a new week is about to begin. What happened this last week that's of note? I'm happy you asked... ;-) Thoughts on Open Houses I have not been an advocate of open houses for some time now. In fact, I despise open houses as a way to get a home sold. Typically, open houses in my market place, do more for the agent holding the home open, than for the seller of the home. However, an opportunity presented itself recently to hold an open house for the benefit of my sellers. Without going into the details of why, here's … [more]

The 2013 Ypsilanti Visitors Guide is available! If you are looking for a hard copy of the guide, be sure to head over to VisitYpsiNow and leave them your address. … [more]