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Oakland County Michigan

Oakland County Michigan is and excellent place to live and work. From trendy downtown Royal Oak, to posh Birmingham to the more rural areas of Oxford and Ortonville, and every place in between, Oakland County provides a high quality of life for any lifestyle. Countless outdoor recreation opportunities are available- ski areas, public fishing sites, public and private golf courses, more than 1468 lakes and approximately 89,000 acres of public recreation land. Significant entertainment venues include DTE and Meadowbrook outdoor theaters, Cranbrook, and the Detroit Zoo to name a few.

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This is a blog I started for the Southeast Michigan home buyer. The articles are written to help inform today's home buyer about the ever changing housing market. If you have any questions or suggestions please don't hesitate to call or email me anytime.

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A Tale of Two Taxes	9/2/2010 1:41 PM
It was the best of times (when your house was assessed). It was the worst of times (now)… it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity… it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us… Two houses in [...]
Southeast Michigan Foreclosure- Misconception #1	9/2/2010 1:22 PM
Southeast Michigan Foreclosure- Misconception #1 A question I am often asked about foreclosures in Southeast Michigan- primarily north Oakland County and Lapeer County- is: “It’s bank owned. Don’t they negotiate?” The short answer is “yes.” A little longer answer is “yes- you may have to negotiate over asking price.” I know that both my business partner [...]
Good Market? Bad Market? It’s All a Matter of Perspective	8/31/2010 7:33 PM
It’s funny that 8, 10, 12 years ago when home prices in Southeast Michigan were going up so fast that when we finally peaked around 2004 or 2005 the average, regular, middle class person couldn’t really afford to buy a house in the Lake Orion/Oxford area, everybody considered that to be a good market. For [...]
Are Short Sales Stablizing Home Prices in Lake Orion Michigan?	8/16/2010 4:50 PM
Home sales in Lake Orion Michigan are up, average/median prices are down- but not the 28% prices were down last year. The good news for Lake Orion Michigan home owners is that even though prices are dropping, it’s more like a gentle glide than the deadly plummet of the past few years. For the first [...]
The Preserve, Lake Orion Michigan Real Estate Sales	8/9/2010 10:46 AM
The Preserve real estate sales, Lake Orion Michigan. The Preserve is a Pulte sub in Southern Orion Township- just west of Baldwin Rd on the north side of Waldon Rd. The Preserve is a desirable neighborhood with most of the houses built in 1996 through 1998 with prices ranging at that time in the $200′s [...]
Maceday/Lotus Lakes- Clarkston and Waterford Michigan Lakefront Real Estate Sales	8/5/2010 5:10 PM
Maceday/Lotus Lakes- Clarkston and Waterford Michigan Lakefront Real Estate Sales Maceday and Lotus are both all sports lakes and are connected for a total acreage of 419 acres. Maceday Lake is located in Waterford Michigan. The majority of Lotus Lake is located in Waterford Township, but the northern tip falls into Independence Township (more commonly known as Clarkston). [...]
Southeast Michigan Home Buyer- How to Calculate Your New Property Taxes	8/4/2010 4:42 PM
Southeast Michigan Home Buyer- How to Calculate Your New Property Taxes Right now in Oakland and Lapeer County Michigan many houses are assessed higher than their true market value. Many home buyers are under the false assumption that they will only be stuck with that tax for the first year. That the new assessment will [...]
Buying a Southeast Michigan Short Sale Listing- Negotiating Tips- Part 2 or ?	7/4/2010 5:37 PM
Short sales are about a quarter of the sales lately in Lake Orion and Oxford Michigan. So unless you are in a hurry to close on a new house, you will more than likely be looking at short sale listings- they are becoming very difficult to ignore. Remember- the seller walks with nothing but bad credit. [...]
Short Sales and Seller Concessions- Important Update!	6/29/2010 2:33 PM
A warning for short sale buyers! Well… maybe warning is too harsh a word. How about pearls of wisdom? Semantics aside this is a pretty important issue. Right now I have a short sale going with Wells Fargo on the listing side. For various reasons this sale has been going on longer than it should [...]
Buying a Short Sale Listing- Negotiating Tips- Part 1 of ?	6/22/2010 5:38 PM
Since about a quarter of the home sales in Southeast Michigan are short sales, I thought I should start posting more articles about some of the tactics my buyers have been using when negotiating with a seller. Basically a short sale is when the seller owes more than the house can sell for and is unable or unwilling to [...]

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