Over the past year, the number of homes sold through the Grand Rapids, Michigan real estate board which were Short Sales increased form 14.85% in January to almost 40% by the end of the year.
This year, the month of January seems to indicate that the trend is continuing unabated with 457 Sales recorded as Short Sales/Foreclosure representing [...]
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We talk about them, ogle them, reminisce about memories we have of them and worry about their welfare. In many ways, the American love affair with our homes is typical of the patterns in a troubled romantic obsession. Our rapt attention as we watch the object of our affection on numerous TV shows is indicative of how deeply we are in love [...]
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If you’re like most people, you can’t help but wonder what’s going on in the real estate market these days. With all the talk of Sub-Prime Mortgages tanking and real estate home prices falling, it can be a little confusing to sort out truth from fiction.
Audu Real Estate is offering a New Service to Home [...]
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Letting people know about your Open House is probably the most important goal to accomplish if the event is going to be successful. Through the Internet, we can now have virtual gatherings in which people come together on line for a specific purpose. Why not hold a “Virtual Open House?”
Let’s explore how! Collaborate with your real [...]
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Letting people know about your Grand Rapids, Michigan Real Estate Open House is probably the most important goal to accomplish if the event is going to be successful in marketing and selling your homes. This is a daunting task in a world where most people are trying to figure out how to NOT to read advertisements.
It [...]
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*This post is a part of a Series about Open House Attendance in Grand Rapids, Michigan: The links to previous articles are listed below.
How Come No One Came to My Grand Rapids, MI Open House?
How Come No One Came to My Grand Rapids, MI Open House? (Part 2)
One of the most unexpected obstacles to potential prospects coming into [...]
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We continue our series “How Come No One Came to My Grand Rapids, Mi Open House?” Please read part 1….
We continue our exploration of some of the reasons why we observe diminished attendance at Open Houses and possible solutions to aid in Successfully marketing a home in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.
Another point to consider [...]
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“How Come No One Came to the Open House?” It’s a question that haunts the home owner who spent time preparing the house for surprise guests and the real estate agent who invested time and money in advertising and waiting for visitors who never showed up.
Open Houses have always had an element of risk associated [...]
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Hot Off the Press! The Grand Rapids Association of Realtors has just rolled out a brand NEW re-design of it’s Multiple Listing Service website. Training to understand how to fully utilize the site has been on-going and sometimes gruelling for real estate agents and brokers since December of 2007.
The New Multiple Listing Service (MLS) will allow [...]
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I’ve passed this place oodles of times on my way to the Schuler bookstore on 28th Street in Grand Rapids, Michigan. But this time, I decided to call the number on the window 616-464-3222 to see what the Main Dish was all about.
Well, I’m glad I did. By the time, the lady on the phone finished [...]
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