The weather is rarely boring in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Some of us had begun to imagine that Spring might be just around the corner. That conclusion was sorely cast aside today when we got several inches of the wet, white stuff….Winter hasn’t finished with us yet.
She dropped by to remind us that she is still [...]
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I don’t know about you, but most Open Houses that I’ve been to in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area recently are NOT standing room only events! So, you can imagine my surprise when I drove up to a model home this past week and couldn’t find a place to park.
The event was organized by Redstone Group, a company [...]
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It was one of those gorgeous winter days in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I mean really nice…not just the blue sky with nary a cloud to mar the brilliant sunshine, but the weather was actually WARM…which for the Midwest in winter equates to above 50 degrees! It was a day in which winter seemed to be [...]
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Homeowners in Grand Rapids, Michigan got several pieces of good news during the past 60 days! Here they are in a nutshell:
There was a sustained & steady increased in the number of homes Sold for October 2007 to January 2008.
January 2008 Sales were the highest number recorded since 2004!
In February, Fewer homes were placed on [...]
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I was in my office some time back when a call came in. The caller was frantic! As the words tumbled out, I slowly began to decipher what was being said. The voice on the other end was panicked as they described a most bizarre situation.
These were my dear clients. We had successfully helped them to purchase [...]
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Recently, I sat down for lunch with an engaging, young mortgage professional, Hillary Kooy, to talk about her involvement with the Garfield Park Development Corporation. The Garfield Park Neighborhood in Grand Rapids, Michigan is roughly bounded by Cottage Grove Street to the north, 28th Street to the south, Division and Century Streets to the west, and Eastern [...]
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If you like interesting buildings and architecture, Grand Rapids, Michigan is a city you will enjoy visiting. It’s a city rich with cultural tradition in it’s historic buildings, many which have been graciously restored and refurbished. However, this appreciation and attention to the details required to preserve the past have not kept the community from [...]
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In a press release dated February 29, 2008, the Grand Rapids Board of Realtors announced that sales of existing homes including single family homes, condominiums, and vacation homes rose to record levels in January of 2008. A total of 996 homes were Sold in January which was an 18.9% increase over the corresponding period of time in [...]
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