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3338 Alpine Drive, Ann Arbor
2007-06-21 00:22:00
   One of Ann Arbor 's secrets, this 2 story Georgetown condo is in the heart of everything. Situated on the 6th hole of the Georgetown Golf Course, it features hardwood from the entry through the kitchen to breakfast area. New corian counters have been added to the kitchen. The kitchen and dining room overlook the private courtyard, perfect and peaceful for morning coffee or private dinners. Gated courtyard leads to carport with 2 parking spaces assigned. Second floor study has a built-in bookcase. Kathy Toth & teamwww.KathyToth.com 
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2105 Fair Street, Ann Arbor
2007-06-21 00:19:00
   This awesome Eberwhite beauty offers three bedrooms and two bathrooms with immaculate, neutral decor throughout.  Entertain guests in the intimate formal living room, or just kick up your feet and relax in the cozy family room with lots of natural light.  Surprising 3 season porch lets the outdoors flood in. A newer furnace and recent appliances are sure to ease your mind.  Loads of skylights, ceiling fans, and updated baths are a few additional bonus features.  Barbecue on the patio or toss a football around in the backyard.Kathy Toth & Teamwww.KathyToth.com 
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2777 Page, Ann Arbor
2007-06-21 00:09:00
    Awesome Tuscan inspired end unit Georgetown condo has been completely remodeled with ceramic tile flooring in the entry, kitchen, half bath, and ceramic tile counter tops.  Just off the cozy dining area is a block paved patio, perfect for outdoor entertaining.  Other new features include the windows, hardwood flooring, and fresh paint.  The carport is accessible from the back door.  A full basement is ready to be finished.  Enjoy the convenience of close proximity to shopping, buses, and the University of Michigan campus. Kathy Toth & Teamwww.KathyToth.com 
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3733 Barry Knoll, Ann Arbor
2007-06-21 00:02:00
     Better than new! You won't have to lift a finger, as this home has been freshly painted from top to bottom. An elegant two story foyer, complete with hardwood flooring, greets you upon entering this home. Warm and inviting family room offers a gas fireplace, big screen TV, vaulted ceiling, and the room has been wired for satellite and surround sound.  The chef in your family is sure to appreciate the kitchen with center island and wine rack. The main level study with a custom built-in desk makes a perfect home office.  Enjoy outdoor entertaining on the spacious deck overlooking child and pet friendly fenced yard. The whole house is wired for network modems and rotors to stay. Kathy Toth & Teamwww.KathyToth.com
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4843 Doral Drive, Ann Arbor
2007-06-20 23:43:00
  Amazing three bedroom, two and a half bathroom home is located in a great community!  Exceptional detailing, custom moldings and a Marble faced fireplace are the focal points of the 1.5 story great room and combined dining area.  Chef's kitchen features a center island and lovely cream cabinetry. Enjoy brunch in three season porch over-looking the 8th fairway of Stonebridge Golf Course. Cozy study with custom lighting could be used as a fourth bedroom. Gracious master bedroom suite offers a walk-in closet and plenty of natural light.  Soak your troubles away in the tub and enjoy the convenient separate shower and sink.  Play pool and entertain in style in the professionally finished lower level with full bath.  This home has neutral décor, carpeting, tons of storage, and is in move in condition! Kathy Toth & Teamwww.KathyToth.com
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2972 Signature Blvd, Ann Arbor
2007-06-20 22:59:00
   This immaculate two bedroom, two bathroom home features an exciting open floor plan, and is just a short walk away from Briarwood.  The large open kitchen features Maple cabinetry, ceramic flooring, matching stainless steel appliances, and is freshly painted.  The combined dining area makes entertaining a breeze.  Amazing vaulted ceilings are sure to take your breath away!  Enjoy relaxing views of nature from the balcony off the master bedroom.   This condo is in a convenient location near Briarwood, on the bus route, and close to expressways.  Kathy Toth & Teamwww.KathyToth.com 
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Markets May Have Hit Bottom in Ann Arbor
2007-06-20 16:18:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters for ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 20 days with Kathy Toth & Team, Ann Arbor , Michigan.Three bits of news came across my desk this week that may be pointing out that we may have it the bottom on the slumbering real estate market.Sales of new single-family homes jumped 16.2 percent in April -- the largest increase in 14 years (Commerce Department)This obviously reflects what's happening; we're in a buyers market. I hear the concern for buyers wondering if the prices of houses are going to fall further. They might -- and they might not. Nevertheless, buyers are taking advantage of several aspects of the market that make it favorable to purchase:Lower prices Low interest rates Seller contribution to closing (tens of thousands of dollars) Free upgrades, i.e., finished basements, decks, finer appointments, etcSome buyers continue to wait for prices to move upward to signal the ...
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Housing Counsel: Smoking Ban Upheld in One Community Association. Can it Ha
2007-06-19 16:24:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters for ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 20 days with Kathy Toth & Team, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Question: We own and live in a small condominium association here in the District. The tenant who lives below us is a habitual cigarette smoker and the smoke is somehow entering into our unit.This is very disturbing, especially since we plan to have a baby soon and do not want the smoke to create any health problems for us.What can we do?Answer: If you lived in Colorado, your Association could enact an amendment to your legal documents which prohibits smoking in the entire building, including the individual units.In November of last year, Jefferson County District Court Judge Oeffler, upheld such an amendment.In a four unit condominium, Colleen Christiansen and her husband Roger Sauve owned unit 2. They were smokers. Two other unit owners (or their tenants) did not smoke, and the fourth owner ad...
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Verl Workman and OBEO Virtual Tours in Ann Arbor
2007-06-18 16:04:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters for ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 20 days with Kathy Toth & Team, Ann Arbor , Michigan.I was with coach and speaker Verl Workman on Monday morning learning more about technology to deliver better service to our Ann Arbor area clients. His seminar was sponsored by OBEO so he spent about an hour show casing this vendor. OBEO sells virtual tours with aerial photos, Google earth, and neighborhood information presented with links from one page so the user has a quality experience. He also focused on the integration of the PDA, contact manager and outlook which seems to be a constant hassle for many business people. We have our contacts programmed in our Treos, along with email to be efficient road warriors. The calendar syncing site he suggested which integrates with outlook will be investigated by our team in the next month. If we like it, we will share this information soon.Kathy Tot...
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My Trip to Chicago (from Ann Arbor)
2007-06-16 00:17:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters for ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 20 days with Kathy Toth & Team, Ann Arbor , Michigan.This past week I attended a seminar in Chica go with Jana Caudill of Keller Williams IN, Chris Cormack of Keller Williams VA, Kathy Colville of Long & Foster VA, Jay Kinder of Coldwell Banker OK, and investment speaker John Dessauer from Indiana. What these people had in common with our Ann Arbor real estate team is the delivery of exceptional client service. What I took away is the need for profitability improvement and better accountability as we change and tweak our systems. What I find the most fun is finding out what is working with web sites and what is not. We are all scouting for the magic elixir to capture the elusive internet empowered consumer. Over dinner at PF Changs we listened to others and I was amazed by someone who has 350 condo conversions for sale along with 200 other curr...
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Smaller Could Be the Answer to a Lot of Issues in Ann Arbor
2007-06-15 00:37:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters for ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 20 days with Kathy Toth & Team, Ann Arbor , Michigan.Sarah Susanka's latest book, "The Not So Big Life" (Random House, $19.95), the follow-up to "The Not So Big House," is about decluttering life.Susanka is famous for saying that new houses are too big, waste resources needlessly and that we, as a society, have the smarts to be able to do things better.Her point is that just because the house is smaller, you don't have to give anything up. In fact, if you carry the thinking along, smaller, simpler and better designed houses will cost less and probably open up homeownership to more people.Building smaller, simpler and thus more affordable houses could put prices within reach of the marginal buyers who have now painted themselves into corners by signing up for exotic mortgages that are adjusting them into delinquency and ...
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Ann Arbor Market Statistics
2007-06-14 21:44:00
Based on information from the Ann Arbor Area Board of REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service.While the housing market reflects a decline from May 2006, total sales increased 6 percent from April 2007. Total volume also increased 4.51 percent when compared to April 2007.Total Listings Year to Date 2007: 7,805Total Sales Year to Date 2007: 1,334Median Sales Price for Residential: $205,000Residential Average List Price: $251,109Residential Average Sales Price: $239,028 For the full report go to: http://aaabor.com/downloads/News/HousingS tats/07may.pdf
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Will Congestion Pricing Come To Your City? To Ann Arbor?
2007-06-13 15:56:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters for ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 20 days with Kathy Toth & Team, Ann Arbor , Michigan.Pick any major city and you're certain to find lots of traffic. Big city traffic is how you flow in and out of most cities, it's a threat to life and limb when crossing streets and since it's often a molasses-like mass of belching vehicles, big-city traffic is the surest way to enrich local cab drivers when going crosstown, uptown or nowhere at all. It now turns out that New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg -- a guy who takes the subway to work -- wants to reduce Manhattan traffic in his fair city by instituting what's called "congestion pricing." The idea is to charge $8 a day for auto users who want entry into the heart of Manhattan, thereby reducing vehicular traffic volume, cutting pollution and raising money which can be used to better public transit. One study b...
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Secrets to a Successful Move to Ann Arbor
2007-06-12 20:38:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters for ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 20 days with Kathy Toth & Team, Ann Arbor , Michigan.Planning to move this summer? You're not alone -- summer is the busiest time of year for professional movers, according to the American Moving and Storage Association. It's an arduous process, but these tips will make your transition much smoother.If you're planning to use a moving company, call now. As busy as they are, they usually need plenty of notice -- often at least six weeks or much more if you're moving a long distance.Be sure to build in some overlap between the closing/possession date of your new home and the last day of the lease on your rental (or closing date of your current home). Moving always takes much longer than you think. If you want to make any changes to your new home -- for instance, paint some walls, put in new carpeting or refinish wood floors -- plan en...
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Ann Arbor Shows Shared Appreciation in a New Light
2007-06-08 00:30:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters for ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with Kathy Toth & Team, Ann Arbor , Michigan.Shared appreciation mortgages, a loan product that gained some popularity three decades ago before fading away, could be making a comeback of sorts as a tool that will allow local communities to provide affordable housing that will remain affordable over time.Shared appreciation mortgages, or SAMs as they became known, are loans in which someone puts up all or some of the cash for a home buyer's downpayment in return for a portion of whatever amount of appreciation takes place in the value of the property between the day it is purchased and the day it is sold.In the 1970s and '80s, SAMs were used as a way to make housing more affordable. But in those days, it was often a friend or family member who put up the cash.Now, the idea has resurfaced in a somewhat different form. Now, a local ho...
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What to do When Credit Card Debt is Keeping You Locked Out of Homeownership
2007-06-06 16:40:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 30 days with us.It's a painful position -- mounting credit card debt with increasing interest rates and no real vision of how to crawl out from underneath all that financing.According to the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Santa Clara and Ventura County, California, (CCCS) what got most people in financial troubles are: overspending (25 percent), reduced income or unemployment (31 percent), medical reasons (11 percent), divorce or separation (8 percent).The non-profit agency helps people alleviate their financial burdens and provides financial education and counseling on preparing to buy a home. Last year 7,043 households were counseled and received financial education which included developing a budget, a debt payout plan, analysis of assets and liabilities, and an action plan to solve their financial concerns. An additional 1,604 households received pre-discharg...
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Terminating Turf Troubles in Ann Arbor
2007-06-05 17:50:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.Even if you installed Astroturf you'd still have "lawn" problems, because some of them are not associated with the grass itself, but an expanse of earth devoted to a single task.Obviously, however, to keep the neighbors from rolling their eyes, most home owners don't roll out a carpet of green plastic -- except maybe for those select locations out of sight in the back yard.So when the crown jewel of curb appeal is the real deal, upkeep costs mount. In 2005, lawn owners spend nearly $9.7 billion to keep their green verdant, lush, and uniform. That's 10 percent more than they spent in 2004 according to the National Gardening Association's latest statistics.Consumer Reports says that's probably a greater expenditure than necessary. Less expensive preventative medicine is a lawn's best friend.In a new report, the respected consu...
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Many Consumers Ignore Energy Tax Credits
2007-06-04 18:24:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.     Many Cons umers Ignore Energy Tax Credits Climate change, turmoil in the world's oil regions and consumers' apparent refusal to drive less, conserve energy and reduce demand means rising energy costs are here to stay.Yet few consumers take advantage of federal tax credits and related home improvements that could lower energy bills.Most homeowners (74 percent) are aware of federal tax credits for certain energy-saving home improvements, but only 23 percent took advantage of it on their 2006 tax returns.That's despite the fact that 78 percent of homeowners reported that their 2006 heating/cooling costs increased 5 percent or more than their 2005 costs, and only 32 percent believe that their home is already energy efficient."The 2006 Energy Efficiency Tax Credit Survey" of 1,040 American adults conducted by Opinion...
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Many Ann Arbor Consumers Ignore Energy Tax Credits
2007-06-04 18:24:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us. Many Cons umers Ignore Energy Tax Credits Climate change, turmoil in the world's oil regions and consumers' apparent refusal to drive less, conserve energy and reduce demand means rising energy costs are here to stay.Yet few consumers take advantage of federal tax credits and related home improvements that could lower energy bills.Most homeowners (74 percent) are aware of federal tax credits for certain energy-saving home improvements, but only 23 percent took advantage of it on their 2006 tax returns.That's despite the fact that 78 percent of homeowners reported that their 2006 heating/cooling costs increased 5 percent or more than their 2005 costs, and only 32 percent believe that their home is already energy efficient."The 2006 Energy Efficiency Tax Credit Survey" of 1,040 American adults conducted by Opinion Research Corp. for buildi...
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Torn Between Two Ann Arbor Houses?
2007-06-02 00:25:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.As you find yourself heavily immersed in the house-hunting mode, you may encounter a situation in which you're torn between two houses. Perhaps you and your spouse each have a favorite, or perhaps you both like two houses equally - or think you do.Making a final decision and determining which house to make an offer on shouldn't be taken lightly. The decision should be made rationally and not guided by emotion.Of course, you may not have the luxury of taking your time on deciding which house you'd like to pursue. You may be in a market in which homes in your price range get snatched up as quickly as they go on the market, perhaps even attracting multiple offers.But in some situations, you may find yourself torn between two houses. Sometimes the easiest thing to do is take pen to paper and outline your family's needs, your budget, and the pros ...
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Torn Between Two Houses?
2007-06-02 00:25:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.As you find yourself heavily immersed in the house-hunting mode, you may encounter a situation in which you're torn between two houses. Perhaps you and your spouse each have a favorite, or perhaps you both like two houses equally - or think you do.Making a final decision and determining which house to make an offer on shouldn't be taken lightly. The decision should be made rationally and not guided by emotion.Of course, you may not have the luxury of taking your time on deciding which house you'd like to pursue. You may be in a market in which homes in your price range get snatched up as quickly as they go on the market, perhaps even attracting multiple offers.But in some situations, you may find yourself torn between two houses. Sometimes the easiest thing to do is take pen to paper and outline your family's needs, your budget, and the pros ...
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Indoor Carpeting May Make Some People Become Ill
2007-05-31 20:18:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.In the 1980s it seemed that all new homes offered wall to wall carpeting as standard. But in today's home market, people are looking at a variety of floors and floor coverings -- and wall to wall carpeting may be on the outs.If my perception is correct, that might be good news for people who become ill as a result of carpeting, carpet adhesives and materials that are trapped in and become emitted from carpets.Over the last 20 years, there have been many complaints made to health agencies relating to carpeting -- as they have been tested and some have contained hazardous materials.Of course different carpets contains different materials, so its hard to describe this in broad terms, but tests conducted over the years have shown that many carpets contain harmful materials, some of which are released into the home at unacceptable levels.Apparently in respons...
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Insuring Special Events In Your Home
2007-05-30 16:25:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.The groom gallops from the altar. Rain washes out the family reunion. The sweet sixteen soiree goes sour. The graduation party fails. The bat mitzvah isn't kosher.You get the bill.There must be a better alternative.There is.It's not Lloyd's of London coverage, but you will feel like an insured celebrity if you've had the foresight to spend a few hundred dollars on something called "special event insurance."Depending on the level of coverage, you can forget about losing money on special events that end up in disaster and instead claim benefits in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.Event insurance is designed to protect you from financial loss if something costly goes horribly wrong during a host of events from anniversaries, baby showers and baptisms to quinceañeras, retirement parties and wedding parties, including those he...
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Don't Get Hung Up on Restrictions, Know Before You Buy
2007-05-29 16:20:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.Living in a planned community with a Homeowner's Association can be a blessing or a lesson in frustration depending on which side of the clothesline you hang."It's a huge problem. There are 300,000 community associations around the country and I would say that a large majority of them ban or restrict the clothesline," says Alexander Lee, Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit, Project Laundry List, which he started 11 years ago when he was in college.Lee says the old tradition is still popular with many people. But he says some see hanging clothes to dry in public view as harmful to property values and thus rules are written to prevent it. "Predominantly it's landlords and community associations that are restricting or banning tenants or property owners from using clotheslines," says Lee.Lee says that results in misse...
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Michigan Business Activity Index Reports 3 Months Steady
2007-05-25 20:05:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.MICHIGAN ECONOMY HOLDS STEADY IN APRILREPORTS COMERICA BANK'S MICHIGAN BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX DETROIT / May 24, 2007 - The Mich igan Business Activity Index compiled by Comerica Bank held at 103 in April. The latest reading is up 1 point from a year ago. So far in 2007, our index is running about 1 ½ percent below the average for 2006, but is up about 1 percent from the average for the fourth quarter."Our index has recorded three pretty solid readings in a row," said Dana Johnson, Chief Economist at Comerica Bank. "Even so, I think it is premature to say that the state economy is bottoming out, given the ongoing job cuts in the Michigan-based auto companies and the severe weakness still apparent in the homebuilding sector. But if the national economy begins to accelerate and if the auto companies are able to reach a constructive set...
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Squeezing More Savings Out Of Energy-Efficient Home Electronics
2007-05-24 17:26:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.Today's home electronics are much more energy efficient than they were years ago, but because households are stuffed with so many gadgets used more often, energy conservation recommendations for home electronics won't go away.Landmark research has found that the number of consumer electronics products per household has doubled since 1997, with televisions and personal computers leading the way. Along with televisions, desktop computers and their monitors, video recorders and cable and satellite set top boxes lead the way in terms of frequency of use, according to the Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) "Energy Consumption by Consumer Electronics in U.S. Residences". Better efficiency is finding it's way into the largely computerized gadgets."Standby power consumption has decreased in large part due to the success of volunt...
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Ann Arbor Home Owners Insurance Issues
2007-05-22 20:19:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.Last week we closed a house that almost did not get insured. The insurance company required the roof be replaced. The roof is not leaking now. In any event, the coverage did begin at closing as long as the new homeowners repair or replace the roof in a timely manner. So in researching this situation, I came across some helpful online videos. The two that I would like to share are loss prevention and home inventory. Both should be done annually. We need to check the smoke detector and if I remember to change the clocks, we should make it a trifecta. So every fall, the checklist will be to change the clocks back, check the smoke detector batteries, and update videos. Lions and tigers and bears Oh, my. Oh the link for the videos is: http://www.iii.org/individuals/videos/Oth er helpful reports can be found at http://www.kathytoth.com/.Kathy Toth &Teamhttp://w...
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60 Minutes Article on Real Estate
2007-05-18 15:46:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.On Sunday 60 Minutes , one of the most respected names in television journalism history produced one of the most one sided, articles I have ever seen. As a long time viewer and admirer of the show, I was shocked at what they did. I have listed the information I and others - including the National Association of Real tors (NAR) - feel they have done wrong...All I can say at this point is there is always a need for all types of companies in helping consumers buy and sell real estate, and I for one welcome them. But whats fair is fair, and 60 minutes needs to present BOTH sides of the story.Here are some examples of the misinformation:Error: The six percent commission is "sacrosanct."Fact: All commissions are negotiable. The average commission rate is not 6 percent, but 5.1 percent, according to Real Trends, a national industry magazine.Error: NAR is th...
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Do You Feel Safe in Ann Arbor?
2007-05-17 20:38:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.You can find the survey results from 3000 Ann Arbor ites:statistics about our city.Or you can paste this: http://a2gov.org/Citizen_Survey.html.In this survey, 75% of people felt secure in their homes and neighborhoods. That number goes up to 80% of people who felt safe visiting downtown Ann Arbor! So check it out and compare your thoughts. For other reports about real estate and market conditions, visit http://www.kathytoth.com/.Kathy Toth &Teamhttp://www.kathytoth.com/
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Bull, Bear Grapple in Vacation Home Market
2007-05-16 17:53:00
If you want to be on national TV show House Hunters, you can be featured on HGTV if you buy a home in the next 45 days with us.Adverse economic conditions, rather than seasonal climate change, has ushered in the off-season for investment properties known as vacation rentals.Hordes of investors have gone back to real jobs, the forecast calls for cooler rates of appreciation and discount sale prices are de rigueur.For vacation home buyers with lots of discretionary cash or credit it's quite a bull market and it could be a good time to get that second home.However, if you need to rent out your vacation home to help foot the mortgage bill, don't overlook the bear's grip on the travel market.Second homes (which include both investment properties and getaway vacation homes) were hit so hard last year, the sectors' sales plummeted 18.56 percent while primary residences fell only 4.1 percent according to the National Association of Realtors latest second home report.The big ...
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