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Realtors in the Ann Arbor Area Need to Stop Overpricing Their Listings

Missy Caulk — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:33:52 +0000

Realtors in the Ann Arbor Area need to STOP over pricing their listings. Why the rant on overpriced listings? In our MLS as Realtors we can bring up in our MLS what is called a Complete View, in that complete view which is for Realtors eyes only it shows us what the listing price square [...]

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Realtors in the Ann Arbor Area Need to Stop Overpricing Their Listings

Ann Arbor Home Sellers, a 3.8% Tax Increase in the Health Care Bill if You Sell in 2013

Missy Caulk — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:08:24 +0000

Ann Arbor home sellers, did you know there is a tax of 3.8% tax increase included in the Obama Health Care bill when you sell your home after January 1, 2013? How the 3.8% Tax Works on the Sale of your Ann Arbor Home Here is how the 3.8% tax increase will work, if you [...]

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Ann Arbor Home Sellers, a 3.8% Tax Increase in the Health Care Bill if You Sell in 2013

Rentals in Ann Arbor Are Scarce

Missy Caulk — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:57:37 +0000

Rentals in Ann Arbor are scarce. Currently rentals on the market for single family homes in Ann Arbor are slim to none. Between the range of 500-850 a month there are only 2 rentals in Ann Arbor and I know one of them has a lease application on it. Between the range of 855-1200 a month in [...]

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Rentals in Ann Arbor Are Scarce

Is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Really Helping Homeowners Stay in Their Homes?

Missy Caulk — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:14:44 +0000

Is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac really helping homeowners stay in their homes? Well not according to the investigative reporting at the Detroit Free Press. They recently did a study and obtained documents via Freedom of Information requests and the results are disturbing for Ann Arbor Area home owners. In December Fannie Mae announced via [...]

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Is Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Really Helping Homeowners Stay in Their Homes?

Renting with An Option to Buy in Ann Arbor

Missy Caulk — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:16:30 +0000

Weekly we get calls to the Ann Arbor Real Estate Team, Missy Caulk with buyers asking us to help them find a house or condo with a rent with an option to buy.” What is a Rent with a Option to Buy Renting with an option to buy is pretty easy to understand, first you [...]

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Renting with An Option to Buy in Ann Arbor

When Is the Housing Market Going To Come Back In Ann Arbor ?

Missy Caulk — Mon, 16 May 2011 23:08:44 +0000

“When is the housing market going to come back?” I hear this all the time from sellers in Ann Arbor. Well, I don’t have a crystal ball, I tell them. The last 3 quarters in Ann Arbor have stabilized and we are short on inventory so those are two very good signs but….. What I [...]

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When Is the Housing Market Going To Come Back In Ann Arbor ?

“Gotta Love Crooks, I Mean REALTORS”

Missy Caulk — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:10:47 +0000

On Ann Arbor.com today, and using the recent market data released by the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, there is a comment I would like to address today. The comment is “gotta love crooks, I mean REALTORS. I was going to answer over there and maybe I will but I believe it needs a [...]

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“Gotta Love Crooks, I Mean REALTORS”

Ann Arbor Sellers Say,”I’m Not Giving My House Away”

Missy Caulk — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:40:05 +0000

It is not unusual to hear an Ann Arbor seller say at some point during the listing presentation,”I’m not giving my house away?” When I hear this, I understand where they are coming from do to the fact that at one time the home they owned would have sold for more. (like in 2005-2007) But, [...]

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Ann Arbor Sellers Say,”I’m Not Giving My House Away”

Ann Arbor Sellers Is Your Home Safe?

Missy Caulk — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:25:58 +0000

Ann Arbor Home Sellers If you home is listed for sale, is your home safe? In Ann Arbor we have the opportunity to put a SentriLock lock box on our listings. Unfortunately many Realtors don’t use them. Yes, they cost a little more, but so what. SentriLocks are electronic lock boxes that require a card. [...]

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Ann Arbor Sellers Is Your Home Safe?

Negative Equity and What it Means to You in Ann Arbor

Missy Caulk — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:13:21 +0000

Negative equity is when you owe more than you can sell your home for in the current market. Negative equity is why there are people in Ann Arbor selling their home Short, or for less than owed. According to Core Logic, a real estate data and analytic company 29.4 percent of all homes with mortgages [...]

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Negative Equity and What it Means to You in Ann Arbor