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May 28th

INTEREST RATES

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Those of you who read my previous entry Protect Yourself-Buy Now! shouldn’t be as surprised about the overnight interest rate jump, as those of you who didn’t read that entry.
Anyway, last the interest rates took a significant jump last night, which may indicate that we are headed for that inflationary economy that usually is the rebound response to recession. Even the news has been reporting that it seems as though the housing slump is starting to recover. If this is in fact true, hold on to your hat!

Doing Our Part

Going Green!
In regard to our environment, it is every person’s as well as every businesses responsibility to do what they can to help preserve our planet; our home. As a Realtor , I am very proud of the brokerage that I represent. It has been a gradual process that has met a lot of resistance from my fellow Realtors, as well as misunderstanding from the general public.

Today’s Market

This blog entry is my attempt to help the general public understand what is going on in the Real Estate market today, especially in the St Clair / Blue Water area, and how it might relate to you and/or affect you.

Buying or selling a home is governed by specific guidelines and rules, as well as real estate laws. However, every real estate transaction has its own particular set of rules and guidelines according to the circumstances. As we all know there are many circumstances that could result in a real estate transaction. My intent is to inform you of those that are most common in today’s market, and how they may affect you.

May 14th

Email Notifications are now available

Now when you register as a new user you will receive email notifications telling you when there are new articles on Saint Clair Homes! This makes it easy stay up-to-date on the newest news and tips for St. Clair real estate!

Realizations:

This is a personal realization about the real estate market. Everything that I have been writing about and forwarding to all of you that have been coming to my site – is helpful as well as absolutely true!

Recently, I have been faced with having to move some elderly family members closer to me. In the process of weighing the options of renting or buying a home in Saint Clair – it became crystal clear that buying is the smarter way to go. I’ve been looking at homes with particular features that would meet the needs of an elderly couple in the $100,000 price range. The home will be purchased and owned by them: maintaining their independence and dignity.

May 6th

Moving Into a New Home? -

In today’s market there are lots of good deals on those foreclosure and bank owned properties. However, they probably have not been very well maintained inside or out. Many times the inside needs a lot of attention just to make it livable. This is the time to call a lawn service to take care of the outside, so you can concentrate on the inside.

For those of you who are interested—I use Jaz’s Lawn Care and have been vey pleased with their work as well as their competitive price. So give yourself a break - let these guys do the outside work.