Traverse City Area Real Estate

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November 18, 2008 Four out of five metropolitan areas recorded lower home prices in the third quarter from a year earlier, while existing-home sales fell in 32 states from the second quarter, according to the latest quarterly survey by the National Association of Realtors®. In the third quarter, 28 out of 152 metropolitan statistical areas ...

Many consumers consider selling their home directly but eventually turn to REALTORS®. Smart home sellers realize they need the expertise in pricing their home, making connections with REALTORS® working with buyers, arranging and staffing open houses, and coordinating with other professionals in the sales process. Only about half of all ...

Are you behind on your house payments?   Think you will be foreclosed on and that you have no options?  Think again.... In today's economic times there are more and more people who are unfortunately falling behind on their mortgage payments for a variety of reasons ( loss of job, illness, divorce, increased living costs ...

Agency: Attorney General Cox announces Michigan settlement with mortgage lender Countrywide October 6, 2008      LANSING - Attorney General Mike Cox today announced a major settlement between the State of Michigan and Countrywide Financial, the nation's largest mortgage lender, resulting from allegations of predatory ...

Census shows more leaving Michigan than arriving, with a few exceptionsPosted by Ted Roelofs | The Grand Rapids Press August 11, 2008 06:30AMCategories: Breaking News, Statewide News, Top StoriesIn a state where most traffic goes one way -- out of Michigan -- Grand Traverse County is a notable exception. In contrast to counties in West Michigan ...

Are you behind on your house payments?   Think you will be foreclosed on and that you have no options?  Think again.... In today's economic times there are more and more people who are unfortunately falling behind on their mortgage payments for a variety of reasons ( loss of job, illness, divorce, increased living costs ...

REO vs. Foreclosure An REO (Real Estate Owned) home is a property that goes back to the mortgage company after an unsuccessful foreclosure auction. You see, most foreclosure homes do not sell at auctions and most don’t even generate bids. If there was enough equity in the property to satisfy the loan, the owner would have probably sold the ...