Traverse City Area Real Estate

It's Tax (Appeal) TimeMarch 15, 2016By Lynn Geiger This week, across northern Michigan, business owners and residents are lining up before their local boards of review to appeal their taxes – in most cases, property taxes. Whether due to an exemption they now qualify for or because they believe a piece of property ...

Retail Shops On The Move, 4Front ExpandingFebruary 18, 2016By Beth Milligan 4Front Credit Union is opening a new branch in downtown Traverse City, national children’s resale franchise Once Upon A Child is coming to the area and several other stores are on the move in The Ticker’s latest look at local business ...

New Resort, Planet Fitness Coming To TCJanuary 5, 2016By Beth Milligan A proposed new four-story hotel and the arrival of national franchise Planet Fitness in Traverse City herald a flurry of new business activity in 2016. The Ticker has an inside look at the latest openings, closings and moves across the region. Baywatch ...

Chums Corner Next Hot Spot?November 19, 2015By Beth Milligan Could Chums Corner be Traverse City’s next development hot spot? Several area developers and real estate agents believe the US-31 corridor is on the precipice of major new growth, with skyrocketing property prices and limited vacant land in the city limits ...

Cider House Coming & MoreNovember 4, 2015By Beth Milligan Downtown Traverse City will soon welcome a new cider house and retail boutique, while a stagnant commercial and residential park on Birmley Road is being revived and a new assisted living facility is breaking ground near Munson Medical Center. The Ticker has ...

Redeveloping KingsleyOctober 12, 2015By Beth Milligan A thriving downtown with a well-balanced mix of shopping, dining, housing and commercial development. It’s a vision many communities have for their core districts – and a vision leaders are hoping to pursue in Kingsley. With the youngest residential ...

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, August 07, 2015 --> For the third consecutive week, averaged fixed mortgage rates edged down as uncertainty about the economy continued to push Treasury yields lower, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped 7 basis points this week to 3.91 ...

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, February 23, 2015 --> Good news for potential home shoppers: A Mortgage Bankers Association index shows lender requirements regarding credit scores, down payments, and other key terms are finally loosening up. Some lenders are even expanding the types of mortgages they offer. These moves come after ...

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Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, January 08, 2015 --> Existing-home sales will likely rise about 7 percent this year, as a strengthening economy and job growth leads to a healthier market, according to the National Association of REALTORS®' 2015 housing forecast.Housing Roller Coaster Something's Wrong With the ...