About 16,000 employees at five Detroit-based companies will be offered $4 million in loan and rent subsidies to move in or near the city’s downtown under an incentive program announced Monday aimed at rebuilding the city’s residential base.  CLICK HERE to read the entire story published by Forbes, courtesy of the Associated Press.

Here is a great New York Times article about a positive evolution in Detroit.  Recent census figures show that Detroit’s overall population shrank by 25 percent in the last 10 years. But another figure tells a different and more intriguing story: During the same time period, downtown Detroit experienced a 59 percent increase in the number [...]

Listening to the media reports can get you very confused about the direction of the real estate market. Most show the market continuing to decline. Much of that is a result of comparing this year, without the benefit of Tax Credits, with last year, which was artificially fueled by the Tax Credits. The market is [...]

Is Michigan’s dismal real estate market on the rebound? Local real estate executives say they see signs that indicate just that. Dan Elsea, president of Max Broock Realtors / Real Estate One, says he’s optimistic about what he sees in Michigan’s previously stagnant market. “Right now, the general signs are good,” he said. “A couple [...]

CLICK HERE to check out the latest real estate transactions in Oakland County including the cities of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Orchard Lake, and surrounding areas.

CLICK HERE to check out the latest real estate transactions in Oakland County including the cities of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Orchard Lake, and surrounding areas.

So you’ve made the decision to sell your home. Congratulations. Now what are you prepared to do to make sure you get what you are asking and that you sell quickly (to get that maximum return)? If you will allow me to offer the following suggestions, I think I can help you sell you home. [...]

Dominick Tringali, President of Dominick Tringali Architects, contributed a great article to my monthly e-newsletter.  He wrote about summer trends for outdoor living.  CLICK HERE to check out the July newsletter with Dominick’s article.  My e-newsletters a full of helpful home and gardening tips, as well as informative real estate advice.  If you would like to receive my monthly [...]

“I know it when I see it.” That’s what you hear when you ask what defines a “luxury home”. Surprisingly, you often hear it in our business from agents and brokers. Unfortunately, ambiguously “knowing it when you see it”, really doesn’t help us with the parameters of what a luxury home is. So, I’d like [...]