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Daylight Savings

This weekend we “spring forward” as daylight savings starts.  There are challenges to losing an hour of sleep, we can all recognize that, however, if appropriately planned for, you may lessen the effects on you and your family.  If you have young children(and this tip might be helpful even for...

Your Home Value Is Up!

Your home value is up!  Now what?  Already thoughts are swirling . . . “Should I sell?”  “Think of what I could buy!”  “Let’s get it on the market, NOW!”  It’s so exciting to find out that you may have significant equity in your home.  In fact, for some of...

The Art of a Thank You Note

With the progress of technology, many methods of communication are becoming obsolete.  But don’t be so quick to place Thank You Notes in this category!  Many people avoid writing thank you notes for a number of reasons.  Whether you don’t know what to say, think it’ll take too much time,...

Comic Con

If you are a comic book aficionado or simply one who enjoys the occasional story line in movies, you might enjoy a visit to Byron Township Rec’s (2120 76th St, Byron Center) 2nd Annual Comic Con on Saturday, February 4.  There will be vendors selling all sorts of collectibles and...

Is the Online Real Estate Price Estimate Accurate?

Thinking of hopping online to check out the current value of your home?  Not so fast!  The data that these automated valuation models use is often inaccurate and unreliable.  Hard to argue when they say so themselves!  Here are a few quotes from popular price estimator sites describing the lack...

A Deposit Worth Spending

A mentor recently asked what we would do if we had a bank account that received $86,400 every morning, but didn’t carry a balance from day to day.  In essence, you have to spend the amount in its entirety or lose it.  How would we treat that account?  Would we...

How Can Interest Rates Affect Your Mortgage Payment?

When you start the process of buying a home, one of the first steps is to get pre-approved for a home loan.  In the preapproval process the lender (often times a bank or credit union) will quote you an interest rate. According to Freddie Mac the average interest rate for...

January is Reading Month

It may not be a surprise to those of us who are not born of the snow that January has been given the tag of reading month.  Let’s be honest, curling up and reading whilst sipping hot chocolate is a wonderful image in the surrounding freeze outdoors.  Kent District Library...

“Airplane Mode”

As real estate agents, our time is very valuable. Often, however, we are asked to be “at work” 24/7. With cell phone technology, we can literally be connected anywhere and anytime. While the occasional vacation or day off here and there is nice, it is hardly enough to fully unwind....

When Should a Seller Take a Lower Offer?

In a highly competitive market, a seller may be put in a situation where they have multiple offers on their property.  Whether its two, twelve, or twenty offers, multiple offers situations pose a unique position for a seller.  The seller has the opportunity to analyze multiple offers and pick what...

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