Karen Moorhead's Blog

This weeks Inman's conference in New York has many people here at home taking part in the events via the social networking sites we all know like Twitter, Flickr and of course our own Active Rain guru Brad Andersohl. Check out this link to his very cool FeedFuze and then click into one of the man...

If you are buying or selling your home you need to understand the areas of Ann Arbor as defined by the local Board of Realtors and our areas are not defined by zip code but instead by boundaries and schools. You will want to be aware of these areas if you are searching for a home to purchase or i...

Here is a wonderful wonderful wish for a successful New Year and you are in great company here in AR if you chose to spend your time reading and writing. I have started today with a workout (ya hoo!!) and worked on my database and even did a bit of paper organizing. The paper work part is huge be...

The University of Michigan has purchased the Pfizer campus in North East Ann Arbor, Michigan and it is good to have the UM there and they could bring in as many as 2,000 people and jobs to the area.   It was sad to see it empty and although it decreases the tax base, it is better to have someone...

Christian Amanpour was interviewed on NPR and she has been one of my favorite reporters so I was all ears with her story.  She was discussing being a correspondent for CNN and it was interesting that her message for reporters is the same as our real estate business, because if we "report the situ...

The Michigan Theater is a lovely historic theater in Ann Arbor on Liberty near State Street which has been remarkably preserved and continues to get the support of the Ann Arbor community, while it provides a lovely glimpse into the past and what the theater experience used to be for moviegoers. ...

We have some very exciting opportunities for continuing education for professionals in the real estate industry in the Ann Arbor.  I would encourage any Realtor(R) or mortgage professional to consider either of these classes because the topics are important to helping you provide your clients wit...

Saturday evening Ann Arbor is a special evening for all folk music fans and the area’s most famous actor is going to perform. Consider yourself lucky if you get tickets to see Jeff Daniels & Company; he does a famous job of celebrating Michigan in song and has many local performers with him. He ...

I am happy to be a part of the Women's Council of REALTORS® Washtenaw County Chapter and am currently working on a calendar for our members.  I have been working with the Google Calendar and hope you might find some use for this.  I am going to use it for the WCR but it could be used for any cale...

It is with sadness, but not surprise that I share the announcement that the Ann Arbor Public Library is postponing the rebuilding of the downtown library.  This is a great plan and very exciting but I must say I'm happy that the board has realized we can not afford this building at this time. The...