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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designates January as "National Radon Prevention Month".Radon is an odorless, colorless gas that is naturally occurring in the earth's crust and sometimes seeps into homes through openings in foundations or walls. It is the leading cause of lung cancer am...

The good thing about making a move in this real estate market is that there are lots of good deals out there. The question is, what do you do with your home? When faced with that situation, many Northville MI owners are opting to lease. Before you consider leasing, you should first check with you...

This morning I answered a question on a popular real estate site about how a Livonia MI home could sell so cheaply ($90K) in an area of expensive homes without being listed for sale. Turns out the home in question was in a new subdivision of about 70 homes so it was purchased through the builder....

In my July Market Report, I mentioned that The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act includes provisions to help homeowners keep their homes. Another provision provides a tax credit of up to a $7,500 (10% of the purchase price) for first time home buyers. Effectively, it's a 15-y...

I follow lots of blogs to keep up on technology, particularly as it relates to real estate. One of my favorites is AgentGenius where the top real estate bloggers in the country post. If you're thinking of selling your Plymouth home, you'll want to check out this recently highlighted video "How To...

Wow, are you as glad to leave 2008 behind as I am? When I wrote my last post of 2007, I thought we would turn the corner in 2008. Boy was I wrong. An economic meltdown on a national level compounded the financial chaos (as if local Michigan economy wasn't bad enough already). It was enough to mak...

With all the snow we've had so far this year, it's the perfect storm for ice dams to form on your roof. What are ice dams? Ice dams are formations that occur at the edge of a roof near the gutters or soffits when snow melts and refreezes. Icicles are often a telltale sign. Once formed, water back...

It's been a crazy month with tons of economic news, and lots of it not so good. With the Detroit 3 thrown a lifeline just in time for the holidays, let's hope that the rest of the economy stabilizes soon so people start buying cars again. The local real estate market had record sales again for th...

After two long years of construction and road closure, the Sheldon Road Underpass opened with fanfare this afternoon. Sheldon Road connects Plymouth to Northville and provides convenient access to the M-14 expressway. Because of train traffic through Plymouth, it was decided an underpass under th...

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