Northern Michigan Real Estate

I just received a heads up from a colleague in Iowa that a real estate education advisory committee in that state, including members of Iowa's real estate commission and other realtors, has decided that the 60 hour pre-licensing class is not enough to qualify agents to represent clients. They are...

While the subject of real estate agency relationships is confusing and often misunderstood, even by many real estate licensees themselves, the practice of exclusive buyer agency seems to be gaining awareness in the mainstream media, with recent favorable mentions from the likes of Consumer Report...

Well, not really.  And that is the problem.  In Northern Michigan, tourism is the driver of our economy.  We depend upon snow, and lots of it, for our local ski resorts, motels, restaurants, and shops to thrive.  Snowmobiling is also an important winter sport which brings thousands of visitors to...

Boyne Realty & Vacation Properties Network have merged with Prudential Preferred, Realtors of West Michigan which is headquartered is in Grand Rapids and currently has 19 offices as far south as Three Rivers, MI.  The local offices including Harbor Springs, Petoskey, Charlevoix, Boyne City and Be...

Did anyone really think that Zillow was content to simply draw web traffic with its automated valuation tools?  Especially with Cyberhomes.com and RealEstateABC.com jumping into the fray, Zillow had to choose between either going big, or going home.Well, Zillow has chosen to go big, announcing to...

In case you haven't heard yet folks, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has released its written opinion in the DOJ's antitrust case against NAR, in which Judge Mark Filip rejected NAR's motion to have that portion of the DOJ's case dealing with NAR's now rescinded VOW ...

Have you heard all the buzz about the new Windows® Operating System?  If not, perhaps it's because there reportedly isn't anything too exciting about it.According to CBS Marketwatch technology commentator John Dvorak, the Microsoft® website publicizing Vista® looks like it could just as easily be...

Yes folks, it's true.  The Northern Michigan Real Estate Blog has unwittingly found itself to be part of a new unofficial world record.  Strange, you say.  Hard to believe, even?  Tell me about it.  Little did I know that when I checked my profile on Technorati tonight for new links, I had just r...

The Pickerel - Crooked Lakes Association has declared war against Purple Loosestrife, an exotic invasive plant species which threatens the delicate ecosystem of the lakes.  According to the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, "purple loosestrife threatens native species by crowding them out and co...

The readers of Ski Magazine have voted Nub's Nob Ski Resort of Harbor Springs as the number one terrain park and number four for snow grooming on the entire North American continent!Nub's Nob is the only Midwestern ski resort to ever capture North American "Gold Medals" from Ski Magazine, and was...