Therese's Blog-The Greater Grand Rapids and Jenison, MI Areas.

This morning when I was thinking over the day ahead of me it occurred to me just how much we have been learning from our Gen Y’s.  This struck me when I found myself thinking once again …I hope Corey has some time to help me with this today and in stepping back a bit, I realized I do this quite ...

The year of 2007 is quickly coming to a close…the holidays are looming ahead and I can’t believe that Christmas is just around the corner.  Please find below the Year to Date Statistics for the Jenison area directly from the Grand Rapids Association of REALTORS Website. I hope this information p...

Wow….I just got through with a pretty heated phone call with a lender in dealing with a Short Sale situation.   Now, I understand the position they are in….truly I do….the primary contact I have been assigned to has 400 accounts she is dealing with…yes, I said 400 which might as well be 4000!  I ...

I find myself every year so thankful for our Michigan Fall Season although I enjoy every moment of our Michigan Summers….our season of autumn is truly nothing short of spectacular.  Truthfully the only complaint I have ever had regarding it, is that is it simply far to short! Just this past week...

We Realtors® hear it all the time….Realtors don’t really do anything…what am I paying them for…I can do it myself.  A Realtor pushes a few papers and wham-o earns thousands of dollars….just like that! I cannot not express enough just how large of a misconception this is and we all know it!  The ...

I lovingly call the above title one of my "daddy-isms" (is that a word?).  I have so many memories of my dad using this statement, mostly when he wanted to make sure us kids had been paying attention to what was being or had been said.  To this day I don't know where he got this statement or any ...

Spring is finally here the flowers are blooming and I find myself so thankful!!  Our state bird the Robin has returned (yes I have seen them), our color is returning with the trees budding and flowers blooming, emerging from their long winter sabbaticals, this is all a true confirmation that spr...

(The Outcome) -We Always Hear The Young Are Our Future But Seldom Treat Them As Such I can’t believe it…..the bank let him walk over $37.50!! Corey did stop into the bank on Saturday and spoke to the Bank Manager as planned and came home with a new account…at a new bank!! In speaking with this B...

We Always Hear The Young Are Our Future But Seldom Treat Them Like It.I have son Corey who is currently 20 years old and a penniless 2nd year college student.  He is one of those fortunate young people who have always easily fitted in; he loves children, doesn’t hesitate to speak to adults and se...

  Why Do I see Wedding Gowns In Real Estate?? You may be thinking something in the way of ….when a couple become engaged, they want to buy a home and transform it into their newlywed sanctuary.  About 20 years ago I worked as a Manager in a very upscale Bridal Salon.  We carried bridal gowns rang...