Monthly Archives: February 2012

Oxford DDA Streetscape Plan

Oxford DDA presented with $4.7M streetscape plan. That’s how much the total estimated cost is to revamp and improve a large portion of downtown Oxford’s streetscape to make it more attractive, identifiable, pedestrian friendly and hopefully, calm the large volume of traffic on M-24. The plan encompasses changing the appearance of M-24 from the Polly…

Home Sales Rise

Home sales on the rise, ready for spring buying season…This article was in the RealtorMag News, talks about existing home sales, inventories and housing affordability improving… Existing-home sales rose 4.3 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.57 million, marking the third gain for home sales in the last four months, the…

Oxford Real Estate Sold, Foreclosures For Sale in Oxford MI

Oxford real estate sold and foreclosures for sale in Oxford MI Oxford, Village of Oxford, Oxford Twp. Oakland County, MI 48371 02/21/2012 Homes Sold This Week: 28 Pearl St, $31,000 = 1159 sq.ft = 100 days on market = bank owned Homes For Sale This Week: 14 Center St, $16,900 = 1172 sq.ft = 2 beds &…

Inventories Drop, Prices Rise

Housing inventories drop and list prices rise…Found this article in RealtorMag dated 02/21/12, hopefully this trend continues. In a growing number of housing markets, sellers are facing less competition now compared to a year ago. Inventory of for-sale homes has dropped by about 23 percent compared to this time last year, and fell by 6…

Winter Gardening in Lake Orion MI

Just because your garden is dormant for the winter doesn’t mean you should snooze, too. Experienced gardeners do their dreaming, and planning, when the snow flies. So while you’re thinking of blossoms and butterflies, be sure to add trees and shrubs that look great even in snow. It’s all about structure 3 season landscapes concentrate…

Lapeer Real Estate And Real Estate Sold in Lapeer MI

Lapeer real estate and real estate sold in Lapeer MI Lapeer, City of Lapeer, Lapeer Twp. Lapeer County, MI 48446 02/17/2012 New homes this week in and around Lapeer: 1245 First St, $72,900 = 1300 sq.ft = 4 beds & 1.1 baths = private owned 1650 Pleasant St, $116,900 = 1349 sq.ft = 3 beds…

January Home Sales Start 2012 Strong

* All MLS sales were up 10.4% from January 2011 * Average days on market (dom) decreased from last year by 7 days * Of the total sales closed in January, 16.2% were short sales * Approximately 50.2% of all sales were cash sales Lapeer County residential sales were up 6.6% while Oakland County sales…

Incentives For Short Sales

Banks offer more cash incentives for short sales…Article in RealtorMag on how banks are offering incentives to homeowners. More banks are offering home owners incentives to sell their houses in a short sale to prevent a costly foreclosure to the bank. In fact, some banks are offering struggling home owners as much as $35,000 to…

Peace of Mind While You’re Away

Easy to install security cameras let you keep an eye on your home from afar, ensuring safety and security for you and your family. Thanks to internet based web cameras, adding home security cameras is an affordable weekend project and you may get a discount on home owners insurance, depending on the system you’ve installed….

Lease This 3 Bedroom Home in Oxford MI

Oxford schools! Lease this 3 bedroom, 1936 sq.ft home on 3 wooded acres. Wood floors, open floor plan, walkout basement and a 28 x 18 great room. Available 04/01/2012, smoke free, no pets, credit report and rental application. Don’t wait on this one… Donald Horne, Realtor, Team Success Coldwell Banker Shooltz Realty 248-969-8065 or 810-338-0628