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Descriptive Terms In Real Estate Ads – What Do They Mean?
If you are buying or selling a home, the chances are good you struggle with the meaning of descriptive real estate terms. Here’s the first in a series of articles explaining them. The Wise Seller Be very truthful if you are a seller...

Home Equity – Don’t Spend It On Risky Investments
The housing market has exploded in the last five years, and homeowners are finding that the equity in their homes is greater than it has ever been. The equity in a home is the difference between the market value of the home and the amount still owed...

House Flipping Basics
Many people are dreaming about making money in real estate. For most people this will forever stay a dream, but some individuals are able to make their dreams come true. Fact is – even the less experienced individual can make money in real estate if...

How Come No One Told Us About This When We Were Buying A Home?
Development, it’s bound to happen. Simply because there is a large open field, or the property you’re looking at borders woods, doesn’t mean it will or can stay that way in the future. I could rattle off instance after instance where home...

To Picket Fences
Of the 359 homeowners in my area, 112 are running afoul of the law in a deviously blatant way by committing the heinous "fence offence;" in other words, breaching Los Angeles municipal code sections 12.21 and 12.22 which limit front yard fence and...

 
Michigan Real Estate – A Little Of Everything

With lakes, forest, farmland, college towns and big cities, Michigan has a little of everything. Fortunately, Michigan real estate prices are on the low end.

Michigan

Michigan is a state of great beauty if the outdoors is your thing. The state borders no less than four of the Great Lakes and has thousands of smaller lakes within its border. Yes, thousands. With all this water come forest and a bevy of outdoor activities. If you prefer the city life, Detroit is in a renaissance. For a taste of the college life, Ann Arbor is the home of the University of Michigan.

Ann Arbor

Home to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a great college town. With a population of roughly 100,000, it is actually a small city but can grow during college football season. The football stadium holds over 100,000, and people from all over the state make a weekend of the games. With the college atmosphere, Ann Arbor is full of interesting little shops, cafes and has an active nightlife. If you’re considering living in a college town, Ann Arbor should be on the top of your list.

Detroit

If ever there was a city that took a beating in the press, it is Detroit. Criticized for an out of control crime problem, the city definitely deserved some criticism in the past. These days, however,


Detroit is in the process of turning a new leaf. Over a BILLION dollars has spent renovating the downtown area and crime statistics are down significantly. For comparison purposes, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., have much higher crime rates. The rebirth of Detroit is an ongoing process, so don’t hesitate to give it a look. It may be an opportunity to get in on the bottom floor.

Michigan Real Estate

Michigan real estate prices are surprisingly cheap. A single family home in Detroit will set you back roughly $280,000, while the same home in Ann Arbor is $345,000. On average, the prices in Ann Arbor are the highest in the state.

With such reasonable prices, one wouldn’t really expect to see an exciting appreciate rate in Michigan. For 2005, Michigan real estate appreciated at a miserly rate of a little less than 5 percent.


About the Author: Raynor James is with http://www.fsboamerica.org - FSBO homes for sale by owner. Visit http://www.homehelperdirectory.com/ to trade links for real estate.

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