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Selling Your Home?

by Mark Brace

Many people when they are thinking about selling their home underestimate the power of making the home look neat and tidy.

Realtor Magazine has compiled a list of 13 things that will help you in getting the most value and appeal out of your home.

Click on the link below for the article.

http://realtormag.realtor.org/home-and-design/feature/article/2013/10/clean-declutter-discard-make-house-shine-for-resale

Kent County Loses 1.2 Billion in Property Values

by Mark Brace

View this MLive.com Article regarding the amount of money Kent County has lost in its property values.

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/04/kent_county_loses_12_billion_i.html

According To CNN Money on May 7th, 2008; Grand Rapids, was ranked 8th in nation as the one of the fastest growing real estate markets with a projected appreciation rate of 1.9% by May of 2009, This is in sharp contrast to the other side of MIchigan in which CNN projects that The Farmington HIlls Market which is the only major Market to have negative 5 year appreciation of -7.5%, and is also projected to fall another 5.9% by May of 2009. It's very Difficult for people from other states to seperate the 2 metro markets but Grand Rapids is a positive market and is building into the future and the east side of Michigan  around the Detroit Metroplex is struggling.

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Mark Brace, Realtor, ABR, GRI, CRS, SRES, e-PRO, A
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Michigan Real Estate
3000 East Beltline NE
Grand Rapids MI 49525
Direct: (616) 447-7025
Cell: (616) 540-7705

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