Mike Bowler Sr. of Hubbell Real Estate Co.

This is a Great Time For Buying Your First Home in Greater Lansing Real Estate Market Charles McMillan, 2009 NAR President, sent an email out to Realtors today on the Stimulus package and how it benefits the real estate market.  Here's what he had to say: We look at the Stimulus package AND the Treasury's package holistically, in ...

Take your pick. If you would have read the headlines today you would think the sky is falling. To bad they have to blend in all the repossessed homes that have been discounted substantially by the banks to clean up inventory. It is not a true picture of the greater Lansing area by any means. Here’s an elementary course in the mean, median, ...

It's alway nice to pickup some news that gives a positive slant on the future for real estate investing. Here are three recent headlines that certainly attracted my attention. We need to change the perception, don't you think? 1.  NAR forecasts stable home sales in 2008  2.  Stable existing home sales in 2008 and then ...

Want to stay on top of the real estate market in the greater Lansing area? Go to Goggle, select "Alerts" Type in Lansing Real Estate, in addition to your email address etc. Wham-o! You will start receiving an email alert on all real estate related articles for Lansing Michigan. For those of you, who live elsewhere, just replace Lansing ...

The stats are in on 2007 vs. 2006 for the greater Lansing real estate market, based on searching residential sold units off the MLXchange for 2007 I found 4248 residential sales with and average sale price of $143,000.00 compared to 2006 having 4933 sales at an average sale price of $153,618.00. Units are down 14% while average sale price is down ...

Grand Ledge School District has much to offer students and parents who are fortunate enough to live in this district. Grand Ledge has a rich history of academic excellence, community pride and community partnerships. To become better acquainted with this district, I recommend visiting the Districts Website. Grand Ledge has had $40,130,778.00 or ...

Thinking about purchasing a home of your own? Keep these critical considerations in mind: How long you plan to live in the home. If you purchase a home and get a job transfer or decide to move after only a short time, you may end up paying money in order to sell it. The value of your home may not have appreciated enough to cover the costs that you ...

We have experienced and are presently going through a complete overhaul with various challenges as Realtors, consumers and those vendors in the Ancillary business of supporting the real estate transaction. With inventories at record highs, home foreclosures, mortgage fraud, and dismal headlines saturating our news media, you would think we are ...

Buying a home can be an emotional, time-consuming, and complex process. There are a few things that you can do to help make the process go as smooth as possible. Number one is consulting with a Realtor to obtain all the tools and advice needed to make a smart purchase that will not have disappointing surprises prior to the closing. Attached here ...

Despite what you hear from the media, Lansing Michigan area and the greater Lansing area in general is becoming healthier each day in the real estate market. Check out housing Predictor to see how the Lansing area is only 3.9% down from last year and noted as the best place in the nation to invest in real estate at this time.  We ...