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. As the area's largest buyer's agency, we work to keep up with technology improvements in home construction. As an example, at a recemt staff meeting we talked in detail about the newer energy-efficient mini-split heat pumps that are being used by a luxury home...

I just was on a webinar hosted by the Green Home Institute where their guest was Panasonic engineer Vikki Kumar. She gave a presentation on home energy storage. He have helped a lot of home buyers purchase in Farmington Hills and Panasonic has their automotive...

Are you about to make a move to Michigan? Here is another good reason: Few natural disasters! My wife is a weather junkie. I remember a while ago; she dug into areas with the fewest bad storms. Michigan was one of the best areas. Then she looked into earthquakes. Not...

The Ann Arbor District Library has a great collection of historic aerial views from the last 60 years or so that show many of our Ann Arbor neighborhoods when they were originally being developed. The photo above is part of Martin Acres on the West side. It is looking...

Purchasing a home in the winter presents some unique issues for home buyers. The professional association of buyer agents recently published a report on both the challenges faced by buyers and some counter-tactics that smart home buyers can use to overcome the issues....

Like This One! OK, so the homes aren’t really going to be smaller, but appraisers will measure them as a lot smaller if the appraisals need to meet Fannie Mae standards. (Most residential loans in our market must meet Fannie Mae standards. Those same standards are one...