You can now search for homes qualifying for down payment assistance or other financial incentives on our Tomie Raines, Inc. web site. Learn more about the Down Payment Resource Program at this link http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20140424/NEWS01/304240062/Lansing-Realtor-group-launches-down-payment-assistance-program-prospective-buyers.
A recent Gallup survey says Americans pick real estate as the best option for long term investment far ahead of gold and stocks. We agree. Time to make your move? http://www.gallup.com/poll/168554/americans-sold-real-estate-best-long-term-investment.aspx
Some potential first time buyers or vacation home buyers have not taken the leap because they fear taking on a mortgage obligation. A recent paper from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/jchs.harvard.edu/files/w13-1_belsky_0.pdf posits that unless you are living rent
The market is speaking and we should listen. Buyer activity is strong and improving daily. There is much more demand than supply currently, giving sellers a strong bargaining position. This will change as we get closer to summer. The opportunity to move
1. Homeownership is the best way to build wealth over time. Buy a home you can actually afford and don't use it as your piggy bank and you can gradually build wealth. 2. You build equity each month you make your mortgage
First and foremost the agent must be trustworthy. Agents should reassure buyers that their needs are their top priority and that the process will be entirely transparent. Second, the agent should be an area expert and demonstrate that with statistics and rich market information, Third,
The cost of a home improvement project may increase the value of a home, however the value of any improvements are going to be based upon what the market is willing to pay for them not the cost. Rarely is there a
Pulsenomics does a Home Price Expectation Study every quarter which involves asking over 100 real estate industry experts, economists, and investment and market strategists about where they think home prices are headed over the next five years. They then average the projections into
Thirty five Realtors earned Gold and Platinum ratings for 2013 by Quality Service Certified. All Tomie Raines, Inc. agents are quality service certified and collectively contributed to the company's 95.6% customer satisfaction rating. All Tomie Raines, Inc. clients are surveyed by an independent
The attached link is to an article in the Greater Lansing Business Monthly authored by Debbie Barnett, the President and Owner of Tomie Raines, Inc. In it she discusses what is likely to occur in residential housing in greater Lansing in 2014. http://lansingbusinessnews.com/department-columns/36-real-estate/3428-what-s-ahead-in-residential-real-estate