Why Are There Suddenly More Homes for Sale?
More homes for sale doesn't mean a flood of new listings. Here's why inventory is rising, how long homes are taking to sell, and what buyers and sellers should do.
Straight Answers on Buying and Selling
Practical guidance for Metro Detroit buyers and sellers, drawn from what I see with clients.
Sell a House in Michigan: What You Actually Keep
When you sell a house in Michigan, it’s easy to picture your sale price as the number you’ll walk away with. It isn’t. Between commission, your mortgage payoff, Michigan closing costs, and whatever gets negotiated during inspection, your actual net…
4 Mortgage Questions Every Metro Detroit Buyer Should Ask Before Closing
I sat down recently with Vincent Newsome from National Mortgage Funding to talk through the mortgage questions to ask before you buy, the ones I hear most from buyers, and a few of the answers surprised even me. If you’re…
Downsizing in Metro Detroit With One Expert Agent
If you are an empty nester thinking about downsizing in Metro Detroit, you already know the hard part is not just packing boxes. The hard part is coordinating two major moves at once. You have to sell the family home…
Should You Buy a Home in 2026 or Wait for Rates to Drop?
If you plan to buy a home in 2026 in Metro Detroit, the biggest question is probably not which house to buy. It is whether you should buy now or wait for mortgage rates to drop. That is a fair…
Research, Pricing, and Mindset: How to Prepare Before You List in Metro Detroit
Pricing and mindset before listing quietly determine how smoothly a home sale will go, and so does how well you research your market. Get these three right before you list, and everything that follows gets easier. This is the preparation…
Living in Grosse Ile, MI: The Complete Community Guide
If you’ve ever crossed one of the two bridges onto Grosse Ile and wondered what it would be like to actually live there, you’re not alone. Grosse Ile is the largest island in the Detroit River and the most populous…
Dual Agency in Real Estate: What Buyers and Sellers Should Know
You walk into an open house. You fall in love with it. You find the listing agent and ask if they can represent you too. The answer is usually yes. It is called dual agency in real estate, and if…
The Ultimate Home Pricing Strategy Guide for Sellers
If you are getting ready to list your home for sale, the price you choose in the first ten days will shape everything that happens next. This home pricing strategy guide for Metro Detroit sellers will help! Price too high…
May 2026 Market Update: Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Rockwood, Trenton & Woodhaven
Real, local numbers for the five communities I call home and serve every day. If you have been waiting for a market update that actually names your street instead of lumping you into “Metro Detroit,” this is it. I pulled…
Home Appraisal vs. CMA: What Metro Detroit Buyers and Sellers Need to Know Before They Sign Anything
When it comes to home appraisal vs CMA in Metro Detroit, most people buying or selling a home assume the number their real estate agent gives them and the number a licensed appraiser produces are roughly the same thing, just…
What NOT to Fix When Selling Your Home in Metro Detroit
One of the most expensive mistakes Metro Detroit home sellers make has nothing to do with pricing strategy or market timing. It happens before the listing ever goes live, when sellers are not sure what not to fix when selling…