Hope you have a great St. Patrick’s Day and how could you go wrong with the sun shinning like this?

Wear your green and remember everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s day.

May the Irish hills caress you..her lakes and rivers bless you.  May the luck of the Irish enfold you & blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

• The closer to campus the more money per square foot will be paid for the property.
• Homes which can be walked/biked from and to campus/downtown are the most desirable (back to the first point).
• Homes which are in good condition sell faster.
• Homes on major thoroughfares take longer to sell or sell for less.
• The more expensive the home, the longer it sits on the market, generally.

We live in an area in which campus and downtown are like lakefront property, there are only so many homes and these homes are limited and the demand is high. The demand will not falter and even after the Ann Arbor market was hit with a major employer pulling out (Pfizer) we did see a softening of the market, but the first to come back are the homes within a mile or two of campus/downtown.

Washington Street

Single Family Homes Sold in Ann Arbor 2009

The graph provides price per square foot for the homes sold with the yellow bar and the lavender bar is the number of homes sold within the area.  Here are the numbers 2009:

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Here is the link for your voting location:  http://www.a2gov.org/government/city_administration/City_Clerk/Elections/Pages/WardBoundariesMap.aspx

Are you registered:  http://sos.publius.org/publiussearch/enter_criteria.asp?SearchType=verification&SearchPage=ent_name

Here is a link for a sample ballot:  https://webapps.sos.state.mi.us/mivote/ Also a map if you are not in the city of Ann Arbor.

Remember to vote and vote often!!

We have a really amazing panel.

• Susan Pollay,  DDA Director
• Eli Cooper, Transporation Manager
• Pat Cawley, Senior Project Manager for Engineering
• Kristen Larcom, City Attorney
• Officer Elizabeth Patton, Ann Arbor Police Department
• Robert Wagner, Director of Lurie Terrace
• Carolyn Grawi, Director of Advocacy & Education for the Center for Independent Living
• Rory Neuner, Urban Policy Specialist for the Michigan Environmental Council

We hope you can attend and our discussion is how to keep the streets safe for our children, people of all abilities and all of us who enjoy walking around Ann Arbor.

Wishing all Dads a great father’s day! Enjoy golf, soccer or just a great grill party.

Ideas for Father’s Day Celebration in A2:

• Public Pools:  Vets, Fuller or Buhr Park.
• Canoe the Huron River.
• Bike ride the B2B along the river.

Whatever you decide enjoy this great day!!

It is too early to say that the money is available at the closing table and check back to read the updates as I receive them.  I will keep you posted.

The facts on this page are correct so please reference:  First Time Home Buyer Credit.

Here is additional information on this credit:  First Time Home Buyer Credit.

If you wonder if it has made a real difference; I can tell you in our market:  YES! The first time home buyers are looking in all areas near Ann Arbor and they are purchasing, but the key continues to be pricing your home properly.

If you would like to know what is for sale, how to price your home or what homes are on the market in your neighborhood, please feel free to call.  I would be happy to discuss the marketplace with you.