December 2005 Archives

Smart Realtor Sends a letter - from Austin, TX

By Mark Ijlal on December 29, 2005 1:23 PM

I just got a letter in the mail from Rick Ellis – the very smart manager at Prudential Texas Realty in Austin Texas. He sent this letter to My Michigan Coach address as we are listed in couple of real estate directories under the heading of Investment Clubs.

In this envelope is his business cards and a newspaper article from a local Austin newspaper. Here is the headline – “Busyers Snapping up Austin Houses”- and then the newspaper article goes on talking about the HOT market in Austin compared to other Dallas cities.

On the left hand side margin is a hand written jot – “Let me know if I can be of future help.”

Why am I so impressed? Well this is the first time a Realtor has mailed me something like this let alone from outside Michigan. I never understood why most Realtors never bother trying to market themselves to the very profitable, easily reachable and repeat business niche of real estate investors.

After all if you were marketing anything like this to the real estate investment community – we are all on the Inernet, there are directories available that identify us, real estate investment clubs and groups, forums that are dedicated to the topic and of course blogs like this.


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Starting your own vs. Franchising

By Mark Ijlal on December 27, 2005 5:41 PM

A common comment made at social events when I mention what I do is this – “Wow! That sounds great but I rather buy a franchise. You cannot go wrong with that.”

Really!!!!

Says Who???

Well off course the franchisers who are making billions selling them. And the magazines (Entrepreneur, Small Business Opportunity, Work At Home etc) that are raking in millions in ad dollars by promoting the same franchisers.

For me leaving your job to get a franchise is just getting a different boss – only this time the hours are mucho longer.

For the first time in my memory a mainstream publication has the guts to do a “real” story on true story behind franchising – FSB or Fortune Small Business has a terrific story about Risk in Franchising and who mid level executives are being sold into a dream of franchising being “risk free” while shelling out big dollars for buying dozens of territories at a time.

Well worth the read if you or your loved ones are contemplating the purchase of a franchise in the near future. I am not saying that all franchises are a losing proposition – they are not! But at the same time walk with your eyes open and don’t believe the hype that buying a franchise is 100% success and starting your own business is a recipe for disaster.

Here are some excerpts from the FSB story:

“According to the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers, companies that sell franchises go under at a rate of about 15% a year. That means, notes AAFD chairman Robert Purvin, that "in any given five-year period, 75% of franchisors disappear."

In the early '90s Timothy Bates, a professor at Wayne State University, studied Census Bureau data on 20,000 new enterprises and found that 38% of franchise units failed over a four-year period, vs. 32% of independent startups.

In some industries the gap was much greater. In retailing, for instance, 45% of franchised units lasted less than four years, while just 23% of independent retail stores flopped.”

You can read the whole story here in Fortune Small Business.


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Real Estate Tycoon Rising!

By Mark Ijlal on December 26, 2005 1:26 AM

Money Magazine article about real estate investment in the "real word" , found here.
I find it interesting that children of self employes busyiness people often follow their parents - sometime after trying out the corporate life - into starting their own business. More on that later......

Tycoon in the making
By Les Christie, CNN/Money staff writer

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - When Ted Theodoropoulos was about 10 years old, he learned a valuable lesson.

"My father bought a corner house in Chapel Hill for $60,000," says Ted. "He intended to knock it down and build another. But before he had a chance to do that, they announced that a mall was going in directly across the street."

His father wound up selling the property six months later for a cool $200,000 profit.

"It was mostly luck," says Ted. "But it made a big impression on me."

Perhaps it has helped focus Ted's entrepreneurial attitude. The 32-year-old North Carolinian has invested in three properties during the last two years and is looking for more.

Ambition and Ted are well acquainted. His mom and his dad have both been business owners, in addition to dabbling in real estate. Ted himself started a company, a collection agency, when he was still in college.

It was his mother who made the suggestion that launched his company. She was a restaurant owner who had taken some bad checks and she didn't have the time to pursue them herself. She told Ted she would give him a fee for any accounts he was able to make good.

Ted was so successful that he dropped out of school and started a collection agency. It began with restaurant clients, then branched out to corporations, such as Lucor and Time Warner Cable, for which he collected equipment when customers moved away or fell behind in bills.

At the peak, Ted employed 15 to 20 people. He ran it full time for a year as he attended night classes. It proved lucrative enough that his mother and a brother joined the business.

After college, where he studied information technology, Microsoft offered him a good job, "50 percent more than I was making at the collection agency," he says. So he turned the collection business over to his brother and mother, and went to work at Microsoft's Charlotte office.

He stayed there for a year or so and then went to work crunching data for a major bank, where he is a vice president today.

First foray
In 2001, Ted made his first real estate purchase, a one-bedroom condo in downtown Charlotte. He he paid $145,000 and it's now worth about $235,000.

Watching the value soar "got my wheels turning." At the time, a bank colleague was supplementing her income flipping properties regularly. "She was not hitting the ball out of the park," he says, "But she was doing well."

Through her, he met a broker who asked about Ted's means and goals: How much did he have to invest? Did he want to manage the property? What return was he looking for, and in what time frame?

"He gave me a realistic picture of the business," says Ted. "A lot of it -- like cleaning up after tenants and chasing them for rent -- is undesirable."

But Ted was used to working with credit reports and "skip traces," which enable collectors to track down people. So in early 2002, he bought a three-bedroom, one-bath, brick ranch near a gentrifying part of town. He paid only $72,000 plus a little more fixing the cosmetics and installing new air and floors.

"I rented it out for a year," he said. "Then my mother and brother moved down to Charlotte and started living in the place." The two had put up some of the money for the house, as they have with subsequent ventures. The home's value has risen to the low $90s.

Shopping for foreclosures
The next step was to plunge into the foreclosure market. This is always a gamble because home inspections can be difficult to arrange making it tough to analyze how much more cash will have to be invested. On the other hand, foreclosures can be great bargains.

Ted, for example paid less than $40,000 for two condos near downtown Charlotte. The first, a one-bedroom, was just $17,000. He rents it for $500 a month and values the property at $35,000 today.

The second is a two-bedroom, one-bath, 900-square-foot he closed on last December. One of the reasons it interested him is that the condo board was spending to improve the property.

"There's an undesirable neighborhood next to the condos and it's keeping the property values down," says Ted. "But the board was talking of a special assessment to pay for a fence to block it off from the bad area."

He felt that with such steps the apartment would be worth much more than the $22,000 he paid. Ted wants to sell this apartment and has put it on the market for $44,500, which would mean a profit of $20,000.

Although he has proceeded cautiously, Ted envisions expanding more rapidly. Right now, he wants to do more low-risk deals until he learns the real estate business inside and out.

Ultimately, he would like to involve his two other brothers in it as well.

"When you're working with your brother, you know you're going to get a straight deal," he says.

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Snapshot of major Michigan cities

By Mark Ijlal on December 23, 2005 1:07 AM

This is a good link on CNN / Money site about Michigan - it has good data about the major Michigan cities. Good stuff to know if you are investing in these cities or to include in your Private Lender Kits.

Money Magazine Article on Young Guy Made Good

By Mark Ijlal on December 20, 2005 12:01 AM

Finally an article on real estate investment in a mainstream magazine which is not titled, Is The Party Over? (Yawn!)
You can read the orignial article at Money Magazine site here or down below:

Tycoon in the making
Minnesotan Joshua Carlson turned a $5,000 investment into a million-dollar real estate portfolio
By Sarah Max

BEND, Ore. (CNN/Money) – Joshua Carlson was just an undergraduate business major at the University of Minnesota when he set his sights on his first real estate investment: a duplex he and a friend were renting near campus in Minneapolis.

"It was the perfect set up," said Carlson, 31. "I knew I wasn't going anywhere for a while, and I knew my neighbors didn't want to go anywhere for a long time, either."

Though the building wasn't for sale, Carlson started talking to his landlord about the possibility of buying it. Eventually, they struck a deal.

With a $5,000 down payment and financing through his landlord, Carlson bought the building for $105,000 shortly after finishing his undergraduate degree. Carlson paid his landlord 8.5 percent interest on a 30-year loan he could pay off any time, which he did when he refinanced two years later.

"That guy really helped me out," said Carlson of his former landlord. Now, the duplex is worth three times what he paid for it, according to a recent appraisal.

No vacancy
By day, Carlson works as a technology consultant earning between $80,000 and $100,000 a year. By night, he is in his second year at William Mitchell School of Law, where he is focusing on real estate law.

In November, Carlson will close on his fifth property, bringing his real estate portfolio to about $1.75 million. He estimates his equity portion is about $600,000.

Buying real estate was a natural progression for Carlson. He started mowing lawns in grade school and paid his way through college working at a public golf course in the summer and at an ice rink – as a Zamboni driver – in the winter.

"My brother used to call me Alex P. Keaton," he said, referring to Michael J. Fox's financially astute character on "Family Ties."

In 1998, Carlson bought a second duplex on the same block as his first unit. This building was also not for sale, but Carlson searched the county's property information and tracked down the owners.

"I sent them a letter and they responded favorably," said Carlson, who negotiated another contract for deed for $110,000 until he could refinance at a lower rate.

In 2000 Carlson, tapped his savings to buy a third duplex, and in 2002 he bought a fourth one, which is where he lives now.

"The common theme to all of the properties is they're in nice neighborhoods and they're within two blocks of water," said Carlson, who also contributes twice monthly to an investment account worth about $70,000.

He favors older Minneapolis neighborhoods over the suburbs because he knows those areas well, and he thinks rental demand is strong in them.

"The only vacancy I've had in all of this time is about two to three months," said Carlson, whose tenants are primarily graduate students at the university. He rarely advertises for his apartments. Instead, he depends on recommendations from his existing renters.

Living rent free

Carlson's total cost for the four properties is about $7,600 a month, including mortgage payments, property taxes, homeowners insurance and routine maintenance. Meanwhile, he collects $7,800 a month in rent and lives "rent" free.

"I don't really care about year-to-year fluctuations (in the real estate market) as long as the rents pay the mortgage," said Carlson. His goal is to accumulate as much property as possible, pay it off within the next 25 years and live off of the rent. "Even if the property doesn't appreciate, you still have income."

In November, Carlson will close on a new condominium in downtown Minneapolis, which he and a friend agreed to buy for $166,000 three years ago when the project was speculative. The price of condos in the building has gone up about 10 percent a year, according to Carlson.

When he graduates from law school in late 2005, Carlson hopes to trade his consulting job for one that focuses almost exclusively on real estate.

Meanwhile, he wants to buy a larger apartment building using a 1031 exchange, which is a tax maneuver that would allow him to trade his duplex for another building but avoid paying capital gains taxes.

"I'm trying to find a mentor who can help me take the next step," said Carlson. "I don't need someone to hold my hand but it would be nice to work with someone who's already done what I'm trying to do."

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Real Estate Search Engines

By Mark Ijlal on December 19, 2005 6:05 PM

Wall Street Journal today has an interest article about going above and beyond Google for Search. They showcased these 2 websites for finding a home for sale or rent. A quick way of checking what the houses are going for in your home turf in Michigan.

Homepages collects online listings from different websites and conveniently displays them in one location. They do pretty decent in big cities although smaller cities seemed to be limited according to WSJ.

Oodle is another story altogether - it searches classified ads - for real estate as well as other listings - and allow users to filter results by location, price, number of bedrooms and other cirteria. You can also have new listings email to as they are posted.


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Saying Goodbye to The Michigan Real Estate Warrior Show

By Mark Ijlal on December 18, 2005 9:49 PM | 1 Comment

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2005 is my last radio show at WDTK 1400AM. I have decided to move the radio show to the Internet as a full fledge downloadable show / Podcast or better still go _____________.

Why? Well first I never thought that so many people would download the show from the site and especially from the Podcast. Here I am, driving around between Madison Heights and Bloomfield Hills, going by my way and hundreds and hundreds of downloads every day. Very humbling. And a great deal of responsibility to deliver.

Then one hour is not really enough to get into the really meat of things. I want to have a show where we can analyze the different ways there is money to be made in Michigan real estate, but radio has its own schedule and all they can give is 57 minutes.

Then I have been thinking about doing a television show – either on Comcast cable system or doing streaming video on the Internet.

I am a big believer in the power of Internet in transforming the business of buying and selling real estate and I think that a huge change is right on the horizon for people who are agile enough to cash in.

I am talking about video on the Internet. It has become cheaper and downright easier to put video on the Internet. All you need is a digital camcorder (DV) and a Firewire cable and you are in business in 20 minutes.

There is so much that video can show that radio cannot. You can show a house, see the wonderful people that make up my coaching group, meet real life Michigan real estate investors and also the advanced level plays being made by people in the know.

So with that circulating in my mind, I pulled the plug on the Real Estate Warrior Show. I can tell you one thing, with great satisfaction – in 12 weeks I have created the biggest weekend hit that station have ever seen in their history. They wanted me to coach all new radio show hosts to generate this much buzz.

Funny when you add the fact that I got turned down by every single radio station in metro Detroit area because of my accent.

But the new thing – whether Podcast, downloadable MP3 or video – is starting January 2006 – I am looking at all my options, wishing that I would have hurried up and hired the personal assistant that I need right now to play catch up with all this.

It was an interesting experience and helped me learn a whole about radio. We actually have an entire radio campaign running on 107.5 where I wrote the 60-second commercial to sell our properties. I will have the MP3 next week and I will put up here so everybody can listen to it. It is a different twist on selling houses and I think it will work very well in the long run.


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A child to inspire

By Mark Ijlal on December 18, 2005 7:44 PM

A very cool and inspiring video. Hat tip to Brad Fallon for pulling this up.

The voice of a Michigan Real Estate Investor

By Mark Ijlal on December 18, 2005 6:33 PM

If you ever had the misfortune of working as a telemarketer in a big room environment then you would probably know already what I am talking about.

Your voice has carries much more than you think – smile, happiness, confidence, sadness, despair, anxiety and anger – big telemarketing departments actually have mirrors installed on top of the workstations so people can actually smile when they are taking inbound or outbound calls.

Your smile shows in your voice.

Notice some people “sound” happy yet other sound miserable.

Why is it important for you as a Michigan real estate investor?

1. If you are running an advertising campaign to attract motivated sellers – their first personal contact with you is almost always on a phone call. They will hear your voice before they meet you.

2. If you are selling a house that you have just renovated to sell – your buyers will talk to you first before actually going to the house or meeting your face to face.

3. If you are talking to a private lender – most likely some conversation will happen on the phone before a personal meeting.

Our business is a “phone business” – meaning there is a more time that you will talk to people, for the first time ever and all they have is your voice to go on.

Here is the funny part – the way you sound on the phone is completely different from the way you “think” you sound on the phone.

If you are coaching group member and you talked to me last week on the one on one call – go to the Members Only area and download your session and listen to it. I bet you that you will be surprised on how you sound.

I talk a lot – on the phone and most of the time I will tape my own calls and listen to them later.

A good way to find out how you sound when talking to prospective buyers, motivated sellers, private lenders etc – is to invest in the cheapest digital voice recorder you can find - $50 will buy you a pretty decent one and start taping yourself.

And then actually listen to your conversation later and see if you like you what you hear.

The ability to talk well on the phone – sound confident, happy and on top of your game – is a great skill to develop. Nobody is born with it – after all we all came to this world without any voice. We all learn it as we go along.

So it is a skill that could be learned and you can become better at it. I know that I have improved tremendously in the last two years over the phone. I still have some of my old recordings and I sound horrible. But that was one thing that I always thought would be a good skill to have and I worked on it.

By the way, if you are having a bad day – don’t take calls from anybody in your real estate business – misery has a way of multiplying. Turn the phone off and take it easy for the day.

If you take a second and think about it – the last time you called your doctor to get an appointment, made a business call to set an appointment, got a call from one your advertisement running to get homeowners in preforeclosure to call you – what impressions you formed in the first 30 seconds you started talking?

I had two very smart people in my Gold/VIP coaching group in 2005 which just concluded – Susan Berkley a voice coach who was actually on Apprentice Season 4 coaching the contestants who to speak better and Chris Mullins who has training business teach sales people and everybody else how to talk better on the phone.

The astonishing part about all this – how bad most people sound on the phone whose entire job description consists of taking phone calls.

If you have somebody else taking phone calls – business partner, significant other, employee, answering service – mystery shop them, tape it and listen to it. You will be surprised.

The key to getting better at this is one to know how you sound like right now (tape it), and notice what people actually make you want to talk to them over the phone.


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Oakland County Real Estate Update

By Mark Ijlal on December 6, 2005 11:28 PM

Here are the houses sold and closed last week in Oakland County for the week of 12/4 according to Detroit Free Press:

Oakland County
December 4, 2005

Auburn Hills

186 Amys Walk, $170,000

3047 Carly Ct., $116,000

2260 Commonwealth Ave., $175,000

3720 Eaton Gate Ln., $315,000

3568 Grove Ln., $214,000

2666 Hatton Rd., $50,000

2305 Oaknoll St., $58,000

1208 Taylor Rd., $170,000

Berkley

711 Columbia Rd., $185,000

1628 Columbia Rd., $183,000

1921 Columbia Rd., $148,000

2869 Cummings Ave., $188,000

3734 Greenfield Rd., $171,000

3682 Robina Ave., $153,000

2045 Sunnyknoll Ave., $110,000

Beverly Hills

21520 Corsaut Ln., $550,000

15948 Dunblaine Ave., $337,000

18674 W 13 Mile Rd., $225,000

16161 Wetherby St., $305,000

Birmingham

529 Bloomfield Ct., $224,000

1592 E Lincoln St., $228,000

1373 E Melton Rd., $288,000

740 Humphrey Ave., $647,000

347 N Eton St., $135,000

361 N Eton St., $117,000

1522 Penistone St., $160,000

1264 S Eton St., $255,000

1841 Stanley Blvd., $290,000

575 Vinewood Ave., $495,000

535 W Merrill St., $500,000

2112 Yorkshire Rd., $325,000

Bloomfield Hills/Township

3641 Berkshire Dr., $585,000

5980 Blandford Rd., $615,000

5132 Forest Way, $425,000

5312 Forest Way, $450,000

5390 Hollow Dr., $399,000

1928 Klingensmith Rd., $145,000

2252 Lancaster Rd., $180,000

6712 Mark Ct., $284,000

2561 Middlebury Ln., $356,000

5568 N Adams Way, $290,000

500 Overhill Rd., $790,000

4000 Overlea Ct., $835,000

4960 Ranch Ln., $360,000

5699 Raven Rd., $473,000

1655 S Hill Blvd., $150,000

1806 S Hill Blvd., $189,000

827 S Pemberton Rd., $450,000

1201 Trowbridge Rd., $2,750,000

6743 Vachon Dr., $455,000

Clarkston

6807 Almond Ln., $184,000

5940 Baypointe Blvd., $285,000

5063 Cecelia Ann Ave., $120,000

5754 Chestnut Hill Dr., $250,000

5037 Clintonville Pines Dr., $195,000

7190 Elderwood Cir., $295,000

4425 Elmdale Ave., $170,000

225 Maplewood Dr., $290,000

4886 Menominee Ln., $387,000

8635 N Eston Rd., $170,000

3250 Oakhill Pl., $235,000

6372 Peach Dr., $162,000

6827 Snow Apple Dr., $199,000

5015 Timber Lake Trl., $750,000

6351 Waldon Center Dr., $194,000

9591 Westwood Cir., $120,000

Clawson

245 E Baker Ave., $105,000

576 E Baker Ave., $170,000

1269 Kenilworth Pl., $202,000

694 Lincoln Ave., $159,000

Farmington

21310 Birchwood St., $215,000

23114 Farmington Rd., $145,000

Farmington Hills

21634 Albion Ave., $100,000

29136 Aranel St., $219,000

27319 Arden Park Cir., $206,000

30044 Astor St., $177,000

22247 Atlantic Pointe, $123,000

27920 Berrywood Ln., $99,000

28337 Brandywine Rd., $275,000

25581 Briarwyke Dr., $264,000

34335 Colfax Dr., $161,000

27987 Copper Creek Ln., $515,000

27459 Cranbrook Dr., $364,000

36972 Dartmoor Dr., $175,000

36964 Fox Run, $428,000

29111 Glenarden St., $248,000

29230 Greening St., $230,000

29615 Greening St., $217,000

26304 Greythorne Trl., $275,000

29889 Harrow Dr., $500,000

28790 Kendallwood Dr., $245,000

39100 Lancaster Dr., $293,000

28862 Lincolnview Dr., $250,000

24080 Lori Ct., $270,000

31702 N Marklawn St., $225,000

29406 Pendleton Club Dr., $131,000

33625 Rhonswood St., $195,000

24677 Springbrook Dr., $210,000

22061 Tredwell Ave., $178,000

23159 Tuck Rd., $169,000

23150 Tulane Ave., $190,000

31274 Westwood Rd., $449,000

27247 Winterset Cir., $450,000

29750 Woodbrook St., $239,000

Ferndale

21052 Bethlawn Blvd., $156,000

713 E Chesterfield St., $132,000

505 E Marshall St., $104,000

445 E Saratoga St., $129,000

2202 Garfield St., $142,000

410 Leroy St., $126,000

1101 Rosewood St., $104,000

647 Saint Louis St., $100,000

656 Spencer St., $108,000

572 W Breckenridge St., $211,000

474 W Hazelhurst St., $139,000

706 W Hazelhurst St., $210,000

366 W Webster St., $188,000

666 Withington St., $187,000

432 Wordsworth St., $125,000

Franklin

30715 N Greenbriar Rd., $375,000

24620 S Cromwell Dr., $410,000

Holly

3211 Belford Rd., $320,000

6840 Big Trail Rd., $182,000

9568 Bloomhill Dr., $200,000

322 Crescent Ave., $123,000

3845 Demode Rd., $192,000

11379 Dixie Hwy., $168,000

124 E Rattalee Lake Rd., $217,000

7995 Hickory Ridge Rd., $255,000

7050 Milford Rd., $160,000

8011 Milford Rd., $265,000

Huntington Woods

26401 Dundee Rd., $325,000

Lake Orion

1932 Amsbury Ln., $204,000

3196 Beechtree Ct., $88,000

2428 Cedar Key Dr., $299,000

3063 Cedar Key Dr., $231,000

117 Evergreen Trl., $172,000

2757 Fox Hollow Ct., $92,000

3804 High Grove Way, $437,000

3977 High Grove Way, $438,000

801 N Conklin Rd., $163,000

2671 Regency Dr., $220,000

1814 S Lapeer Rd., $157,000

701 Victoria Is., $230,000

Madison Heights

26619 Alden St., $152,000

30232 Alger St., $112,000

30824 Blairmoor Dr., $191,000

27722 Brettonwoods St., $119,000

26131 Brush St., $136,000

27323 Brush St., $145,000

1535 Connie Ave., $155,000

28360 Couzens Ave., $153,000

28361 Delton St., $161,000

85 E Kalama Ave., $129,000

1108 E Rowland Ave., $153,000

28606 Freda Ct., $155,000

26576 Hampden St., $80,000

31283 Maple Ridge Ln., $265,000

1350 Maureen Ave., $149,000

29348 Shackett Ave., $133,000

25833 Truman St., $105,000

Milford

536 Canal St., $245,000

3123 Canyon Oaks Trl., $770,000

3164 Canyon Oaks Trl., $1,180,000

735 Mill St., $284,000

617 Telya Rdg., $308,000

163 Turnberry Ct., $265,000

2150 W Dawson Rd., $318,000

2080 Wildflower Ln., $463,000

Northville

795 Carpenter St., $123,000

21195 Lujon Dr., $372,000

46805 S Chigwidden Dr., $251,000

50965 Sunday Dr., $735,000

20807 W Glen Haven Cir., $148,000

Novi

44750 Bayview Dr., $153,000

41887 Cantebury Dr., $193,000

23764 E Le Bost, $156,000

24585 Edgewood Dr., $268,000

23625 Londonderry, $195,000

22557 Moorgate St., $384,000

31151 Rolling Grove Dr., $245,000

25928 Sierra Dr., $215,000

25050 Sullivan Ln., $292,000

41668 Tera Ln., $311,000

40740 Village Oaks, $246,000

Oak Park

24330 Berkley St., $168,000

13681 Borgman St., $146,000

10211 Burton Ave., $200,000

23701 Church St., $148,000

21601 Gardner St., $135,000

13640 Lincoln St., $140,000

21821 Marlow St., $145,000

25990 Marlowe Pl., $197,000

21710 Parklawn St., $110,000

10731 Saratoga St., $80,000

26101 Stratford Pl., $240,000

15221 W 9 Mile Rd., $67,000

Pontiac

671 2nd Ave., $137,000

308 Arnold Ave., $232,000

209 Edison St., $79,000

486 Elm St., $117,000

224 Going St., $117,000

507 Harper St., $81,000

649 Lebaron Ave., $110,000

639 Lewa Downs Dr., $134,000

674 Lydia Dr., $134,000

613 Markle Ave., $125,000

407 N Cass Ave., $75,000

68 Putnam Ave., $64,000

655 Rosewood Pl., $70,000

253 Samburu St., $210,000

230 Stonegate E, $176,000

32 W Longfellow Ave., $175,000

27 W Princeton Ave., $90,000

Rochester

512 Renshaw St., $208,000

365 South St., $195,000

Rochester Hills

798 Apple Hill Ln., $585,000

245 Avalanche Dr., $321,000

337 Essex Dr., $328,000

735 Hamilton Ct., $180,000

2421 Harrison Ave., $130,000

1510 Hidden Valley Ln., $164,000

1793 Kilburn Rd.N, $355,000

833 Langdon Ct., $163,000

6225 N Rochester Rd., $610,000

2695 Oak View Ct., $320,000

1072 Paint Creek Ln., $173,000

503 Plymouth Ct., $199,000

859 Rambling Dr., $355,000

1339 Royal Crescent St., $285,000

2237 Siboney Ct., $170,000

1586 Streamwood Ct., $145,000

521 Utah Rd., $237,000

2105 Warrington Rd., $235,000

3642 Warwick Dr., $518,000

361 Willow Grove Ln., $165,000

South Lyon

56270 9 Mile Rd., $445,000

61145 Brookway Dr., $335,000

226 Easton Dr., $360,000

1134 Gentry Dr., $90,000

726 Kestrel Ct., $250,000

22210 Quail Run Ct., $180,000

61860 Richfield St., $204,000

53212 Shinnecock Dr., $95,000

379 Stanford Ave., $192,000

Southfield

27369 Aberdeen St., $210,000

28784 Aberdeen St., $98,000

25980 Acacia St., $227,000

17121 Anna St., $220,000

28709 Brentwood St., $136,000

19262 Dorset St., $158,000

28515 E Kalong Cir., $420,000

24746 Edgemont Dr., $210,000

23470 Edinburgh St., $180,000

29137 Evergreen Rd., $132,000

17652 Gateway Cir., $177,000

23209 Grayson Dr., $168,000

23297 Grayson Dr., $158,000

21751 Hidden Rivers Dr.N, $125,000

20840 McClung Ave., $188,000

21226 Midway Ave., $145,000

23596 Norcrest Dr., $164,000

27725 Pierce St., $197,000

30585 Pierce St., $304,000

29335 Pinetree Dr., $250,000

19688 Raleigh Cir. S, $123,000

29303 Rambling Rd., $162,000

28651 Regent Ct.N, $100,000

20330 Rodeo Ct., $180,000

19439 Silvercrest St., $255,000

15626 Stone Crossing Dr., $178,000

19930 Villa Dr.S, $163,000

19950 Villa Dr.S, $170,000

24585 W 10 Mile Rd., $121,000

19810 W 12 Mile Rd., $81,000

25810 W 12 Mile Rd., $180,000

Troy

5270 Allison Dr., $330,000

2827 Amberly Ln., $440,000

5798 Andover Rd., $523,000

3214 Camden Dr., $259,000

3226 Camden Dr., $281,000

3291 Camden Dr., $295,000

1543 Charlevois Dr., $342,000

1974 Deloy Dr., $170,000

1076 Fountain Dr., $362,000

2033 Hartshorn Ave., $302,000

3976 Meadowbrook Dr., $307,000

5798 Northfield Pkwy., $160,000

5818 Northfield Pkwy., $215,000

6869 Northpoint Ct., $317,000

1439 Peachtree Dr., $248,000

4911 Pickford Dr., $352,000

6740 Redford Cir., $350,000

163 Tacoma Dr., $163,000

2089 Topaz Dr., $265,000

4110 Washington Crescent Dr., $265,000

3786 Wayfarer Dr., $363,000

6780 Woodcrest Dr., $430,000

5821 Wright Dr., $225,000

Walled Lake

1986 Carsons Cv., $833,000

27105 Chantel Dr., $210,000

370 Cherry Grove Ln., $325,000

17201 Chesapeake Cir., $164,000

17209 Chesapeake Cir., $177,000

103 Chestnut Rdg., $280,000

1556 Dover Hl. S, $139,000

569 E Walled Lake Dr., $203,000

1412 Hidden Meadows Dr.E, $159,000

246 Neptune Dr., $130,000

1870 Plumridge Ct., $331,000

627 S Pontiac Trl., $220,000

West Bloomfield

4987 Arbor Ct., $396,000

3631 Bayou Dr., $360,000

2480 Beachview Ln., $419,000

7339 Brookridge Dr., $295,000

5320 Cedar Grove Ct., $335,000

4284 Claire Ct., $290,000

7342 Crackling Creek Cir., $400,000

2071 Daintree Ave., $423,000

5393 Deerfield Village Dr., $370,000

4115 E Newland Dr., $485,000

7331 Edinborough, $251,000

6605 Heron Pt, $318,000

4009 Iverness Ln., $254,000

4932 Lake Bluff Ct., $382,000

2951 Long Ridge Ct., $620,000

6078 Orchard Woods Dr., $506,000

2369 Pine Lake Rd., $995,000

5573 Silver Pond, $608,000

5275 Simpson Lake Rd., $310,000

2830 Treyburn Ln., $430,000

2857 Water Oaks Dr., $365,000

7009 Wildridge Ln., $261,000

6354 Wood Pond Rd., $355,000

White Lake

7008 Biscayne Ave., $310,000

71 Blackberry Dr., $339,000

9068 Julia St., $108,000

5999 S Bryan, $310,000

3295 Silver Ridge, $224,000

8028 Springdale Dr., $250,000

890 Sunnybeach Blvd., $275,000

2632 W Meadow Dr., $177,000


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Wayne County Real Estate Update

By Mark Ijlal on December 6, 2005 9:23 PM

These are the houses sold and closed during the week of December 4, 2005 in Wayne County, Michigan.

Wayne County
December 4, 2005

Allen Park

17213 Allen Park $132,000

10132 Allen Rd.$155,000

14902 Jonas Ave. $148,000

6384 Kolb Ave. $175,000

15566 Meyer Ave. $125,000

17272 O'Connor Ave. $164,000

8402 Quandt Ave. $168,000

17415 Russell Ave. $95,000

Belleville

27 Bedell St.$184,000

308 Edison Ave. $241,000

49425 Judd Rd.$176,000

48880 Wear Rd.$359,000

Brownstown Township

24500 Bailey Rd.$193,000

28374 Brookfield Ct.$94,000

24440 Christian Dr.$230,000

17815 Clover St.$80,000

27121 Debiasi Dr.$75,000

20030 Hidden Oaks Dr.$130,000

20031 Hidden Oaks Dr.$120,000

31786 Honey Suckle Dr.$60,000

35604 Leland St.$96,000

21596 Majestic Dr.$155,000

21597 Majestic Dr.$152,000

3190 Marigold Drive $207,000

17421 Michigan $213,000

27512 Mill Creek Dr.$243,000

27160 Newberry Blvd. $317,000

23508 Stacey Dr.$224,000

20086 Twin Pond Dr.$320,000

27769 Warbler Ct.$116,000

27785 Warbler Ct.$90,000

27786 Warbler Ct.$114,000

20530 Woodruff Rd.$194,000

Canton

2494 Amber Dr.$290,000

1944 Bellingham St.$220,000

47951 Cardiff Ave. $168,000

1872 Cedar Valley Dr.$175,000

140 Cherry Grove Rd.$253,000

40645 Deer Creek Ct.$330,000

1276 E Franciscan Ct.$252,000

6532 Edgewood Rd.$234,000

8158 Endicott Ln. $176,000

1011 Foothill Rd.$287,000

1164 High Ridge Dr.$252,000

4480 Hunters Cir. $158,000

4249 Hunters Cir. E $157,000

48492 Inveraray Rd.$538,000

6676 Kings Mill Dr.$430,000

2287 Knollwood Dr.$162,000

2238 Lone Wolf Ln. $198,000

39951 Lynn St.$179,000

1311 Mistwood Ct.$303,000

8383 New Haven Way $442,000

7195 Oakleaf Ct.$279,000

40556 Ramblewood Ct.$243,000

42902 Saxony Rd.$248,000

46610 Spinning Wheel Dr.$275,000

4255 Strathmore Ln. $221,000

1891 Vine Way Dr.$136,000

1419 Witland Dr.$200,000

7045 Woonsocket St.$233,000

555 Worthington Rd.$170,000

Ecorse

3845 11th St.$65,000

4571 7th St.$84,000

4236 9th St.$78,000

4067 High St.$78,000

18 Knox St.$79,000

Flat Rock

24541 Fairlawn Dr.$134,000

29380 Olmstead Rd.$204,000

27801 Warlber Court $87,000

Garden City

32324 Alvin St.$129,000

33521 Alvin St.$125,000

30099 Balmoral St.$144,000

33551 Florence St.$144,000

7070 Harrison St.$138,000

31920 John Hauk St.$144,000

28952 Marquette St.$149,000

31732 Pierce St.$161,000

29203 Rush St.$140,000

32240 Sheridan St.$165,000

Gibraltar

28989 EW Hedke Ct.$218,000

1406 Humbug Island Ct.$211,000

Grosse Ile

22026 Balmoral Dr.$370,000

9614 Parkway Dr.$225,000

Grosse Pointe

551 Fisher Rd.$410,000

419 Lincoln Rd.$535,000

524 Notre Dame St.$205,000

794 Notre Dame St.$300,000

800 Washington Rd.$517,000

Grosse Pointe Farms

33 Beaupre Ave. $287,000

252 Fisher Rd.$300,000

410 Hillcrest Ave. $196,000

207 McMillan Rd.$360,000

134 Meadow Ln. $390,000

316 Merriweather Rd.$435,000

351 Moselle Pl.$255,000

282 Stephens Rd.$230,000

140 Tonnacour Pl.$482,000

Grosse Pointe Park

15001 Kercheval St.$285,000

1348 Maryland St.$65,000

949 Nottingham Rd.$173,000

1375 Yorkshire Rd.$513,000

Grosse Pointe Shores

75 Roslyn Rd.$835,000

Grosse Pointe Woods

20060 Baltree Ct.$240,000

2127 Beaufait Dr.$253,000

21659 Centerbrook Ct.$288,000

1331 Hampton Rd.$200,000

1339 Hampton Rd.$228,000

19283 Linville St.$232,000

1838 Manchester Blvd. $148,000

947 Moorland Dr.$312,000

961 Moorland Dr.$373,000

619 Peachtree Ln. $240,000

975 S Brys Dr.$320,000

1181 S Oxford Rd.$483,000

20741 Virginia Ln. $275,000

Hamtramck

3330 Comstock St.$120,000

5057 Edwin St.$75,000

3210 Holbrook St.$110,000

12031 Sobieski St.$80,000

2603 Trowbridge St.$53,000

Harper Woods

20870 Beaufait St.$133,000

20002 Fleetwood Dr.$190,000

20228 Hunt Club Dr.$148,000

18785 Kenosha St.$101,000

20303 Roscommon St.$120,000

19893 Rose Ct.$142,000

20468 Washtenaw St.$116,000

21170 Woodmont St.$153,000

20045 Woodside St.$180,000

Highland Park

60 Florence St.$61,000

185 Hill St.$60,000

218 Pasadena St.$70,000

Inkster

301 Arlington St.$111,000

29137 Beechnut St.$116,000

28254 Deplanche Ln. $107,000

29141 Gertrude Ct.$89,000

26451 Hopkins St.$75,000

29177 Rosewood St.$87,000

29684 Spring Arbor Dr.$111,000

532 Sunningdale Dr.$120,000

1308 W River Park Dr.$95,000

27025 Yale St.$78,000

Lincoln Park

1308 Austin Ave. $70,000

1423 Austin Ave. $140,000

2059 Buckingham Ave. $98,000

2226 Calvin Ave. $134,000

2014 Champaign Rd.$134,000

1665 Chandler Ave. $105,000

1331 Ferris Ave. $82,000

1269 Fort Park Blvd. $89,000

1756 Fort Park Blvd. $105,000

4116 High St.$139,000

1756 Kings Hwy. $140,000

1363 Lejeune Ave. $165,000

1516 Marion Ave. $77,000

2075 Moran Ave. $50,000

1824 Myron Ave. $137,000

1420 Pagel Ave. $147,000

1387 Philomene Blvd. $102,000

2458 Pingree Ave. $110,000

1704 Progress Ave. $110,000

1853 Russell Ave. $130,000

Livonia

36039 6 Mile Rd.$249,000

33919 8 Mile Rd.$120,000

16020 Alpine Dr.$305,000

35020 Andrea Ct.$155,000

19410 Antago St.$127,000

14741 Arcola St.$175,000

9832 Arden St.$235,000

20330 Beatrice St.$165,000

19154 Beaverland $223,000

11425 Blackburn St.$262,000

37745 Bloomfield Dr.$279,000

19305 Brentwood St.$193,000

32935 Brookside Cir. $264,000

32982 Brookside Ct.$384,000

28594 Clarita St.$195,000

17251 Fairfield St.$381,000

16227 Fairlane Dr.$231,000

18255 Foch St.$150,000

14456 Gary Ln. $214,000

11012 Haller St.$151,000

11865 Haller St.$163,000

8949 Harrison St.$179,000

29031 Hathaway St.$170,000

14764 Hix St.$192,000

32975 Indiana St.$195,000

29331 Jacquelyn Dr.$209,000

36141 Jamison St.$212,000

30448 Jeannie $222,000

33306 Kentucky St.$168,000

36547 Ladywood St.$289,000

9036 Louise St.$160,000

17371 Manor $340,000

18924 Mayfield St.$245,000

9114 Melrose St.$182,000

14202 Merriman Rd.$195,000

29435 Munger St.$220,000

18768 Myron St.$185,000

32812 Oakley St.$176,000

14193 Park St.$187,000

14596 Park St.$194,000

27719 Perth St.$192,000

29149 Perth St.$184,000

16232 Riverside St.$230,000

33122 Scone St.$218,000

28544 Sunnydale St.$229,000

31111 Wentworth St.$285,000

Melvindale

2388 Bloomfield St.$70,000

2310 Corbin St.$85,000

19512 Stanley St.$115,000

17450 Wall St.$118,000

19041 Wall St.$65,000

New Boston

23595 Crescent Ridge Dr.$248,000

37820 Mahagony Dr.$125,000

22727 Merriman Rd.$225,000

28623 Mineral Springs Rd.$171,000

23351 W Creek Dr.$257,000

Plymouth

50436 Beechwood Ct.$221,000

11001 Brooks Ln. $606,000

300 E Ann Arbor Trl.$159,000

40535 Micol Dr.$215,000

651 N Evergreen St.$235,000

40576 Orangelawn Ave. $186,000

44624 Oregon Trl.$214,000

10699 Pinehurst Rd.$360,000

343 Red Ryder Dr.$230,000

11087 Terry St.$172,000

12415 Woodgate Dr.$197,000

45232 Woodleigh Ct.$405,000

River Rouge

10237 W Jefferson Ave. $200,000

Riverview

17139 Brinson St.$138,000

17156 Brinson St.$134,000

17796 Clark St.$72,000

17667 Mulberry St.$95,000

Romulus

15331 Colbert St.$112,000

32376 Gateway Dr.$158,000

32384 Gateway Dr.$161,000

16505 S Huron River Dr.$158,000

6088 Swan Lake Dr.$210,000

6123 Swan Lake Dr.$212,000

35251 Wick Rd.$155,000

Southgate

14063 Allen Rd.$125,000

14615 Balsam St.$110,000

15254 Brest St.$190,000

13626 Callender St.$125,000

13625 Karl St.$68,000

15405 Oakleigh $253,000

12822 Plum St.$112,000

13076 Poplar St.$158,000

12764 Pullman St.$139,000

16435 Silverado Dr.$269,000

13368 Ward St.$149,000

15730 Windemere St.$158,000

Taylor

6677 Bailey St.$154,000

6752 Beech Daly Rd.$94,000

6466 Burr St.$66,000

25039 Chestnut St.$163,000

14048 Fellrath St.$65,000

22718 Goddard Rd.$2,012,000

22742 Goddard Rd.$187,000

22340 Haig St.$146,000

11290 Lincoln St.$138,000

9867 McKinley St.$151,000

7178 Pardee Rd.$110,000

25074 Riema St.$178,000

25076 Riema St.$169,000

22909 Van Born Rd.$185,000

22770 W Keyes St.$159,000

Trenton

1599 Boxford St.$240,000

5562 Elmhurst Dr.$177,000

2160 Fort St.$71,000

1575 Harbor Blvd. $108,000

3298 John R St.$140,000

4745 Leisure Ln. $94,000

1815 Pinetree Dr.$171,000

5869 Rolling Ridge Dr.$281,000

2846 Saint Paul St.$142,000

2615 W Jefferson Ave. $175,000

Van Buren Township

9503 Andover Dr.$210,000

43800 Arborview Ln. $295,000

13412 Barnwell Dr.$50,000

11038 Buchanan St.$134,000

13263 Lake Point Blvd. $141,000

41973 Milton Dr.$50,000

41166 N Woodbury Green Dr.$91,000

49238 Sonrisa St.$365,000

Wayne

34605 Elm St.$157,000

3988 Winifred St.$130,000

Westland

7540 August Ave. $175,000

613 Bedford Dr.$218,000

30936 Beechnut St.$150,000

1677 Berkshire St.$160,000

32440 Bertram Dr.$157,000

34111 Blackfoot St.$145,000

8285 Bristol St.$108,000

7358 Central St.$70,000

33007 Chapman Pl.$183,000

36531 Deerhurst $158,000

8185 Donna St.$165,000

759 Easley Dr.$141,000

850 Fairlane St.$156,000

7075 Fox Chase Ln. $280,000

32145 Genessee St.$89,000

34521 Hazelwood St.$142,000

32465 Hiveley St.$153,000

30187 Joy Rd.$113,000

33201 Joy Rd.$140,000

4936 Julius Blvd. $116,000

8315 Liberty Blvd. $181,000

32660 Lone Pine Dr.$165,000

30721 Mackenzie Dr.$132,000

2263 Minerva St.$179,000

1777 N Berry St.$228,000

5820 N Carlson St.$122,000

6180 N Newburgh Rd.$186,000

2155 N Norma St.$190,000

5818 N Walton St.$139,000

32512 Newaygo St.$60,000

1505 Portland St.$148,000

28943 Powers St.$77,000

7759 Princeton Ct.$147,000

35840 Rolf St.$129,000

33948 Sandwood Dr.$238,000

35507 Schley St.$106,000

1903 Treadwell St.$179,000

27544 Van Born Rd.$131,000

7515 Woodview St.$80,000

Woodhaven

26701 Ashton Dr.$116,000

26709 Ashton Dr.$136,000

26715 Ashton Dr.$132,000

26723 Ashton Dr.$136,000

24810 Cabot Dr.$221,000

26741 Coachlight St.$265,000

24417 Colonial Dr.$190,000

23020 Fairlane Blvd. $120,000

26654 Kirkway Dr.$133,000

26688 Kirkway Dr.$138,000

21715 Poplar St.$185,000

26595 Reaume St.$185,000

16328 Truwood St.$203,000

Wyandotte

3922 15th St.$137,000

1482 16th St.$119,000

615 9th St.$107,000

1757 Dee St.$150,000

1227 Electric St.$127,000

1811 Electric St.$130,000

680 Highland St.$98,000

1743 McKinley St.$190,000

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Macomb County Real Estate Update!

By Mark Ijlal on December 6, 2005 4:21 PM

Here are the houses sold and closed last week in Macomb County for the week of 12/4 according to Detroit Free Press:

Macomb County
December 4, 2005

Center Line

8073 Central $59,000

8433 Dale $90,000

7552 Henry $135,000

7546 Sterling $120,000

Chesterfield Township

50355 Baytown $195,000

33684 Bayview Dr.$118,000

51310 Caroline Dr.$308,000

28076 Cotton Creek Cir. $178,000

28088 Cotton Creek Cir. $178,000

28164 Cotton Rd.$270,000

54721 Darby St.$182,000

29892 Donna Ln. $114,000

53302 Elysia Dr.$285,000

47541 Forton St.$155,000

36108 Front St.$70,000

51666 Hale Ln. $145,000

32044 Hiddenbrook Dr.$198,000

49065 Jefferson Ave. $190,000

34113 Jerome St.$120,000

26043 Mariners Pt $179,000

33796 Michigamme Dr.$205,000

33801 Michigamme Dr.$188,000

49638 Octavia St.$200,000

26636 Pattyn Dr.$70,000

28183 Raleigh Crescent Dr.$130,000

51489 S Adele Cir. $187,000

29938 Sugar Creek Ct.$244,000

29930 Sugar Creek Dr.$205,000

53753 Traditional Dr.$130,000

34505 W Wilma Ct.$125,000

Clinton Township

38491 Albert Blvd. $60,000

42216 Aspen Ct.$151,000

40259 Aynesley St.$225,000

37095 Brynford Dr.$104,000

39066 Charbeneau St.$109,000

37345 Charter Oaks Blvd. $114,000

36766 Chatham Ct.$194,000

38576 Cheldon St.$225,000

15443 Cornell Dr.$155,000

20836 Danbury St.$139,000

17580 Daniel Ct.$599,000

20310 Drummond Bay $270,000

38200 Fairway Ct.$91,000

38250 Fairway Ct.$77,000

38272 Fairway Ct.$65,000

35239 Garret Dr.$198,000

16543 Karen Dr.$189,000

42527 Kingsley Dr.$195,000

16225 La Dolce Vita $185,000

15496 Leighton Dr.$211,000

24407 Meadowbridge Dr.$113,000

41189 Oak Hill Dr.$171,000

21081 Oak Ridge Dr.$60,000

24401 Quad Park Ln. $82,000

15795 Revere Dr.$150,000

38433 Santa Barbara St.$258,000

42336 Toddmark Ln. $116,000

19892 Towner Dr.$187,000

17268 Tremlett Dr.$220,000

Eastpointe

21740 Brittany Ave. $103,000

23134 Brittany Ave. $88,000

17120 Collinson Ave. $134,000

24658 Cushing Ave. $74,000

23118 Firwood Ave. $115,000

24224 Greenbrier Ave. $145,000

24825 Greenbrier Ave. $135,000

25031 Grove $113,000

22126 Hayes Ave. $122,000

22465 Lambrecht Ave. $65,000

24658 Lexington Ave. $129,000

16457 Manchester Ave. $152,000

21834 Nevada Ave. $74,000

23793 Rein Ave. $114,000

22416 Saxony Ave. $100,000

21739 Schroeder Ave. $118,000

15648 Sprenger Ave. $134,000

17254 Stephens Dr.$104,000

15601 Stricker Ave. $155,000

24881 Teppert Ave. $180,000

22808 Tuscany Ave. $79,000

15653 Veronica Ave. $125,000

Fraser

18332 Dogwood $170,000

33221 Duncan $169,000

31565 Fraser Dr.$60,000

33349 Janet $170,000

15403 Lincolnshire Ln. $217,000

16312 Orchard Ln. $150,000

33439 Otto Ave. $150,000

17851 Winsome $153,000

Harrison Township

39434 Chart St.$225,000

39220 E Archer Dr.$260,000

41265 Gloca Mora St.$360,000

29320 Grandview St.$333,000

38351 Hazel St.$195,000

34646 Jefferson Ave. $600,000

24628 Meadow Crk. $111,000

29579 Riverside Bay Ct.$465,000

29508 S River Rd.$155,000

29031 Thistle Ln. $140,000

36544 Union Lake Rd.$59,000

Macomb Township

22671 Amber River Dr.$231,000

47310 American Way $264,000

22161 Beech Knoll Dr.$333,000

56110 Birkdale Dr.$290,000

18892 Brighton Dr.$85,000

18910 Brighton Dr.$121,000

45976 Brookside N $198,000

18464 Cider Mill St.$214,000

18250 Country Club Dr.$72,000

18362 Country Club Dr.$250,000

18596 Country Club Dr.$252,000

46009 Donahue Ave. $198,000

51762 Eva Dr.$259,000

53355 Fairchild Rd.$664,000

53375 Fairchild Rd.$153,000

21309 Fairfield Dr.$247,000

48353 Farah Dr.$254,000

51745 Flyer Dr.$320,000

19606 Gallahad Dr.$256,000

49509 Galway Dr.$125,000

49665 Golden Gate Dr.$125,000

16223 Howard Dr.$340,000

48631 Hunter Dr.$269,000

47057 Hunters Chase Dr.$196,000

17995 Huron Dr.$303,000

56505 Indian Trl.$150,000

49392 Kilkenny Dr.$120,000

50272 Knoll Ct.$188,000

46094 Lookout Dr.$73,000

48571 Lorenzo Dr.$295,000

46787 Peach Grove Ave. $193,000

18805 Pine Ln. $290,000

21535 Raintree Dr.$125,000

22067 Saskatoon Ct.$426,000

20910 Sleepy Hollow Dr.$195,000

46467 Swirling Leaves Ln. $269,000

17174 Tower Dr.$282,000

52586 Wildwood Dr.$274,000

21879 Wilshire Cir. $231,000

20672 Windham Dr.$324,000

47234 Woodberry Estates Dr.$385,000

Mount Clemens

107 Avery St.$104,000

58 Gallup St.$150,000

147 Gallup St.$85,000

1689 Hampton Rd.$135,000

96 Hubbard St.$155,000

225 N Walnut St.$112,000

151 Robertson St.$174,000

New Baltimore

53420 Andrew Cir. $226,000

51580 Ashley St.$146,000

51530 Base St.$154,000

53527 Bradford Ct.$244,000

52104 Elizabeth Ln. $166,000

52118 Fox Pointe Dr.$50,000

28307 Gold Rd.$241,000

52261 Rivard Rd.$214,000

New Haven

57163 Decora Park Ct.$214,000

32789 Dominion St.$234,000

32173 E Cranston St.$168,000

57406 River Oaks Dr.$257,000

57646 River Oaks Dr.$208,000

57487 Wingham St.$187,000

Ray Township

24441 31 Mile Rd.$294,000

Richmond

36370 Gierk St.$168,000

77212 Omo Rd.$240,000

34923 Partridge Xing. $170,000

36400 Pound Rd.$245,000

Roseville

26772 Collingwood St.$123,000

17851 Eastland St.$95,000

20489 Fenton St.$130,000

28301 Floral St.$160,000

25270 Ford St.$125,000

30555 Hidden Pines Ln. $114,000

30772 J Carls St.$134,000

17283 Lowell St.$105,000

18730 Meier St.$57,000

30709 Normal St.$115,000

26828 Oakland St.$140,000

17926 Phyllis St.$82,000

26796 Waldorf St.$97,000

Saint Clair Shores

19900 Alger St.$140,000

21929 Alger St.$115,000

21725 Bayside St.$100,000

28706 Beste St.$149,000

1029 Country Club Dr.$119,000

3318 Country Club Dr.$108,000

202 Doremus Ln. $161,000

19729 E 8 Mile Rd.$71,000

27907 Elba St.$88,000

22636 Euclid St.$165,000

22990 Gary Ln. $112,000

20205 Gaukler St.$149,000

22231 Gordon Rd.$120,000

27801 Grant St.$150,000

25530 Harmon St.$140,000

32560 Harper Ave. $74,000

33310 Harper Ave. $53,000

22967 Lee Ct.$114,000

26221 Little Mack Ave. $196,000

21721 Mauer St.$145,000

22524 Milner St.$158,000

21714 O'Connor St.$180,000

23106 Recreation St.$160,000

22517 Rosedale St.$160,000

28300 Ruehle St.$185,000

21704 Stephens St.$145,000

21631 Sunnydale St.$64,000

21924 Trombly St.$115,000

22116 Trombly St.$110,000

28609 Ursuline St.$142,000

21313 Yale St.$139,000

Shelby Township

11685 21 Mile Rd.$127,000

7727 Ambassador Dr.$185,000

7735 Ambassador Dr.$206,000

7787 Ambassador Dr.$211,000

14040 Berryknoll Dr.$355,000

54272 Cambridge Dr.$305,000

56194 Chesapeake Trl.$155,000

53214 Dryden St.$193,000

55436 Hearthside Dr.$55,000

49380 Heyward $294,000

11885 Hiawatha Dr.$415,000

49012 Hickory Ct.$134,000

13601 Jack Pine Ln. $314,000

48412 Lance Creek Ct.$187,000

53822 Lynnham Ln. $191,000

55628 Monroe Dr.$355,000

6890 N Central Park $278,000

2233 Nickelby Dr.$558,000

13436 Partridge Run $750,000

53792 Pine Creek Ct.$358,000

7575 Powers Ct.$158,000

12837 Red Pine Ln. $365,000

2633 Ridgecrest Dr.$50,000

4668 Royal Cove Dr.$184,000

51863 Schoenherr Rd.$553,000

56445 Shorebrook Ct.$438,000

13739 Silver Birch Cir. $179,000

54230 Sunderland Dr.$273,000

8707 Timberline Dr.$177,000

12317 Watkins Dr.$314,000

53269 Williams Way $345,000

54549 Woodcreek Blvd. $148,000

Sterling Heights

34499 Amsterdam Dr.$165,000

39422 Augusta Ave. $345,000

1940 Avalon Dr.$254,000

12876 Beechnut Dr.$299,000

3000 Belcher Dr.$206,000

39358 Bella Vista Dr.$221,000

14088 Bery Dr.$139,000

36410 Briarcliff Rd.$185,000

36167 Carriage Dr.$214,000

35262 Cavant Dr.$216,000

34119 Chatsworth Dr.$187,000

4829 Corriander Dr.$290,000

12328 De Grove Dr.$185,000

12730 Denoter Dr.$161,000

36102 Dominion Cir. $185,000

11614 Fairview Dr.$170,000

39048 Faith Dr.$190,000

39552 Forbes Dr.$231,000

42937 Fortner Dr.$163,000

3336 Galaxy Blvd. $342,000

3432 Galaxy Blvd. $265,000

3323 Gemini Dr.$275,000

3339 Gemini Dr.$313,000

3355 Gemini Dr.$311,000

34501 Giannetti Dr.$395,000

3077 Gloucester Dr.$228,000

38717 Harrison Dr.$204,000

38124 Jamestown Dr.$118,000

14348 Kerner Dr.$235,000

39644 Kingsbury Dr.$167,000

2258 Kipling Dr.$198,000

4167 Lindow Dr.$163,000

44625 Marigold Dr.$152,000

37310 Marion Dr.$210,000

41392 Marksway Ct.$450,000

35533 Maureen Dr.$192,000

35500 Moravian Dr.$236,000

14238 Moravian Manor Cir. $150,000

35565 Nona Ct.$193,000

5722 Ortman Dr.$249,000

5216 Peekskill Dr.$206,000

5228 Peekskill Dr.$118,000

38838 Pinebrook Dr.$195,000

38232 Plumhollow Dr.$240,000

11865 Quaker Ct.$200,000

8763 Radner Dr.$173,000

35326 Remington Dr.$195,000

36431 Samoa Dr.$186,000

38107 Schoenherr Rd.$154,000

8920 Shawn Dr.$110,000

44514 Sterritt St.$145,000

3061 Sylvan Dr.$220,000

35215 Taffy Dr.$100,000

41026 Tarragon Dr.$287,000

42040 Tessmer Dr.$262,000

3517 Tracy Dr.$196,000

41579 Vancouver Dr.$340,000

39071 Vassar Ave. $350,000

13547 Viola Dr.$194,000

Utica

45538 Hidden View Ct.$161,000

45544 Hidden View Ct.$176,000

Warren

2630 Antonia Ln. $152,000

3466 Arden Dr.$175,000

22323 Audrey Ave. $120,000

25868 Audrey Ave. $118,000

30148 Autumn Ln. $179,000

11920 Avondale Ave. $126,000

14712 Bade Dr.$199,000

31542 Beechwood Dr.$169,000

13715 Beth Dr.$149,000

3423 Bicsak Dr.$164,000

24738 Chalk Farm Rd.W $99,000

3520 Chase Dr.$164,000

29888 City Center Dr.$88,000

13695 Couwlier Ave. $92,000

3280 Dallas Ave. $163,000

11139 Edgemont Ave. $113,000

29531 Fairfield Dr.$173,000

7071 Fisher Ave. $69,000

4250 Garbor Dr.$178,000

21083 Gentner St.$133,000

12768 Georgiana Ave. $90,000

27723 Gilbert Dr.$134,000

31343 Gilbert Dr.$157,000

4056 Heatherwood Ct.$123,000

13958 Hobart Ave. $82,000

29590 Hoover Rd.$85,000

11300 Hudson Ave. $73,000

14250 Ivanhoe Dr.$185,000

8641 Jewett Ave. $90,000

22016 Mac Arthur Blvd. $77,000

11413 Maxwell Ave. $82,000

2709 Mcalpine Dr.$177,000

13738 McKinley Ave. $155,000

22852 Nagel St.$117,000

32835 Oakview Dr.$163,000

2351 Princess Ct.$103,000

8062 Racine Rd.$170,000

25255 Rayburn Dr.$152,000

29780 Red Oak Dr.$149,000

8420 Republic Ave. $77,000

27782 Roan Dr.$135,000

30132 Rosenbusch Dr.$190,000

20905 Sunset Ave. $97,000

21209 Sunset Ave. $108,000

30961 Sutherland Ave. $153,000

30139 Tecla Dr.$159,000

27855 Thomas Ave. $170,000

27189 Townsend Ave. $105,000

30017 Warner Ave. $175,000

8128 Westminster Ave. $86,000

3334 Winterfield Dr.$177,000

24569 Woodbridge Rd.$86,000

Washington Township

60191 Cottage Mill Dr.$420,000

63500 Georgetowne S $532,000

59744 Glacier Club Dr.$100,000

61500 Jewell Rd.$285,000

58291 Pleasant View Ct.$310,000

67588 Rachael Ln. $129,000

57584 Stonebriar Dr.$125,000

63188 W Charleston Dr.$242,000

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Can I say Merry Christmas without upsetting you?

By Mark Ijlal on December 4, 2005 9:59 AM

Scott Sikorski forwarded me this - and I agree wholeheartedly. As an immigrant myself who taught himself English in his teens by reading English books (belive me it was hard!) and watching American Black and White movies late at night and worked very hard to adapt to this great country when I finally came here - I dont know why so many other immigrants have decided to keep their minds still in their native countries. Hey, if it was so good back there then why you are here?


Will we still be the Country of choice and still be America if we
continue to make the changes forced on us by the people from other
countries that came to live in America because it is the Country of
Choice??????

Think about it!

All we have to say is, when will they do something about MY RIGHTS?


I celebrate Christmas...........but because it isn't celebrated by
everyone..............we can no longer say Merry Christmas. Now it has
to be Season's Greetings. It's not Christmas vacation, it's Winter
Break. Isn't it amazing how this winter break ALWAYS occurs over the
Christmas holiday?

We've gone so far the other way, bent over backwards to not offend
anyone, that I am now being offended. But it seems that no one has a
problem with that.
This says it all! This is an editorial written by an
American citizen, published in a Tampa newspaper.


He did quite a job; didn't he? Read on, please!

IMMIGRANTS,
NOT AMERICANS,
MUST ADAPT.
I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we
are offending some individual or their culture. Since! the terrorist
attacks on Sept. 11,
we have experienced a surge
in patriotism by the majority
of Americans. However...... the dust from the attacks had
barely settled when the "politically correct! " crowd began complaining
about
the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.

I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone
who is seeking a better life by coming to America.
Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants! .
However, there
are a few things that those
who have recently come to
our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand.
This idea of America being a
multicultural community
has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity.
As Americans.......
we have our own culture, our
own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has
been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by
millions of men and women who have sought freedom.


We speak ENGLISH , not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
Russian, or any other language.
Therefore, if you wish to become part
of our society, learn the language!

"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian,
right wing, political slogan.. We adopted this motto because Christian
men and women.......on Christian principles.............
founded this nation..... and this is clearly documented.
It ! is certainly appropriate to display it
on the walls of our schools.
If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as
your new home.........because
God is part of our culture.

If Stars and Stripes offend you, or
you don't like Uncle Sam, then you
should seriously consider a move
to another part of this planet.
We are happy with our culture and have
no desire to change, and we really
don't care how you did things where
you came from.
This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle.
Our First Amendment gives every citizen the
right to express his opinion and we
will allow you every opportunity to do so!
But once you are done complaining....... whining...... and
griping....... about our flag.......
our pledge...... our national motto..... ...or our
way of life....I highly encourage you to
take advantage of one other Great American Freedom.......

THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.


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