Chutney as a Christmas gift

A couple posts ago I mentioned the Chutney lady at the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market.

My wife gave some of the Farmer's Market Chutney as a gift to my brother and his wife at Christmas and it was well received.

Just wanted you to know there is a gift for someone who has everything... Chutney.

The market may be slow, but, there are some amazing values here!

We are helping a couple of buyers look in the Ypsilanti area, and some of the values there for home that need a little cosmetic work are quite impressive.

At the same time there are similar homes right down the street that are for sale at their ~2005 prices. It is amazing that real estate agents will take listings and work to sell home that are now well over-priced. Some of those will sell at those very high prices. - But, you can bet you life it won't be to one of our clients!

Remember, unlike other companies who actively try to sell their listings, overpriced or not, we only work for buyers. We never work for sellers, so we can always be on your side.

Never any designated/dual agency.

Only loyal buyer agency.

Call us if you would like to talk about some of the great values we are seeing now. 734-662-6240

Chatting With The Chutney Lady

One of the great things about living around Ann Arbor is the Ann Arbor
Farmers Market.

One of the great things about the Farmers Market is what my wife calls
"The Chutney Lady".

She has a variety of chutney and jellies and wonderful home-made stuff. And my wife enjoys talking to her.

Her business is Kern Road Farm at www.kernroadfarm.com

My wife recommends the Pineapple Chutney which has pineapple, champagne, wine vinegar, curry, sugar, cardamon, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves as ingredients. YUMMMMM

Listing Broker "Administrative Fees" Challenged

As the only real BUYER'S real estate company who is active in Ypsilanti we've watched some listing offices add fees to listings that they expect a buyer to pay in addition to the compensation they receive from the seller.

We've seen various opinions on the legality of these fees, but the bottom line is that they cause frustration for home buyers.

Well, the U.S. Court of apeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Atlanta) has decided that a admin fee suit could be certified as a class action suit. This makes it a much bigger deal and more likely to create a change.

The link above will take you to a realtor.org article on it.

Also check out the blog post on one of our other blog sites here: Admin fee suit

Ypsilanti Historical Blog

I just ran across the blog linked above. It looks like it was just started this month, but it could be really nice if the author keeps going.

Nice Work!

The kind of thing a husband should not leave a wife if he dies

I have been blessed with a good number of well qualified buyers, some
of them in the luxury category. For us that means priced over $550,000.

I was in an Ypsilanti home this month that could have been in this
value range if the owner/builder had ever finished it. Unfortunately
he passed away recently, leaving his wife with a home they had been
living in for five or six years that was never finished.

We are talking about a ~4,000 square foot home that is just past the
drywall stage.

So the wife now has to sell, and instead of being a dream come
True, it will probably sell for ~$300,000 and be a real hassle for her.

I wish her the best.

Jon Boyd
Broker / Manager
The Home Buyer's Agent of Ann Arbor
734-662-6240 buyersagentannarbor.com
1908 W. Stadium Blvd. Ann Arbor MI 48103

Top Of The Park 20080603

This is the scene at the Top of The Park at that Ann Arbor Summer
Festival tonight and we are having a blast!

Got-to-love the horn music!