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Why did my Escrow Account increase?

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Steve Volkers

Property taxes tend to adjust a lot in the first year or two of you purchasing your home. This tends to happen because the local assessor’s office is now aware of the true value of the home. The home may have been well under assessed if the seller of the property owned the home for [...]

Filed under: Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Home Loans, Grand Rapids Real Estate, Grand Rapids Resource, Real Estate | Tagged: Escrow account, First Horizon Home Loans, Grand Rapids, Greater Grand Rapids, Jon Potzin, Property Taxs, West Michigan | Leave a Comment »

Do Open Houses Sell Homes?

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Steve Volkers

Do Open Houses Sell Homes?

This weekend, I was sitting in an open house at one of my listing in Hudsonville, MI. I often get asked by both Realtor’s and my clients if open houses are worth doing. Realtor’s say they are a waste of time and sellers wonder what the point is when only a [...]

Filed under: Grand Rapids Homes For Sale, Grand Rapids Real Estate, Grand Rapids Resource, Real Estate, Realtor | Tagged: Grand Rapids Craigs List, Grand Rapids Homes For Sale, Grand Rapids Real Estate, GRAR, Greater Grand Rapids, Keller Williams Realty, MLS, Open Houses, Steve Volkers | 3 Comments »