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Several times a month, I like to share my own articles about Grand Rapids and our particular region of this wonderful state! You will also find resources and links to other published materials in this section, that you may find informative. If you have a suggestion for an article to be featured here – use the form on the “Contact” page to let me know! Thanks for checking out my Blog!

January 29, 2016

Happy 179th Birthday Michigan!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHIGAN: THE 26TH STATE TO JOIN THE UNION ( JANUARY 1837 ) Michigan Fun Facts! – The name “Michigan” is the French form of the Ojibwa Indian word […]
January 28, 2016

Meijer marks ten years of prescription & supplement Philanthropy

Walker based Meijer operates 223 super-centers and grocery stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Meijer’s 2015’s donations total 69 million in free supplements and generic medication to […]
January 20, 2016

Michigan's Manufacturing Growth

[iconbox type=”1″ icon=”fa-car” heading=”Good News for Michigan’s Fourth Largest Industry!”]   The auto industry set a record year in 2015: 17.5 million car sales! More than two-thirds of all U.S. […]
July 19, 2015

Eight Important Questions to ask your Agent

Qualifications are important. However, finding a solid, professional agent means getting beyond the resume, and into what makes an agent effective. Use the following questions as your starting point in […]
July 19, 2015

Location, Location, Location

Where you buy not only affects the home’s current and future value, but it also affects your lifestyle. Your agent will be able to conduct a more targeted home search […]
July 19, 2015

Creating your Home Wishlist

Before the home search begins, your real estate agent will want to know as much as possible about the features and amenities you desire. To help your agent better serve […]
July 19, 2015

Deciding how much home you can afford

Your lender decides what you can borrow but you decide what you can afford. Lenders are careful, but they make qualification decisions based on averages and formulas. They won’t understand […]
July 19, 2015

Eight Steps to buying your home

1. Decide to buy. Although there are many good reasons for you to buy a home, wealth building ranks among the top of the list. We call home ownership the […]

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