Saint Clair Homes

It seems as though St. Clair truly has a chance for an economic opportunity. If you haven’t heard about this or read about yet, LG Chem is considering St. Clair as the new site for their battery plant. The plant will be producing the batteries that will provide power for the new Chevy Volt.

This would be terrific for St. Clair’s job market as well as housing market. Those of you that have been considering selling, this may be the time to put your home on the market. Traditionally, when new job providing companies open, there is a natural influx of new people to the area. This means that there is the potential for a whole of buyers coming to St. Clair and the surrounding areas.

If you have any questions about selling your home and/or getting it ready to sell, feel free to contact me for an appointment. You can also take a look at homes for sale in the St. Clair area at suzi.mihomesnow.com

A few inexpensive ideas to give your home the curb appeal that will attract potential buyers:

• Clean up beds by weeding and pruning shrubs. Add mulch for a high-end look.
• Invest in pots. A couple of attractive ceramic (or ceramic look-alike) pots filled with attractive plants can really make an entrance look classier.
• Install landscape lighting on the path to the front door.
• Replace the mailbox with a newer one and put some nice plantings at its base to dress it up.

Out of all of the articles and news reports that I have read the attached one seems to be the most realistic. Stating that yes, we have probably hit the bottom of and seen the worst of the real estate market. However, there are still some issues that affect the market that have not been resolved as of yet.

To better understand what is happening in your area of the nation go to:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ip9TMWIihhipSWidfo5nop...

Fear of overpaying for property is common these days. Below are a few reasons why waiting might not be such a good idea:

• Waiting for the right time can be expensive. Some buyers would have more equity today, despite falling prices, if they had bought when they were first considering it, instead of continuing to pay rent.
• Financing is fickle. Some people who were highly qualified last year can’t find financing this year because the credit market has tightened on their personal financial situation. This now makes them an undesirable borrower.

This is the fourth and final section of the 2009 Green Home Guide. It features some more great ideas for improving your home's efficiency while helping the world we live in.

Going Green Part 4

Previous Sections:
Going Green Part 3
Going Green Part 2
Going Green Part 1

This is the third part of the 2009 Guide to Going Green. It has some great tips on improving your home's energy efficiency. Make sure you check back next week for the fourth and final portion of this wonderful guide!

Going Green Guide Part 3

Other Sections:
Going Green Part 4
Going Green Part 2
Going Green Part 1

This is the second part of the 2009 guide to going green. Check back next week for even more great tips on going green!

You can get part 2 here:
Going Green Guide Part 2

Other Sections:

Going Green Part 1
Going Green Part 3
Going Green Part 4

I am posting a small booklet with ideas to help you and your families in the quest to “go green”. After reading the first couple of pages you will see how easy it is to “go green” with just a little change to our daily routines. These little changes will help to bring about much bigger changes that will eventually preserve our planet, especially St. Clair and the Blue Water area, for the future generations of our families. Check in weekly for more ideas.

You can get this first section here:
Going Green Guide Part 1

Other Sections:
Going Green Part 2

This Is Michigan...

Detroit is known as the car capital of the world.
Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant.
Rogers City boasts the world's largest limestone quarry.

Elsie is the home of the world's largest registered Holstein dairy herd.
Michigan is first in the United States production of peat and magnesium compounds and second in gypsum and iron ore..
Colon is home to the world's largest manufacturer of magic supplies...
The state Capitol with its majestic dome was built in Lansing in l879. 
 
Although Michigan is often called the Wolverine State ,
  there are no longer any wolverines in Michigan .  However, one was spotted in 2007, so there are some.

There’s no time like now to buy your first home, for a couple of reasons. First, that awesome tax credit of $8000 that’s due to expire December 1st of this year.