iPhone Technology Will Change Real Estate Marketing Forever in the Greater Lansing Area

Buying or selling a home in today’s greater Lansing, Michigan real estate market can be complicated without having the proper expertise and guidance throughout the process. Technology is changing rapidly for marketing homes with syndication, iPhone technology, text messaging, and other consumer centric tools that are bringing more information, quicker, to home buyers. Here's 2 iPhone apps that play a big role in home finding, financing and other on the spot answers for the agent, home buyer and seller. Enjoy your tour.

Trulia just released an updated version of the Trulia iPhone App and a brand new mobile web site accessible on every mobile phone! Now it’s even easier to find homes for sale and other real estate info on the go.



View real estate information on every home around you — as you move — using the Zillow iPhone App. It's free! Walk or drive through a neighborhood and see Zestimate® home values, homes for sale, recently sold homes, Make Me Move® homes and more.



Internet marketing with websites, Blogs, and social networking is a paradigm shift that requires re-tooling marketing strategies of real estate companies and agents. I am prepared to employ the latest techniques and services for your benefit, just like you've grown to expect from a professional. Real estate transactions are complex, involve large assets and demand competent representation. Now, in today's market it requires an Internet marketing specialist to get you proper exposure on your home and help you get happily moved.

"Expect the Best" Mike

Good News for Greater Lansing Michigan Area Real Estate Market

Good News for the Greater Lansing, Michigan real estate market this past week. First take 30 seconds to see why the Lansing area is a great place to live, work, and play.
Then, note that Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan ranked in the top 10 most affordable areas in the country.




Here are the 10 most-affordable areas:
1. Kokomo, Ind.
2. Lansing-East Lansing, Mich.
3. Mansfield, Ohio
4. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind.
5. Lima, Ohio
6. Bay City, Mich.
7. Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind.
8. Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Mich.
9. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pa.
10. Canton-Massillon, Ohio

On a national level contract activity for pending home sales has risen for six straight months, a pattern not seen in the history of the index since it began in 2001, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. You can also see how national 30-year Fixed Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall. Pending Home Sales are on a Record Roll in the greater Lansing area also.

Buying or selling a home in today’s greater Lansing, Michigan real estate market can be complicated without having the proper expertise and guidance throughout the process.

"Expect the Best" Mike
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Holt, Michigan, Delhi Township Has Home Buying Resources

As members of NAR we have many resources available to share with buyers and sellers in our Blog postings, letters, postcards and newsletters that will help generate goodwill, relationships, and drive traffic to your website for searching homes. Just by watching the current events and subscribing to media resources, an agent can develop many valuable tools that buyers and sellers really need in today’s market.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched a new Web site to assist home buyers with improving financial literacy, sustaining healthy home ownership and achieving financial security. This is a great resource for you as a home buyer.

We all know people who are upside down on their current mortgage. There is a Guide to help those in foreclosure that is packed with valuable information needed today to assist those who need it. It’s called Hope Now.

FHA (Government backed) Loans are granting a new tax credit. It’s more of a loan, however at 0 interest rate over 15 years. As a first time home buyer, I would make it a priority to review these guidelines prior to making your home buying decision.

If you're looking to buy or sell real estate in the greater Lansing real estate market, feel free to visit MikeBowler.com for all your real estate needs.

"Expect the Best" Mike
Mike Bowler ePRO, CRB, GRI, SRES
Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood
1020 S Creyts Rd, Lansing, MI 48917
517-492-3400
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Inventory of New Homes at Low, Could Be Good News for Other Sellers

I received this post today from The Mortgage Guys, in Lansing Michigan. They keep me posted on a daily basis of the current financial market conditions, interest rates and to either lock in the rates or float. This is good service for home buyers and sellers in the greater Lansing area to have access to search homes on my site and get solid financial information from my contacts in our concierge department. Thanks Don for another great update.

In August, home builders broke ground on the fewest number of homes since January 1991.

It was the 16th straight month in which Housing Starts declined.

But, although the press labels these statistics indicative of a recession, home sellers nationwide quietly applaud them.

With fewer new homes coming on the market, home sellers are finding that there's less competition for buyers, helping them to command higher prices for their homes.

It's Supply and Demand in its most basic form.

But that's not all that home buyers have to worry about. The most recent Existing Home Sales report showed an increase in sales nationwide, plus a reduction in the number of single-family homes for sale.

Again, Supply and Demand. Good for sellers, bad for buyers.

However, we should keep in mind that real estate is local. What we see in national and regional trends are not as important as what's happening in your town, your neighborhood, and your street. But, if we learn one thing from the chart above, it's this: builders are rational.

If homes won't sell, builders will stop building them. And, sooner or later, the market -- and home prices -- will catch up.

(Image courtesy: The Wall Street Journal)

"Expect the Best" Mike