Southwest Michigan Real Estate

The 2010 show will be March 19th - 21st. Sunday March 21st. 11:30 - 12:30 I will be holding a workshop titled "Buying a Home in Today's Market" It will cover the buying process, buyer tax credits, inspections, and puchasing foreclosed / short sale properties. Be sure to attend for tons of free information and hand ...

Good news as of this afternoon 11/06/09. The President signed the bill to extend and expand the buyer credit. Now even current home owners can benefit from it. Here are the details. TAX CREDIT OVERVIEWWho Gets What? First-Time Homebuyers (FTHBs): First-time homebuyers (that is, people who have not owned a home within the last three years) may ...

The colors are changing in our corner of the state, the air chillier, the grapes are being harvested, Fall is here. The Real Estate market here appears to have hit bottom and has the slightest upward movement. Unit sales have been up due to incentives and just plain old "good deals". The Commercial sector has been somewhat busy, ...

Tax Credit for Homebuyers First-time homebuyers who purchase homes from the start of the year until the end of November 2009 may be eligible for the lower of an $8,000 or 10% of the value of the home tax credit.  Remember a tax credit is very different than a tax deduction – a tax credit is equivalent to money in your hand, as opposed ...

If you are a consumer considering looking at reposessed homes for purchase, there are more than a few things to keep in mind. First of all, when going to see the properties, remember, most of these house are without heat, running water, and electric. So, dress warm in the winter months, bring a good flashlight, and don't plan on ...

Just a quite note to invite everyone to test drive the new features of our website. This new advanced home search has many cool features better than any I`ve seen. Awesome map search, custom, advanced, and easy save searches. Many other features are built into the page like, one click to scedule a showing and more. I`ve been working ...

Searching for homes, information, or properties in Harbor County or in Southwest Michigan? You can access all the MLS listings in Berrien, Cass, and other local counties from this site. There are aproximately 2400 listings locally, with multiple photos. For better service yet, you can email me or fill out our home search page and I will ...

Memorial Day weekend is upon us. It is a wonderful time to come enjoy some of harbor countrys great attractions. Rolling hills, Wineries, eateries, golf, and of course boating and beaches. Looking for something specific? I would be happy to help. Paul Dumke 269-921-1125

St. Joseph and Benton Harbor are well underway on many (an understatement) improvements, clean up, and new features surounding the new J.N. signiture golf course and Benton Harbor. Most of the holes for the course are underway, with the exception of those on Jean Klock Park. If you are in favor of the transfomation of this piece of Michigans ...

Spring is here in Southwest Michigan! There are great buys in Berrien County right now. With all the foreclosures on the market, the listing prices of privately owned homes are being driven down. There are also homes on the market facing foreclosure that the banks are willing to accept less that what`s owed (called a Short Sale) to ...