Thanks Marty for your effort on the 911 center

For those of you that don't know Marty Colburn, he is the city manager of Mason. I would like to give him kudos for his effort on trying get the 911 emergency center next to all of the other county services in Mason. Despite common sense of keeping all the county emergency services together, the is being moved to South Lansing. Marty put a lot of effort into this even though the deck was stacked against him before he started. I hope people in Mason who see Marty thank him for the effort. He still won by showing other governing bodies in the area that his city is organized has a vision for their part of the region.

New Website and video

I am excited that lansingrealestate.com has just received a facelift. MC Squared is making some great changes to make the web page more interactive and exciting. I have enclosed a link to the video we have produced on Lakeside. It is the first one of this kind we have done. Please email me or leave a comment about what you think. If there is something we can do better on the website please let me know, I am building it for you. On a personal note I have just joined Linked in, Facebook, and activerain. I am learning how to build my profiles now and it is fun to see so many people I work with and have known over the years getting in contact. I will attach my profile links as I get them built. I look forward to hearing from you.

Parade of Homes provides less homes than years past but doesn't disapoint

I am one of the lucky people that get to inspect homes in the Parade before it opens to the public. Even though there is just shy of 35 projects this year, the ones in won't disappoint. I viewed the homes in Okemos, Haslett, and Williamston this weekend. A couple of the models had been in the Parade before. They were still very nice and some of the decor inside had been changed up. Mayberry's home in Okemos is beautiful and I really enjoyed the counter tops in the kitchen. The cost is still $10 per person or $25 per family. Even Committee members and Home Builder Association Staff pay the fee to enter. Remember, the money helps benefit local charities.
Cindy at the home builders association stated that traffic was steady throughout the weekend, and was similar to last year at this time. "We are excited to see the housing market turning around and there are great opportunities still available for buyers. Be sure to stop by one of the Parade homes to pick up your ticket to see these great projects and support our local charities."
The market does seem to have made a turn, three of the homes I inspected all sold prior to the Parade this year. All of these were over $300,000. If you haven't been to the Parade before, it is worth the time to go around and see what local builders are creating in your town. If you have been in the past, just because there are less homes, don't let that stop you from going this year.
Here is a link to preview some of the Parade homes. http://www.obeo.com/Public/Search/AgentSearchResults.aspx?agent=119692&resultsonly=true&rpp=100 . Take a look and see where you want to start.