Just Listed by The Kime Group, Realtors! Move right in to this charming Garden City home with a great location. Features 1056 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 1 full bath. This pristine 1.5 story was completely remodeled in 2009 and boasts an amazing kitchen with stylish concrete counters, remodeled bathroom, hardwood floors, new siding, new landscaping, and much more!

For additional information or to schedule your private showing for 29239 Barton St., contact the Garden City Real Estate specialists at The Kime Group at 734-446-5744 or Greg@TheKimeGroup.com. We can help you find your dream home! Search the Oakland & Wayne County MLS to get started, read our great buyer services and find out how we can help you get your Garden City home sold quickly!

The Kime Group, Realtors listed and sold this impressive Canton home. Located in the Fairway Pines at Pheasant Run on the 6th fairway, it showcases stunning views of ponds and green and features 2664 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.2 baths. The kitchen just underwent a $30k renovation and is spectacular!

To find out more about our sale at 45485 Augusta Drive, or homes available at Fairway Pines at Pheasant Run, contact the Canton Real Estate experts at The Kime Group, Realtors at 734-466-5744 or Greg@TheKimeGroup.com. And be sure to visit our website where you can search for Canton Homes, get a FREE community report, view our real estate listings and more!

The Kime Group, Realtors just sold this classic colonial in Pinecreek Subdivision. This Brighton home features 1580 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 1.1 baths, a huge kitchen, and a family room with a cozy fireplace. The treed yard gives a true ‘up north’ feel.

For more information on 3145 Sandpoint, or any Brighton Real Estate, contact the experts with The Kime Group at 734-466-5744 or email us at Greg@TheKimeGroup.com. We can help you find your dream home! Visit our website where you can search for Brighton homes, read our informative Real Estate blog, or view our listings!

The Kime Group, Realtors just listed this gorgeous Canton home in the popular Cherry Hill Village subdivision. Over 3200 square feet with 5 bedrooms, 4.1 baths, and a library. The basement has been professionally finished to include a state-of-the-art home theatre, kitchenette, gym, and acoustical stereo room. Gourmet kitchen offers granite counters, double oven, and convenient island. This is a must see home!

For more information on 49968 Hancock, or to set up your private showing, contact the Canton Real Estate experts at The Kime Group today at 734-466-5744 or Greg@TheKimeGroup.com.

The Kime Group, Realtors just sold this beautiful Farmington home. Located on a gorgeous double lot, this classic colonial features 2377 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 2.1 baths, a newly remodeled kitchen, and refinished & new hardwood floors.

To learn more about our sale at 23900 Pickett Ave, or how we can help you find the perfect piece of Farmington Real Estate, contact us today at 734-466-5744 or Greg@TheKimeGroup.com. Visit our Oakland County Real Estate website where you can search the MLS for homes, learn more about foreclosures, and learn more about Oakland County communities!

Just Sold by The Kime Group! Located in Van Buren Township, this newer home features 2423 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2.1 baths. Huge kitchen with hardwood floors, light-filled great room with fireplace, plus a study, and 3 car garage.

To learn more about 6936 Anna Drive, or any Belleville Real Estate, contact the specialists at The Kime Group today at 734-446-5744 or send us a message at Greg@TheKimeGroup.com. And be sure to visit our website where you can search for Belleville homes, read our informative Real Estate blog, or view our listings!

Just Sold by The Kime Group Realtors! Features include 1000 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on over .5 acres. Located in a popular Livonia neighborhood, this beautiful ranch style home has a fireplace, 2 car garage, and an updated roof and furnace.

For more information on 14025 Hillcrest or any Livonia Real Estate, contact us today at 734-466-5744 or Greg@TheKimeGroup.com. We sold and closed this Livonia short sale and can get your home sold too!

There are so many property valuation websites out there that want to tell you what your home is worth. Are they accurate? Is there a great wizard behind the curtain controlling the numbers? Where do those numbers come from anyway? These are questions you should ask yourself when looking at your home’s value on a website, even if it is a well known, well marketed one! Here are a few reasons why these assessments should only be taken as an estimate.

• Concessions. Many home sales include concessions, which is additional money given to the buyer at the time of closing. This may be to cover large repairs to be made after closing, help with closing costs, and a wide variety of things. The only place this amount is recorded is in the MLS and property valuation sites may not have access to that information. A concession actually brings down the final price a buyer paid for a home that your home may be compared to.
• Rentals. It is now common for property listing websites to include rentals. Is this website just a giant calculator that takes sold prices, averages them, and divides by the square footage? $1500 is a much smaller number than $150,000 and can make a big difference in the equation.
• Foreclosures and Short Sales. Almost every single neighborhood has had a foreclosure or short sale in the past year. A property valuation website does not take those into account, it just looks at numbers. One low selling foreclosure can really bring down prices for a whole neighborhood when just looking at numbers.
• Improperly Entered Numbers. So many errors are made when entering home information into the MLS, property websites, etc. like the wrong square footage, number of bedrooms, or finished basement. These omissions or typos can reduce the calculated value of your home.
• Recent Improvements. Did you just remodel your kitchen or bathroom? Build an addition? Add new carpeting and paint? A website does not recognize this, nor add the appropriate value to your home.

A property valuation website is a quick and fun way to get an idea of what your Novi or Northville home may be worth. But if you are seriously considering selling, it’s crucial that you consult with a Realtor. Your Realtor should be an expert in your particular area and know the nuances of a neighborhood and your home to find the true value. Here at The Kime Group, we specialize in selling Wayne and Oakland County real estate and can determine the exact value of your home, using your home’s features, comparable sales in your neighborhood, time of year, demand for homes, and more. We’ve been selling properties, including new construction, for more than 15 years and can get your Plymouth Canton home sold for the most amount of money in the shortest period of time. Give us a call at 734-446-5744 or email at Greg@TheKimeGroup.com to get your own CMA today and get on the way to getting your home SOLD!

Comparing median home and condo prices during February 2012 with February 2011, Wayne County, which includes Plymouth and Canton homes and condos, saw an impressive 14.3% increase. Metro Detroit was second with an increase of 5.7% and Oakland County real estate increased by 3.4%. Once again inventory decreased for all 3 areas with Oakland County leading with a 23.9% decrease in the number of homes listed for sale. With inventory shrinking and sales up, home prices will start to be driven upward.

Residential home and condo sales also increased for all 3 areas tracked. Metro Detroit had the largest gain of 13%. Novi and Northville real estate sales in Oakland County went up by 8.8% and Wayne County sales increased by 10.1%. The number of foreclosure sales was up, as well as the median sale price, which ranged from 5%-6.9%. The average days on market continues to decline and dropped from 97 days to 91 days.

The spring market is here! With interest rates remaining historically low and home prices inching upwards, now is the time to purchase a Northville or Novi home! The Kime Group specializes in Plymouth Real Estate, Canton Real Estate, Novi Real Estate, and Northville Real Estate, and keeps a close eye on price trends in these areas, plus all of Wayne and Oakland Counties. Thinking of selling your home? Give us a call at 734-466-5744 to learn more about our full service marketing plan that will get your home sold quickly!