Monday, March 17, 2008

Market Conditions

Have property values in Northern Michigan held, even with the slump in Southern Michigan? We've posted this to answer a question that we know is on the mind of many of our web visitors and as an example of the types of questions we'd love to hear from you.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Trout Opener Looms

While a huge majority of our users are here just to search for properties, a fairly large number of our "people" are avid fly anglers and so are most of the agents and brokers within our firm. On that note, I'm having a heck of a time not thinking of putting my boots in the stream and casting to rising trout next month. For those of you who do not recognize the holiday, the traditional openeing day of trout season in Michigan is the last Saturday in April. For those who know, and understand the significance, it's Christmas for big kids!!! We just attended the Midwest Fly Fishing Exposition in Warren, MI this past weekend and there was a nearly audible buzz of anticipation in the air with the upcoming season just around the corner. I thought it might be a good starter conversation to have here on The Homewaters Blog to talk about opening day traditions that everyone enjoys here in Northern Michigan. Personally, I'll be hunkering down at my cabin on The AuSable and running my old Jeep from cabin to cabin and catching up with old friends. A favorite stop will be on Friday night to Tom Smith's cabin where there will be a great mulit generational crowd that knows how to do it right. Plenty fine food, a surplus of cocktails, a large fire in the classic stone fireplace and a terrific screend porch overlooking The AuSable. This camp has been going strong for generations and they are kind enough to let me crash their party each year and spend a few hours at the card table. Enjoy what's left of the winter everyone.

Welcome to The Homewaters Blog

Hello, and welcome to the newest resource from Homewaters, L.L.C. We realized that many of our web users may have questions, but would be more comfortable learning without making direct contact to one of our agents or brokers. This is an exciting way for those users to gain information while allowing other users to benefit as well. We'll also be using the blog to keep visitors informed of trends in the market we service as well as provide informaiton about conditions that will affect the industry. Our goal is to create a light hearted exchange that is not only informative, but enjoyable to read. We look forward to hearing from you soon!