<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Real Estate News</title>
	<atom:link href="http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress</link>
	<description>Real estate news from your trusted advisors: Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:00:42 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Pulse System Streamlines Buying and Selling Experience</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/19/pulse-system-streamlines-buying-and-selling-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/19/pulse-system-streamlines-buying-and-selling-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dlevos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[automated system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coldwell banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homes for sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[process improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell a home]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Donna Levos Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel
This past year, Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel recognized an opportunity to upgrade our customer service experience by implementing Pulse, an exciting technology tool that tracks real estate transactions, one milestone at a time.
As many of you who have already used Pulse know, it is the first system to fully [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/19/pulse-system-streamlines-buying-and-selling-experience/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Legislature Considers Modifications to Principal Residence Exemption</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/legislature-considers-modifications-to-principal-residence-exemption/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/legislature-considers-modifications-to-principal-residence-exemption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dlevos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Legislature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coldwell banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homestead properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-homestead properties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Kelly Sweeney, CEO, Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel
Due to the number of bank owned and other non-homestead properties being sold today, the May 1 deadline for filing for the Principal Residence Exemption (PRE) has become problematic. Many would be purchasers cannot qualify for a mortgage loan without the significant property tax reduction available under the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/legislature-considers-modifications-to-principal-residence-exemption/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Homeownership and your retirement</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/homeownership-and-your-retirement/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/homeownership-and-your-retirement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dlevos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investing in real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coldwell banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell a home]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=741</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Donna Levos Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel
Recently our CEO Kelly Sweeney shared a quote in his sales meeting address about renting vs. buying:   
 
“If you buy a home, you get to make mortgage payments for 30 years and then you get your money back through the asset you own. If you pay rent for thirty [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/homeownership-and-your-retirement/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Multiple Offers: Multiple Points of View</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/multiple-offers-multiple-points-of-view/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/multiple-offers-multiple-points-of-view/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dlevos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multiple Bids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multiple Offers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coldwell banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homes for sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buy Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our local market has a low supply of move-in ready homes, and many serious buyers with pent-up desire to purchase. These conditions are the perfect storm for a seller to receive multiple bids. How well you weather that storm as a buyer’s or seller’s agent depends on how well you communicate and set your clients’ [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/06/multiple-offers-multiple-points-of-view/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Great Job Bankers Title! Testomonial from one of our trusted advisors to our own Bankers Title Agency</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/05/great-job-bankers-title-agency-testomonial-from-one-of-our-trusted-advsors-to-our-own-title-companybankers-title/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/05/great-job-bankers-title-agency-testomonial-from-one-of-our-trusted-advsors-to-our-own-title-companybankers-title/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aterzian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/05/great-job-bankers-title-agency-testomonial-from-one-of-our-trusted-advsors-to-our-own-title-companybankers-title/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Betsy and Cheryl-
I want to take a moment and thank you and your team for showing up the other title company and handling this short sale closing so smoothly. YOU SAVED THE DEAL!
Even the other agent at Pru was impressed (he should be!) and the buyer and seller were not only grateful, but relieved that [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2012/01/05/great-job-bankers-title-agency-testomonial-from-one-of-our-trusted-advsors-to-our-own-title-companybankers-title/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Home sales in region continue decline in November but still better than a year ago!</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/15/kelly-sweeney-ceo-of-cbwm-comments-on-how-the-recovery-of-2011-is-affecting-our-local-real-estate-market/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/15/kelly-sweeney-ceo-of-cbwm-comments-on-how-the-recovery-of-2011-is-affecting-our-local-real-estate-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aterzian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coldwell banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homes for sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buy Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Homes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=731</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel Duggan




&#124;





The slide in residential home sales that started in August continued into November, according to data released today.
Although the number of sales increased year over year, the numbers  have slipped each month since August, according to data from Farmington  Hills-based Realcomp II Ltd. for Livingston, Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
The median [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/15/kelly-sweeney-ceo-of-cbwm-comments-on-how-the-recovery-of-2011-is-affecting-our-local-real-estate-market/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Paving the Way for Michigan’s Comeback</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/paving-the-way-for-michigan%e2%80%99s-comeback/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/paving-the-way-for-michigan%e2%80%99s-comeback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dlevos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GRAND RAPIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urban Renewal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coldwell banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buy Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Construcation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=728</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As we look toward a real estate recovery in Michigan, we know that communities must find ways to create jobs and support local businesses. Grand Rapids has been at the forefront of Michigan’s comeback for several years now. The latest bright spot on its resume is the purchase of a foreclosed property that has been [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/paving-the-way-for-michigan%e2%80%99s-comeback/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Construction: Activity Brings Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/new-construction-activity-brings-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/new-construction-activity-brings-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dlevos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Builders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coldwell banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homes for sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buy Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Construcation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Homes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=726</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is pent-up demand out there for buyers to own a newly-constructed home. The same factors that have helped Michigan home sales overall (such as low interest rates, and lack of inventory) are propelling many buyers toward new construction.
With new construction being more affordable than ever, buyers are lining up as they did recently at [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/new-construction-activity-brings-opportunities/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Short Sales: Communication is Key</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/short-sales-communication-is-key/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/short-sales-communication-is-key/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dlevos</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate Market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Short Sales and Foreclosures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coldwell banker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homes for sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sell a home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buy Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michigan Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Short Sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=724</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been estimated that 40% of all current real estate sold nationwide is distressed (REO or Short Sale).  Given that there are so many of these properties in our own markets, it is important that we stay informed, specifically on the ever-changing short sale process.
Working as a team
The good news about having dealt with [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/12/06/short-sales-communication-is-key/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>&#8220;411&#8243; for real estate</title>
		<link>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/10/06/411-for-real-estate/</link>
		<comments>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/10/06/411-for-real-estate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kimpollack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/?p=721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems like a hundred years ago that we were able to dial 411 free of charge and get any telephone number. That service has gone the way of the pay phone. But now you, as a Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel Realtor, have a real estate tool that brings the concept of information into the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://cbweirmanuel.com/wordpress/2011/10/06/411-for-real-estate/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

