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Oct. 4, 2016

To Tree or Not To Tree: A Realtor's Take On Trees Part 2 of 2

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Last week we explored just a few of the potential benefits of having trees on your residential property. From adding seasonal beauty to reducing energy costs during the hot summer months to even increasing the sale price of your home, fully grown and mature trees …

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Sept. 27, 2016

To Tree or Not To Tree: A Realtor's Take On Trees Part 1 of 2

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For many homeowners and prospective homeowners, trees can be an important consideration when it comes to choosing their home and placing a value on it. For those who own a home, planting a tree can add quite a bit to the overall value of the property. Planting shortly after …

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Sept. 15, 2016

Do Open Houses Matter for Home Sellers? Part 2 of 2: Maybe Not

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As we discussed last week in our Pyxis Realty blog post, open houses, which were once the primary means of rapidly reaching a large audience with your home for sale, have started to fall out of favor with home sellers, home buyers, and real estate agents of all sorts. …

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Sept. 6, 2016

Do Open Houses Matter for Home Sellers? Part 1 of 2: Open Houses Can Help

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In modern real estate, things move much more quickly than they did a decade or two ago. Depending on how long you've been living in your current home, things may have changed dramatically since the last time you bought or sold a piece of real property. These days, thanks …

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Aug. 29, 2016

Get to Know Sparta: A Small-Town with Big City Fun!

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West Michigan has a great assortment of amazing small towns and suburbs to go along with our beloved bigger cities, like Grand Rapids, Holland, and Kalamazoo. When you're looking for a West Michigan realtor, you want someone who not only understands the West Michigan real estate market (and Grand …

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Aug. 25, 2016

Buying Before Winter: How to Approach a Time Crunch When Looking for a Home

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So, you want to buy a home in Grand Rapids or West Michigan. You've read that the Grand Rapids real estate market is strong, and you've seen yourself how homes are coming on and off the West Michigan real estate market rather quickly. You're starting to feel a little …

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Aug. 17, 2016

Artprize Season and Selling Your Home

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It is nearly upon us: ArtPrize 2016. With Restaurant Week already successfully underway again this year, downtown businesses are now setting their sites on ArtPrize money which will soon, theoretically, begin pouring into the city via art lovers. If you are thinking of selling your home, this may be …

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Aug. 12, 2016

How Realtors Help Solve Waterfront Living Drawbacks

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Many people dream of retiring to a comfortable, beautiful home situated with a view of one of the most precious parts of Michigan life: water. Whether you dream of a lakefront home or a cabin on a river, you share a dream with many people in our …

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Aug. 3, 2016

What to Expect During a Home Showing As a Seller

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Selling your house can be nerve-wracking. Any real estate sales transaction carries with it substantial investigatory and bureaucratic requirements, and if the property being sold is your primary residence, you can add peer pressure and social judgment to the list of stressors you will likely experience during the sales …

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July 27, 2016

Meet Maggie Bolich: The Newest Realtor at Pyxis Realty!

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Pyxis Realty is expanding and growing, thanks to support from our past clients and the local community! Pxyis Realty would like to welcome one of their newest team members, Maggie Bolich, to the Pyxis Realty family!

 

In addition to being a state licensed …

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