It can be rough being a buyer in a seller's market. Here at Pyxis Realty, our team of educated realtors understand the experience of purchasing a house, and they appreciate how important of a process it really is. While the Grand Rapids real estate market and the West Michigan …

As the spring has been heating up the Grand Rapids area real estate market and West Michigan real estate market, many potential home buyers are finding that demand is vastly outstripping supply. What does that mean for you, potential future homeowner? How can you make the most of a …

Plenty of focus in the local news (and, to a lesser extent, at the national level) has been placed on the rebounding real estate markets in the United States. After the massive real estate crisis of 2008, which saw plummeting home values, home owners underwater on their mortgages by …

With this last cold front moving through West Michigan, it may be hard to believe that in the near future, spring will truly be up on us. Regardless of that Michigan melt uncertainty and our relatively mild winter this year, spring is something that most …

These days, thanks in no small part to the internet, many people with little background or knowledge of a field of expertise can start thinking they fully understand something they truly don't. As the saying goes, “a little bit of knowledge can cause of lot of trouble.” While it …

Spring is peeking its bashful head out from under the curtain of late winter storms, and soon-to-be home sellers should take note: now is the perfect time to begin the process of listing and selling your home. As temperatures rise and residents shake off the winter blues, home buyers …

Right now, there is no question that on a local (and national) level, real estate markets are on a major upswing. In the Grand Rapids real estate market, and more broadly, most of the West Michigan real estate market, the demand for homes is outpacing the supply substantially. That …

Many people in West Michigan have begun to notice the uptick in real estate prices and values across the region. Rents in many places have been slowly increasing to make the best in the increase in perceived property values, and renters may be looking more closely at the possibility …

Have you ever looked at the rental listings on the West Michigan real estate market and thought to yourself that you should be a landlord? Do you enjoy putting in some “sweat equity” when you purchase a home? Do you like the idea of being your own boss or having …

The staff at Pyxis Realty works hard all year round, but there is no question that the spring is one of the busiest times of the year for our realtors. After a long winter of being cooped up indoors, people are finally ready to get out and look at …