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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have released the game changing Uniform Appraisal Dataset Version 3.6. (UAD 3.6). This new dataset standardizes the appraisal process by adding dedicated sections for Energy Efficient and Green Features, moving data like solar panels, HVAC...
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We received the most beautiful, enchanting (and mysteriously anonymous) hand-crafted letter in the mail recently. It was an elegantly composed short bit of prose celebrating one of our Arts and Crafts homes (also anonymous). Here is an excerpt: “When the trees spoke...
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It’s March Madness time… and we aren’t talking about basketball… we’re talking about the annual Builders and Remodelers of Greater Ann Arbor Home Show. Saturday, March 21st, 9-6, and Sunday, March 22nd, 10-5, at Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. This...
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Some good news for the housing industry! The mortgage-financing giant, Freddie Mac, said last week that mortgage rates have fallen below 6 percent for the first time in more than three years, offering a glimmer of hope that a frozen housing market may be set to thaw....
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We always begin every project with a conversation with our clients about energy efficiency. For some it is important, for others not so much, and that is fine – just as long as we have the conversation. We want to be sure that our clients don’t unknowingly...
