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Apr 28th 2011

Getting all Cleaned up at Indian Trails Camp

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Getting all Cleaned up at Indian Trails Camp

Griffin Properties brought 32 members of the Michigan American Red Cross team together and completed a full day of service at Indian Trails camp in Grand Rapids. Throughout the day, members painted, organized, sorted, moved, scrapped, and sanded around the camp grounds. The team worked very hard to ready the camp for the rush of summer campers coming soon.


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Mar 30th 2011

Total housing permits for the Grand Rapids market are up 16% from one year ago

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W MI defies trend in home construction: woodtv.com

W MI defies trend in home construction

Several local communities booming

Updated: Monday, 28 Mar 2011, 8:20 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 28 Mar 2011, 4:36 PM EDT

By Anne Schieber

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Last week, the U.S. Commerce department reported a 17% drop in new home sales nationwide, but some West Michigan builders said that's not the case for several local communities.

Total housing permits for the Grand Rapids market are up 16% from one year ago; which may be surprising, considering the inventory of existing homes.

One builder said the boom is happening in a very narrow segment of the market --...


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Mar 22nd 2011

Grand Rapids Real Estate Agents are Happy!

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Grand Rapids Realtors are undoubtedly downright over joyed. Grand Rapids Real Estate Brokers cell phones are buzzing, Grand Rapids open houses are packed, bidding battles in Grand Rapids are plentiful and sales are up 19 pct in Grand Rapids from the last year from the Grand Rapids vicinity. You got that right -- up 19 %. Grand Rapids Sales of single-family homes alone are up 23 percent. Brings about 8 weeks back to back transactions grew coming from a year before; Feb . saw a 1 percentage point hop. Before that were twelve months straight months of reducing selling. The moderate final sale price, too, is moving in the best suited track. March's $100,491 is bigger than it has previ...


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Mar 16th 2011

Antiques galore decorate this funky Grand Rapids street

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Antiques galore decorate this funky Grand Rapids street 

By Phyllis Rose

 

Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette / Phyllis Rose.  Kathy Nagy, owner of East Fulton Art & Antiques, 959 E. Fulton St., and her dog, Ellie, are ready to greet customers.

GRAND RAPIDS - What fun we found on funky Fulton Street in Grand Rapids.

The fun started a few steps from the car when I noticed a window full of cookie jars. I'm probably the original "Cookie Monster," so I had to look. Well, it was Van's Pastry Shoppe, 955 East Fulton, which has been baking goodies since 1929.

We had to go in because it's part of history, right? With our history, I got two wonderful sugar cookies with red sprinkles and...


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Mar 16th 2011

The Odyssey of 1346 Logan

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Before & After: The Odyssey of 1346 Logan

It started innocently enough. Daughter Haley was graduating from college and moving back to Grand Rapids in anticipation of starting med school in a year. Housing prices had tanked. Interest rates were low. And if those factors weren't incentive enough, the feds were offering a 10% tax credit to first time home buyers. 

And so, doting parents that we are, Scott & Deb went house shopping. Our goal was to find a home close to the Medical Mile in downtown Grand Rapids. Walking distance was preferred; easy access to the bus line was a secondary consideration.

Scott Kammeraad, his wife, Deb, and children Haley, Colin and Dara renovated a century-old...


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Mar 16th 2011

Men's Journal:GR a 'best place to live'

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - As part of the annual Best Places to Live feature, Men's Journal selected Grand Rapids as the Best Place to Take a Chance on a Crazy Idea, citing its support of start-ups and creativity.

The editors also praise the city's eco-friendly buildings, public art, and walkable areas, such as Gaslight Village.

The editors selected 18 towns that they believe have mastered the art of living well in the 21st century by prioritizing localism, sustainability and conservation, according to a news release. They also took into account other factors, such as cost of living and the number of sunny days per year.

The article can be found in the April issue of the magazine, ...


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Mar 16th 2011

Group sees GR housing prices rising

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Out of 315 markets, a national real estate research company ranks Grand Rapids #7 for best expected price performance over the next year.

That's good news for buyers and sellers.

For buyers, they now know the price they pay will likely appreciate. For sellers, they now know it's time to put their home on the market.

The research company, Local Market Monitor , is used by investors and banks to forecast home price. The company predicts home prices will go up 2% in the next 12 months compared to the rest of the country which is expected to see growth of 7/10 of 1 percent.

The company states that current prices are "in balance," meaning the market is low ri...


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Mar 03rd 2011

Appealing your Property Tax Assessment

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Appealing your Property Tax Assessment

 

Homeowners should take a good look at their property tax assessment.  Just as it's important to make sure your credit report is right, it's a good idea to make sure your property tax assessment is accurate.  

As a start, one important item to check is the status of the Principal Residence Exemption as stated on the annual Notice of Change sent by the Assessor.  If the Principal Residence Exemption is missed the tax dollars that could be saved are likely to be more than any adjustment obtained from the Board of Review. 

If you believe your tax assessment is in error, you can appeal to your local Board of Review, and if necessary, the Michigan Ta...


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Sep 20th 2010

Half of Montana is missing; the Great Lakes are disappearing, and Nevada is gone altogether.

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Heart Work Is Hard Work Griffin Properties Grand Rapids MI Real Estate

Half of Montana is missing; the Great Lakes are disappearing, and Nevada is gone altogether.
This is the tired, worn down state- no pun intended- of the United States map at Sigsbee Park located at 1250 Sigsbee Street SE in Grand Rapids.
On Friday, September 24th, the AmeriCorps team from the American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids joined forces with Griffin Properties and community volunteers to bring a fresh new look to Sigsbee School Park.

The playground buzzing with activity, fresh cans of paint cracked open, and new, clean brushes dirtied. Fifteen volunteers and staff members could be seen working hard and having fun around the playground.
Not only did the map get repainted w...

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Sep 01st 2010

160 Campbell - Grand Rapids Real Estate

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160 Campbell Pl NE, Grand Rapids, MI
Heritage Hill home for sale.
Grand Rapids home for sale. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is located on a quiet cul-de-sac in the distinguished Heritage Hill neighborhood, within walking distance of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Bakery and more! The main level features a pleasant foyer, a spacious living room with fabulous built-in bookshelves and a fireplace, a nice formal dining room, a bright and cheery kitchen and a full bath with a walk-in shower. A door in the kitchen leads out to the wonderful fenced-in patio or courtyard, great for entertaining. The upper level features three bedrooms, the largest of which can easily accommodate a king bed, in...

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Aug 17th 2010

Heart Work is Hard Work | American Red Cross

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  American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids
1050 Fuller Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.greatergrandrapids.redcross.org


Griffin Properties
1163 Fulton Street East,
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
www.griffinproperties.net


 		 Red Cross Contact:
Jordan O’Neil
Phone: 616.456.8661 x 3503
Mobile: 616.292.7277
joneil@ggr.redcross.org

Griffin Properties Contact:
Brian Knight
Phone: 616.915.6060
Mobile: 616.7504
brian@griffinproperties.net

 		  
                          Heart Work is Hard Work

One Grand Rapids’ real estate group is showing us what it means to put their heart into the community – and doing it with a little boom and lots of blooms.

A...


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