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These are the cheapest and most expensive areas to buy a home in Michigan Updated 1:22 PM; Today 1:01 PM Michigan homes sold for nearly $25,000 in 2020 than they did in 2019. (Photo provided by WayUp Media)WayUp Media Facebook Share The average Michigan home sale was nearly $25,000 higher in 2020 compared to 2019 as the pandemic spurred a buzzing real estate market. Almost every corner of Michigan followed the trend, from Metro Detroit to the Upper Peninsula. But many of the hottest markets were in northern Michigan. “That shows where people want to be,” said E’toile O’Rear-Libbett, president of Michigan Realtors. “They want land, they want wide-open spaces. And many of them want to be somewhere near water.” ....
Ann Arbor Realtors group taking stand against housing discrimination Updated Jan 24, 2021; Posted Jan 24, 2021 The time is always right to do what is right, reads this Black Lives Matter sign quoting Martin Luther King Jr. outside a home in Ann Arbor on Jan. 20, 2021.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI Real estate agents have an important role to play when it comes to ending housing discrimination, says Tom Renkert, CEO of the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors. That’s why his group, which represents over 1,000 members, is partnering with the Ypsilanti-based Fair Housing Center of Southeast and Mid Michigan to support the 2021 Realtors for Fair Housing Campaign. ....