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CherylGrant.com To Go…

We know mobile devices are becoming the preferred way to search the web. While our main site is fully functional already on your IPad, smart phone or tablet, we’ve created a mobile option for all of our regular web content so that you can navigate it more conveniently when you’re on the go.

In addition, our web-based listing service company offers this cool mobile app to make navigating IDX MLS listings more convenient if you’re a user of Apple products.

If you’re in serious home search mode, click on the icon to the right. You will be taken to iTunes to download the app.
Be sure once the app is downloaded to enter the
“Cheryl Grant” code of 7286.

Posted in Community News, Current Listings, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Grand Rapids Real Estate News

Survey Says: Sellers Overvalue Their Homes…

About 76 percent of home owners believe their home is worth more than their agent’s recommended listing price — that’s up from 73 percent last year, according to a new survey conducted by HomeGain of real estate professionals and home owners. On the other hand, 68 percent of home buyers say homes are overpriced, with 32 percent saying homes are overpriced by more than 10 percent. “Home buyers and sellers continue to remain apart as to home valuations with the vast majority of home owners thinking their homes are worth more than their agents and the market are telling them,” Louis Cammarosano, general manager of HomeGain said in a statement.

Posted in Community News, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers

Check Out One Of My Newest Listings at 3434 Briar Bank Pl – Grand Rapids Twp!

Fantastic Forest Hills home tucked away on wooded, private, 2-acre lot but only minutes to downtown Grand Rapids. 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath, quality-built brick home with walkout lower level. More than 3-thousand square feet of living space plus another 1000 square feet of finished space in the lower level. Kitchen with stainless appliances is open to family room with beamed ceilings and wood-burning fireplace. Formal dining room and amazing formal living room with wooded views from each window. Main floor den can be converted in to 5th bedroom. Full bath is attached to main floor bedroom. Spacious second floor owner’s suite with large attached owner’s bath with dual sinks. Three more bedrooms on the second floor and a second full bath. Main floor laundry. Wonderful built-ins throughout home. Screened-in porch overlooking wooded ravine. Attached 2 stall garage. Newer roof and furnace. Low Grand Rapids township taxes. Forest Hills Northern High School and Collins Elementary. $399,000. Call me today for more info!

Posted in Community News, Current Listings, For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Grand Rapids Real Estate News, Hot Properties..., More Relocation Resources, News & Resources

Great News: West Michigan is leader in job creation, Manpower reports

The stabilization of the Grand Rapids area real estate market continues with news like this report from The Grand Rapids Press’s Shandra Martinez, citing the area’s national leadership in expanding workforces. Our burgeoning industry in automotive, pharmaceutical, furniture and personal care products makes the West Michigan area attractive to relocating professionals. If you know someone relocating to Grand Rapids or West Michigan, please contact the CherylGrant.com team for a smooth move! Here’s the first part of the story, and the link to read the full feature on MLive.com!

GRAND RAPIDS – West Michigan employers expect to expand their workforces in the coming months, making the employment outlook for the region the fifth-best in the nation. After years of layoffs, the Grand Rapids-Wyoming region has been a leader in job creation for nearly a year, according to a quarterly employment outlook survey by staffing giant Manpower. The achievement recently was noted by Businessweek magazine in its list of America’s strongest job markets.

Read the full story at MLive: http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/09/west_michigan_is_leader_in_job.html

Posted in Grand Rapids Real Estate News

Mortgage Rates Reach Record Lows!

If you’re sitting on the fence about trading up, consider this: rates have dropped to record lows this month. That gives you more purchase power — and ratio room — than ever before. Check out this story from Realtor.com:

Mortgage rates dropped sharply the first week in August, possibly improving the purchasing power of many home buyers. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the most popular choice among buyers, averaged 4.39 percent, its lowest average for 2011, Freddie Mac reported in its weekly mortgage market survey. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage and the 5-year adjustable rate-mortgage also both reached new historical record lows.

Rates mostly dropped across the board amid signs of a weakening economy, Freddie Mac says. (more…)

Posted in Grand Rapids Real Estate News

G-Wrap sandwich from Bobarino’s wins Grandwich competition

Hats off to our pals at Bobarino’s, a Gilmore Collection Restaurant, for winning the local Grandwich competition! If you’d like to try out the tasty naan-pulled-pork-andouille sausage concoction on Cheryl Grant’s tab, just refer a friend — someone either relocating to Grand Rapids, or looking to sell or buy a new home – to us and you’ll receive a $25 gift certificate for a night out at a Gilmore Collection restaurant. We’re delighted they’ve won! Read more online at Mlive.com. Here’s a “taste” of the story:

By Troy Reimink, The Grand Rapids Press

The votes and contented belches are in, and the winner of the Grandwich sandwich competition is the G-Wrap, a recipe from Bobarino’s in the B.OB.More than 40 local restaurants answered a call to devise new sandwiches and compete for the Grandwich title, and after a tasting event Saturday afternoon at Rosa Parks Circle, top honors went to the G-Wrap, a wrap sandwich on naan bread consisting of pulled pork, andouille sausage and spicy pickle slaw. B.O.B. executive chef Jared Miller said the sandwich will be a permanent addition to the menu at Bobarino’s. (more…)

Posted in Community News

Grand Rapids ranks No. 2 on RelocateAmerica’s list of top U.S. cities

At CherylGrant.com, we’re pleased — and unsurprised — that our fair city has been recognized as No. 2 on RelocateAmerica’s list of top U.S. cities. As a relocation specialist, I’ve helped people relocating here find their dreamhomes. Many are moving to Grand Rapids for positions at Van Andel Institute, Spectrum Health, Churches and Manufacturing. All have been impressed with the selection of homes and prices available. They too are impressed with the education options including public and private. The other comment I often hear is how many “really cool” things are happening in the city, not only downtown, but in other neighborhoods such as Eastown and Midtown. I can easily see why Grand Rapids ranked so high in this survey.

The following are excerpts from Troy Reimink’s blog for The Grand Rapids Press at MLive.com. Please follow this link to read the full story.

Today in lists: Grand Rapids comes in at No. 2 on RelocateAmerica’s ranking of the nation’s top 10 places to live.

The Brighton-based company assembled a list of America’s top 100 cities — based on “local housing markets and economies, cultural and recreational opportunities, and safety, plus … feedback from city leaders and residents” — then asked residents to submit content that would convince the judges their hometown was a great place to live.

The top 10, announced today, are as follows: 1. Austin, Tex.; 2. Grand Rapids; 3. Boulder, Colo.; 4. Raleigh, N.C.; 5. Dallas, Tex.; 6. Greenville, S.C.; 7. Augusta, Ga.; 8. Boise, Idaho; 9. Omaha, Neb.; 10. Oklahoma City, Okla.

From the site’s write-up:

It feels especially good to name Grand Rapids, Michigan a top 10 place to live, especially after it was named one of “America’s Dying Cities” by Newsweek in January. What really caught our attention about this city, though, is its response. It didn’t get mad. It made a video. And, not just any video. A video with 5,000 residents (that’s not a typo), lip synching to Don McClean‘s “American Pie” while touring every aspect of the city. Now, that’s what we call true community spirit– and that’s what being a top 10 city is all about. (Editorial note: Newsweek claims the article was not done by them but was posted to its website as part of a content-sharing deal.) (more…)

Posted in Community News, Grand Rapids Real Estate News, More Relocation Resources

JD Power: RE/MAX Highest in Customer Satisfaction

In the 2011 J.D. Power and Associates Home Buyer/Seller Study released today, buyers and sellers award RE/MAX the highest rankings in customer satisfaction.

It’s clear: RE/MAX Associates like Cheryl Grant are the ones consumers trust most to guide them through one of the most challenging real estate markets ever seen in the U.S.

“I want to personally thank and congratulate every one of you for contributing to this prestigious recognition,” says RE/MAX Chairman and Co-Founder Dave Liniger. “It truly reflects your professional excellence, your enthusiasm for education, your commitment to distressed sellers, your individual drive, and many other qualities that serve the interests of your clients. Your efforts change lives, and those people have spoken.”

Homebuyers ranked RE/MAX on a 1,000-point scale with a score of 805 and home sellers put RE/MAX on top with 791, leading all other real estate franchises in the survey. Consumers rated RE/MAX in the following categories:

Overall satisfaction
Agent/Salesperson professionalism
Variety of additional services
Real estate office
Real estate company marketing (seller survey only)

The 2011 Home Buyer/Seller Study includes more than 4,200 evaluations from more than 3,680 respondents who bought or sold a home between March 2010 and April 2011. The study was fielded between March and May 2011. (more…)

Posted in For Home Buyers, For Home Sellers, Grand Rapids Real Estate News, News & Resources

Cheryl Grant is On The Move!

Top-producing Grand Rapids realtor Cheryl Grant is going ‘global’ by joining the RE/MAX SunQuest Group. Grant, who specializes in relocations to and from Grand Rapids, MI, is delighted to be joining a company with international broker partners and robust technical resources to expand her reach. Grant is a major Grand Rapids community booster, a carryover from her former career as News Director, Producer and Anchor of the Grand Rapids ABC affiliate news program.

(more…)

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HOT NEW LISTINGS!

Here’s a quick roundup of some of our new listings that are about to appear on MLS.

Talk to us if you’d like a special preview!

39 Prospect SE: Adorable 3-4 bedroom, 2.5 bath 1950′s home in Historic Heritage Hill. $164,000. (just doing some countertops and backsplash before hitting market) 1-stall shared garage.

Peck Building #306: 2 bedroom, 1 bath. $150,000. Just doing some final touches there with paint and lights. (priced well below the other 3 or 4 there.)

131 Burr Oak: Adorable 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath home on great NE block. 2 stall garage. $108,000.

1471 3 Mile Rd NE: Nearly 2 acres. Brick 1.5 story. Newer kitchen and baths. Newer windows. $249,000.

Posted in Current Listings, News & Resources

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