Detroit Real Estate

 Here is a quick look at the Wayne County real estate market in March and April of this year.  In April Wayne County home sales in units were down 56% and down 18% in price from April 2008.

In March unit homes sales were only down 27% from March 2008 and sales prices were off 11% from the year before.

Wayne County Condomiums sales were very similar.

Wayne County Condos unit sales were down 47% from April 2008 to April 2009.  Wayne County Condo prices were down 20% in the same period from April to April.

In March of 2009 condo sales units actually went up 5% from the year before. But condo sales prices dropped 25% from the same period. 

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Russ Ravary your Metro Detroit Realtor

Comp and sales information courtesy of Realcomp II LTD.

 Livonia MI

Livonia is a great community town and the city officials each year put on the Livonia Spree with the help of local businesses.  Todays the last day of the Livonia Spree with only the fireworks left.  The Livonia Spree is held between Eddie Edgar Ice Irena and the Livonia YMCA at Ford Field off Farmington Rd between I-96 and 5 Mile Rd.  The Livonia spree is usually held the last week in June and the fireworks are held on Sunday evening.

The had food tents with coney islands, pizza, middle eastern food, hamburgers, hotdogs, elephant ears, cajun food.

Everybody had fun enjoying the rides and the entertainment.  Livonia Spree is a family event with lots of police presence to make sure the fun didn't get out of hand.

There were the carnival rides, the carnival games and of course carnival food.  We all love corn dogs and elephant ears once a year.  And the Livonia Spree is a great place to sample them.

I even got into the act.

They even had racing pigs, circus acts, and other entertainment for the kids. They had a beer tent for the adult refreshments.  Local restaurants and churches had many of the food booths.  

If you are thinking of moving to Livonia you won't be sorry.  It's a great place to raise a family and live whether you are young, old, single, married, kids or no kids.  I hope to see you at the Livonia spree next year or at the fireworks tonight.

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Russ Ravary your Metro Detroit real estate agent

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I just read that comment on MSN and it is so true.  Sure some people are too busy for animals,  some don't like the uncleaness of them.  But the underlying fact is there are good people and mean people.

It is the mean person that will beat the sh#! out a dog, that will light a cat on fire, leave an animal with out food or water, or leave them out in extreme temperatures.  Unfortunately there are people like that in the world.  People that are just plain mean.  I myself don't have a dog right now.  Our Brittany spaniel "Freeway" died a few years ago.

But my wife and I are too busy to have an animal.  We are on the go and we don't feel it is fair for the dog to be home all alone all the time.  Plus I have an extensive flower garden that would probably get ripped up by a dog right now.  Plus we have a small deep stream and several ponds that I worry a small dog may drown in.

That's what we would buy next.  A lap dog.  Something smaller that can snuggle up on the couch with my wife.  She just loves a dog.  She always tells me...Why don't I jump up and down and wag my tail when she comes home like Freeway did.

Dogs do love you no matter how long you stay away and greet you at the door when you come home.  And cat lovers feel the same way. 

Are you really Christians there?

This post might cost me a buyer or a seller but I have always been a person that speaks their mind.  I believe in standing up and saying what you believe.  And sorry I don't believe what you are doing is right.  This week is the Livonia Spree.  It is our local carnival.

I have to cut to the chase and put a local church on the shame list.  Christ the Savior Lutheran Church is located right next to the Livonia spree.  Tonight there were no church services when I was there.  There were about 5 cars in the parking lot.  They had the entrance blocked off with two guards stopping from coming in.  Only people with parking passes could come in.  Yet some other business parking lots didn't have guards to keep you from parking there. 

What does that mean?

I guess you had to be a member of the church to park there.  There was no Christian spirit in regards to parking at this Livonia Lutheran Church.  I think if they didn't know it was Jesus Christ came to the church, he wouldn't be able to park at Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Livonia.  I'm sure they will say there is a mess left behind or there is insurance liability.  Well if they have 2 church members sit there all day it would take less time to clean up any mess. As for liability you can get insurance for anything and it wouldn't be that expensive for the week. 

You see I don't believe that Jesus has a sign that announces his presence.  But I believe that we must share what we have.  I especially believe you should share when you have no use for it.  It is like the neighbor that says sorry my saw is broken when he doesn't want to loan it out.  All the parking spaces that Christ the Savior Lutheran Church won't share for Livonia residents and others that want to go to the spree.  They say the greatest amongst us is the one that shares what little they have. 

Somehow Christ the Savior Lutheran Church Livonia MI loves to preach a message but doesn't practice what it preaches.  A shame I think.  I'm sure they will be passing the plate this weekend to get money.  But to share a unused parking space no way.  There were older people that were walking longer distances.  Mothers with strollers walking from farther away.  But to share a unused parking space no way.

Not real Christian Like.   No community spirit in my opinion.  A Livonia church but you can only park there if......  Would you pass their preference test.  Do you have to pray a certain number of times a day.  Or do you have to be able to stand guard on a parking lot? 

  I went to a church that had a congested parking lot.  I remember the pastor telling people that the love and practices of Jesus didn't stay in the pews.  That people shouldn't fight to get out of the parking lot.  That they should not cut each other off.

I won't say that you are right or wrong but your actions speak louder than the words you preach.  As a Christian church you could be setting an good example and showing people how to be better but..............

2009 Canton MI photographs

         Every year on Fathers Day weekend Canton Township officials

                  has a festival for its residents and for the local area

                           It is open to everybody actually but geared to Canton residents.

                                 They call it the Liberty Festival

                                                              The Liberty Festival has

                                                   a great car show featuring old and new cars

                                       There are various tents set up around the

                         festival for local merchants

          including window companies, Chiropractors,

and many others.

         The local churches have boths to explore their religion

                         local civic groups such as the humane society are their

                                       local hospitals and doctors are there promoting safety and

                                                      health tips

        The Michigan scale model boat club had their little motorized boats

                         skimming across the water to the enjoyment of the young and old.

      I had these potato chips

                      smoothered in sour cream and  cheese.

                                             Lots of great food of all varieties from the local Coney Island

                                                                          to Chinese, to Italian, food for any taste

                                           Everybody has fun

                                                    They have music and entertainment shows

                                                                  Rides for the kids

                                                                       Performing dogs

                                                                              Police demonstrations

  Everybody had fun whether it was the kids

                or the parents there was something to do for everybody.

                                               Canton Michigan is also known as Canton Twp

                              Canton is an ethnically and culturally diverse community

                                        A town with low crime statistics and good schools

                                           What a great place to live and raise your kids!

Russ Ravary your Canton real estate agent 

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