Detroit Real Estate

  Here is a list of Metro Detroit's Irish pubs and taverns.  There is a Irish pub very close to you any where here in the metro Detroit area.  So when St. Patrick's rolls around, enjoy yourself, but be sure to have a driver.

Baileys (Canton)

Claddaugh (Livonia)

Cloverleaf Bar (Southgate)

Conor O'Neill's (Ann Arbor) 

Colleen's Irish Pub (St. Clair Shores) 

Cowley's Old Village Inn (Farmington)

Chris McGurrin's (Hartland)

Dick O'Dow's (Birmingham) 

 
Dunleavy's Downriver (Allen Park)

Dunleavy's (Farmington)

Dunleavy's (Plymouth)

Irish-American Club (Detroit)

Gus O'Connors (Novi)

Gus O'Connors  (Rochester)

Irish Tavern (Waterford)

Kelleys' (Dearborn)

Maggie's Irish Pub (Detroit) 

Malarkey's (Westland) 

Mangan's Irish Hut (Mt. Clemens)

Mulligans (Farmington Hills)

Murphy's (Livonia)

O'Mara's (Berkley)

O'Malley's (Livonia)

O'Tooles (Novi)

Paddy's Pub (Livonia)

Sean O'Callaghan's (Plymouth)

Shanahan's ( Holiday Inn-Livonia)

Stout Irish Pub (Brighton)

The Claddagh Pub (Livonia)

The Fenian's Irish Pub (Conklin)

The Old Dublin (Taylor)

The Tipperary Pub (Detroit)

I will be updating this list of Metro Detroit Irish pubs and taverns before St. Patrick's Day.

 If you are thinking about buying Commerce Township real estate you might want to know about Commerce Township Demographics.  Here are the demographics from the last census 

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Here is a list of potential problems you might find in Metro Detroit homes with poured basement walls.

Some of the older communities such as Allen Park, Dearborn Heights, Grosse Pointe, Redford, and Farmington Hills some of the homes have cement block basements.  I don't like cement block basements myself because they cost more to fix.  They are harder to fix because you sometimes have to dig up the outside of the house.  If you had two homes that you loved and one had a cement block basement and a poured wall basement.   I would advise you to buy the the house with the poured wall basement.

Poured wall basements have two problems that sometimes occur over the years. 

         Rod holes.  When the poured walls are built the forms are held together with rods in the forms.  After the cement is cured they pull the rods out.  Then they put a cork in the rod hole and some waterproof latex.  Over the years rod holes start to leak.  To repair them they put in new corks and new waterproofing.  The waterproofing materials have improved over the years.  I know some contractors that charge between $25 - $50 to fix a rod hole.

        Cracks.  Most poured wall basements have cracks.  This is because many builders are too cheap to provide bracing of the walls when they back fill the basement.  Some cracks do not leak.  But if they do leak then it can be fixed too. Metro Detroit basement contractors charge from $350 - $700 to repair a crack depending on how extensive the repair is.  The contractor usually chips out the crack and then fills it with waterproof latex.     

I like poured walls because the repairs can usually be done from the inside at a lower price than cement basement walls.

If you need a poured basement wall repair give Tommy at Valu Walls a call.  He's reasonable and does a good job.  (734) 427-5122

Now remember this is just my opinion on what type of basement walls are better.  I am not advocating not buying a Metro Detroit home with a cement block basement.  I just recommend that you have a qualified Metro Detroit home inspector the basement walls.

Russ Ravary your Metro Detroit real estate agent

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My quote of the day:

Everybody can be a good person when good things are happening to them.  The true character of a person comes out when times are tough.

 Today I was reading on MSN.com and they had an article on How far Metro Detroit real estate prices have fallen.  I read Cities where homes have lost the most value.  In the article it said the Metro Detroit area homes have lost 31% of their value. 

If you look at the Detroit Metro real estate market as a circle with Detroit as the center, then the next ring of cities, and then the more upscale cities.

The more upscale cities like West Bloomfield, Canton Township, Northville, Rochester have lost 31% of their value.  But you start moving into the inner circle of many of the middle class cities like Dearborn, Redford, Southfield.  Those cities had some homes that their high prices in 2003 were from $100-$140,000.  Now they are ranging from $50,000 to $70,000.  I would say the average loss in those cities about 50%

But the City of Detroit real estate prices in my opinion have taken a huge dive.  I don't know exactly what the average sales price of Detroit homes were at their height.  But I would take a guess and say the average price was about $65,000.  Last year the average sold price of 10,514 Detroit homes that sold through our MLS was $10,692. 

                                  $10,692. Average sold price

                                                                             That's a 83% drop!!!! 

So I think over all Metro Detroit real estate has dropped more than 31%.  But that is just from a guy in the trenchs.  I don't have all the statistics but this is what I am seeing.   

Information provided courtesy of RealComp II Ltd

Russ Ravary your Metro Detroit real estate agent

My quote of the day:

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help
        them to become what they are capable of being.
                                                                                                      - Goethe

So you are getting ready to sell your Novi Condo and you know to:

• paint the walls neutral
• clean the carpet
• take down all your family pictures
• de-clutter counter tops, dressers, and shelves
• de - ordorize the house 
• get rid of excess furniture and "stuff"

but what about one of the most important things.  You need to get your condo associations by-laws.  EVERY METRO DETROIT CONDO BUYER will be requesting to see the condo association by-laws.  So take the time and gather up your condo's information. 

1. The name and phone number of the association management
2. The condo associations by-laws
3. What is included in your associations fees
4. What is covered by the association?  Windows, Deck
5. Pictures of the club house or the pool

So when Getting ready to sell your Novi condo this information about your condo will be needed.  So don't be scrambling at the last minute to gather this information.  It will help you sell your Novi condo.

It doesn't matter whether it is a Novi condo, a Canton condo, or any cities condo it's best to get the information early.

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My quote of the day:

 Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm ... As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

                                          Audrey Hepburn