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GKAR
The Greater Kalamazoo
Association of REALTORS® (GKAR)
Robin Pompey, Chief Executive Officer
5830 Venture Park Drive
Kalamazoo MIichigan 49009
Phone: 269 382-1597
(GKAR) is a professional organization committed to representing REALTOR® and homeowner issues to our local, state and national units of government.
GKAR is also the location of the Michigan Real Estate Academy. For information on the Real Estate Salesperson Pre-licensure Course and Continuing Education Courses see the column to the right with the Michigan Real Estate Academy headline.
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The Step Forward Campaign To Help Prevent Foreclosures
The Michigan Association of REALTORS® is partnering with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) on the Step Forward campaign to prevent home foreclosure. MSHDA has more than $500 million available in the Helping Hardest Hit Homeowners fund, and we are working together to preserve the dream of homeownership in Michigan.
Please join us! Spread the word that at-risk homeowners can learn more about this valuable program at MSHDA's Web site, www.stepforwardmichigan.org/. The client application process is fast, easy and confidential.
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Michigan Real Estate Academy
5830 Venture Park Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
(269) 373-1554
The Michigan Real Estate Academy offers a variety of Real Estate Courses and class schedules, all held in our comfortable, state of the art facilities. We are conveniently located near I-94 and US-131, in the Greater Kalamazoo Association of REALTORS® building.
Real Estate Salesperson Pre-licensure Course
Take the first step toward an exciting career in Real Estate!
Our next class starts March 1, 2012
Register now.
This course is also being offered starting on:
April 12, 2012
For all students who do choose to register online please stop by our office and pick up your textbooks before class begins. There are required reading assignments. We are available Monday-Friday from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Please call us at (269) 373-1554 if you have further questions.
The Michigan Real Estate Academy 2012 Education Schedule
Click here for more information about real estate classes and the Michigan Real Estate Academy.
Information on How to Appeal Your Property Taxes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Kalamazoo Home Sales in January Remain Above a Year Ago
Kalamazoo, Michigan - February 16, 2012 - The Greater Kalamazoo Association of REALTORS® (GKAR) announced their response today to the Monthly Cumulative Sales Report for January. The data displays encouraging housing news for Kalamazoo area home buyers and home sellers alike.
"Existing-home sales continue to outpace the sales closed at the same time in the prior year in the Kalamazoo Area for the seventh consective month. While we are beginning to see early signs of stabilization in the housing market, we believe more can be done to address the lack of affordable mortgage financing to creditworthly borrowers" said 2012 GKAR President Bill Evenboer. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), as the nation's leading advocate for homeownership and housing issues, has been aggressively pursuing more loan modifications to help reenergize the housing market. "With the rise in activity, it suggests the housing affordablity conditions are too good to pass up." Read more...
Home prices jump almost 12% in January. Read MLive article...
Welcome New GKAR Business Partner Members!
Bank of America - Small Business Banking
Diana L. Brown
318 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269) 986-1555
dlbrown@bankofamerica.com
Exchange Financial Mortgage Co.
Dan Arnett
3243 East Paris Avenue SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
(269) 501-6011
darnett@exchangefinancial.com
Reliable Handyman L.L.C.
Sharon Nowak
2528 Heverly Dr. East
Portage, MI 49024
(269) 329-2591
handymannowak@sbcglobal.net
