I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Oakland County officials are saying that as prices continue to drop with the rest of the dismal local real estate market, investors are swooping in and snatching up foreclosed properties and turning them into rental properties.
According to The Oakland Press, the trend has some area residents and Realtors concerned.
Homeowners across Oakland County are concerned by the trend as more and more rental properties are popping up in their neighborhoods, said Kathi Moore, also a Realtor and one of Cousino’s colleagues.
“We, as Realtors, are doing far more leases than ever before,” Moore said. Homes have been foreclosed in every community, including affluent Bloomfield Hills and Birmingham, she said.
The news comes as The Detroit News reports a surge in Oakland County foreclosures, from 405 last June to 708 in June 2009. The entire Detroit metro area saw an increase in foreclosures, The News reports.
A recent Michigan Messenger report found counties across the state reporting varying foreclosure rates compared to last year.
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