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Welcome to the website for Chris and Bernie Shoemaker and National Realty Centers. From this page you can search our listings or the entire MLS under the Find A New Home tab. You can read our blog, check out our helpful knowledgebase, look up useful real estate terms, browse our testimonials and much more.

Need help with your 2009 property tax assessment? If you don't agree with your new assessment don't forget to make an appointment with the township before March 9th! If you need market data to appeal your property tax assesment please give us a call, we can help. We want our real estate family to have the best information to help them make important decisions about their property.

For those facing foreclosure click here to watch an important video featuring L. Brooks Patterson and Attorney General Mike Cox. There is great information here to help local homeowners. Even though we list and sell real estate we would love to help you stay right where you are - in your own home As members of the National Association of Realtors we recieve daily updates about what is happening behind the scene with the stimulus package and the condition of the real estate market. Anyone watching the news knows that the interest rates have dropped dramatically since November and are around 5% at this time. Most sales going forward will be financed with FHA mortgages requiring a 3.5% downpayment, up from 3% last year but still very affordable.

We`ve had great success helping homeowners with "short sales". This is where we work with your lender to negotiate a lower payoff on your mortgage to help you avoid foreclosure. In 2008 we completed the CDPE (Certified Distressed Property Expert) program which is an intensive 6-week course and we are confidently prepared to tackle short sales when the the situation dictates this course of action. Did you know that more than 50% of the sales in our market are either bank owned or short sales? You can't afford to hire an agent who is not familiar with the complicated procedures necessary to close sales in today's market. Check out our featured listing of the week below!

We look forward to helping you with all of your real estate needs!

Chris and Bernie Shoemaker
National Realty Centers
16801 Newburgh, Suite 102, Livonia, MI

248-882-4914
teamshoemaker@realtor.com

Chris and Bernie Shoemaker are licensed in the state of Michigan.

396 Lochaven Rd Waterford, MI Price: $250,000 3 bedrooms

9294 Buckingham White Lake, MI Price: $1,175 3 bedrooms

6965 Rattalee Lake Rd Independence Twp, MI Price: $209,900 3 bedrooms

34291 John Street Wayne, MI Price: $29,900 3 bedrooms

March 1st, 2009 WHAT'S UP WITH THE MARKET? While prices continue to fall, interest in the marketplace seems to be warming up a bit with the weather. There is Neighborhood Stabilization money available from both Waterford Township and...

February 3rd, 2009 Did you see my name in the Free Press this morning?! Maybe you noticed my name on the front page of the Free Press this morning identifying me as a Livonia Realtor...yes it is me they're writing about but I am not a...

January 28th, 2009 Neighborhood Stabilization Program Many of the local municipalities have funds available for homeowners under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.  These funds are available for the purchase of principal residences and the...

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