In the first half of 2007, home and condo sales in Washtenaw County fell nearly 16 percent compared to the same period in 2006 - the largest midyear sales drop in at least seven years, statistics show.
“The inventory of homes is still very large and getting larger, in my opinion,” said Timm Williams, an [...]

The Ross School of Business will host a workshop on how to make money and make a difference in urban redevelopment 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 2 in Room 0540, Executive Residence.
“Downtown Vitality: The Future of Development” is sponsored by the Michigan Real Estate Club and Peter Allen & Associates. Course highlights include: identifying downtown opportunities [...]

A week after Google Inc. said it will stay in its downtown office for at least four years, local real estate firms say commercial space near the search engine giant is in demand.
Retailers and restaurants expect business to pick up near Google’s new downtown AdWords office. The developers of nearby residential projects are hoping many [...]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. The state may be struggling with high unemployment and a softening housing market, but demand for downtown housing in Ann Arbor is hot.
In the next two years, almost 800 new downtown condo and loft units will become available. That compares with 274 units that became available downtown between 1990 and 2000.
So far, [...]