The BlueWest Blog

Here, you'll find local real estate market updates, helpful tips on buying and selling homes, and even some fun local recommendations from our team. Stay up-to-date with the West Michigan real estate market — read the BlueWest blog.
Home Equity

November 25, 2025

How to Build Equity Faster in Your Home in Today’s Market

Today’s market might have higher interest rates and a slower pace of appreciation, but hom...

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Home Appraised Value vs. Market Value: What’s the Difference and Why It Matters

When it’s time to sell your home, one of the most important (and often misunderstood) aspe...

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5 Tips for Downsizing and How to Make the Transition Easier

Downsizing your home is a big decision. While the idea of less space might sound overwhelm...

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buyer

June 25, 2025

A Guide To Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time
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Current Real Estate Market

May 12, 2025

Should I Buy a Home Now or Wait for Rates to Drop?
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Current Real Estate Market

April 17, 2025

Here's What You Need To Know About the Michigan Real Estate Market in 2025
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new construction

March 27, 2025

5 Benefits of Buying a New Construction Home

Are you thinking about buying a home? One of your first big decisions is whether to go wit...

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Grand Rapids makes the list!

RelocateAmerica showcases its annual Top 10 list of best places to liv...

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Why NOW?

This has been my best year in Real Estate since 2005. Why now? Interes...

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Zillow

Zillow and it’s “Zestiment” is my not-so-hot pick of the week. Just be...

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Build a Smaller Home in a Beautiful Community and LIVE Simply……

Great article in the WSJ about “downsizing” the second home market.

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“The indispensable first step to getting the things that you want out of life is this: decide what you want” BEN STIEN

If you don’t know where you want to go then I guess any path you take ...

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“Life is like a combination lock, your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have anything you want” BRIAN TRACY

I have done lots of things that I believed I could not do, but I have ...

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Being Better about the Blog Posts: Goal #45,678 for the year:-)

Seth Godin is one of the greatest marketing Masterminds of our time. H...

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Our New Assistant:-)

BlueWest Properties has a new assistant, he’s 8 weeks old, has big blu...

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“I’m tired of the Debbie Downers”

Real Estate in Michigan is far from “dead”, what is dead is most of th...

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Bluewestproperties.com Goes Live!!!!

We are super excited to announce the new BlueWest Properties website. ...

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