{"id":21849,"date":"2009-06-17T23:14:58","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T03:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=21849"},"modified":"2015-04-07T19:54:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T19:54:03","slug":"fixer-uppers-are-still-the-way-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/fixer-uppers-are-still-the-way-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"&quot;FIXER UPPERS ARE STILL THE WAY TO GO&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many neighborhoods are suffering decreased prices from the large numbers of foreclosures. \u00a0The large number of foreclosures and vacant properties lead to more decreased values and other problems such as increased crime. \u00a0It is hard for a buyer even with the extremely low prices to buy in these neighborhoods. \u00a0However, in a Detroit, Michigan area apparently in worse shape than most in South Florida or the rest of the US, buyers are taking advantage and making a change that will slowly raise the value of their own investments and that of there neighbors. \u00a0It is clear that some personal innovation and imagination can turn these bad times into something positive for many families and communities. If you want to read more about how one community is making changes read the article attached.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/US\/06\/17\/detroit.artists.homes\/index.html\"><br \/>\nwww.cnn.com\/2009\/US\/06\/17\/detroit.artists.homes\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many neighborhoods are suffering decreased prices from the large numbers of foreclosures. \u00a0The large number of foreclosures and vacant properties lead to more decreased values and other problems such as increased crime. \u00a0It is hard for a buyer even with the extremely low prices to buy in these neighborhoods. \u00a0However, in a Detroit, Michigan area<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/fixer-uppers-are-still-the-way-to-go\/\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5425,"featured_media":130092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[12161],"tags":[259],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;FIXER UPPERS ARE STILL THE WAY TO GO&quot; 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