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| City of Detroit Residential Sales Up 45% in January! |
| Could this be a sign that the market is changing?
by Lous Aguilar - The Detroit News |
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Sales of residential and condominium units in Detroit nearly doubled in January, compared with the same month a year ago, and the region overall got a nearly 15 percent bump, according to real estate data firm Realcomp.
The city of Detroit led the gainers, posting a 45.5 percent increase in the month, with 736 closings.
Seven Realtors who deal primarily in downtown Detroit area property said they have enjoyed some of their recent best sale months in December and January. Sales of houses and condominiums in Detroit jumped by a 33.9 percent in December 2007, compared to December 2006. No other market in the Metro Detroit area came close to that kind of increase last year, according to Realcomp.
Just SOLD - Less than 90 days on the market! 200 River Place, #38
Listed and Sold by Austin Black II - Max Broock Realtors
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| Corktown deli is now Mudgie's |
| The Restaurant Critic
by Sylvia Rector - Detroit Free Press |
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The old Eph McNally's deli on Porter Street in Corktown is now Mudgie's, with a friendly new owner, a fresh look and a reinvented sandwich, salad and soup menu.
Longtime McNally's employee Greg Mudge, 33, took over the space after the restaurant's owners opened a downtown location and closed the original one in Corktown.
"I never planned to open a restaurant," Mudge says, but he decided he'd rather be his own boss than transfer downtown. Friends and family pitched in to help him paint and clean. He hopes to decorate it with the help of local artists.
He named the sandwiches after "anyone who picked up a paintbrush" to help. All the food is house-made, including the Fudgie Mudgie dessert -- a brownie baked to order in a waffle iron, topped with ice cream and Sanders hot fudge.
Mudge is supporting other local businesses by using Eastern Market produce and serving Detroit brands such as Better Made, Vernors and Faygo. Open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday at 1300 Porter St., Detroit. 313-961-2000. |
