Monthly Archives: May 2020
2020: The Year of the Backyard
We don’t know about you, but there aren’t many feelings in the world as satisfying as standing on the back porch, dirty hands on your hips, grass stains on your white New Balance shoes, surveying a freshly mowed lawn. Laugh now, but try it, you’ll see what we mean! With many of us sticking close... Read More
A Day in the New Life of a Brick & Corbett Agent: Keeping All Our Clients Safe Every Step of the Way
Remember 2019? Close your eyes, think back to what you were doing in November or December of last year. You’re probably conjuring memories of time with friends and family, holiday parties, maybe gathering downtown Traverse City with the rest of the community for the lighting of the town Christmas tree. We all know that those... Read More
This Is Not The Housing Crisis of 2008
After five plus weeks of Corona shutdown, we are all feeling the impact of the pandemic in Northern Michigan both from an economic and emotional perspective. If nothing else, if we never see Frozen II again, it will be a miracle. We have fielded many questions from people in our community about the state of... Read More
Why Short-Term Vacation Rentals are Going to Dominate Hotel Stays in 2020
We know, it’s hard to imagine a vacation season happening in 2020, but if recent indicators of the effectiveness of the efforts to contain COVID-19 are right, most places in America are going to start to see businesses open, movement less restricted, and yes, vacationers. But, summer vacation 2020 isn’t going to be the same... Read More