With company, owners buy new and rent the old
The Columbus Dispatch
Posted In Local News on May 13, 2013
Nicole and Galen Byler felt stuck. The couple and their two children had outgrown their 1,200-square-foot condominium on the South Side. But selling it was out of the question. The home was worth an estimated $65,000, or about half of the $115,000 they paid in 2001. “The condo did not have a yard, and... READ MORE
Mike Kalis Profile
The Build Network
Posted In National Press on May 1, 2013
Full Name Mike Kalis About me After starting his career in sales at Pulte Homes, the largest home builder in the United States, Kalis joined Marketplace Homes in 2007. The following year, he bought the company for $25,000. Since then, Kalis has expanded the company into 30 markets and grown annual revenues to $20 million.... READ MORE
Super Saver: Rent out your old home
WZZM
Posted In Local News on April 30, 2013
There are two good things going on in the housing market that benefit buyers: low interest rates and low costs to buy an existing or build a new home. The down side to this market is if you have to sell your home, chances are you won’t get as much back as... READ MORE
A Broker Thrives by Removing Impediments to New-Home Buying
Builder Online
Posted In National Press on March 27, 2013
Even as housing markets improve, there are still plenty of homeowners who resist buying a new house because they can’t sell their old one. During the first quarter of this year, Marketplace Homes—which offers owners a guaranteed monthly lease payment for up to six years, or until it sells their home, if the owners agree... READ MORE
Taking Care of the Issues
Company Analysis
Posted In Local News on March 3, 2013
On average buying a home will be the single largest investment a family will make. It is not something that will happen on a whim. It will take some number crunching along with so many other factors like the community, the schools available for the children and distance from work. Add to this is the... READ MORE
CCS fundraiser helps honor Alleman’s legacy
South Lyon Herald
Posted In Local News on January 24, 2013
The South Lyon Herald January 24, 2013 Sarah J. Alleman, a 23 year old recent graduate of Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, always dreamed of opening a gallery where up and coming artists would be able to showcase their work. Tragically, Sarah’s dream was cut short. While in town presenting her Senior Thesis, Creation Into... READ MORE
New leasing program allows homeowners to get out of upside-down mortgages
The Florida Times-Union
Posted In National Press on January 6, 2013
By: Drew Dixon January 4, 2013 Dawn and Victor Pellot were stuck in their 1,300-square-foot home off Wilson Boulevard on Jacksonville’s Westside, owing more on the mortgage than the home was worth, and they wanted more room. Two months ago, they got it. The Pellots and their two children, ages 3 and 18 months, moved... READ MORE
Meet the Job Creators
INC. Magazine
Posted In Awards on December 5, 2012
December 5, 2012 Introducing the inaugural class of Hire Power honorees — businesses that are adding jobs and rebuilding the economy. #9, Marketplace Homes READ MORE
2012 Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces finalists
Detroit Free Press
Posted In Awards on November 19, 2012
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Marketplace Homes Wins Bronze in Best in Biz Awards 2012
Posted In Awards on November 14, 2012
November 14, 2012 Marketplace Homes has been named a bronze winner in Most Innovative Company of the Year in Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. READ MORE
Do You Feel Lucky?
Chapel Hill News
Posted In National Press on October 26, 2012
By: Sally Keeny October 26, 2012 What do you do when the place you want to live is out of reach because you already have a house with a mortgage in another place? Marketplace Homes might be able to help. The company’s guaranteed lease program helps make it possible for qualified homeowners to carry two... READ MORE
Builder Flexibility Makes Home Ownership a Reality
The Chicago Tribune
Posted In National Press on October 19, 2012
October 19, 2012 Builders and lenders are thinking outside the box to make homeownership a reality. Saying the housing market has changed in the last few years would be an understatement. But new homebuilders are showing those who are buying a home for the first time or ready to create their dream space that the... READ MORE
Marketplace Homes Receives 2012 Best of Plymouth Award
Plymouth Award Program
Posted In Awards on October 10, 2012
Plymouth Awards Program October 10, 2012 Marketplace Homes has been selected for the 2012 Best of Plymouth Award in the Real Estate Consultants category by the Plymouth Award Program. Each year, the Plymouth Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local... READ MORE
Big Gainers – Learning from the nation’s fast-growing builders
Professional Builder
Posted In National Press on October 8, 2012
By: David Barista September 16, 2012 Grow or die. That’s the general attitude that encapsulates Lombardo Homes’ strategy for navigating the housing downturn and recovery. At a time when many of its competitors cut back or went out of business, the Shelby Township, Mich.-based production builder invested heavily in its operations and products, targeting key... READ MORE
Company offers incentive to move into new St. Charles County homes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted In National Press on August 31, 2012
By: Jim Gallagher August 31, 2012 The great housing bust left lots of families chained to their real estate. They want to move, but they owe more on their mortgage than their house is worth. Now along come a couple of companies from Michigan with an odd deal. Buy a new house from Lombardo Homes... READ MORE
Marketplace Homes: Number 189 on the 2012 Inc.5000
Inc. Magazine
Posted on August 29, 2012
Marketplace Homes is proud to announce that it was recently named the #189th fastest growing private company in the United States by Inc. Magazine! With a 1,835% growth rate over 3 years, this makes Marketplace Homes the fastest growing company in Metro Detroit! Read Full Article READ MORE
Inc. Magazine lists nine Michigan businesses among fastest growing private companies
MLive
Posted In Awards on August 28, 2012
By: Melissa Anders August 28, 2012 Nine Michigan companies made Inc. Magazine’s list of the 500 fastest growing private companies in the country. The highest-ranking Michigan firm was No. 60, Keen Technical Solutions, an 11-employee energy conservation consulting firm in Traverse City. It posted $4.2 million in revenue last year, up more than 4,100 percent... READ MORE
Inc. Magazine Announces Marketplace Homes as the Fastest Growing Company in Metro Detroit-Three Year Sales Growth of 1,835%
Posted In Awards on August 24, 2012
August 24, 2012 Livonia, MI- Inc. magazine ranked Marketplace Homes No.189 on its 31st annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. At a 1,835% growth rate, this places Marketplace Homes as the fastest growing company in Metro Detroit, second fastest-growing company in Michigan and the nation’s sixth fastest-growing real estate... READ MORE
Business Next
Michigan Business Network
Posted In Local News on July 3, 2012
By: Chris Holman June 28, 2012 Crain’s Salute to Entrepreneurs held at the Detroit Country Club. Chris speaks with Mike Kalis, Owner of Marketplace Homes READ MORE
Business Beat
Michigan Business Network
Posted In Local News on June 29, 2012
By: Michael Rogers June 29, 2012 Mike speaks with Mike Kalis, Managing Partner for Marketplace Homes, of Plymouth, MI, who was a finalist at Crain’s annual Salute to Entrepreneurs event at the Detroit Golf Club. Discussing his company’s market niche and how they serve their customers. Then talking about other housing market issues and expansion... READ MORE
