Luke Bouman of Holland, Michigan, was selected as a "30 under 30" honoree by REALTOR Magazine for 2013 and made the cover of the magazine.   Each year, REALTOR® Magazine features 30 rising young stars in the real estate industry. Candidates are successful agents in real estate that have demonstrated skill, success, creativity, and leadership in their careers.

 As an honoree Mr. Bouman will be featured in the May/June issue of REALTOR®  Magazine. "It was quite an honor," said Bouman of the news, "I've known since I was 19 that real estate was my future career and this recognition further supports my belief that success in this business is determined by the individual, not by the market." Luke is a graduate of Calvin Collegeand the Holloways Real Estate…

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Luke Bouman with West Michigan Association of REALTORS has been awarded the Resort and Second Home Specialist (RSPS) Certification. 

The RSPS Certification is a nationally-recognized certification awarded by the National Association of REALTORS to real estate professionals who wish to demonstrate and promote to consumers and their peers alike their expertise in the resort and second home specialty. 

Luke Bouman joins only 1,550 real estate professionals nationally who have earned the RSPS certification. REALTORS who receive the RSPS certification have successfully completed the Resort & Second Home Markets Course along with another designation or additional advanced courses in the field of resort and second home real estate. 

He now joins other real estate…

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Top 10 US Travel Destinations - 2014

According to Lonely Planet, Grand Rapids/Lake Michigan Gold Coast is the number one travel destination in the US for 2014.  I plan to share this article with clients moving to the area and thought you might want to do the same. 

 1. Grand Rapids & Lake Michigan’s Gold Coast

 Beach bums, beer lovers, and art enthusiasts agree: there’s a lot to love about western Michigan this year. Grand Rapids, Michigan’s second-largest city was voted best beer city in the US by the national Beer Examiner blog in 2012 and 2013, and its beer-tourism revolution rages on. Over 25 craft breweries pour in the area, and events like Cool Brews Hot Eats and the Winter Beer Festival (both in February), and the Summer Craft Beer…

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