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Mortgage Money is Out There

Posted in Finance, Real Estate, tagged , , , on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I keep hearing in the news that it is difficult for people to buy homes, and I guess for some people that is true.  What also seems to be true is that if a person has difficulty getting a mortgage, it is probably because the lenders don’t believe the person has the means and track [...]

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The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency

Posted in Finance, Real Estate, tagged , , , , on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

While mortgages have become more difficult for some people to receive, there are still sources for home buyers who might otherwise have difficulty borrowing from conventional sources.  One of them is the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency which was created in 1973 by the NC General Assembly.  As described in their website: “The North Carolina [...]

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Carolina BalloonFest- Up, Up and Away!

Posted in Iredell County, Lake Norman, Statesville, Troutman, tagged , , , , on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This weekend, Statesville hosts one of the most colorful and fun events of the year- Carolina BalloonFest.  Statesville Regional Airport will once again be the location for this event that has been an Iredell County spectacle for 35 years.  In addition to hot air balloon events (expecting 50 balloons), there will be arts, crafts, food, [...]

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Iredell County Commission Candidate Forum

Posted in Iredell County, tagged , , , , , on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

You’ll have an opportunity to hear the six candidates trying for three seats on the Iredell County Board of Commissioners this Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:00PM at Little Joe’s Chapel and Enrichment Center at Barium Springs.  Just turn in to the road beside the Barium Springs Post Office, and you’ll see the facility on your left.  [...]

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Our Relocation Package On-line! Check it out.

Posted in Cornelius, Huntersville, Lake Norman, Mooresville, Mount Mourne, Real Estate, Statesville, Troutman, tagged , , , on October 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I recently learned about a web site that allows you to upload a pdf document, then link to it or embed it in a web site.  Decided to upload our company relocation package to see how this works.  This is a great package with lots of info about our Lake Norman/Charlotte, NC area.  It is a larger version [...]

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Buying and Selling Right Now

Posted in Charlotte, Cornelius, Denver, Finance, Huntersville, Iredell County, Lake Norman, Mooresville, Mount Mourne, Real Estate, Statesville, Troutman, tagged , , , , , on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The front page of Saturday’s The Charlotte Observer has a good article on how our local Lake Norman/Charlotte market is still doing a good volume of real estate business.  As I’ve been telling my clients, The Observer notes that if you sell within our market and buy within the same market, you can afford to [...]

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Free Mooresville Movie

Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was reading The Town Voice, Mooresville’s town newsletter, and saw a mention of a good opportunity for free family entertainment.  This day and time, anything you can get for free catches my eye!  This freebie is a monthly “Movies on Main” event at the auditorium of the Charles Mack Citizens Center in downtown Mooresville [...]

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5 Factors That Decide Your Credit Score

Posted in Finance, tagged , , , on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

As I said in an earlier post, mortgage lenders tell me that there is plenty of money to lend for mortgages.  The only hitch is that you need to have a job, and you need to have a relatively good (not perfect) credit score.  So, you might wonder what are the factors that control that [...]

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Progress on Troutman Library

Posted in Iredell County, tagged , , , , on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I went to a meeting of Citizens for a Troutman Library on Monday night.  I’ve been working with this group for several years.  We’re making great progress toward our goal.  Fundraising has taken us to around $690,000 toward the total needed of  between $1 million and $1.2 million.  We hope to get much of the [...]

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Stock Market Excitement

Posted in General Real Estate Market, tagged , , , , on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been watching the recent financial turmoil to get a hint of how the economy (and of course, real estate) will look over the next 6 months to two years.  Yesterday’s historic 936 point jump and today’s modest 77 point profit- taking drop are encouraging.  From a real estate standpoint, we’re seeing much softness in [...]

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