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Chocolate- the New Health Food

Posted in internet, Quality of Life, tagged chocolate, health on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It’s amazing the information that’s out there on the web. Sometimes you can be just surfing around and run into something that will change your life. Today, that happened to me, and of course, I want to share it with you! Turns out that as we’ve always hoped, chocolate is HEALTHY. According to a study [...]

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Buy Some Books- Cheap(ly)!

Posted in Iredell County, Lake Norman, Quality of Life, Troutman, tagged J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Library, Library, Troutman Library on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I stopped by Ole World Market on Eastway in Troutman on Sunday to see the used book display. Looks like a good selection, and the prices are right- $1 for a paperback and $2 for a hardback. We’ll keep them fresh since we’ll also be storing our stock elsewhere in the building. Just go into [...]

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Home Price Report from Clear Capital- Up 5% Qtr. to Qtr.

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Real Estate on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I mentioned a while back that Mooresville Mayor Bill Thunberg’s son is working with a company called Clear Capital. Clear Capital is now producing home price reports that help to give some indication of the past and future of the residential real estate market. Their latest report shows that nationwide, home prices were up in [...]

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Iredell County- Where’d That Name Come From?

Posted in Iredell County, Quality of Life, tagged Iredell, Iredell County on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m a native of Iredell County, born in Statesville and grew up in Troutman, so I always find it entertaining to hear people who’ve moved here from other parts of the country (or world) first attempt to pronounce the name, Iredell. The most common attempts I hear are Ear-re-dell, Eye-re-dell. I always want to help people become [...]

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Troutman Library Used Books on Sale at Ole World Market

Posted in Iredell County, Lake Norman, Quality of Life, Troutman, tagged J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Library, Troutman Library on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Our group working on building a Troutman Library has been working with Troutman’s Old World Market on Eastway Drive to arrange for them to sell from our stock of used books that we’ve accumulated for our semi-annual sale. Chris and Tonya Gibson, the business owners, and Earl Spenser, the building owner, have been great to work with us [...]

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A Bit More on Mortgage Rates

Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged Home Buyers, mortgage loans, mortgage rates on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’ll add to the previous post that the rates listed by Neil and any other lender I include are representative of rates offered to those with a good credit history and rating, and the definition of “good” varies with the lender. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a mortgage if you have less than stellar [...]

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Mortgage Rates Up-to-Date

Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, Iredell County, Real Estate, tagged mortgage lenders, mortgage loans, mortgage rates on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My friend Neil Jackson with Lake Norman Lending Group sends out a weekly rate sheet to let us know what the rates look like for our clients. I have several friends in the business who do this, so I like to get these to compare rates, understanding that rates can change frequently, even several times a [...]

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Why Your House Has Not Sold- Recommended Reading

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged Home Sellers, housing market on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I like to keep up with what’s written in the newspaper about the real estate market because I know that my friends and clients, current and potential, are reading the same thing if they are thinking about the real estate. Usually, the advice is worthwhile. One of the most-read real estate columnists is Ilyce Glink [...]

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Time for First Time Buyers to Get Off the Fence

Posted in Real Estate on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you or someone you know is thinking about becoming a first time home buyer and anticipate taking advantage of the up to $8,000 federal tax credit, better start getting on with the plan. First time home buyers must close on their purchase by the end of November in order to qualify for the tax [...]

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