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Back from Savannah

Posted in Mooresville, Quality of Life, Real Estate, Statesville, tagged , , , on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I am back from the NCAR meeting in Savannah, but before leaving, took time to do a little touring.  I was struck by the town’s reverence for and joy it takes in its history.  Those folks really know how to make the best of an old building or park.  The town was designed around multiple [...]

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NC Realtors in Savannah

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged , on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Why would NC Realtors be in Savannah?  Well, we are here for the NC Association of Realtors Convention, and I along with 134 or so other members are here also for the meeting of the Board of Directors of NCAR.  NCAR is here to work ”for the purpose of exerting effectively a combined influence upon matters affecting real estate, [...]

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Suggested Menu for Better Living

Posted in Quality of Life, tagged on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A friend sent this menu to me.  I was so impressed with how it could change my life, I though you might like it, too!  Read it slowly and carefully. Breakfast      1 grapefruit      1 slice whole wheat toast      1 cup skim milk      Lunch      1 small [...]

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Troutman Library Update

Posted in Lake Norman, Quality of Life, Real Estate, Statesville, Troutman, tagged , on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Library is getting close to be complete, at least from the standpoint of the building and grounds.  The next challenge will be to work with the Iredell County Library to figure out when to open the library.  The economic situation has put more question marks on that than was [...]

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Looking After Lake Norman

Posted in Lake Norman, Real Estate, tagged , , , on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Lake Norman is one of the best assets of our area.  People live on it, play on it (and in it), fish in it, and get their home drinking water from it.  We count on it to be clean and healthy.  That doesn’t just happen by itself.  Duke Energy built the lake and owns it [...]

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Advice on Real Estate Investing

Posted in Finance, Real Estate, tagged , on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There are lots of properties on the market today that are priced so low that they are very tempting to investors or people thinking of becoming investors, either through buying and flipping property or buying and renting out property.  If you are considering doing this or know someone who is, here’s some “been there, done [...]

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Charlotte Regional Real Estate Stats for August ’09

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged , , , on September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Time to look at some real estate numbers for August recently published by the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association.  Hey, look on the bright side- things are getting worse at a slower rate! Days from List to Close: Aug. ’08= 136.1, Aug. ’09= 145.9, that’s an increase of 9.8 days.  Many factors affect this, but one in particular is [...]

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Is FHA Sky Falling? Maybe Not!

Posted in Finance, Real Estate, tagged , , , on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There was chatter on Twitter last week (yes, I’m there from time to time) about concerns for the financial health of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).  This is very important to anyone concerned about keeping up some momentum in housing sales.  That means pretty much everyone since we’ve seen how strongly the US economy is tied to [...]

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Playing for Change- Watch This!

Posted in Quality of Life, tagged , on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This video has been shown on PBS and several other outlets in the last few months.  It grabs me every time I see it.  It is about the universal appeal of music and how it can be used to provide common ground for people who otherwise are at odds in the world.  This video and others were [...]

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Is There Such a Thing as a Deeded Boat Slip?

Posted in Lake Norman, Real Estate, tagged , , on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My recent discussion with one of my preferred real estate attorneys about deeded boat slips clarified some misconceptions we may have about these.  He said that since you can’t own a piece of Lake Norman, even the spot where you have a boat slip (Duke Energy owns it), you can’t really have a deeded boat [...]

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