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Different Lenders, Different Results

Posted in Finance, Real Estate, tagged , , , on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

While working with some buyer clients this past week, we had conversations with a lender rep from a “big bank” and a lender rep who is with an independent broker.  I always suggest that my clients shop the market to ensure they are getting the best mortgage rates and expenses.  All borrowers have different situations [...]

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Iredell Concert Season Begins Oct. 3

Posted in Iredell County, Lake Norman, Mooresville, Quality of Life, Statesville, tagged , , on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The forty first season of the Iredell Concert Association’s live musical performances begins on October 3 with former New York Police Officer Daniel Rodriquez who gained fame singing at memorial services for the victims of the 9/11 tragedy.  We have 5 excellent concerts in Statesville and Mooresville with a rich mix of professional and local top notch [...]

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Mooresville Mills- Future Home of What?

Posted in Iredell County, Mooresville, Quality of Life, Real Estate, tagged , , , , on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday’s meeting of the Iredell Developer’s Council included good updates on a number of local commercial and residential property issues.  Mixed in was a pitch by the Mooresville-South Iredell Economic Development Corporation on behalf of Pappas Properties to try to help find a buyer for the Mooresville Mills property near downtown Mooresville.  The property includes 700,000 [...]

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Friday Night Football in Mooresville

Posted in Iredell County, Mooresville, Quality of Life, tagged , on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One of the pleasures of the fall season is high school football, especially in Mooresville.  Since Mooresville’s school system is a rare city system, the students and parents are all from within our small community, kind of like when I was growing up in Troutman before school consolidation in Iredell County.  This means that the [...]

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REALTORS Giving Money Away!

Posted in Iredell County, Mecklenburg County, Quality of Life, Real Estate, tagged , , on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

REALTORS are good people.  They live in the same communities as everyone else and see the same needs in those communities that everyone sees.  Like many people, we REALTORS want to help people who seriously need help, particularly help with housing.  We even have a charitable foundation that is part of our REALTOR Association- the Housing Opportunity Foundation.  Last [...]

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IRS Q&A on First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Posted in Finance, Real Estate, tagged , , , on September 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »

We’re closing in on the final date to be able to claim the up-to-$8,000 first time home buyer tax credit.  Home purchases have to be closed by November 30, 2009.  Since it’s taking up to six weeks from contract to close on home loans, a first time buyer needs to have found the house they [...]

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New Look for Statesville?

Posted in Iredell County, Quality of Life, Statesville, tagged , , on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Sitting in the doctor’s office this morning, I read in a copy of Statesville Living Magazine that the city’s leaders are planning a presentation later in September on plans that will be proposed to freshen up Statesville’s downtown area over the next 20-25 years.  Of course, I didn’t take the magazine from the doctor’s office, but [...]

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Troutman Library Construction Update

Posted in Iredell County, Lake Norman, Quality of Life, Troutman, tagged , , on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Looks like the exterior of the J. Hoyt Hayes Memorial Troutman Library is nearing completion.  No doubt there’s lots of activity on the inside, too.  I’ll be getting more details at an upcoming library group meeting.  Until then, check out these photos from September 5, 2009. Don’t forget to go to Ole World Market in [...]

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Iredell County Fair This Week

Posted in Iredell County, Quality of Life, Real Estate, Troutman, tagged , on September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Troutman is this week hosting the 74th annual Iredell County Fair.  HERE’S a link to the Record and Landmark article on this.  I looked throughout the R&L yesterday for an ad for the fair and found nothing.  There was one little text article in the Charlotte Observer Neighbors section.  I was amazed!  In years past, this [...]

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Keep it Running- the Joy of Frugality

Posted in antique tools, Iredell County, Mooresville, Quality of Life on September 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The older I get, the more I find that my interest in cars has more to do with just keeping them running than with having the latest wheels (we own a 1990 Volvo with over 225,000 miles on it, but the odometer broke, so I’m not quite sure of the total).  That’s why this clip [...]

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