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Archive for January, 2010

Today our Charlotte Regional Realtor Association had its annual installation luncheon for officers and board members (I’m one of them).  It is a gathering of Realtors to also hear comments on what has happened in the past year and what we hope will happen in the coming year.  As you might imagine, lots of us feel [...]

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After our meeting of Citizens for the Troutman Library last night, we got the opportunity to go to the library building and look around.  Bernie Thompkins, who will be managing the library for Iredell County, said that she is starting to order books.  The maintenance department will soon be scheduled to begin installing the shelving.  [...]

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The buzz in the mortgage market is that 30 conventional fixed rates are moving above 5% and will likely continue to rise through the spring.  One reason is that since last year, the Fed has been buying large amounts of mortgage-backed securities.  This action has artificially kept the mortgage rates down.  That program is scheduled [...]

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Saw this on CNN today.  It helped me remember that we have seasons so that we can appreciate each one.  This video is from Norway, but it could just as easily be in Mooresville, NC (well, without so much snow).

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Today is the day we finally get all of our Christmas decorations taken down, boxed up and stored in the attic.  We’ve been slower than usual this year for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the slow healing of my sprained ankle, making stairs a bit of a  challenge, and the fact  [...]

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I recently talked to some out-of-town folks who are thinking of moving- selling their current home and buying another in the Lake Norman area.  During our discussion of how they might be able to follow through on that dream, one of them expressed concern about being able to put together enough cash for their down [...]

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A while back I posted some old black and white photos of Troutman from the 1930s and 1940s or so.  See the link HERE.  I had accumulated them from friends while running a real estate office in Troutman.  These photos are going to hang in the new Troutman library that is scheduled to open in April.  [...]

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What does it mean to be an expert? The Merriam-Webster dictionary says,  “having, involving, or displaying special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience.”  I’ve been listening to a variety of “expert” economists lately trying to predict the state of the economy over the next few months and years.  Two were on a television [...]

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You may have seen my previous posts about the extension of the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit ($8,000) and the creation of the Repeat Home Buyer Tax Credit ($6,500).  However, I keep running into people who are unaware of these or don’t understand them, especially the time limits on them.  Fact is, if someone plans [...]

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While sending out a “Happy New Year” email to friends on New Year’s Day, I wished them “health, happiness, and maybe a bit more prosperity.”  This past year has been pretty rough on lots of folks, and wishing people a bit more prosperity is certainly not a stretch.  Yet, I think we can also learn from [...]

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