Since the possibility of snow is in the forecast for next week, I thought I’d remind you of what happened at the same time last year, courtesy of the NC State Climate Office web site. See more info HERE. If you go to that site and look up Iredell County for snow events, you can [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Snow? Again? In March?
Posted in Iredell County, Quality of Life, tagged snow on February 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Troutman’s Going to Recycle
Posted in Home Maintenance, Iredell County, Mooresville, Quality of Life, Troutman, tagged landfills, recycling on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Troutman town board recently had a planning retreat during which they decided to move ahead with a town-wide recycling program. The program will cost residents $3.61 per month. HERE’S a Record & Landmark article on this news. Mooresville is in the process of trying to decide if the town will institute town-wide recycling after [...]
Yes, We’re Selling Homes
Posted in Cornelius, Davidson, Iredell County, Lake Norman, Mooresville, Real Estate, Statesville, tagged cornelius real estate, davidson real estate, Lake Norman Real Estate, mooresville real estate, real estate market statistics, Statesville Real Estate on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It almost never fails. When I get into a conversation with friends or anyone else for that matter, I eventually get the question, “how’s the market?” Of course, they’re asking me about real estate. Being a detail person, my first inclination is to ask for more details on what the questioner wants to know. Are [...]
Realtor Raffle
Posted in Iredell County, Lake Norman, Mecklenburg County, Quality of Life, Real Estate, tagged Housing Opportunity Foundation, Realtors Care Day on February 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
No, we’re not raffling off a Realtor. We area Realtors are members of the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. Part of that association is a charitable arm called Housing Opportunity Foundation. The mission of the HOF is to “Position and educate Realtors as leaders, promote homeownership and provide funding to create housing opportunities.” That last is [...]
Lease/Purchase a Home- Part II
Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, tagged lease option, lease purchase on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I wrote a post on the broad issues involved with doing a lease/purchase of a home. I basically warned anyone, buyer (tenant) or seller (landlord) that they would be smart to talk with a real estate attorney before trying to arrange one of these deals. Today in Mooresville, over 140 Realtors came together to get more [...]
Iredell Concerts Performance Sunday
Posted in Entertainment, Iredell County, Mooresville, Quality of Life, tagged iredell arts, Iredell Concert Association, Iredell Concerts, iredell music, live music, mooresville music on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The info below is from our Iredell Concert Association web site- www.iredellconcerts.com. INTERSECTION Performs Sunday Afternoon February 21, 2010, 3:00PM Mooresville High School- Roland R. Morgan Auditorium The violin, cello and piano trio, Intersection has forged a powerful connection with audiences worldwide. as the group’s numerous recordings top classical and crossover charts in Asia, their [...]
Charlotte Area January Real Estate Stats
Posted in Catawba County, Charlotte, Cornelius, Davidson, Denver, General Real Estate Market, Iredell County, Lake Norman, Lincoln County, Mecklenburg County, Mooresville, Mount Mourne, Real Estate, Rowan County, Statesville, Troutman, tagged home prices, home sales, housing market, Lake Norman on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Time for the monthly bunch of numbers from our local Carolina Multiple Listing Service which includes Mecklenburg and surrounding counties. These numbers can give you an idea of the time it takes to sell a house and how the prices are trending. There is still a bit of a mixed bag, but overall, things do [...]
Cold Weather Comfort Food
Posted in Quality of Life, tagged comfort food, jambalaya on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My bride and I are having a few friends over for dinner tonight. In thinking about what to serve, it didn’t take us long to decide on one of our favorite cold weather concoctions. I don’t know where Susan found this, but she contributed it as one of her favorites in a cook book put [...]





