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Read Those Home Owner Association Rules!

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged , , , , on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Many people in the real estate buyers’ market become interested in homes that are governed by home owner associations (HOAs).  Sometimes after they’ve bought their home, they discover that something they want to do with their property is prohibited by the CCRs- Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions- of the subdivision.  For some homeowners, these restrictions seem [...]

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I’m Often Asked “How’s the Real Estate Market?”

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Huntersville, Iredell County, Lake Norman, Lincoln County, Mecklenburg County, Real Estate, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Having gone through the recent holiday season and the social gatherings the holidays bring, I once again got asked a particular question very frequently.  Fortunately for me, lots of folks know I’m a Realtor, so they ask me how’s the market.  Of course, most don’t plan to move anytime soon, but like lots of people, [...]

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Stan Suther Named a Five Star Real Estate Agent by Charlotte Magazine

Posted in Charlotte, General Real Estate Market, tagged on January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Charlotte Magazine recently named me as one of their Five Star Realtors for 2011.  According to the information I got from them, “Charlotte magazine asked Five Star Professional to conduct research with clients, peers and industry experts to determine the real estate agents in the Charlotte area who rated highest in overall satisfaction.”  They say [...]

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Planning Real Estate Closings

Posted in Mooresville, General Real Estate Market, Iredell County, tagged , , on December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I was talking with my bride yesterday about the differences in our work schedules.  She’s a teacher in the Mooresville school system and has short-term and long-term lesson plans to follow, and specific things to accomplish.  She works very hard to make all those things happen on time and with great academic results.  Sometimes, it puts a heavy [...]

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Automated Real Estate Value Estimates

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Iredell County, Lake Norman, tagged , , on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that points out some very useful details about the automated value calculators in several popular real estate sites (see it HERE).  As a Realtor, I often talk with people who have visited these sites to get an idea of the value of their property.  I understand their [...]

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NAR Economist Labels Housing Recovery as “Fragile.”

Posted in Economic Development, General Real Estate Market, tagged , , , on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Last week the Charlotte Regional Realtors Association hosted the Chief Economist of the National Association of Realtors, Dr. Lawrence Yun.  Dr. Yun came to Charlotte to give us his thoughts on the future of the economy and of the housing industry in terms of both real estate sales and new home construction.  The bottom line [...]

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Comparing Traditional Sales to Distressed Sales in Mooresville

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Iredell County, Lake Norman, Mooresville, Real Estate, tagged , , , on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve been working with an investor who’s looking at properties around Mooresville for rental purposes.  He’s focused on distressed properties with the idea that he can get a better value on those.  In this case, distressed means that the property has gone into foreclosure and is likely owned by the previous lender, or it is [...]

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Hope Hotline Assists People Facing Foreclosure

Posted in General Real Estate Market, tagged , on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Few people benefit from home foreclosures, and we’d all be better off if we could help minimize the number of foreclosures.  To that end, I suggest that if you know someone who is facing foreclosure or having difficulty making their mortgage payments, you should let them know about a free service I saw the other [...]

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Real Estate Bumping Along on the Bottom

Posted in General Real Estate Market, tagged , on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’m often asked “how’s the market?’, meaning how’s the real estate market.  I get to say that for me fortunately, the market has been good this spring and summer.  I’ve had the pleasure of working with quite a few buyers and sellers and have been able to close a nice number of transactions.  That’s not [...]

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How Do You Want It- Good News or Bad News?

Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, Mooresville, tagged , on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Listening to the radio while driving to my Mooresville office this morning, I heard a news report on the just released S&P/ Case-Shiller Housing Price Report.  The reporter was upbeat and stated that in the latest report of 20 American metropolitan areas the average sale price went up 1% in May.  Mr. Case was quoted as [...]

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