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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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A Pretty Good Day- Again!

Posted in Iredell County, Lake Norman, Mooresville, tagged , , , , , , , on August 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Yesterday was one of those days that stick in my mind as a Realtor.  That’s because I closed on a Lake Norman property and got a verbal agreement on another Mooresville property on the same day.  That’s the kind of day I really like.  The funny thing is that the same thing happened last month.  I mean, what [...]

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She Quoted Me!

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

Several weeks ago I was driving to Raleigh to attend a meeting of the Board of Directors of the NC Association of Realtors.  About an hour into my drive, I got a call from a reporter from The Statesville Record & Landmark, Donna Swicegood (I know, but I was using my “Bluetooth” earpiece).  I knew Donna [...]

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Qualified Residential Mortgage Rules May Limit Housing Recovery

Posted in Finance, Real Estate, tagged , , , on March 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

One of the many factors that caused the housing debacle is that lenders were able to handle loan applications and underwriting, then sell the loans to investors in bundles.  Some say the effect of this was that the lenders were not very careful about qualifying borrowers, because they weren’t likely to be holding the mortgage [...]

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Buying Gas and Buying Homes

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Quality of Life, tagged , , , on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The recent increase in gasoline prices has got me thinking about what, if any, impact it will have on the real estate market.  Gas prices for regular around Mooresville, NC are approaching $3.60/gallon- OUCH!  Like any economic predictions, this is one that has many possible outcomes.  Here are a few things to consider: – Higher gas [...]

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There’s No “Normal” Yet in Due Diligence

Posted in Real Estate, tagged , , , , on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve written about some of the changes in our new offer to purchase contract that went into use in North Carolina on January 1 (see HERE), and Realtors® in our area are still grappling with how to best represent their clients given the new rules.  Recently, Charlotte Observer columnist Allen Norwood wrote about this and included some [...]

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New Real Estate Construction Putting Pressure on Resales

Posted in General Real Estate Market, Iredell County, Lake Norman, Mooresville, tagged , , , , , , on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A recent post from this blog discussed the need for sellers to be realistic and aware of the market in which they’re selling and the nature of their competition.  Today, I visited a couple of new home sellers at their models and came away with some competitive information that real estate property re-sellers should keep in mind. [...]

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Can Honesty Cause You to Lose Business?

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

In the real estate business, buyers rely on their agents to provide lots of information to help them with their choices.  When they finally choose a property on which to make an offer, they particularly want two important pieces of information.  One is knowing what their alternatives are.  In other words, what properties are in competition with [...]

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Fighting Foreclosures- Good for Real Estate

Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, tagged , , , , on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Housing Opportunity Foundation, the charitable arm of the Charlotte Regional Realtors Association, recently held a workshop for Realtors on foreclosure prevention.  Many might think that is an odd thing for Realtors to pursue, but it really isn’t. It’s true that we won’t have a chance to sell a property that avoids foreclosure, but we Realtors [...]

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Who’s Looking Out for You?

Posted in General Real Estate Market, tagged , on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I recently went through the exquisite torture of buying a car.  The old van was high in years and miles and was giving me problems that would translate into spending major bucks on it to keep it going.  I decided that now was the time to get another vehicle that would work well as a [...]

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