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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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The answer is….. NO!  Just checked the MLS and found that as of December 1, Iredell County has seen a total of 91 properties go under contract or close.  I’m sure you’re wondering how many were distressed.  That would be 26 out of the 91.  In Mecklenburg County, the numbers are a total of 696 with [...]

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Did you know that if you own rental property and wish to sell it,  any current written lease will transfer with the property to the new owner?  This can be used to the owner’s advantage since a property with a current lease and positive cash flow is more attractive to a new rental property owner.  [...]

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Today is the end of the First Time Home Buyer and Repeat Home Buyer tax incentives.  To take advantage of one of these incentives, you have to be under contract by the end of the day today (I’m available- call me ).  As we move into the months ahead, we’ll obviously be very interested in [...]

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Real estate agents make a living helping people buy and sell homes.  For quite awhile, there have not been nearly enough home buyers or serious sellers to keep us agents happy.  There are always some buyers and sellers out there, and we’re thrilled when we get to help someone, particularly since the funky market has made [...]

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Warren Buffett has always been an interesting man.  He’s been wildly successful in the business of investing, yet he seems to be someone with whom you’d feel comfortable having a leisurely chat over coffee.  He just not full of himself like many very successful people.  Bill Gates even pals around with him, the better to [...]

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People often me if I’m staying busy in my real estate work. I always answer that yes, I’m very busy.  In fact, in real estate work, there are two kinds of busy.  One is being busy trying to find clients to work with, and the other is being busy working for my current buying and selling clients.  Agents [...]

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It’s always interesting to see experts (some of my favorite people) write articles that fly in the face of common sense or generally accepted assumptions.  Sometimes these experts turn out to be whackos or professionals just hoping to get a little attention in their field and a spotlight in the press.  Most of the time in hindsight [...]

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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 [...]

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I’d like to take the time to write a nice useful, insightful post today, but unfortunately, I’ve got to spend the rest of the day packing my office for a move to our new office on Williamson Road in Mooresville.  It’s only been a year since I moved from our Troutman office to the one [...]

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