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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There’s Life in the Real Estate Market
Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged Iredell County Real Estate, Lake Norman Real Estate, mortgage rates, real estate market, Troutman Real Estate on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
People are always asking me if I think the real estate market is coming back. Since I just came back from my third real estate closing of the month (woo hoo!) (two in Troutman, NC), I’d have to say that yes, there is some reassuring activity out there. None of these closings were motivated by the [...]
Real Estate Sales After the End of the Tax Incentives
Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged $6500 tax credit, $8000 tax credit, economy, first time home buyers, Home Buyers, home sales, Home Sellers, home selling, housing market, real estate market, repeat home buyers on April 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Positive New Home News
Posted in Charlotte, General Real Estate Market, Lake Norman, tagged economy, home building, Home Buyers, housing market, real estate market on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently saw a link to a Realty Times article that quoted Fed Chief Ben Bernanke as saying to the Economic Club of New York that in his view, “Housing in the coming year is going to be a relative bright spot – a helpful driver of national economic growth, rather than the wet blanket it’s [...]
Charlotte Regional Real Estate Stats for August ’09
Posted in General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged Charlotte Regional REALTOR Association, real estate market, real estate sales data, real estate statistics on September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Time to look at some real estate numbers for August recently published by the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association. Hey, look on the bright side- things are getting worse at a slower rate! Days from List to Close: Aug. ’08= 136.1, Aug. ’09= 145.9, that’s an increase of 9.8 days. Many factors affect this, but one in particular is [...]
List Price Compared to Sale Price
Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged real estate market on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In looking at the statistics I gave you a couple of days ago, I showed a comparison of list prices and sale prices for June of 09 compared to June of 08. One thing that jumped out at me is the comparison of how much sellers got versus what they asked. In what we used [...]
Lake Norman Area Real Estate Stats- Where to Get ‘Em
Posted in General Real Estate Market, Iredell County, Lake Norman, Mecklenburg County, Real Estate, tagged real estate market, real estate sales data on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that as of today (June 19, 2009) Iredell County has 1189 active single family home listings ranging from $19,500 to $5,000,000 with an average of $232,885? Did you know that in May of 2009, Iredell County had 138 closings with a average closed price of $239,386? Want to see more real estate [...]
Why in the World Would I Sell My House Now?
Posted in Finance, General Real Estate Market, Real Estate, tagged home pricing, homes sales, real estate market on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why, indeed? You’d think that based on what the media gloom and doom writers have to say, you’d better wait until the bottom of the housing market comes. You can pick the bottom, can’t you? No? You mean you’ll know when we’ve seen the bottom only when we see it in the rear view mirror? [...]





