“Follow me on Twitter” … “Did you see the picture I posted on Twitter?” … “I’m going to tweet about that” … “I’ll send you a direct message!”
These phrases are becoming as common place as “Find me on Facebook.” What began as a simple communication platform for friends and family has since grown to become [...]

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In the past 3 days there has been a lot in the press about the foreclosure freeze and its affect both globally and locally.  Here is an update from Monday’s blog post.
Banks and mortgage services are working at a fast pace to determine if they have any internal processing issues.  Some banks, such as Bank [...]

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Have you ever rolled the dice and called a contractor from the phone book or maybe held onto a mailbox flyer or better yet just called a number from a service truck.    I have too and for the most part it all worked out but unfortunately it is not always this easy. 
How do you know [...]

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So there I sat in my dorm room at UNC-Chapel Hill asking myself how was I going to share a bathroom with 3 other girls and how was I going to work on my chemistry degree with so many distractions. 
I admit I might have come to college a little spoiled; my Dad believed everyone should [...]

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Everyone heard the headlines last week concerning the issues that many of the large banks, including Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and GMAC, have had with their foreclosure processes. Today that news continues.  It seems that in light of all the Government programs designed to help consumers that have issues with paying their mortgages [...]

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Have you received the emails claiming that the new Healthcare Legislation contains a new 3.8% tax on Real Estate transactions?  Pretty convincing, aren’t they?  These emails claim all real estate sales will have an additional 3.8% tax, starting in 2013, due to a provision within the new healthcare legislation.
These emails start off with the following statements:

Did you know that [...]

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So often we are asked the question—is there really a difference between a town home and a condo?
The answer, especially when it comes to insurance, is YES!
A town home is typically a residence that is attached to other residences, but the buyer owns the land on which it is built.
A condo is often more like [...]

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I have a friend who saves every single receipt, literally. My first reaction was one of admiration, but I then realized that while he saves them, he has no method of organization! The end result of this behavior is that he is turning his action from a positive to a negative. He couldn’t begin to [...]

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For a naive young buyer I found the perfect home in just 3 showings.
I had lived in the Charlotte area only about a month when I decided that living with my parents indefinitely might jeopardize the gracious relationship that we had.   However having just moved here from St. Louis, Missouri I did not know much [...]

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Trying to sell a home somewhere else in order to come to the Carolina’s?  That has always presented a challenge for people who want to relocate – even more so today with current market conditions and mortgages sometimes presenting challenges too. One thing is for certain however, and that is that there has never been [...]

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