The holidays visit us only once a year (sad but true). This year we were fortunate to have Steve Harney visit us not once but several times across the footprint and this week he made a holiday travel stop at our offices.
For those who may not know, Steve Harney is the leading expert in negotiation [...]

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This past week the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association (GRRA) had their Annual Realtor Awards Luncheon.  We are always thrilled to see an Allen Tate Realtor win a GRRA award, demonstrating valuable service to the Realtor Industry and to the Greensboro Community. This year our results were simply incredible!

Sandra O’Connor, who has been a Realtor for [...]

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The coolest cat ever would have turned 95 this past Sunday. And when Sinatra sang, it was clear that the man knew something about “home.” Consider his recorded repertoire:
“You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To,” “Baby Won’t You Please Come Home?,” even “Home On The Range” and “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” So where [...]

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Rates have been rising over the past few weeks and although they are still at very low levels (the mid to high 4 percent range) they have jumped ½ a percent.  This is the most significant consistent increase since the lows that we experienced in October.
Why has there been an increase you ask? Well, rates [...]

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You’ve heard the saying, “liars figure and figures lie.” Well when it comes to the homebuilding industry, no one knows what to believe. It has been stated that we need 1.7 million new homes each year in the U.S. In the past two years we have built about 1.1 million homes which theoretically puts us [...]

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I spent 20 years as a rock & roll DJ. I grew fat and deaf sitting on my butt and tethered to too-loud headphones. My last segue was not Beatles to Stones but rather radio to real estate. But my love for music and popular culture remains with me. Now, I try to bring a [...]

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A Congressional committee was recently tasked with developing ways to lower our National deficit. Similar to past actions, the proposal was to cut significantly into the mortgage-interest deduction in order to free up revenue that could help bring down the deficit. Many in Washington see mortgage-interest deduction as “low hanging fruit.”
The good news is that once again [...]

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In a few months, I will have lived in my home for 10 years. I bought it in an up-and-coming neighborhood with good schools. My kids are growing up here. Like many homeowners today, I have no plans to move anytime soon. I love my house and my neighbors, and I am content to stay [...]

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Working in relocation, I’m always excited to hear all of the exciting news and updates that come from our offices across the footprint. Yesterday, Winston-Salem was visited by our nation’s president. Terri Massengale, our Sales/Relocation Manager for the Winston-Salem office, shared some great insights with me regarding his visit.
She asked a few agents what their [...]

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We recently had a “green” builder do a presentation in our office and what I thought would be a dull topic actually ended up being incredibly informative.  With winter upon us, energy loss found in traditionally built homes became the focus.
It was amazing to learn how much energy actually seeps out of our homes. The [...]

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