The 2010 Census Results showed North Carolina grew at a healthy pace over the past decade.  Why is this important?   North Carolina continues to be a hot-spot for relocation. The quality of life, the great weather, the friendly people, the housing affordability, and the accessibility to both the mountains and the coast in one state [...]

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This shadow is not the superhero. But, like the superhero from the 1930s, this shadow has “the power to cloud men’s minds so they cannot see him.” Don’t let the spectre of “shadow inventory” negatively impact on your desire to sell your home this year.
Shadow inventory is the growing collection of homes that are gradually [...]

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The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Facebook has been updated! OK, I’m clearly kidding but I had to throw that joke out there sometime (I’ve been wanting to for months). As I’ve said before, Facebook, the social networking giant, continues to update their platform at a rate that never ceases to [...]

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Have you ever considered recycling your home?
You buy a house and lot with the plan to tear down the existing house and build a new one to your particular liking.  Nothing new here. Neighborhoods have been being “redeveloped” in this way for years.
But now there’s a twist.
You can donate the existing house to Builders of [...]

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Several years ago, we would have stared, wide-eyed, in disbelief had someone asked us to access the internet from our mobile devices. Fast forward a few years, add in a few advancements, and now we barely think twice as we look up a restaurant, a statistic, a movie time or details about a home for [...]

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Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of discussion about the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, along with the direction of FHA.   This is important to all of us in the Housing Industry, as currently the US Government either insures/guarantees or purchases about 90% of all Mortgages originated today. I [...]

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We are pleased to announce that Allen Tate Realtors has joined forces with ERP – Elite Real Estate Professionals, a 6-year-old, full-service real estate firm located in Asheboro, N.C. Over the years, we have been fortunate to partner with 18 other independent companies (this makes #19). We continue to be a company founded on real [...]

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I was 24 when I bought my first house. I stumbled upon my real estate agent when I called the number on a “For Sale” sign for a house that I thought was cute. I didn’t end up buying that house, but she became my agent almost out of default ….or more accurately put, her [...]

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As I travel to and from my office each day I am watching a home double in square footage right before my eyes. As a Realtor, I can’t help but wonder whether or not they consulted their trusted advisor before making these changes. I have that thought for two reasons:

Those changes should only be made [...]

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I recently wrote about spectator sports in the Charlotte area and what visitors and newcomers can experience when they come to the Queen City. Just as these questions are often a hot topic so are those about recreation and things they can do as participants.
Here are some of the most popular activities:

Our local lakes including [...]

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