Amanda Jones’ recent post explained how North Carolina, South Carolina and Federal Fair Housing laws (and our REALTOR® Code of Ethics) prohibit real estate practitioners from “steering” clients toward or away from any neighborhood based upon the agent’s perception of an area’s safety; its religious or racial characteristics; or the quality of its public schools…even at the [...]

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No, I’m not talking about UNC Basketball… although they were able to finish the regular season in the Top 10 again with a strong finish.  I’m talking about the Greensboro-High Point area of NC.
Last week, four neighboring economic development allies in the Triad Region announced that, for the fourth year in a row, the Greensboro-High [...]

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So…..you’ve called around for insurance comparisons, and get asked this question:
“Do you have any pets or animals?  If so, what breed is your dog?”
….and you think to yourself, what the heck does the breed of my dog have to do with getting my home insured??

The simple fact is that it all has to do with [...]

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Last week, several others and myself traveled to Las Vegas to attend the Annual Conference of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.  For those that may not know, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World is a global network of 600 premier real estate firms with 5,000 offices and 150,000 sales associates in [...]

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Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts on March 13, 2011. Time to spring ahead. We will fall back on November 6, 2011.
So how did this practice all start?  According to Wikipedia, DST was first proposed in 1895 by an entomologist in New Zealand who was aware of the benefit of daylight after work hours because his [...]

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Do you love being outdoors and walking trails? It is the easiest way to have fun while staying fit.  I like doing both so lucky for me I live in a state that has plenty of trails to choose from.  From an investment standpoint, living near these trails and parks can actually improve the chances [...]

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Feeling crazy?  Feeling anxiety coming on?  Feeling a little bit of insanity creeping up again?  Yes, it’s that time of year again, when the whole month of March is dedicated to pulling for your favorite college basketball team or that underdog that no one saw coming!  Time to fill out those tournament brackets and give [...]

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Awards season has come to an end…well almost.
Allen Tate Award Season culminated in a fun black tie Gala at the Charlotte Country Club Saturday night.  The company’s top producers donned their tuxes and evening dresses to dance the night away to the sounds of Voltage Brothers. There were lots of good conversations and the food [...]

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Are you waiting for home prices to fall before you act?
It makes sense to try to buy a home when you believe it has hit the rock bottom price. I totally get that. In some areas where there is additional depreciation to be played out, waiting can be the right move to make. But overall, [...]

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Sounds like a dumb question doesn’t it?  For the first part of my life I didn’t know there was anything else but real estate!
I grew up in a family of builders – my grandfather was a builder, my father was a builder, and my brother became a builder.  My mother was the Realtor who sold [...]

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