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Sometimes we take for granted those jewels we have in our own back yard. Looking for something to do in High Point? Known for its furniture, textiles, and bus manufacturing, High Point is often called “North Carolina’s International City” due to the semi-annual High Point Market that attracts 100,000 exhibitors and buyers from around the [...]
After many months of anticipation, the new Cary Arts Center is now OPEN! The official dedication ceremony and weekend full of events was held this past weekend and what a weekend it was! The ceremonies took place at the grand old building which sits at the end of Academy Street. The location is one of [...]
Entitlement and its ramifications are everywhere in today’s society. While it sometimes seems like a movement or a wave; when dissected, entitlement is a very personal thing. It is a state of mind. This world owes you and I nothing, but offers us everything. This will sound cruel to some of you but entitlement is [...]
Can’t get HGTV to come stage your home for the market? Have no fear! There are things you can do without spending a lot of money to make your home stand out and sell quicker. Consider the five Cs when putting your house on the market.
Curb Appeal – First impressions [...]
The excitement is building in Winston-Salem. As the courts are paved, the nets are hung, and the construction comes to completion, our town embraces yet another feather in its cap, the Winston-Salem U.S. Open tennis tournament.
The U.S. Open is being held over six weeks and 10 cities and includes more than $40 million in prize [...]
Yesterday morning, I read an interesting and timely blog post from HSH Associates, “Economy sends mortgage rates down to new 2011 lows.” What struck me most was how on target this particular blog was about the confusion of mortgage rates and the recent downgrade of the US economy by Standard and Poors.
All of the recent [...]
In working with many, many of our fine Realtor partners with Allen Tate, I often hear of situations where buyers find their dream home, and instead of selling their current home, they rent it out to a tenant. It’s a great solution to trying to find a buyer and a great way to keep a [...]
My favorite Carolinas vacation? I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a week my husband and I spent in the Outer Banks at the Sanderling Resort near Duck, North Carolina. Located on a little slip of ground between the Atlantic Ocean and Currituck Sound, the resort has amazing vistas and a beautiful white [...]
Shopping for a new bandanna? You can avoid paying North or South Carolina Sales Tax on such a purchase if you wait until the weekend of August 5-7, 2011. No such luck, however, if you want to buy a handkerchief that weekend in North Carolina. You’ll have to make that purchase in South [...]
It is not a secret that, due to the over-supply of homes for sale and the tightening of credit on borrowing, we have had a buyer’s market now for the past few years. While I believe that October was the bottom and the beginning of a slow, steady recovery in the Carolinas, there is [...]
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