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Right now, the residential real estate market is not lacking in sales activity. It is caused by fabulous interest rates, rock-bottom prices and an increase in demand. Thus far, the first two months of 2012 are 50-60 percent greater as compared to this time last year. All indicators for the Carolinas look at a healthy [...]
I enjoy working out on the elliptical machine at the gym every day. When I feel good, I try to go at a seven-minute mile pace for 40 minutes. A few months ago, I started having leg problems. Although I kept working out, I slowed my pace to an eight-minute mile. Now that I’m feeling better, [...]
What is playing out in the Carolinas is that October 2010 was the bottom based on closed unit sales. The Allen Tate Companies closed over 14,400 properties in 2011 which is 400 more than 2010 and more than 2009 and 2008.
That supports the theory that we’ve hit the bottom and it’s onward and upward from [...]
It is the time of year when everyone feels compelled to either summarize the year that has past, make a top 10 list or even some combination of the two. We are no different. When we decided to write this blog, we asked our Realtors what information they would include on our list. Here are [...]
Earlier this month, there was more news that, for the fourth straight month, existing home sales were up nationally from the previous year’s levels. What is the reason? A lot of this uptick is due to the tax credit of the Spring of 2010 where sales were borrowed from the second half of 2010. This [...]
There has been an interesting phenomenon in the new homes market over the last few months…the luxury market for new homes seems to be gaining some momentum! Now every market defines “luxury” differently. For Charlotte it would be homes in excess of $500,000. We have seen a steady rise in sales over the last few [...]
I have several boomer friends who are now calling themselves “empty nesters.” The kids are off to college…or have graduated…and curiously they’re aligning themselves with primitive avian nesting habits. They imagine that now that they’re back to being a couple (the lucky ones), they’ll have more “freedom” and revert to happy college-era activities…like going sockless [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Most people would think about the inspection of their home the day before the home inspector is scheduled to arrive. But if you are planning to sell your home it is always good practice to take care of some of the potential issues before you put your house on the market.
Is the banister to the [...]
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