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Many new home builders in North Carolina are opposed and pretty darn peeved about the likely adoption of a new fire code that requires all one and two-family new home construction beginning in 2012 to have residential fire sprinklers installed. Here's why... Cost: Cost is the great concern for bu...

Cash for keys is a deal that is made by the bank offered to the homeowner in which the homeowner is given cash in exchange for vacating his/her foreclosed home in broom clean condition. Why is this is a good idea for banks? Well, it takes the hassal out of getting people to comply with getting ou...

Remember when you first learned of the Federal Fair Housing Act? You were probably in real estate school and thought to yourself, "Oh, this stuff is common sense, I mean of course I wouldn't do any of these things. Why am I having to sit in a class and be taught what I already know?" Well, you'd ...

When my friend suggested that I start "twittering" I thought..."how in the world is this thing gonna benefit me in any way?" I mean, all you do is update your friends and associates, perhaps even your co workers and client's of your "goings on" of the day. First off, I didn't think people would c...

1. GREAT AGENTS ACTUALLY ANSWER THEIR PHONE. It is tempting to screen calls all day, or perhaps hire an answering service to help manage the volume of calls. However, if your office is that busy, it is better to hire more agents to handle the traffic than to put off calls. Just imagine if you wer...

Greensboro boasts a mild climate and is conveniently located just 3 hours from the Atlantic Ocean and the East Coasts most popular beaches! In addition, it's only 3 hours from the popular Blue Ridge Mountains. It has a blend of rich culture and tradition, with a youthful exhuberance and rich hist...

Right here in Greensboro, FED-EX is on schedule for completion in 2009 of a new $300 million mid-atlantic air cargo packaging and sorting center to the Piedmont Triad International Airport. Fed Ex is hoping to attract up to 10,000 new jobs in our area. In addition, this will generate $14 billion ...