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A young Mount Pleasant commercial real estate firm will shed its independence to tap the resources of a larger, well-established, Southeastern company.

Four Corners Land & Investment Real Estate said it is merging with Lat Purser & Associates Inc. , a Charlotte firm with offices in Raleigh and Jacksonville. The signage at the local company's Belle Hall office is expected to change today.

With 45 employees and nearly 50 years in the business, Lat Purser offers commercial real estate brokerage services while owning and managing income-producing property portfolios throughout the Southeast.

By contrast, Four Corners was formed by a handful of brokers who left the downtown Charleston firm of Colliers Keenan of Charleston in early 2007. With Edward Oswald as the firm's "environmental science" guy, who was formerly with Newkirk Environmental Inc. , the firm has a bent on issues that are unique to Lowcountry land development such as sand mines, timber management and wetlands, said Four Corners founder Terry Ansley.

The firm initially tried to focus on land deals, but with less development in this economy, it has been offering more standard real estate services.

Meanwhile, Lat Purser had been looking to expand into the Charleston market for several years. It got to know the market after purchasing a part of the BB&T building on Meeting Street in a deal that Ansley brokered. The Queen City firm also owns the King Street building that houses the Pottery Barn on the ground floor.

Chief Executive Lat Purser III, whose father founded the namesake company, said he sees the Charleston real estate market prospering in the long run because of its expected population growth.

Listing, camera, action

When a slideshow of still photos isn't enough, there's ViewThisHome.com. Started by Keller Williams Charleston Island Realty agents Ken Earnhardt and wife Darlene Smith about a year ago, the site features video clips of properties for sale. As of last week, the site had about 25 videos posted of South Carolina properties, mostly in coastal areas like The Isle of Palms.

"We envisioned a comprehensive video Web site for agents and consumers to post video and search for video in a professional environment without the distraction that some video hosting Web sites have," Earnhardt said in a statement. charlottte north carolina real estate

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Tim Halvorson, owner of Halvorson's Upstreet Café on Church Street in Burlington, whose name recently replaced that of Nathan Harris on the award offered annually by the Burlington Business Association. Established in 1979 to honor the late Nate Harris, owner of Nate's Mens Clothiers and a founder of BBA, the organization's Executive Director, Kelly Devine, was quoted in the Free Press as saying that, "Tim Halvorson is the new Nate." According to the "Cover Story" in the April 6 Business Monday section of the paper, the Halvorson Award goes to the "person who best showcases the dedication and commitment to service of Tim Halvorson in maintaining and improving the economic vitality of downtown Burlington." Halvorson will retire from the Burlington Business Association Board of Directors after serving eight years.

to Paulette Thibault, who was recently appointed principal of Christ the King School in Burlington, a Roman Catholic school serving pre-school through eighth grade. Thibault is currently associate principal. She was selected following a review of candidates from throughout the country.

to Charlotte Dwight, a sophomore at St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, who toured New Orleans and Mississippi as part of the university's Laurentian Singers. The Singers are composed of a select group of 27 undergraduates who gave a series of performances in Jackson and Hattiesburg, Mississippi as well as in New Orleans. Charlotte is majoring in performance and communication arts.

to Isabella Fenn, an eighth grader at Charlotte Central School whose poem entitled "An Anchor" was selected for inclusion in the "Young Writers Project" in the April 7th Burlington Free Press. Responding to a prompt to write in response to the phrase, "When I turned, it was gone," Isabella bemoaned the fact that the ring of woven string made by "careful fingers" had disappeared from a friend's hand. One moment it was there, anchoring her to the present, the next minute gone. She wonders where it is, and its loss is "messing" with her mind. Change may be tough, right Isabella?

to Christine (Fecteau) and David Kogut, whose son Jonathon Declan Kogut was born March 17 at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington.

to Kathi Montheith, director of community relations at The Arbors senior living complex in Shelburne, who was selected for the first "Forget-Me-Not Award" given by the Vermont Alzheimer's Association. The Association's Executive Director, Jeff Maker, said that while there are many supporters, "Kathi goes above and beyond what is expected in her time, energy and support."

to the following blood donors who were awarded gallon pins by the American Red Cross Blood Services, New England Region recently:
David Cray, 14 gallons
William Gardner, 37 gallons
Bruce Hasse, 60 gallons

to David Blittersdorf, for his April Fool "spoof rally" featuring a duct-taped 1970 Pontiac Le Mans parked on Church Street in Burlington and labeled "car of the future?". The rally, organized by Blittersdorf's organization The Clean Green Vermont Alliance, Inc., was aimed at mocking Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant's attempt to extend its operating license. It and the late Pontiac were built at roughly the same time.

to Amy Lynne Redmon and Brandon Craig William Sim on their marriage March 28 in Arlington Hall, Lee Park, Dallas, Texas. The son of Susan and Craig Sim of Charlotte, Brandon is a portfolio assistant at Silvercrest Asset Management Group in New York. His wife is a vice president for investor relations at Reservoir Capital Group. They will live in New York City.

to Jan Blittersdorf and her company, NRG Systems of Hinesburg, who recently developed a partnership with the French firm, Leosphere, specialists in lidar (laser radar) for atmospheric observations. The partnership will serve customers around the world, measuring winds for site assessment.
is extended to family and friends of John R. Kendrick of South Burlington who passed away March 30 at the age of 65. Kendrick spent his career working in the Burlington area. He lived in Charlotte for over 30 years where he raised his family and was active in scouting, Little League baseball, Ducks Unlimited and Vermont's Junior Waterfowl program. In lieu of flowers, John asked that donations be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1460, Williston, Vermont 05495. charlotte north carolina real estate

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is extended to family and friends of Michael J. Leary of Hinesburg who passed away at home March 31 at the age of 47. His family includes his brother Dean and Dean's wife, Dianne, of Charlotte. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in his memory be made to Rokeby Museum, 4334 Route 7, Ferrisburgh, Vermont 05456; the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival, P.O. Box 311, Burlington, Vermont 05402; or to the Cancer Patient Support Group Fund, P.O. Box 64700, Burlington, Vermont 05406.

    - Submitted: Wednesday, April 15th by charlotte news

If you're renting and thinking about buying a home, you should consider the average homeowner in the Charlotte real estate market is worth thirty five times more than the average renter.

Renters should take action right away and start saving part of their pay every week to save for a down payment. Renters should also borrow ten to twenty percent less than what the bank is willing to lend them so as to be sure they can afford it.

The longer a person rents, the longer it takes to get into one of the great Charlotte homes available. For most people, the market conditions have scared them, but they aren't looking at it from the right perspective. A home becomes a big part of your investment portfolio, it also provides great tax benefits, also allows you to build equity, and you can get an excellent deal if you buy now.

According to a White House spokesperson, buying a home now can provide some real negotiating power to request upgrade improvements, negotiate price, pay for closing costs, and much more.

Five federal regulators in the US issued a joint statement today announcing the creation of a special Federal lifeline to keep troubled banks afloat, but they rejected any notion of an outright nationalization of banks. So Charlotte 's own Bank of America will not be out of the real estate market for now. BofA has been a major lender in the local Charlotte real estate market since it's inception.

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Even though the real estatwe market has slowed around the country, 753 homes were sold in August with sales prices that were 96.17% of asking price. Average sales price was $240,871. Typical homes stayed on the market for 84 days with an average price per s/f of $115.75. Charlotte will continue to see growth as more businesses relocate to the Charlotte area. Visit my website at ilovemynewhome.net to see every available home in the Charlotte real estate Market or call me 704-493-4547 with any questions.