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      <title>Run with Heart...to Bless Their Hearts in Davidson</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Run with Heart....to Bless Their Hearts in Davidson&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whether you are an avid runner or just enjoy a stroll with your family, make plans to come out June 1st for the first-ever "Saving Little Hearts of Nicaraugua 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run" in Davidson. Did you know that Nicaragua is among the poorest nations of Central America?&amp;nbsp; It is one of the four hotspots in the world for rheumatic fever, which can cause permanent damage to the heart.&amp;nbsp; It is also estimated that 1500 children each year are born there with congenital heart defects.&amp;nbsp; This run is being held to benefit the children of Nicaragua who suffer from congenital heart defects and rheumatic fever.&amp;nbsp; 100% of the net proceeds will be donated to the non-profit organization "Saving Little Hearts of Nicaragua."&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run will both start in historic downtown Davidson at the Town Green.&amp;nbsp; The 5K is a USATF-certified 5K road course.&amp;nbsp; You can register online at&lt;a target="_blank"&gt; http://davidsontiming.com/2013/01/saving-little-hearts&lt;/a&gt;-5k or register at the event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Runners who preregister by May 17 will receive a t-shirt and runners who register after May 17 will receive a t-shirt on a first come, first serve basis.&amp;nbsp; Registeration cost for the 5K is $25 in advance or $30 at the event. Cost for the Fun Run is $15.&amp;nbsp; See the website for the more details and plan to come bless their hearts.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Run with Heart in Davidson" class="blog_post_h1" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/8/0/8/1/ar136867848818088.jpg" height="200" alt="Run with Heart in Davidson" width="200"&gt;Keeping you up to date on local events...&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:34:02 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Waterfront Condo For Sale on Lake Norman!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;WATERFRONT END UNIT WITH AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN $275,000. 3 Bedroom 2 Bathroom waterfront, private end unit at "The Moorings" in Vineyard Point. Open floorplan with neutral decor, wet bar, and large deck. Corian counters in the kitchen along with upgraded kitchen cabinets and hardware. As well as upgraded tile flooring. This condo has beautiful waterfront views from the Great Room, Master Suite, and the Oversized corner Private Porch. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Click Image Below to View More Photos of this Waterfront Condo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:52:24 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Homegrown Goodness in Lake Norman</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="padding: 0in; color: #50463c; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Homegrown Goodness&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="padding: 0in; color: #50463c; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;The Town of Huntersville and Carolina&amp;rsquo;s Healthcare System sponsor The Huntersville Growers&amp;rsquo; Market every Saturday morning from 7am until 12pm.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Local farmers share their bounty of fresh produce, meat, jams and jellies, and baked goods.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;You can even find something for your four-legged friend&amp;hellip;homemade dog treats!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Items for the home and yard, such as fresh cut flowers and potted plants, are featured as well.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Find unique gifts of jewelry and hand-sewn items, also. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;The market is located at 103 Maxwell Avenue in Huntersville.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="padding: 0in; color: #50463c; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="padding: 0in; color: #50463c; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Another Lake Norman town, Davidson, offers local goodies as well.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The Davidson Farmer&amp;rsquo;s Market is open every Saturday from 8am until noon.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It is located at 442 South Main Street in Davidson. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Along with the traditional farmers&amp;rsquo; market fare, in Davidson, you might find seafood, eggs, cheeses, butter, honey, granola, empanadas, canned goods, herbs, soaps, and much more!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00:07 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Keller Williams Red Day! May 9th</title>
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&lt;p&gt;May 9th is Keller Williams Realty Red Day! Give where you live! We will be celebrating this year in the Cornelius office by giving back to the community at the "Hope House".&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 11:57:35 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Christy Walker wants you to know about the New Interst Rate Facts!</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 08:47:26 -0700</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 08:44:52 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Mother's Day on Lake Norman! How are you Spending your Day?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"&gt;Mother's Day on Lake Norman! How are you Spending your Day?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;It is not too early to begin making plans to treat Mom to an amazing Mother&amp;rsquo;s Day. Would you like to make this year extra special?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Consider making reservations for a dinner cruise on Lake Norman.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Mom will enjoy this chance to sit back, relax, and take in the beautiful scenery along Lake Norman.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Choose from two different excursions, each leaving from Queens&amp;rsquo; Landing at 1459 River Highway in Mooresville, NC.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This is a short drive from Huntersville, Cornelius, or Davidson.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;The Catawba Queen pushes off at 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm Sunday, May 12&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;While cruising the lake, Mom&amp;rsquo;s taste buds will be treated to a delicious meal which includes:&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Mixed Green Salad, Pork Loin, Crispy Baked Chicken, Three Cheese Potato Au Grain, Grilled Vegetables, Strawberry Shortcake, and Chocolate Truffle Torte Cake.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;The Lady of the Lake sets sail at 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The menu for this cruise includes everything you would find on The Catawba Queen along with Slow Cooked Prime Rib and Honey Citrus Roasted Salmon.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;Each cruise is approximately two hours long.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Check out the website for pricing and reservation information or call 704-663-2628.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;If you are not up for the lake, you can celebrate with your special mom in your life by treating her to the Melting Pot. Reservations are highly recommended to reserve your table.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.meltingpot.com/lakenorman"&gt;www.meltingpot.com/lakenorman&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"&gt; We thought we would share a few of our children's photos, Christy with her son Garrett to far left, Lisa with one of her triplet sons Matt, and Lory's two sons: Nathan and Chase! Wishing everyone an early Happy &amp;nbsp;Mother's Day!&amp;nbsp; Start planning early and take the time&amp;nbsp;to acknowledge the special people in your day on their day!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"&gt;As always, if we can help you with your real estate needs, please contact our team at 704 439 5300 or &lt;a href="http://www.christywalker.com"&gt;www.christywalker.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:13:57 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/3706240/mother-s-day-on-lake-norman-how-are-you-spending-your-day-</link>
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      <title>Do you have a top dog or a pampered pooch? </title>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Does the four-legged friend in your family have a special talent or trick?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Can she walk upright on her back legs for a great distance?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Does she fetch and retrieve well?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Does she have great speed?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Is she just plain cute?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Is there an original costume you dress her up in?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the &amp;ldquo;2013 Bark in the Park Top Dog Festival&amp;rdquo; may be the tail-wagging fun you are looking for!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It happens Saturday, April 27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; on Rural Hill Farm at 4431 Neck Road in Huntersville, North Carolina.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The events run from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;While participation is free, space is limited for each event.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Register on-site.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For more information and a schedule of events go to: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://charmeck.org/MECKLENBURG/COUNTY/PARKANDREC/PARKS/DOGPARKS/Pages/BarkInTheParkTopDogFestival.aspx"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;http://charmeck.org/MECKLENBURG/COUNTY/PARKANDREC/PARKS/DOGPARKS/Pages/BarkInTheParkTopDogFestival.aspx&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;If you are more interested in pampering your pooch than competing with her, you may be interested in The Meadows Bed &amp;amp; Biscuit at Lake Norman.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They not only offer dog daycare and boarding, but a pool, play yards, and a state of the art cattery.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Rest easy knowing that your furry friend is being well cared for.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;You can even check in with their playgroup webcam technology!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Their website is: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.meadowsbedandbiscuit.com/index.html"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;http://www.meadowsbedandbiscuit.com/index.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.christywalkerrealestate.com"&gt;www.christywalkerrealestate.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:55:18 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/3698788/do-you-have-a-top-dog-or-a-pampered-pooch-</link>
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      <title>Run, Lake Norman, Run!!!!!</title>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;Run, Lake Norman, Run!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;If running is your thing, the Lake Norman area is the place to be!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;With at least 18 running events in Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson between now and September, there is sure to be something for you.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Check them out&amp;hellip;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Huntersville&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;April 20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Rural Hill Ultra Trail Run 5K &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&amp;ndash; 9:00 a.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Registration is $35.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;For information/registration go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://ruralhill.net/ultrafivek.asp"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;http://ruralhill.net/ultrafivek.asp&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;April 27&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Birkdale Animal Hospital Kids Triathlon &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;5:00 p.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;April 28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Sprint Triathlon &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;8:00 a.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Registration is $65 before April 25&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; and $70 before April 28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hffa.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;www.hffa.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;May 11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Run Wild 5K &amp;amp; Wild Child Fun Run &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;5K registration is $25 and the Fun Run is $10.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/RunWildACP"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;www.facebook.com/RunWildACP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;May 18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Kiwanis Club of Lake Norman 5K &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Registration is $25 for adults and $20 for youth.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Cost for families of three to six people is $60.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Race day registration is $30.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://davidsontiming.com/category/races/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;http://davidsontiming.com/category/races/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;May 19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Birkdale Animal Hospital Kids Triathlon, Race 2 &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;2 p.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Registration is $25.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;June 1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;st&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Warrior Dash Carolinas &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Obstacle course mud-race registration is $60 until May 1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;st&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;, $65 until May 22&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;nd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;, and $80 until May 28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Registration closes on May 28&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For more information/registration go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.warriordash.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;www.warriordash.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; .&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Click on locations to find Huntersville.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;June 16&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Birkdale Animal Hospital Kids Triathlon, Race 3 &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;2 p.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Registration is $25.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;July 21&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;st&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Birkdale Animal Hospital Kids Triathlon, Race 4 &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;2 p.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Registration is $25.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;A festival will follow this final race in the series.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Cornelius&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;May 11&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; - Jetton Park Triathlon &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;Registration is $65 for an individual participant and $115 for a relay team.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Online registration closes May 8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;April 13&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt; &amp;ndash; Pawz Too Run 5K and 10K &amp;ndash; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;8 a.m. &amp;ndash; 2 p.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Village Green, downtown Davidson&amp;hellip;part of the Running for Our Communities Race Series.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information/registration go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.friendsoftheanimals.net/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Cambria; font-size: medium;"&gt;www.friendsoftheanimals.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt; .&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 27&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;ndash; Miles for Marnie 5K &amp;ndash; &lt;/strong&gt;Registration for the 5K Run/Walk is $25 before race day and $30 the day of the race.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The Kids&amp;rsquo; Fun Run is $10.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information go to &lt;a href="http://www.marniejudefoundation.org/Events"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;www.marniejudefoundation.org/Events&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May 4&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;ndash; Spartan 5K Road Race &amp;ndash; &lt;/strong&gt;Begins at 8:30 a.m. on the Village Green.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Registration is $25 for adults and $20 for students.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;After April 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; registration fees increase by $5 per participant.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information go to &lt;a href="http://www.csd5k.wordpress.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;www.csd5k.wordpress.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;To register go to &lt;a href="http://www.racesonline.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;www.racesonline.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June 8&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;ndash; Summit Solstice Race &amp;ndash; &lt;/strong&gt;Part of the Summit Twilight Racing Series.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;There is a discount for participating in the whole series.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information go to &lt;a href="http://www.summitcoffee.com/racing-series/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;http://www.summitcoffee.com/racing-series/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 31&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;ndash; XTERRA N.C. Fisher Farm Park 5.2 or 10 mile Trail Run &amp;ndash; &lt;/strong&gt;Registration for the 5.2-mile run is $30 before August 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;, $35 before August 30&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, and $40 on race day.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The cost for the 10-mile run is $35 before August 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;, $40 before August 30&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;, and $45 on race day.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information go to &lt;a href="http://www.dirtyspokes.com/fisher-farm-park"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;www.dirtyspokes.com/fisher-farm-park&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;September 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;ndash; Run for the Green 10K &amp;ndash; &lt;/strong&gt;Part of the Running for Our Communities Race Series.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;For information go to &lt;a href="http://www.davidsonlands.org/run-for-green-2013-save-the-date"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;www.davidsonlands.org/run-for-green-2013-save-the-date&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now lace up those running shoes and getting going!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;As always, keeping you informed of local events in the area!&amp;nbsp; If we can help you with your real estate needs, please visit our website at &lt;a href="http://www.christywalker.com"&gt;www.christywalker.com&lt;/a&gt; or call us at 704 439 5300.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:52:57 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/3687273/run-lake-norman-run-</link>
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      <title>Looking for Waterfront Pocket listings in Lake Norman</title>
      <description>&lt;h1&gt;DO YOU HAVE A WATERFRONT POCKET LISTINGS IN LAKE NORMAN?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;I have a client looking for a waterfront home in Lake Norman and we just haven't been able to find that perfect match yet.&amp;nbsp; If you have a pocket listing or one that is coming up soon, please let me know!&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Criteria:&amp;nbsp; Mooresville, Cornelius&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;4 bedroom minimum (5,000 sf), pool or can accommodate a pool, prefers a subdivision, under 1.8m&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;Please email me at &lt;a href="mailto:lisa@christywalker.com"&gt;lisa@christywalker.com&lt;/a&gt; with any information.&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Have a great week!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Lisa Smith, Buyer Specialist&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:28:40 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/3684117/looking-for-waterfront-pocket-listings-in-lake-norman</link>
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      <title>The Parade Perfect Day at Lake Norman </title>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;Can you smell it&amp;hellip;the sweet scent of funnel cakes frying?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Can you hear it&amp;hellip;the beat of the bands?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Can you see it&amp;hellip;the sunlit sequins strutting down the street?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Can you feel it&amp;hellip;that childlike feeling that only a parade can bring?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Today was a perfect day for the Mooresville St. Patrick&amp;rsquo;s Day Parade!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;A bright Carolina blue sky was the backdrop for the fun and festivities.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Crowds lined the streets in front of vintage storefronts as they have for many years.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;Missed it?&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Don&amp;rsquo;t worry&amp;hellip;you can catch the parade in Charlotte soon.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Cambria;"&gt;The St. Patrick&amp;rsquo;s Day Parade and Charlotte Goes Green Festival will be Saturday, March 16&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The parade starts at 11 a.m. at Tryon and 9&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Streets in uptown Charlotte.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;There will be bagpipe bands, Irish dancers, floats and more!&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Find the festival on South Tryon Street between 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; and 3&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt; Streets.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Take a short drive from the Lake Norman area and immerse yourself in Irish fun!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:08:11 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Price Reduction on this Lakefront, Island Neighborhood Home</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;NEW PRICE!! Stunning Lakefront, island Neighborhood. 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 Bath with Immaculate Waterviews! High end Kitchen with convection oven, gas cooktop, granite, custom cabinetry, large walk-in pantry, and Sunroom off Breakfast Area. Vaulted Great Room with gas Fireplace and custom built-in cabinets. Large Master on Main with amazing Master Bath and closet. Media Room with wet bar and custom cabinetry. Fenced yard, natural areas, and Garden Shed. 2.5 Car Garage and no HOA dues.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:05:12 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/3651627/price-reduction-on-this-lakefront-island-neighborhood-home</link>
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      <title>Price Reduction on this adorable Davidson Bungalow to $149,900</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;NEW PRICE!!! Fantastic investment for anyone looking for a great location in the charming Davidson community.&amp;nbsp; 3 bedroom/2 bath bungalow with rocking chair front porch.&amp;nbsp; Maple cabinets in kitchen and baths plus&amp;nbsp;neutral paint &amp;amp; carpets.&amp;nbsp; Oversized owners retreat with sitting area. Landscaped patio area, fenced back yard and locked storage room.&amp;nbsp;Bike or walk to parks, schools or downtown Davidson.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:56:44 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>PRICE REDUCTION on our Jetton Cove Full Brick Home to $350,000</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;NEW PRICE!!!!! &lt;/span&gt;FULL BRICK 4BD/3.5BA in Jetton Cove. Open kitchen w/custom cabinets, solid surface counters, center serving island custom tile backsplash, ss appliances, under mount lighting plus desk area. &lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Hardwoods&lt;/span&gt; on main w/molding &amp;amp; upgraded lighting. Hardwoods on landing &amp;amp; in Master. Master bath w/heated tile, wainscoting, built-ins &amp;amp; claw tub. Walk-in crawl space. Private fenced backyard w/mature trees which back up to common area.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:53:18 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Christy Walker &amp; Associates enjoyed the 30th Year Celebration!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Christy Walker &amp;amp; Associates Keller Williams Realty 2013" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/6/6/1/ar136182119916694.jpg" height="312" alt="Christy Walker &amp;amp; Associates Keller Williams Realty 2013" width="416"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Christy&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Sommer&lt;/span&gt; and I &amp;nbsp;enjoyed the Keller Williams 30th Year Celebration at the Red Bash while we were away learning in Dallas, TX.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;While we were away we were able to enjoy Gary delivering&amp;nbsp;a powerful vision speech on his perspective on today's biggest opportunities.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Another great session with Gary Keller: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results,&amp;nbsp; his the latest book.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dave Ramsey's Five Principles of "&lt;span&gt;EntreLeadership&lt;/span&gt;" The financial and personal management expert moved Family Reunion attendees to succeed slow, steady and through others.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;"You don't get to #1 unless you like to help others.&amp;nbsp; And if you help enough people, you don't have to worry about money."&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dave Ramsey hit home with me personally and professionally.&amp;nbsp; I took more away this year and can't wait to implement more&amp;nbsp;of these ideas and strategies in my&amp;nbsp;personal and professional life.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am just highlighting a few of the topics&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;a very successful couple of days and looking forward to a productive year!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Blessings,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lisa Smith, Buyer Specialist&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:07:14 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Do You have a Waterfront pocket listing in The Point at LKN?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Do you have a Waterfront pocket listing in The Point at Lake Norman?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;YES! I have looked on the MLS!&amp;nbsp; I have wonderful couple that I have been working with for six months and we are looking for&amp;nbsp;a &amp;nbsp;waterfront second home.&amp;nbsp; Please feel free to contact me at &lt;a href="mailto:lisa@christywalker.com"&gt;lisa@christywalker.com&lt;/a&gt; with the details.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lisa Smith, Buyer Specialist&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:25:33 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Home for Sale in the Luxurious Waterfront Denver Community of Sailview</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Denver Home with Deeded Boatslip and Seasonal Waterviews for $585,000!!! T4BR/3.2BA Home steps from DEEDED BOAT SLIP of Lake Norman! Extensive Millwork, Oak Hardwoods, and 2 story stacked stone Fireplace.&amp;nbsp; Great Room is open to Gourmet Kitchen and Breakfast Area. Custom Cherry Cabinets, Granite, Built-in Refrigerator with Cherry panels, double oven and Butler's Pantry. Master Bedroom with trimmed trey ceiling. Master Bath with separate Vanities, Granite, and Tile Surround Shower. Media with half bath. Irrigation System&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:22:15 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Charlotte in the Top Ten Places to Move!!!! </title>
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&lt;p&gt;Charlotte, NC is #9 on the list for on the move according to the U.S. Census Bureau!&amp;nbsp; More than 36 million people relocated in 2012, many stayed in the same county but plenty of them packed their bags and moved to a different state.&amp;nbsp; This attributed to moving us to #9 on the rank for on the move on the U.S. Census Bureau.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why are we the people seeking out Charlotte?&amp;nbsp; Charlotte is a major U.S. financial center, with Bank of America and the East Coast operations of Wells Fargo both headquartered here.&amp;nbsp; In 2011, the city was named the second largest financial center by assets, behind New York City.&amp;nbsp; "The Queen City" Charlotte is home to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, more than 40 public golf courses and plenty of big-city attractions.&amp;nbsp; On average, homes sell for around $162,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The above statistics were from: Data from Penske Truck Rental, a global transportation services provider, showed that warmer climates were the biggest impetus to move last year. Check out where Americans moved in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;As a Realtor at Lake Norman and a resident I love living and selling around the lake.&amp;nbsp; If you are considering relocating from another state or retiring! Location is very important! We are close to the airport, mountains, and the beach!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Have a great week and happy home hunting!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lisa Smith, Buyer Specialist&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:24:05 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Keller Williams Family Reunion 2013 Survival Guide</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is great information for Keller Williams Family Reunion 2013 Survival Guide!&amp;nbsp; I wanted to share with everyone!&amp;nbsp; It is sold old and we need to be prepared!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div id="reblogging_tag"&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3587886/keller-williams-family-reunion-2013-survival-guide"&gt;IMSD Designation (Internet Marketing Specialist Designation)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Are you heading to Keller Williams Family Reunion 2013? This can be a scary few days with so much going on. I thought I could take a moment and help save you the confusion.&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;My name is Chad Hyams, and I have attended Keller Williams Family Reunion in many roles&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Agent&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Team Leader&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Vendor with IMSD&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MAPS Coach&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Let me start by congratulating you on making the wise business choice to attend Family Reunion 2013.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Family Reunion Survival Guide!&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Family Reunion 2013 has sold out! If you are reading this and you have not yet booked a hotel rooms, find someone to bunk up with. No flights? Start driving now! No money? Put it on the credit card, as it will pay dividends forever!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are still choosing not to go, make sure you still check out what you are missing so you can start planning for next year. Start putting a small amount aside each month so you are ready for 2014 and of course follow the hashtag #KWFR.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before you get near the airplane for your trip to Dallas (or in your car if you live close enough) visit &lt;a href="http://familyreunion.kw.com/" title="Keller Williams Family Reunion 2013" target="_blank"&gt;FamilyReunion.KW.com&lt;/a&gt; and check out the breakout schedule. Take the time now to figure out the 2 sessions you want to attend in each block. This will save you hours of panic at the last moment and save you from running from room to room not sure what it is that you are hoping to learn.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now that we have that part covered let&amp;rsquo;s jump into what to expect from a Keller Williams Family Reunion event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Make The Most Of Your Time at Family Reunion&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Plan on some organized chaos. There will be in the area of 10,000 real estate agents running around the Dallas Convention Center.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the morning, you'll make your way through the maze of exhibitors (more on them later) and head for the early breakout sessions. &lt;strong&gt;Don't miss the 7:30am sessions.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;These sessions are filled with the same fanatastic information as the sessions later in the day, they just don't have as many people at them because they are early. This will give you a chance to network even more and get a chance to possible engage more with the presenter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To get the most out of the sessions at Keller Williams Family Reunion you must &lt;strong&gt;have an open mind&lt;/strong&gt;. The agents that walk away with their notes and saying things like &amp;ldquo;I can&amp;rsquo;t wait to give this a shot&amp;rdquo; are the ones that will grow their business. The agents that walk out with their notes saying, &amp;ldquo;this will never work in my city&amp;rdquo; are the ones that should have just stayed home. Open your mind and be ready to learn from those that are making it happen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The biggest challenge that many attendees have is that they get so many notes and ideas that they just don&amp;rsquo;t know where to start. Between sessions and at the end of the day, quickly look over your notes and circle The ONE Thing (like the tie in?) that jumps out at you. &lt;strong&gt;Only implement a small batch of new ideas&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;when you get back and you will have much better&amp;nbsp;focus.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Agents who attempt to put everything they learn into practice&amp;nbsp;can end up&amp;nbsp;worse off then where they started!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;Family Reunion Exhibit Hall&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;As soon as you get to the exhibit hall, do the quick &lt;strong&gt;trick or treat walk&lt;/strong&gt;. What is the trick or treat walk? That is when you zip up and down the aisles to each booth and grab whatever they are giving away (anything from pens to magnets to candy) and make sure you grab their information handouts. Just like on Halloween you always remember the house with the big candy bar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Decide what your &lt;strong&gt;budget&lt;/strong&gt; is for new services, software, marketing, and other items at the show and have a plan as to what you are looking to take home with you.&amp;nbsp; (Warning shameless plug coming up)o tell the other kids to visit! Make notes on which vendors you want to visit later.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;best times to meet with vendors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;are&amp;nbsp;early in the morning (the booths open at 8am), over the lunch break since everyone else will run to eat (more on that below), or where there isn't a breakout session that you click with. Don&amp;rsquo;t forget to say hello to the companies you&amp;rsquo;re already using!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Are you needing KW branded clothing? Leave room in your suitcase&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Are you wanting some great reading? Hit the KW bookstore&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Are you looking for some outside training opportunities?&amp;nbsp;Come visit the IMSD team (I warned you this was coming)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Realtors are all looking for the new magic bullet. Listen to the experts speaking on panels and in breakout sessions and you will recognize that &lt;strong&gt;there are no magic bullets&lt;/strong&gt;. The principle is work, work, work and you should keep that in mind as you shop, shop, shop. Find things that work and generate more business for you... those are the things to invest in on the exhibit floor.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Group Sessions&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You do not want to miss the large sessions offered at Family Reunion. You will notice that nothing competes with these on &lt;a href="http://familyreunion.kw.com/2013/agenda" title="Keller Williams Family Reunion 2013 Agenda" target="_blank"&gt;the adgenda&lt;/a&gt;. We are talking about:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Cultural Summit - Saturday 10:00am-11:30am&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gary Keller's Special Session - Saturday 12:15pm-5:15pm (you must have registered early enough for the special ticket to this event)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Special Speaker - JR Martinez - Sunday 8:00am-9:45am&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;State of the Company - Sunday 3:30pm-5:30pm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Vision Speech - Monday 9:00am-11:30am&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keynote Speaker - Dave Ramsey - Tuesday 9:00am-11:00am&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;During these large sessions, plan in advance where your group is going to meet. This is the time to catch up with the people you came to the event with.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;h1&gt;When Sessions Are Out&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: justify;"&gt;Lunch break is a madhouse! The best thing to do is bring a power bar and take advantage of the quieter time on the exhibit floor. If you plan to take advantage of the lunch provided on Monday and Tuesday make sure you are sitting at a table with agents you do not know. Network and share aha's with new faces and make some new friends, and referral connections.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event never ends as Keller Williams Family Reunion just turns into an all night party. Remember that while you are out, you still have more to learn at the 7:30am session the next morning and &lt;strong&gt;anything that happens at KWFR probably ends up on Facebook&lt;/strong&gt; before the night is over! Be smart and be safe. When in doubt, check out the hotel lobby and see which one become "the" place to be.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Inspirational Brunch&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This part of Family Reunion deserves its own section. Always held for brunch on the last day, Mo Anderson shares with everyone some amazing stories. Before you head back home to your family, to your business, and to impliment all of the things that you learned, come share. This event should be sponsored by Kleenex as you will hear tales of hardship, loss, and disaster and all of it will end with overcoming a challenge. Learn how KW Cares is able to help so many of our "family" across the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Get there early as seats fill. Take this last chance to share a special moment with someone you don't know as you will be able to relive the stories with your traveling partners when you get back home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;A Few More Tips&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the things that Keller Williams promotes is sharing and Family Reunion is no different. Use the &lt;strong&gt;power of Twitter&lt;/strong&gt; and remember the hashtag #KWFR. Share with each other, find each other and share with those that were unable to join the event in person.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Make the most of this event by &lt;strong&gt;setting goals&lt;/strong&gt; for Keller Williams Family Reunion&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;What do you want to learn about?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Who are you hoping to meet and get a moment to talk with?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What do you need to find out about in the exhibit hall and what should you avoid spending money on?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bring business cards, hand out business cards and remember the lessons that Gary Keller has been teaching us since Keller Williams began&amp;hellip;it is all about &lt;strong&gt;collecting business&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;cards&lt;/strong&gt; to add to your database! You'll also want cards to enter all of the iPad drawings on the exhibit floor.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img title="IMSD Keller Williams Family Reunion 2012" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/9/7/0/5/ar135880596750791.jpg" height="225" alt="IMSD Keller Williams Family Reunion 2012" style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="300"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Please Share This Blog and Add Your Comments&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you found this blog helpful, please share it with your Market Center, share it on Facebook and Twitter, or email it on to other Keller Williams agents. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We know that you've got some veteran conference tips, too, so please be sure to &lt;strong&gt;add your advice in the comments&lt;/strong&gt; in below for Keller Williams agents who have never attended Family Reunion&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I can&amp;rsquo;t wait to see you all at Keller Williams Family Reunion 2013 and hope you will come find me to say hello! If not, I will see you online!&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The IMSD Team&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Learn More about the &lt;a href="http://imsd.net/" title="IMSD" target="_self"&gt;Internet Marketing Specialist Designation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:12:37 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Buyers and Sellers: Is your home in a regulated floodplain? </title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buyers and sellers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It is imperative to know the status of your home.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Is your home located&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;in a regulated&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;floodplain?&amp;nbsp;In Mecklenburg county this &lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;may change within the next six months to a year and you &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;may&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;need to check &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;the status.&amp;nbsp; Your &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;insurance coverage will need to be adjusted accordingly to&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;adequately&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;cover your needs for your home.&amp;nbsp; For more information about the flood&amp;nbsp;plain you can log&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;into the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;flood zone interactive map below.&amp;nbsp; If you are looking to purchase a home and need a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;buyer &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;specialist&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;to look after your best interest, please email me at &lt;a href="mailto:lisa@christywalker.com"&gt;lisa@christywalker.com&lt;/a&gt; and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;visit our team &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;website at &lt;a href="http://www.christywalker.com"&gt;www.christywalker.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;To see if property is in a regulated floodplain, go to&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #0065ff; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #0065ff; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #0065ff; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://stormwater.charmeck.org"&gt;http://stormwater.charmeck.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Click on &lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #009b00; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #009b00; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #009b00; font-size: x-small;"&gt;Is my property in a flood zone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;, then &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #009b00; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #009b00; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #009b00; font-size: x-small;"&gt;Flood Zone Interactive Map&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #008181; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #008181; font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; color: #008181; font-size: x-small;"&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: MaiandraGD-Regular; font-size: x-small;"&gt;Type in the &lt;/span&gt;property address. Areas shown in light blue or gray are in a regulated floodplain.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Or call Storm Water Services at 704-336-3728.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Lisa Smith, Buyer Specialist&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(704) 451 8200&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:44:16 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>PRICE REDUCED on our Waterfront Ranch Home in Mooresville - $549,888</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;NEW PRICE!!! Also for rent at $2,300/month. This 3 Bedroom / 3 Bath Waterfront Ranch Home sits on .67 wooded acres with walk-out Basement. Upgraded floating dock, gazebo, and pier with boat slip on VERY deep water (18' during drought). Remodeled Kitchen with granite counters, neutral paint, tile in baths and finished basement. Low Iredell taxes and convenient to I-77 shopping.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:48:28 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Seller Offering Peninsula Yacht Club Initiation Fee on this LKN Home!!</title>
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&lt;p style="font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;"&gt;Source: &lt;a href="http://christywalker.com/inc/pmisc?pid=2070" style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;"&gt;christywalker.com&lt;/a&gt; via &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com/christywalkerre/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;"&gt;Christy&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="http://pinterest.com" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;"&gt;Pinterest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:51:46 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Christy Walker &amp; Associates Looks forward to Charlotte Restaurant Week</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img title="Queen's Feast Charlotte Restaurant Week Lake Norman Restuarants" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/8/5/4/ar135818430845856.jpg" height="256" alt="Queen's Feast Charlotte Restuarant Week" width="218"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;When:&amp;nbsp; January 18th - January 28, 2013&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;Where: 112 Restaurants located throughout 6 counties in Charlotte&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;Who: Anyone who loves to &lt;strong&gt;EAT!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;Cost:&amp;nbsp; $30 for a three course meal (Does not include tax and gratuity)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;For more information visit:&amp;nbsp; CharlotteRestaurantWeek.com&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;This is a great opportunity to try out a restaurant that you have been wanting to try with three courses meal at a reasonable price.&amp;nbsp; What restaurants are you going to visit in the Lake Norman area?&amp;nbsp; I already have my restaurants selected for the week and need to make my reservations!&amp;nbsp; Make your reservations early so you be guaranteed your spot for dinner! Enjoy!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Have a great week!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Lisa Smith, Buyer Specialist&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:23:54 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>GREAT NEWS!! Congress passed "The American Taxpayer Relief Act"!!</title>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Good news!&amp;nbsp; We are happy to report that Congress just passed &amp;ldquo;The American Taxpayer Relief Act&amp;rdquo;!&amp;nbsp; The President is expected to quickly sign and enact this bill into law.&amp;nbsp; This new law should help provide a fiscal cliff solution.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; Although this new tax law will contain a few tax increases, such as the expiration of the 2% reduction in payroll taxes and an increase in the individual income tax rate and the dividends and capital gains rate on individuals making more than $400,000 a year ($450,000 for joint filers), it will also contain other tax decreases such as higher exemption amounts for the alternative minimum tax (AMT) and extending &amp;ldquo;bonus&amp;rdquo; depreciation, Section 179 and some credits and other incentives for businesses.&amp;nbsp; Click on the link below for our&amp;nbsp;analysis:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Income tax rates&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; for tax years beginning after 2012, the individual income tax rate increases to 39.6% (up from 35%) for single individuals with taxable income of more than $400,000 a year ($450,000 for joint filers, $425,000 for heads of household and $225,000 for married taxpayers filing separately). The Bush tax rates remain intact for individuals with taxable income under $400,000. These dollar amounts are inflation-adjusted for tax years after 2013;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dividends and capital gains&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; for tax years beginning after 2012, the top tax rate for dividends and capital gains increases to 20% (up from 15%) for individuals with income over $400,000 ($450,000 for joint returns). When you factor in the 3.8% surtax on investment-type income and gains for tax years beginning after 2012, the overall tax rate for these high-income taxpayers will be 23.8%;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deduction limitation for high-income individuals&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; for tax years beginning after 2012, the Personal Exemption Phaseout (PEP), which had previously been suspended, is reinstated with a starting threshold of $300,000 for joint filers and a surviving spouse, $275,000 for heads of household, $250,000 for single filers, and $150,000 for married taxpayers filing separately. Under this PEP phaseout, the total amount of exemptions that can be claimed by a taxpayer subject to the limitation is reduced by 2% for each $2,500 (or portion thereof) by which the taxpayer&amp;rsquo;s adjusted gross income (AGI) exceeds the applicable threshold. These dollar amounts are inflation-adjusted for tax years after 2013;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deduction limitation for high-income individuals&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; for tax years beginning after 2012, the &amp;ldquo;Pease&amp;rdquo; limitation on deductions, which had previously been suspended, is reinstated with a threshold of $300,000 for joint filers and a surviving spouse, $275,000 for heads of household, $250,000 for single filers, and $150,000 for married taxpayers filing separately. For taxpayers subject to the &amp;ldquo;Pease&amp;rdquo; limitation, the total amount of their itemized deductions is reduced by 3% of the amount by which the taxpayer&amp;rsquo;s AGI exceeds the threshold amount, with the reduction not to exceed 80% of the otherwise allowable itemized deductions. These dollar amounts are inflation-adjusted for tax years beginning after 2013;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Expiration of 2% payroll tax cut&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; the 2% reduction in payroll taxes for the OASDI (known as the Social Security tax) will be allowed to expire;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; the higher exemption amounts for AMT (known as the &amp;ldquo;AMT patch&amp;rdquo;) are made permanent resulting in an estimated 30 million taxpayers escaping being subject to the AMT;&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Estate and transfer taxes &lt;/strong&gt;- for estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax purposes, for individuals dying and gifts made after 2012, there is a $5 million exemption (as indexed for inflation). However, it permanently increases the top estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax rates to 40% (up from 35%);&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Individual tax breaks extended&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; a number of individual tax provisions have been retroactively extended through 2013. In addition, there is a five-year extension of various credits, including the college tuition credit, the earned income credit and the child tax credit.&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Businesses&lt;br&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business tax breaks extended&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash; many key business tax breaks are extended, including depreciation tax provisions such as the first-year &amp;ldquo;bonus&amp;rdquo; depreciation and 15-year straight line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements, and Section 179 (although limits are still unknown), as well as the research tax credit and the domestic production activities deduction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:11:35 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>NEW PRICE on this Stunning 2 Story w/Walk-out Basement Home - $569,999</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 15px;"&gt;NEW PRICE!!! And Only 2 Miles from Downtown Davidson, this 2 Story/Basement features 3 side Brick, 1 side Vinyl on 1/2 Acre Lot witih Fenced Yard. 5 Car Garage: 3 Car Attached/2 Car Detached - One Extra Long for Campers and Boats 5 Bed/3.5 Bath and Bonus Room - 5th Bedroom part of Full Live In Basement. Basement features Full Kitchen with media wiring, Bedroom (may be used as a Billiard Room) with Walk-In Closet, Full Bath, &amp;amp; Family Living Room (area plumbed for wetbar). 25&amp;rsquo;x28&amp;rsquo; Storage Area above Detached Garage w/electrical wiring - office conversion. Private Inground 25,000 Gallon Pool (8ft deep) with baby safety fence Irrigation System in Front and Backyard; 3 Heating and Air Units; 3 Water Heaters. Pella Doors and Windows throughout, Hardwoods and Tile on First Floor. French Doors into Downstairs Study with Wainscoting 3/4 up wall Formal Dining Room with Extensive Millwork. Gourmet Kitchen with a 48&amp;rdquo; Built-In SS Refrigerator, Built-In SS Wine Cooler, Built-In SS Convention Oven, Built-In SS Regular Oven, Built-In SS Microwave, SS Trash Compactor, two SS Dishwashers, Built-In SS Cooktop, Built-In SS Food Warmer, and Custom-Made Maple Cabinets Built-In Speakers through entire House &amp;amp; Outside Deck w/Volume Control in each Room. Step-Down Great Room with Fireplace and Crown Molding. Master Up with 3 additional Bedrooms. Master Closet with Built-In Dresser Island with Granite Top, and Built-In Dresser Drawers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Christy  Walker, Christy Walker &amp; Associates (Christy Walker &amp; Associates )</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:05:25 -0800</pubDate>
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