real estate: Home Inspection on New Construction? - 12/21/07 10:27 AM
One of our new fabulous Uptown condos began Closing on sales that were posted back in 2005! What a great time of year for Closings, right?! Well, during the long time span between the signed Contract and the final walkthrough, my clients decided that a relative who was a 'home inspector' (12 comments)
real estate: Shopping? Add lenders to your list! - 12/19/07 09:26 AM
Alright, lenders don't slam me but, I have recently had a couple of new Realtors® ask me about the loan process and my ‘recommended' lenders. So, I thought I'd share with AR how I advise my clients in the LENDER SHOPPING phase of their home buying process! I am a big (6 comments)
real estate: Finally, GOOD NEWS FOR HOME BUYERS! - 12/13/07 05:36 PM
Okay, I'll admit it: The real estate market is in a bit of a 'slump!' As I read my newspaper through my glass-half-full, I notice that the negative real estate articles are slowing to some degree but, they just keep coming! So, I decided to do a bit of investigating on my own (14 comments)
real estate: Real Estate New Year's Resol-YOU-tions! - 12/11/07 07:08 AM
Yes, it's that time again! Time to take a moment (or several) to reflect on your past year in business and set your goals for 2008! If you have already done so, congratulations--I'm way behind you! One of the first things that I learned in this business is that you can only (6 comments)
real estate: SAFETY: Realtors BEWARE! - 12/04/07 10:17 PM
A Sotheby's International real estate agent in Santa Fe was attacked and abducted at gunpoint yesterday and made to withdraw money from her bank account prior to getting away from the perpetrator. The woman who committed the attack got away, but the FBI has a notice that the CEO/BIC of Sotheby's (Denise M. Keron) (48 comments)
real estate: Charlotte Real Estate Makes National News! - 11/28/07 08:49 AM
Today's Charlotte Observer had an encouraging article by J.W. ELPHINSTONE of the Associated Press pertaining to our Charlotte market! In his article, Charlotte bucks housing trend; Home values grew while other cities saw declines, Mr. Elphinstone writes the recent S&P's index of housing prices in 20 metropolitan areas reveals that five cities, including Charlotte (4 comments)