A North Carolina Perspective on Real Estate

With the Olympics now over in Beijing, I'm reminded of how in real estate there can be both winners and losers.  Certainly today in my local market BUYERS are supreme.  Why....because: 1) BUYERS have more inventory in which to choose from in order to make the right selection. 2) BUYERS can buy M...

I have just returned from a trip to Park City, UT and discovered that the real estate market there is somewhat depressed.  I was amazed to see numerous developments that had begun brisk construction a couple of years ago, only to come to a "grinding halt" today.  But I must admit the agent I spok...

 I'm just finishing my latest round of new agent training and it never ceases to amaze me how confused new agents ( fresh out of real estate school ) become when discussing AGENCY.  More specifically...... EXCLUSIVE BUYER'S AGENCY. Even though our real estate commission clearly states that upon i...

This is my first blog entry, so I just want to get this "off my chest"... We all know the reasons for a perceived decline in real estate prices throughout the U.S.  It's not as if we couldn't see it coming....with all of the sub-prime loans being offered up to anyone regardless of their credit-wo...