Dawn Crawley's (realty2009) Blog

I am involved in helping a buyer purchase a home that has been foreclosed on. In the addendum on the listing is the directions for the process of how offers will be considered.  In this addendum, it mentioned the banks participation in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.  I had never heard of...

As I have written in previous blogs, we have a strong equestrian presence here in Moore County.  Southern Pines is home to a very large foundation of trails, with beautiful horse farms surrounding it. This October, the horse country are will continue is tradition of having a horse farm tour to ra...

I'm hoping that some of you equestrian enthusiasts know someone that can help layout a horse farm property. I sold some acreage to a couple two years ago, and they want to develop it into a horse farm.  They recently asked me if I know of anyone who can assist them in laying out the property. I h...

Today I went into a home just outside of Pinehurst where there are many lovely homes. This is a small home on a fairly busy road that sold 3 years ago for $95,000.  I was in that home before it sold as I was showing it to a buyer. Unfortunately, the homeowner has passed away, and the sale is bein...

I have taken on the task of determining if a home owners association has made a decision that lowered the property values in a section of a gated community. A decesion was made to restrict access to some homeowners to exit the community from one of the gates.  There reason was for the preservatio...

Pinewild is a gated community minutes from the golf resort in Pinehurst.  It is a community comprised of single family homes sitting on larger than average lots.  Lot sizes range form 3/4 of an acre to an acre. Some of the homes are golf front, some have a view of the course, and others are what ...

Go to the bottom of this article, and you will see that Pinehurst was rated #1.  A great place to play golf, a great place to live. http://www.usairwaysmag.com/articles/golf/ http://www.dawncrawleyrealty.com/NCGolfCommunities.html

Southern Pines might be most well known for Horse Country.  Miles of horse farms and acres of trails. There are definitely other aspects to Southern Pines including a quaint town with shopping and restaurants. There are also several golf communities including the gated Community of Mid South Club...

Most of us have probably heard the news of the real estate agents that were killed and robbed in Ohio recently. Be sure you have safety measures in place if you are showing property to someone you don't know.  First and foremost, don't meet unknown people at the house you are showing them.  Meet ...

While visiting the Wednesday open houses in Southern Pines, I began chatting with the mortgage broker who was sponsoring the open house. We started the usual discussion with the state of the real estate market and the recent decline in applications for new mortgages. This time I learned something...