Dawn Crawley's (realty2009) Blog

Yesterday I attended the first half of my continuing ed for real estate at the Country Club of North Carolina (CCNC) in Pinehurst. As real estate agents, we all have to endure our continuing education classes. Yesterday was a nice exception to the usual dull class. First, the teacher was engaging...

Every Halloween we host the Senior state tennis Championships in Pinehurst. Men and women from all over North Carolina come as their area champions to compete for the USTA state championship in their respective level.  The winner from each level of play will advance to the sectionals played diffe...

I recently went to RainCamp in Charlotte, NC from Pinehurst to see if it could help me with my blogging experience and increase my results using Activerain. I was always looking for ideas with my blogs to increase buyers and sellers to come to my website to help them with their real estate needs ...

The golf front condos in Pinehurst have typically been used as rental by the owners, and the owners use the condos maybe a month or two out of the year for themselves. They are modestly priced, and with todays low interest rate, these golf front condos could be a good possibility for a second hom...

Yesterday several Pinehurst real estate agents took the time to spend a day in Charlotte at RainCamp. I had expectations about learning to improve my blogs, but learned much more than that. There was so much information, that I took pages of notes.  I'm usually not a big note taker in these kind ...

Looking forward to getting a bunch of new information tomorrow to increase my success using ActiveRain. A few of the local Pinehurst real estate agents are also coming. My response will be forthcoming after tomorrow.

I think that sellers should seriously consider getting a home inspection prior to listing their home. It shows prospective buyers that they isn't a hidden defect in the house that the seller is trying to hide.   Sellers should be aware that buyers might and in some cases should get their own insp...

  A new development just 15 minutes from Pinehurst offers a unique mixture of tennis, fitness and of course, golf. The reason this is unique is that this is a mixed community that offers a full fitness facility, club house with full kitchen, 6 clay tennis courts and real estate surrounding the L...

OK, I know I've been blogging all day.  I have to strike when the inspiration hits me. Today walking my dogs around the Foxfire golf courses (on the street, I wouldn't dare go on the course or the cart path) the fall weather inspired me.  Foxfire is minutes from Pinehurst where it is now filled w...

Like most other areas in the country, Pinehurst and the Southern Pines area of NC has had its difficulties in the real estate market. Inventories are high, and most neighborhoods have seen a decline in pricing.  There are still buyers in the market, though not as many as we had during the peak i...