Its Time Again For the NASCAR All-Star Week Here in Charlotte - 04/30/08 10:53 AM
New Orleans has Marti Gras, New York has New Years, and Charlotte has the NASCAR All-Star week. While Charlotte plays host to many other events, nothing draws quite like the All-Star week for Charlotte. If you've never been to a NASCAR race, the All-Star race at Lowes Motor Speedway on May … (0 comments)
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Charlotte Area Remains The Lone Appreciating Market in February in Case/Shiller Survey - 04/30/08 08:31 AM
Out today, the numbers for S&P's Case/Shiller survey for February, which examines home values in 20 housing markets. While Miami and Las Vegas were at the bottom with 22.8% and 21.7% 1 year price decreases, Charlotte was the only city in the study with appreciation, even though it was a mere … (3 comments)
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So Why Does the Carolina Multiple Listing Service Make it So Hard to Search for Foreclosed Listings? - 04/29/08 01:08 PM
For the last six months, by far the number one request I have had from clients are those looking for homes in some sort of distress. They are buying anyway and if they can snag a home below market value, why wouldn't they. Unfortunately, searching for these types of properties is … (5 comments)
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Little ways to help out with Formula Samples - 04/28/08 02:40 PM
My wife and I recently had a little boy and you wouldn't believe amount of formula we have received in the mail. It's no wonder why this stuff costs so much money when they're giving most of it away in samples. If you haven't seen them, they come in 13oz containers … (0 comments)
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Buyers: How to build a criteria of your next home. - 04/27/08 03:38 PM
I've known real estate agents to show clients over a hundred homes only realize that the first house they saw was the one their client liked best. You don't have to see 20, 50, or even a hundred homes to find that one perfect house for you if you start by … (2 comments)
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Tips For Your Domain Name: What Does It Say About You? - 04/25/08 09:29 PM
Do you have a domain name for your website that works for you? I would say that most have a website and with that site, you were probably sold a domain name. If not, head on over to site like Godaddy and purchase a domain name after reading this so you won't be wasting … (4 comments)
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I've got gas pains and no one in Washington gets it - 04/25/08 05:40 PM
For the last five years, I've driven around 20,000 each year in town for business. That means that I'm spending around $3,000 a year for fuel for just myself and that doesn't include maintenance. At the beginning of the year, I swapped cars with my wife, giving her my Dodge Durango … (1 comments)
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So Why Do We Need Social Networking in Real Estate? - 04/25/08 02:34 PM
So today, while home with the baby, I watched the latest episode of The Office from last night. On the show, an issue they dealt with was their company website, Dunder Mifflin Infinity, had a social networking portion that had been taken over by pedifiles. At one point, the boss Michael … (2 comments)
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Smart Roads Coming to the Carolinas but I'm Fine With the Dumb Ones. - 04/24/08 03:51 PM
The call it a smart road or the road of the future. I call it a scary waste of money. In 2003, London England instituted the first congestion charge, which is a fee for driving a non-hybrid / electric car into certain parts of the city. The fee is approximately $16 a … (0 comments)
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You Didn't Know About The Sewage Plant Next Door? - 04/24/08 10:35 AM
Non-disclosure is the number one reason by a wide margin why agents are sued and/or lose their license. Whether they are trying to make a sale or just plain incompetent, all too often agents are selling homes without having all the facts or their clients best interest at heart.
One of the most … (4 comments)
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In just a few short hours, my life will never be the same - 04/18/08 05:42 AM
Last night when I came home from the office around 8:45, I was prepared to rest after a long week. For the last month or so, I had been working just about every day until that time or later and it was starting to take a tool. I figured that I … (12 comments)
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3-2008 Market Update for South Charlotte Area 5 (Olde Providence, Providence Country Club, Myers Park, Ballantyne) - 04/14/08 01:34 PM
Real Estate Market Update for
Single Family Homes in Mecklenburg County North Carolina Area 5 including:
Charlotte Neighborhoods West of Providence Road and East of Park Road including, Cherry, Dilworth, Myers Park, Barclay Downs, Foxcroft, Beverly Woods, Cameron Wood, South Park, Quail Hollow, Olde Providence, Shadow Lake, Stone Creek Ranch, and Ballantyne.
Data gathered for March 1 2008 - March 31 2008
In … (0 comments)
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So what price should you offer for that house? - 04/10/08 10:55 AM
In today's ever changing housing market, price is the number one sticking point with buyers and sellers. Buyers always want the lowest price they can get that they deem fair and sellers often want the highest...but not always. Usually, this meant an offer came in 5 - 10k below asking price and both buyer and … (0 comments)
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How to Be Greedy By Suing For Commission - 04/09/08 10:13 AM
In the last year, I have run into more agents threatening to sue their buyer clients for commission than I have at any point in the four or so years prior. The concept seems lost on me completely. If I, as an agent, didn't do a good enough job in procuring a house for … (8 comments)
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Is Baseball Ever Coming to Charlotte? - 04/08/08 12:36 AM
There may be no more divisive topic here in Charlotte than baseball in the center city. At issue is a complex land swap between the board of education and the Charlotte Knights to build a stadium in second ward. The Charlotte Knights, a Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, … (1 comments)
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Road Course Tracks in the Charlotte area - 04/07/08 07:13 PM
Charlotte truly is a car guy's kind-of-town. Not only are there dealers for every make and model car imaginable and folks to modify them, there's also clubs for every make and model imaginable. Plus, in what other city can you end up pumping gas next to a NASCAR driver on your way home … (2 comments)
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Better than new 5 Bedroom 3 Bath Home just 3 miles from Ballantyne for $235000 - 04/02/08 09:00 PM
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The tax man says my home is worth what? - 04/01/08 11:13 PM
Last month, homeowners in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Union, and Cabarrus Counties opened their mailbox to a letter from the tax assessors office which may have caused a few heart attacks (to put it politely). Yes, its reassessment time and for most the increase was around 16%. However, for others the tax increase was much more significant.
Take … (5 comments)
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Thanks to ActiveRain, I am Somebody! - 04/01/08 03:57 PM
A few weeks back, I received an email from the author of the article below. He has saw a post I had written on my active rain blog and decided to interview me for the story. Check it out! This is a proud day in the old Osman household. As quoted … (4 comments)
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Sellers & Agents: A good picture is worth $10,000. What is your listing photo worth? - 04/01/08 10:52 AM
Which home would you get most excited to show and sell (or purchase yourself)? This one:
or this one?
Yes they are the same house but a different perspective and a week later. The changes are night and day. One looks vacant and unappealing and the other has awesome curb appeal that leads … (9 comments)
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