Everyone still calls active would-be Charlotte home buyers “house hunters.” The term hasn’t changed; the goal hasn’t, either—but today the activity it conjures up is very different from that it did just a short while ago. For instance, for Charlotte house hunters whose last hunt was in, say,1990, their memory of “house hunting” is probably that of thumbing through stacks of black-and-white listing sheets provided by the real estate agent. Those may have been a little hard to read, especially if they’d been sent to their oh-so-slow home fax machine. If any of the sheets looked worth pursuing, the next step … (0 comments)
charlotte home buyers: Charlotte “Bubble” Question Not Most Relevant
- 11/21/17 07:05 AM
“Are we in a real estate bubble?” can still be a nagging thought for prospective Charlotte home buyers. It turns out that it might not be the most relevant question. When you buy a home in Charlotte, you commit to what is actually a two-pronged proposition. One part is ultra-conservative: its practical utility as shelter. Being master of the roof over your head doesn’t just let you feel like you have a grip on the future—it removes a sizeable chunk of the unknown from your family’s prospects. It’s that other aspect of owning your Charlotte home that can trigger hesitation. When all … (3 comments)
When news of the Equifax hack first broke, the credit ratings giant scrambled to minimize fallout from this massive personal information breach. After an initial embarrassing misstep (they tried to have affected consumers sign off on Equifax’s liability), the company moved to ameliorate the hack by offering free ID protection to consumers. Charlotte homeowners and potential home buyers had reason to do more than shake their heads at yet another electronic pratfall. In one way or another, most Charlotte real estate transactions involve creditworthiness appraisals that are managed by the three credit reporting agencies (Equifax is one). That means that among the … (4 comments)
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