FINALLY SOME GREAT NEWS!!! GREETINGS! By the time you receive this newsletter, SPRING should be upon us all, no matter where you live. Wonderful flowers are popping up, grass is getting greener and the best part is that people are coming out of their winter hibernation. So my friends, take time and re-introduce yourself to your neighbor, who knows you might need to borrow their weed eater this year! As I have stated in the past, our local and national news has been bombarding us with “doom and gloom” of the Real Estate market. All you have been hearing for the past six months are the falling house prices, and of course “FORECLOSURES”. For the past couple of weeks I have been hearing forecasts that the Real Estate market is probably going to bounce back quicker than expected. Certain parts of the U.S., namely the Southeast, and Upper Mid-West will rebound quicker than expected. Some forecasters are projecting that the Southeast, namely Charlotte and Raleigh should bounce back by late Summer or Fall of 2008! Yes my friends, 2008, not 2010. In the Charlotte area we have been lucky that we have not had prices fall like in other parts of the country (and some places in the Charlotte Metro area, prices have gone UP!). Charlotte has been blessed with slow and steady growth. So alert the MEDIA, Charlotte is NOT DEAD! Tell all your friends who have been on the fence about selling or buying a property, the time is right! Spring time in our area is usually the busiest time in the Real Estate market. (and of course, refer me to aid in finding these properties) Remember my motto, “IF you are BUYING, I AM FREE!” Get on the bandwagon! Builders are having great deals! Also, it is a great time for people who have some extra cash around to purchase investment property. With the foreclosures that are happening, you can swoop them up for a great price, fix them up (and if you do not have someone who can “fix” them up, call me I know the right people), rent the property (the government is looking for more Section 8 properties in our area), and when the market turns steamy hot, you call me to sell it. I look forward to hearing from you all soon! John