Lake Norman Real Estate - Diane Aurit

  In Part I of this series on how to start your own real estate firm, I discussed the whys of starting a business and what size/type of office.  Today I am going to address the dry but very important topics related to establishing your business plan. Mission/Vision/Values/Goals and Objectives I ...

    Lake Norman's upscale Simonini Builders is adjusting the plans for their Preserve at Robbins Park in Cornelius because of shifting real estate trends according to a recent article in Business Today. While this may seem like a minor bit of news, it is actually quite significant because The Pre...

    Affordable housing at The Point on Lake Norman?  It's an oxymoron, or is it?  Thanks to its incredible reputation as THE upscale Lake Norman community, many home-buyers just assume that a home in The Point is out of their price range.     With their resort-like amenities including  The Point ...

    Lake Norman is poised to set a new world record at the mega "Raft Up" party tomorrow, July 25th! And, this in not the first time as Lake Norman has long held the record for a Raft-Up until local officials thought it was too dangerous and stopped them in 2005.  If you are new to Lake Norman an...

  I know what you are thinking.  Who in their right mind would start a new real estate firm in THIS terrible market?  Well, ah, that would be me.  Am I crazy?  Maybe.  But I am also excited, invigorated and happier than I have been in a long time.  It's as if I have been released from a burden I...

    Josh's Farmers Market in Mooresville Lake Norman If you have reason to be on Williamson Road in Mooresville on Thursday - Sunday you might have seen a crowded parking lot nestled in some trees on the east side of the street just south of Highway 150.  This is where Josh Graham and his wife A...

      Drum rolls please.... I got home today to find a large envelope from the North Carolina Real Estate Commission.  I couldn't believe it as I was not expecting it for about two more weeks. Inside I found a beautiful certificate for the new real estate firm :  LKN Realty, LLC.  It's official, ...

Lake Norman Hot Sheet:  July 13, 2009      There has been so much speculation in the economic news about the U.S. housing market that I decided we needed a reality check.  There is nothing better to shed some light on our Lake Norman Real Estate market than a visit to our Multiple Listing Service...

      Those of us who live down Lake Norman's infamous Brawley School peninsula know only too well that construction is well under way on the two-year widening project.  The large, orange sign "warning, expect delays"  blinks at us daily although by now we pretty much know what to expect.  One of...

    Happy 4th of July to all from Lake Norman North Carolina!   Every year we have a truly small town Americana Independence Day Parade in Iredell County.  I took the picture above and those below while riding on the Mooresville/Lake Norman Exchange Club's float.  What an amazing 3-mile ride:    ...