Dianne Goode's Blog
Raleigh and Triangle area NC real estate news and events. Experienced Raleigh Realtor writes about North Raleigh neighborhoods, real estate market updates, general information for people relocating to Raleigh NC area.
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2011
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Step Three: The Search. The Search is the fun part of the home-buying process -- It's like an Easter Egg hunt! Actually, it's more like dating. (I wrote a blog on how buyers are looking for love, which might give you some insight into the emotional aspects of buying a home.) However, ther...
12/18/2011
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Step Two is to find a Good Realtor. Believe it or not, even Realtors have to choose a good Realtor sometimes, when we want to refer a client to a distant city and make sure they're well taken care of. It's a daunting task -- there are thousands of Realtors out there! How do you pick the r...
12/14/2011
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Step One is to talk to a lender. Would you walk onto a car lot and say, "I want a car" without first knowing what you can afford to spend? You can get a well-used clunker for $2,500 or a fancy sports car for $55,000. Both cars have four wheels and a gas pedal, and both of them presumably wil...
12/13/2011
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In the Raleigh Triangle Area, the MLS uses a service to schedule showings. I well remember the days when an agent had to call each separate real estate company with fingers crossed, hoping someone was on phone duty to give out lock box combos. Now every member of the MLS pays a monthly fee ...
12/11/2011
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Every year the Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors collects Christmas gifts for less fortunate children in our area. Called Project Angel Tree, the members of RRAR are encouraged to take an Angel (or more than one!). Each paper angel cut-out has written on it a child's first name, gend...
12/07/2011
It's been a tough three years for the housing market, and some parts of the country have been down for even longer. Recent numbers are encouraging, but one segment of the market shows no sign of recovery: Almost nobody is buying large luxury homes. Here in the Triangle, the inventory has now f...
12/05/2011
