Real Estate And The Serenity Prayer (How The Prayer Applies To Home Buyers) Real estate and the serenity prayer. I wish I could take credit for this idea of how the serenity prayer applies to home buyers (and even home sellers)... but I can't. But it doesn't mean I can't share it with you. This
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06/29/2013
Charlotte Celebrates July 4th With Music and Fireworks Charlotte celebrates July 4th with music and fireworks all over town. Check out this list for all the places to go to enjoy Charlotte's music and fireworks displays: SouthPark: The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will present "Celebrate America"
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06/29/2013
THE FOUR REASONS WE ARE NOT IN A HOUSING BUBBLE Lots of discussions lately on Active Rain and other media about whether or not we are in a housing bubble right now. As with many issues like this, it's possible to argue both sides of the story. I've been leaning towards the "no, we are not in a h
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06/28/2013
DOG PARKS ABOUND IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Dog parks abound in Charlotte, North Carolina. And rightly so! Some time back Charlotte was listed by Forbes Magazine in the top 5 of American's Most Pet Friendly Cities. It's estimated that the city of Charlotte, which has a population of around 775,
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06/26/2013
Why You Absolutely Need A Survey When Buying Your Charlotte-Area Home! You absolutely need, need, need a survey when buying your Charlotte-area home. In the "good old days" lenders required surveys as part of the loan package. It's been some years since they have and as a result many home buyers
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06/26/2013
Maintaining your vinyl windows if they have weep holes... many Charltote area homeowners have vinyl windows and believe they need no ongoing care or maintenance the way wood famed windows do. As it turns out, that's not quite true. So while vinyl windows do not need as much ongoing maintenance as
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06/25/2013
Charlotte's housing market continues its upward trend through May 2013 All of the indicators we follow to see if Charlotte's housing market is continuing its upward trend through May 2013 are positive: Pending Sales: UP 39.7% year-to-date versus the same period one year ago. And for the month of
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06/23/2013
Mortgage rates are climbing... it will start costing you more to buy a home as interest rates trend upwards in coming months. If this isn't a good reason to buy a home now, I don't know what is. Check out the chart below from Keeping Current Matters showing that an increase from 3.9% to 4.5% in r
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06/20/2013
This Month In Real Estate: June 2013 Market Update... as always, great information about the state of the US real estate market, but be sure to check out the video talking about how to find a home in a seller's market, which we are now experiencing in many parts of the country due to low invento
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06/17/2013
The risks of buying homes at auction are quite significant. I regularly field calls from clients who are under the impression that buying homes at auction is a great way to find a bargain and that it's an easy process. But not so, in the least. And buyers takes on a series of risks and potential
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06/17/2013
