north carolina: They're called "half-backs" for a reason...
- 11/30/07 02:25 PM
"Half-Backs"... You may have heard this phrase in the sporting world, but here in the Carolinas, it's got a WHOLE different meaning. I'm sure everyone has heard of, or personally experienced, the great migration of those folks who are tired of the cold and snowy winters in the North. They pack up and move as far South as possible with dreams of palm trees, sunny days and a laid-back lifestyle. A few years (or even months) go by and the realization hits... it's REALLY HOT down here! Maybe they still have family up North and resent the fact that it takes two days to get there … (1 comments)
north carolina: The Truth about Foreclosures
- 11/07/07 07:52 AM
With all the negative media coverage of the real estate market recently, I took an unscientific poll today and asked some smart folks their thoughts about real estate foreclosures. Specifically, I wanted to see how well the media's bashing of real estate has convinced folks that the sky is falling. I asked, "Based on the number of South Carolina real estate foreclosures and North Carolina real estate foreclosures that took place during the second quarter of 2006, what do you think happened during the same period in 2007?" Every person I asked thought that the number of foreclosures was up - … (2 comments)
"Half-Backs"... You may have heard this phrase in the sporting world, but here in the Carolinas, it's got a WHOLE different meaning.;)
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