Kristin Johnston - REALTOR® ~ hi Kristin... thanks for stopping by, Wishing you a great week ahead.

Barbara Todaro ~ hi Barbara... we have two issues here. The first is that prostpective sellers in what we would consider entry level homes are not listing because of fears they won't find a home to upgrade to. The second is the amount of new construction where prices continue to increase pushing more people into a limited inventory or resale which then pushes resale prices up. Plus this area has some of the top schools in the Charlotte metro area so there is great demand from families. 

Grant Schneider ~ thanks, Grant. Decided to get with the program of adding videos...since everyone seems to think that's the way to roll these days.

Joan Cox ~ thanks, Joan. I know I have a certain level of expertise just due to 20 years of selling in this market... but I also believe my expertise is more refined because I do these market reports and stay on top of trends.

Joan Cox ~ hi Joan... I'm often amazed how many of my fellow agents in this market don't even know where to go and get data in our mls. How can you educate your clients if you haven't educated yourself first?

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®,CRS, ~ hi Paul... you have no idea how much of a kick I got out of your comment. I come from a family with artists and am personally totally lacking in that regard. Now I can feel as if I fit in! 

Beth Atalay ~ hi Beth... reading some of your market reports, I get the feeling that you still have a bit more of those affordable homes than we do. It's really a big problem for entry level buyers.

George Souto ~ hi George... no doubt... prices keep creeping up, but you can't sell what you don't have.

Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 ~ thanks, Sheila and Larry... everyone seems to think that videos are the way to go... so I'm just getting with the "program!"

Ron and Alexandra Seigel ~ thanks, Alexandra... I think I'll go get myself a swelled head now after this compliment! 

Ron and Alexandra Seigel ~ thanks, and the same to you and Ron. I'm off to Colorado at the end of the week for 5 days to attend the graduation of our youngest grandson from CSU in Ft Collins. Looking forward to a bit of a break (even though work will follow me).

Hannah Williams ~ thanks, Hannah. I guess we'll see about that Google juice. I keep hearing mixed reports about how well it's working for AR these days. Have a super week, yourself!

Debbie Reynolds ~ hi Debbie... thank you. That's what's most troublesome... those prices which keep creeping up are beginning to lock out many entry level buyers.

Bob "RealMan" Timm ~ hi Bob... a 1-3% discount from original ask price has pretty much been the norm in Charlotte "forever." We tend to price close to market value so there's never much negotiating unlike in other markets when people price 20% above value and expect low opening offers. Even when the market went sideways, many of our areas only saw a 5-6% discount from ask.

Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert ~ hi Yolanda... that's what they tell me about videos. I've only started being consistent with them relatively recently, so we'll see how/if they "pay off."

Sally K. & David L. Hanson ~ thanks, Sally and David. Appreciate your popping by and taking time to leave an "uplifting" comment.

Roy Kelley ~ thanks, Roy. They'll either appreciate or get scared by the numbers.

Gabe Sanders ~ hi Gabe... as always, great to see your smiling face on one of my posts!

Melissa Spittel ~ hi Melissa... thank you... and yes, I used Lumen 5. You sure can't beat the price.