RALEIGH, N.C. Linda Craft and Team REALTORS® announced today that Linda Craft has achieved the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation from the Distressed Property Institute. Craft is the first and only REALTOR® in Raleigh to receive the designation, joining only 1000 agents worldwide that have earned the certification. “Historically, a percentage of the real…
Safety for Raleigh Home Owners
By Linda Craft on February 26th, 2009Today I heard that WRAL- Channel 5 -would be featuring a story on the potential danger home owners face when allowing strangers into their home when they are selling it themselves. As Agents we take this matter very seriously. Some of you may remember several years ago when a real estate agent in the Fayetteville…
Raleigh Has A Growing Number of Homes in Foreclosure
By Linda Craft on February 26th, 2009Every day I watch and the number of new listings, price reductions and failed listing in the Raleigh real estate market. It is very concerning to me as I see our historically safe real estate market falling and our personal equity investment decreasing. Although Raleigh home prices have not fallen to the extent other areas…
The Raleigh Real Estate Market is Causing Unbearable Stress and Heartache For Many Families.
By Linda Craft on February 10th, 2009The Raleigh Real Estate market is causing unbearable stress and heartache for many families. Many Raleigh homeowners’ are losing their homes to foreclosure because their anticipated income did not keep pace with their adjustable rate mortgages and inflation. Many people in this position call a REALTOR to help them sell their homes only to discover…
Staging Your House to Sell
By Linda Craft on February 5th, 2009Many people ask me weekly “What do I need to do to sell my home?” Buyers purchase homes with emotion. So, one of the things you have to do is stage your home to capture emotions. There is a big difference between staging a house to sell and decorating a home. When you decorate you fill…
Raleigh REALTOR Earns Certified Distressed Property Expert Designation
By Linda Craft on February 2nd, 2009RALEIGH, N.C. Linda Craft and Team REALTORS® announced today that Linda Craft has achieved the Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation from the Distressed Property Institute. Craft is the first and only REALTOR® in Raleigh to receive the designation, joining only 1000 agents worldwide that have earned the certification. “Historically, a percentage of the real…