When Raleigh real estate was booming, couples who divorced would fight over who got to keep the house. Each one expecting the winner could get rich from the rapidly appreciating Raleigh home prices. With the downturn in the real estate market couples are now fighting about how to dispose of their homes without both sides losing more […]
I hope I will get to see you this coming weekend at Millbrook Exchange Park, 1905 Spring Forest Road. It is the 20th Annual Bark Around the Park event Saturday April 18, 11 am to 3 pm. It is a lot of fun for the entire family. Including your 4 legged family members. You will see […]
Raeigh home owners facing foreclosure or short sale go through a tremendous amount of stress in the process of losing their home. Prior to December 2007, if a homeowner lost his home due to a bank forclosure or short sale, and the bank forgave any difference between the price it was sold for and what was […]
Good news for all of us who live and love Raleigh, NC. Forbes.com ranked Raleigh #1 March 25th, 2009, as the best place for business and careers. Durham ranked #3. With wonderful publicity such as this, PLUS UNC and Carolina Hurricanes both in the play offs for championships the Raleigh real estate market is getting a nice media boost. […]
It Takes Four Things For Every Homeowner to Sell a Raleigh Home: 1. A Compelling Price 2. Condition 3. Access 4. A good marketing agent Many sellers today feel very beat up and out of control in this challenging and competitive Raleigh real estate market. Many Raleigh home sellers get mad at their real estate […]
Unemployment, divorce, job transfer, death, financial crisis is finding many Raleigh homeowner’s struggling to make their mortgage payments. Mortgage payments are due by the first day of each calendar month. They are late on the 15th day of the month. After 15 days a late payment reminder letter arrives, after 30 days it is mortgage […]
Most of the homes in Raleigh have very similar features; bonus rooms, cul-de-sac lots, family rooms that open to the kitchen, neighborhood pools etc. But today, I wanted to share with you about a home that I have recently listed a home that is uncharacteristic for Raleigh homes. This Raleigh home is a rare treasure […]
Today 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 […]
Every 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. 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 […]