The Raleigh Real Estate Market overall has weathered the 2008 recession’s dramatic blow real estate throughout the country felt. While we fared better overall than other major markets, such as Phoenix, AZ or Miami, FL, the drop in real estate value still hit home for many home sellers-and quickly turned our market into
Welcome to the Triangle area of North Carolina! Living here is truly like no other experience; not only does the Triangle boast large cities, such as Chapel Hill, Durham, Cary and Raleigh, but the many small towns, such as Garner, the home of American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, provide the cozy feeling of relaxed, down […]
Many people try to guess what time of the year is best to sell a house. Every month and every year is different depending on the economy, interest rates, elections etc. So, there isn’t ever a normal or an absolute however
Tuesday is a special day for the Linda Craft Real Estate Team. I fondly call it Team Tuesday. It is the day we all pile into our wrapped passenger van and ride around the Triangle area previewing our new listings in the Greater Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Garner, Clayton, Apex and Holly Springs areas. We sharpen our Triangle Real Estate market […]
Congratulations, Raleigh! You have beat Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, Washington and many other cities in the Most Wired Cities list published by Forbes’ Magazine. Moving to the number 1 position was quite a jump from last year’s 15th spot. Special thanks to our city planners, private business owners and developers who have installed wireless connections […]
Every week my team provides a weekly report to all of our current sellers. The report covers where we market their home, how many showings they have received, what the feedback is from their real estate home showings, etc. We also include a report on what their local competition is from a buyer’s perspective […]
Just before Thanksgiving I met with 11 of the Top Real Estate Agents in the greater Raleigh area. We are all members of the Triangle Area Luxury Home Marketing Group. This group represents several real estate offices throughout the Wake County area. We meet once a month to tour each others homes for sale that are priced $750,000 […]
Over the last several months many people have asked me if home sales have been picking up for the Raleigh real estate market. While we have seen an increase in appointments scheduled to view our current inventory of Triangle area homes for sale, we have not seen them turn into equal sales. Home sales around the Raleigh region are still […]
Every day in the Raleigh area I meet with perspective home sellers. However, in the current real estate market I find myself practicing “tough love” and being more of a counselor and consultant. I try to educate my home sellers to make sure they have realistic expectations so they do not end up with regrets in […]
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