Ever wonder what exactly a short sale is? How is a short sale different from a foreclosure? Does a homeowner have options? I am asked these questions many times through out my week whether it is in a listing appointment, at the gym, networking events, or just hanging out with my friends. I recently recorded a […]
Many people have asked me recently “What is going on with the Raleigh real estate market?” Last month I created a Raleigh real estate market update video and I thought I would share it with you today.
Raleigh’s Time Warner Cable announced this month that they will be changing their channel line up. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like changes in my life and thought that it may be helpful to post all of the information for you in one spot.
It is now reported that 1 out 8 home mortgages in the United States are in default. Default occurs anytime a house payment is 30 days past the due date. This means many Raleigh area home owners are struggling financially and with rising interest rates we know there is another wave of foreclosures on the […]
It is April in Raleigh where everything is in full bloom including sellers who want to take advantage of the spring market when their yards look the best and the school season is drawing to an end. I have sold over 5,000 homes in my 25 year career and in the past 3 months have met with […]
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 […]
News concerning USDA is fast circulating however this year’s exhaustion of mortgage funds may in fact be quite a bit different than the past. USDA mortgages allow qualifed home buyers to purchase homes with zero money down in certain parts of the county. USDA and VA are the only 100% financing programs still available for home […]
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 […]
We are remodeling our master bath. We’ve put down tile floors, a marble shower, new vanities, new mirrors, new light fixtures…..but we took out the garden tub we never use and don’t want to replace it. We were thinking a window bench that lifted up for storage or something like that. Is that going to kill our resale?