Frankly, it’s hard not to feel encouraged and optimistic about the real estate market these days. Everywhere you look, positive real estate trends are popping up, further emphasizing that the worst days of the economic recession are in the rear view mirror now. And here’s another recent nugget of good news: Home prices all across […]
Homeownership is the American Dream! Yet every home buyer will experience “buyer’s remorse” several times on their way to realizing that dream. We are starting a blog series that will help Triangle area home buyers understand what’s happening to them and how to move through Buyer’s Remorse. What is Buyer’s Remorse? Buyer’s remorse is fear […]
The sun is shining, the birds are singing and your running shoes are calling your name! Time to lace up and get out. Running is a great workout that you can do anywhere. Raleigh/Durham/Cary have many run clubs to choose from where you can find like minded individuals who enjoy the thrill of running in […]
The numbers don’t lie: Americans are growing increasingly confident about the overall health of the national real estate market, according to a recent report. Evidently, a recent Gallup poll showed that 56 percent of Americans expect average home prices in their area to increase, which is up 33 percent from just two years ago. And […]
If you’re currently trying to sell your home on the local housing market, great news: it’s about to get very, very busy for you. That’s because national real estate experts are projecting that this spring will see even more home buying activity than is already expected for this time of year. Why? Because of pent-up […]
This week we have a very special guest on the Linda Craft blog to help explain the difference between prequalification and preapproval. For first time home buyers, weaving through all the financial terminology can be a little intimidating! Kathryn Youngs, a mortgage consultant with Wells Fargo, has broken it down for us below! “Two very common terms consistently used in […]
Spring has sprung in Raleigh, NC and it is time to clean and de-clutter our Triangle homes. One cluttered area that we often overlook, is our digital home. Our digital lives need to be de-cluttered and managed as much as our personal homes in order to stay organized and efficient! Taking time to clean and care for our […]
You probably wouldn’t have believed it a year ago, but today may very well be a great time to sell your home! Prices have gone up substantially for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that more and more people are looking to buy. Couple this with the fact that inventory in the […]
For the whole month of March, Linda Craft & Team will be featuring Spring Cleaning tips. This is part of our month long “Clean with the Team” extravaganza! All month long we will have cleaning service giveaways on Facebook and to top things off, our annual Shredding Party on March 29th! Welcome Spring with a clean […]
Home buying fervor has driven home prices to their largest annual gain since 2005, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Evidently, home buyer interest – fueled by low mortgage rates as well as reduced inventories – helped drive prices up in 2013. Now, experts are saying that home buyers and home […]