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Thinking about selling your home? Let me give you some sound advice. First; use the services of a Realtor®. Second; do not negotiate verbally with a prospective buyer. If you have someone serious about your property, they should be willing to put their offer in writing. Thinking about buying a home: Take the same advice. Do [...] When it comes to real estate transactions, it’s not just haggling over the price that can be stressful. Sellers need to make some decisions about their home before they list it for sale. One of those issues that can be confusing is the definition of “Fixture.” To understand how the NC Real Estate Commission views fixtures, [...] I get asked often about deeds. What are they? Are there different kinds of deeds? What do they mean? So I thought this article might be of help. Property Deeds Property deeds are written documents used to transfer real estate from a seller (grantor) to a buyer (grantee). They include the actual transfer of the property, called [...] Today is April 15th. Significant in several ways. Obviously, it’s the day your taxes must be paid to Uncle Sam. Also, it marks just 15 days left to get a home under contract if you want to take advantage of the federal first-time buyer incentive. Homes must be under contract by April 30 to qualify [...] I just got some data from the National Association of Realtors showing how home prices have performed in 2009, versus 2008 and 2007. Needless to say, in most cases they are down. There are some metropolitan areas that posted an actual increase versus 2008, indicating a turnaround in those markets. But looking at 2007, we [...]
It’s moving day at Coldwell Banker United Realtors. We are relocating to 287 Williamson Rd., Suite E in Mooresville. It’s just down the street and around the corner from our old office on River Highway. All our other contact information will remain the same, like phone and fax numbers. But our new location will afford us [...] As of January 1st of 2010, the new RESPA regulations passed by the federal government are in effect for all real estate lending transactions. RESPA, which stands for Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, is in place to regulate truth in lending laws, and to protect consumers from predatory or unscrupulous loan schemes. The important thing to [...] I thought it was time we looked again at the current sales statistics for the Lake Norman real estate market. Here’s a look at October numbers in two price ranges; $100,000 to $250,000 and $250,000 to $500,000. While our market is not performng quite to the level of 2007, it is certainly showing improvement versus [...] While the real estate market typically slows towards the end of the year, there are still benefits to selling a home during the holiday season. In an average economy, there are usually fewer homes on the market during the months of November and December and a property will have much greater potential for exposure during [...] |
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