Julie Tuggle's (jtuggle) Blog

There’s no place like a Charlotte home for the Holidays!Santa knows that Charlotte real estate is at the top of many wish lists this year. And for many, there are good reasons to expect they’ll get what they’ve been hoping for. Mortgage rates remain steady, and are down more than 1 percent from 2...

Our featured picture says it all – what buyers would really like to celebrate this Thanksgiving is getting a Charlotte home. The demand is out there. Even though Fall weather has arrived, home sales are peaking at levels normally associated with Spring.Let’s look at the latest market numbers. As ...

Fall is here, and the market for Charlotte homes is preparing for the usual seasonal changes. This is typically a time when the market and the air cool a bit. But real estate isn’t as predictable as it used to be. Problem is, the home market, like Fall weather, is caught between conflicting trend...

Have you ever worried about climate change, but didn’t know how you could make a difference or where to start? Then this Climate Change Presentation is for you!Do any of you have children who participated in the Climate Strike on September 20? Then this Climate Change Presentation is for them! It...

As we near the end of the peak season for Charlotte real estate sales, we’re seeing confirmation of some long-standing trends, some positive, some not so positive.First, for all the talk about how millennials have rejected many of the goals and values of their parents, they still see a home as no...

Benjamin Franklin wouldn’t lie – the Federal Reserve does have a nice present for Charlotte home buyers.The Fed’s board of directors announced lower rates last month, the first reduction in more than ten years. This should not only stoke the economy and prevent a recession, but also free up more ...

Is a mortgage rate reduction on its way? Affordability has long been an issue for home buyers, especially for first-timers, and the relentless uptick in prices for Charlotte homes the past few years has kept many out of the market.And this month, with a 6.1 percent decrease in the number of close...

Our featured image this month tells you everything you need to know about the current market for Charlotte, NC homes — well, almost everything.On one hand, May’s numbers for the greater Charlotte region tell us what we’ve known for some time, that we’re in a lopsided seller’s market. For example,...

We’re clearly seeing a metamorphosis in the Charlotte real estate market, though it’s not quite as graceful or straightforward as our lovely photo suggests. While home prices continue to rise, the rate of increase has definitely slowed. Homes put on the market continue to move quickly, though thi...

Do you know the risks of dual agency? Better read this article from Realtor Magazine about the perils of dual agency:The topic of dual agency stirs many opinions within the real estate community. There are some agents who are dead set against it. Others say they have absolutely no problem with it...