The Market According to Zillow... I got an email from Zillow this morning and clicked on it to see "where my market was and how was it doing." Well the map they provide is interesting. It shows in my area that the military markets, Jacksonville, NC and Fayetteville, NC are fairing in the plus ran
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02/18/2009
$787 Billion - there's no tellin' where the money went! The Wall Street Journal had a great article on the breakdown of exactly where the billions went. Billions. Now that is a hard concept to get your brain around. For example it takes 31.71 years for you to live 1 billion seconds. How many life
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02/14/2009
We the People... Maybe our congress needs to go back and read the preamble to the constitution. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the bl
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02/14/2009
Stimulus - 02/07/09 Stimulus. The word of the times. Song writers are proliferating on YouTube with ditties about the bailouts, greed, wall street, golden parachutes, etc. The politicians are using more and more trees with their 5 and 6 inch thick books referred to as stimulus package. Obama is b
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02/07/2009
RSPS Designation with one time fee - 02/05/09 Today after a second day of class and a test I completed the the second of two core courses for the RSPS (Resort Second-home Property Specialist) designation. The first core course: NAR Resort & Second Home Markets Course I completed in 2008. Today I
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02/05/2009
Delay that order? Beach Plan - Insurance rates - increase now or later? The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association also known as the "Beach Plan" has proposed a 15% - 25% increase its rates for wind and hail policies and full peril policies for coastal properties. In this current env
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02/03/2009
Expectation 02/03/09 Expectation! What role does expectation play in our market? Expectation is a powerful force. How much as are we as a group, community and nation contributing to the market with our expectations? Will the expectation that a new administration will come up with some answ
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02/03/2009
20th Birthday Celebration Begins The Crystal Coast chapter of the Women's Council of REALTORS began its year long celebration of it's 20th birthday. The chapter was founded in 1989 in Carteret County, NC. The 20th year celebration was kicked off at the Crystal Coast Country Club in Pine Knoll S
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02/02/2009
