Nealtor's Charlotte Real Estate Forum

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            There are several expenses you, as a seller, will likely face at the closing table.  Some will be fixed expenses while others depend on your selling price.  Another one, your agent's fee, will depend upon the arrangement with your real estate professional.  You will find a list of the...

            The month of November 2006 resulted in fewer total home sales (232 properties) than in November 2005 (235 properties).  Of these, there were 9.4% fewer new construction sales in November of 2006 (27.6%) compared to November of 2005 (37%).  This number is promising for the resale secto...

            I've written before that I consider our market not a buyer's market or seller's market, but an agent's market.  That means in order to be successful selling your home for top dollar in a short time frame, your chances are best with the assistance of a skilled real estate professional....

            Every year around the holiday season, I hear this at least a couple of times.  While I can understand the reasoning behind this question, there are actually several issues to consider that may make this time of year a great time to put your house on the market.  First keep in mind tha...

            As local business owners and entrepreneurs, we all know very well that Cabarrus County is developing by leaps and bounds.  To get ahead in today's marketplace there are all sorts of tools and strategies from cutting edge marketing techniques to elaborate websites to high tech gadgetry...

There are over 9800 of us agents who subscribe to our Carolina Multiple Listings Service.  That's a lot of folks competing for business.  As a full time, full-service professional for nearly eleven years now, I've heard my share of stories from clients about a former bad experience with a real es...

        In the course of a real estate purchasing transaction, it may be tempting to save a few hundred bucks by using the seller's old survey.  Many lenders will let you do so if the survey is less than ten years old.  Keep in mind though, that while your lender may be fine with this practice, i...

October State of the Market Report for Cabarrus:             The month of October 2006 resulted in fewer total home sales (228 properties) than in October 2005 (241 properties).  Of these, there were 5% fewer new construction sales in October of 2006 (30%) compared to October of 2005 (35%).  Thes...

Recent Happenings in Cabarrus:            According to a recent Independent Tribune article by Ben McNeely, another new neighborhood has been announced in the Kannapolis high end market.  Fisher Lake Farms will go up at Exit 63 of Interstate 85, along the western side between Lane Street and Bran...