Charlotte House Hunter Blog

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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Jonathan and Associates, Inc
A look on what's happening in and around Charlotte North Carolina, the hottest city in the South East. Reading and commenting on my blog has been known to cause hair to grow back, relationships to get mended, to increase your pay, and make you more attractive to the opposite sex.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
March 2010 Ballantyne Area Real Estate Market Update Data gathered from the CMLS for dates 2/1/2010 - 2/28/2010 Ballantyne Area Market Update includes homes in the neighborhoods of Allyson Park, Amberleigh, Ballantyne Country Club, Ballantyne Meadows, Bridgehampton, Carlyle, Edinburgh, Highgrove,...
03/25/2010
If you missed it this week, there is a disagreement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and four appraiser organizations over whether Broker Price Opinions (BPO) or an appraisal should be used to determine value under the HAFA program.  Currently in the guidelines for the Home Affo...
03/21/2010
After this last week of trying to help short sale sellers unload their upside-down properties, I’ve experienced a whole range of assistance.  Or not. 1. Seller will not return four phone calls and two emails asking if they can do a $1000 cash contribution to dispose of a $150,000 mortgage.  Not ...
03/19/2010
Charlotte North Carolina Market Update for: Condominium and Townhomes in Uptown Charlotte (Downtown / Center City) The Vue Charlotte, 400 North Church, Settlers Place, Avenue Condominiums, Chapel Watch, Park Place, Fifth and Poplar, Iveys Townhomes, The Garrison at Graham, 230 South Tryon, Tradem...
03/17/2010
FRAUD: intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right b : an act of deceiving or misrepresenting. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) It's a scary word in the the real estate industry (and in any industry) and unfortunately the tu...
03/17/2010
Yes, the rumors are absolutely true. Straight from the desk of the USDA is that their rural development housing loan (you know, the only other mainstream 100% financing product besides VA) is likely to run out of money by April and they are warning lenders to stop issuing loans. For the USDA Rura...
03/16/2010
Often, I am approached by companies wanting to handing our short sale files for a fee. They promise to keep me updated, the seller out of legal hot water, and to get the file closed quickly. Some are attorneys themselves and claim to have special connections to help usher the files through. All o...
03/10/2010
Charlotte North Carolina Market Update for: Single Family Homes in Mecklenburg County North Carolina Area 1 including:   Charlotte, Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville Neighborhoods East of I-77, North of N. Tryon Street, West of Cabarrus County, and South of Iredell County including the neighb...
03/09/2010
There is a real estate firm town (not the one the Charlotte House Hunter Group works with) that, as a policy, pays its' agents more per transaction if they sell one of the firms own transactions. In some cases, the agent may receive twice as much if they sell one of the firm's listings than if th...
03/05/2010
  Providence Downs South   Marvin NC   Search all Providence Downs South Homes For Sale View a map of Providence Downs South About Providence Downs South Providence Downs South is a single family detached neighborhood of custom homes in Marvin North Carolina. A few of the standout features that m...
03/04/2010