LOOKING FOR A GREATER CHARLOTTE HOME?HOPING FOR A FORECLOSURE BARGAIN? FORECLOSURE & SHORT SALE HOMES  REMAINED SCARCE IN CHARLOTTE REGION IN AUGUST 2023FORECLOSURE & SHORT SALE BARGAINS REMAIN HARD (IMPOSSIBLE?) TO FIND Foreclosure and short sales as a percentage of total home sales in the Charlotte, North Carolina region remained low at 0.4% in August 2023. This was the third consecutive month of declines in foreclosure sales as a percentage of total sales in Greater Charlotte (July: 0.5%; June: 0.6%). In August 2023, the Greater Charlotte region had a total of 15 foreclosure sales and four short sales versus 3,858 traditional sales. If you've been searching for a distressed property "bargain" in the Greater Charlotte area and having a hard time finding one, it's no wonder. The numbe... 10/02/2023

CALLING ALL COFFEE-HOLICS!IT's NATIONAL COFFEE DAY: SEPTEMBER 29WAKE UP AND SMELL THAT COFFEE! "I can't imagine a day without coffee! I can't imagine!" ... Howard Schultz  What's more luscious than waking up to the smell of fresh brewed coffee?  September 29th is a special day for coffee lovers and admitted coffee-holics! That's me! It's National Coffee Day!  National Coffee Day  happens to be one of my two most favorite "food related" days of the year (the other being World Chocolate Day). Click for THE ULITMATE GUIDE TO DIFFERENT COFFEES.   For all the "coffee-holics" out there (and I'm unabashedly one). I firmly believing that coffee should be its own food group. National Coffee Day is a great reason to go out and celebrate with an extra cup or two of coffee! As far as I'm concerned,... 09/29/2023

HELLO OCTOBER! WHO DOESN'T LOVE OCTOBER!OCTOBER IS ALSO A GREAT MONTH TO BUY OR SELL A HOME! "In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October, when the trees are bare to the mild heavens, and the red leaves bestrew the road, and you can feel the breath of winter, morning and evening—no days so calm, so tenderly solemn, and with such a reverent meekness in the air." ... Alexander Smith It's October 1st! Doesn't it seem everyone loves the month of October and looks forward to it? When I think of October I think of growing up in New York City and living there for many years of my adult life. I always said it was the most beautiful month of the year in New York... crisp, cool days with blue skies, changing colors in Central Park, the feeling in th... 10/01/2023

 ASK A STUPID QUESTION DAY IS TODAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH!THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO ASK THAT STUPID QUESTION YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK!  "He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask is a fool forever." Mark Twain Is it stupid to ask how many people don't know today, September 28th is Ask A Stupid Question Day? Because today is a day that "gives you permission" to ask a stupid question(s) without fear of ridicule, why not take the opportunity today to ask all those burning questions you've always wanted to ask, but were afraid to ask because you didn't want any one to think you're stupid? "Don't be afraid to ask the dumb question. Everyone else will be relieved you had the guts to ask."... Sheryl Sandberg HOW DID ASK A STUPID QUESTION DAY COME ABOUT?Are you thinking it might... 09/28/2023