1044 AUTUMN LN Hickory, NORTH CAROLINA 28602 Price: $120,000 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms1400 Square Ft. Listing # 9579457   Great home in Mountain View featuring 3 bedrooms, 2, bathrooms, and a full unfinished basement. This home has a great layout with a nice family room with brick fireplace and a large eat in kitchen with lots of counter and cabinet space. The kitchen is also open to a great screened in porch that overlooks the fenced back yard. The master bedroom is nicely sized with a walk in closet and even a dressing area. The two additional bedrooms are also fairly large for a home in this price range. The basement is a blank slate ready to be finished with a fireplace and the sellers have had a special drainage system to keep the basement dry. With the wonderful location, great l... 12/01/2014

1035 Ashton Glen Circle Hickory NC 28602 Price: $225,000            Listing # 9564198 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, 1 Partial Baths, 2661 Square Ft.   You have to check out this great 4 bedroom home in the Mountain View Blackburn area of Hickory. This house has an awesome layout and is in a really quiet subdivision. As you enter the front door you will love the fact that the main level has all hardwood floors and you will be struck with the size of the dining room and how much natural light is let in. The living room is huge with plenty of room for seating and entertaining by the gas log fireplace. The kitchen has no shortage of cabinet and counter space and also features newer stainless appliances. There is plenty of room at the kitchen table to sit and watch the sun go down as you eat din... 05/13/2012

The home-buyer tax credit has been extended and expanded!  The government has extended the $8000 first-time home-buyer tax credit for buyers who have not owned a home in the previous three years.  And homeowners who have been in their house for at least five years may qualify for a $6500 tax credit.   And under this program you NEVER have to pay it back!  Use the money for improvements to your home, retirement, or whatever you'd like! 11/10/2009

Have you been thinking about moving but don't know if the time is right? The opportunity you've been waiting for may be here. Because of low interest rates and new government incentives more potential buyers may start looking around. And since you may qualify for the new $6500 tax credit also, this may be the right time to move on or move up. But you won't know if you don't get moving. What's stopping you from putting your house on the market now? If it doesn't sell, it costs you nothing. Call, email or text anytime to get started 11/10/2009

I had mentioned that it might not be the best time to sell your house.  If there is no pressing need to move and you can afford to stay in your house, then you might better served to tay in your home for awhile.  But if you need to sell and can afford to sell it there are some good things to consider. Some homes sell quickly and some don't.  Frustrated sellers will blame a bad market, while a good real estate professional will tell you that many times, a slow sale is often attributed to the listing price.  If a home is overpriced, buyers will stay away.  But, if the price is competitive with similar homes in the area and "shows" better than the competition, it will have a better chance of being sold quickly.  The secret is perfecting a technique that's as American as apple pie: comparat... 10/15/2009

THESE SERVICES ARE PART OF THE SERVICE REALTORS PROVIDE   -REALTOR.com has 1.3 million members, and statbrain.com estimates REALTOR.com gets 1.6 millionhits per day. -CENTURY21.com receives over 2 million hits per month and the average visitor views the site for almost 20 minutes. -ZILLOW.com and TRULIA.com are real estate websites used by real estate agents to list and search for homes for their clients. -Activerain.com is a real estate agent web site where agents share information, listings and services via blogs and profiles. -BillWilliamsRealestate.com is my website which offers VIRTUAL TOURS of your home for free. -VIRTUAL TOURS are used by out-of-town buyers to see your home before they even arrive into town.   10/15/2009

INVENTORY IN THE CATAWBA VALLEY 2,231 houses are currently for sale. 100K-150K, 8.4 mos.;151K-250K, 11.9 mos. 251K-400K, 25.6 mos.;  401K+  46.6 mos.   AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET(DOM)   634 houses were sold in the last 3 mos. $100K-$150K, 157;  $151K-$250K, 167 $251K-$400K, 197;  $401K+, 220   PERCENT SOLD BY A REALTOR   (national average according to national statistics) 93-97% of all homes are sold by a REALTOR.   10/15/2009

There are some buyers who want to sell.  They want to move on for whatever reason.  There is an area they might like better or a different school district or they might want to upgrade to a new home.  But if they sell now they might be leaving money on the table.  The market is down 14% in our area in the last year.  If the market recovers that in the next year like some advisors and economonists predict, that's $21,000 left on the table for a $150,000 house.  That's money that can be turned to equity and used for a down-payment in a year.  I doubt most of us could save up that kind of money any other way. There is a young couple that was desperate to sell in the spring.  She lost her job and they had too many bills.  They really can't afford to sell given the current market.  With home... 10/15/2009

Buying a house?  Before you start looking at houses and thinking about real estate agents there are some things you ought to think about. First of all, remember an agent is not necessarily on your side.  Most buyers see a house they like and call the agent on the sign.  The agent shows them the house and the buyer decides if they like it or not.  If they do like the house, the agent helps negotiate the deal, schedules the inspections and does the leg work to facilitate the closing.   Little does the buyer know that the agent is working for the seller and has no obligation to the buyer.  The deal closes, the buyer moves in and never knows no one was on his or her side. Even if the buyer doesn't like the house, the agent tries to keep working with the buyer to sell them another house, eve... 10/15/2009

Currently the government is offering tax credits up to $8000 for buyers who have not owned a home in the previous three years.  And under this program you NEVER have to pay it back!  Use the money for improvements to your home, retirement, or whatever you'd like!  There is talk that this may be extended, but it is not for certain.  In order to get the credit you must close by November 30.  That means you need to be finding a home and lining-up financing now to have time to take care of all those last minute details that seem to pop up right before closing.  Don't miss out on this opportunity to have a home when prices are the best they've been in a long time!  And, best of all you can actually get some of your hard-earned tax dollars back in the process! www.BillWilliamsRealestate.com 09/24/2009

Century21 American Homes in Hickory, NC was selected BEST-LOOKING OFFICE in North Carolina.  Today, September 24 we celebrate our one-year anniversery in this beautiful office with an OPEN HOUSE, and invite you to come by and join in the festivities from 4 -6 pm.  We are located at 2258 Highway 70 SE, Suite 201 next to the world famus Hickory Furniture Mart and across from The Olive Garden.  Light Fare and Beverages will be served, so swing by on your way home from work or shopping. www.c21americanhomeshickory.com http://www.visualtour.com/show.asp?t=1999768 09/24/2009

This is something I found on an aviation forum and think it is worth sharing.  I don't know the name of the original poster and I had to edit a litle for this post.   Yesterday I went to go workout at Ft. Sam Houston (which is closer to my house than my AF Reserve gig at Randolph). I typically go there when I have a day off from the airlines and my mil gig since it's such a short jaunt and obviously free. Well, yesterday they were having wounded warrior PT. There were about 50 army troops - ranging in age from their 20's to 40's that were missing limbs - arms, legs, arms and legs together, as well as having bad burns, deep wounds and scars, etc. You should have seen the pride they had in their eyes - it was phenomenal. While pieces of their body and their souls are 8000 miles away in an... 09/24/2009

Today target opens its newest and largest distribution center in Newton, North Carolina between Charlotte and Hickory in Catawba County.  It will be their largest distribution center and will supply most of the Target Stores and Super Centers east of the Mississippi River. 08/11/2009

What's needed to bolster the economy is not more government help.  It's genuine consumer confidence.  Yes, unemployment is close to 10% in some areas, but that means 90% of able workers are employed.  If a person is employed and has a stable job, this is the perfect environment to look for wealth-building opportunities.  The market has many bargains, and real estate has not had such value in a long time.  The consumer needs to be thinking about purchases that will appreciate over the years and not look for bargains on things that lose their value over time. The major hurdle is financing.  There are times when a buyer is qualified, pre-approved and even gets approved for a loan for a specific property, but at closing the lender refuses to fund the loan.  The lenders are suffering from th... 12/29/2008