... ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR! I had the unique opportunity to speak to the media not once, but twice this past week, while at the NC Association of REALTORS Convention, earlier this week. Well, that was an eye opening Read More...

I REALLY try to be on the optimistic side, but with all the financial news, stock market plunge, bail out of Freddie & Fannie Mac, housing crisis, and AIG ready to file for Chapter 11 & Lehman Brothers having just filed.... Well... Just wondering Read More...

Charlotte Home Sales Drop 32% But is named #1 for relocation by Relocate-America! The number of houses sold in the Charlotte area fell 32.1 percent last month, and the average closing price declined 1.9 percent, according to the Charlotte Regional Realtor Read More...

Allen Tate Realtors ® recently launched an excellent ad campaign, including a television commercial which emphasizes that, just as the weather is local, so is the real estate market. It starts with a weather forecaster saying, "It's -10 degrees and snowing Read More...

Well, it's been a while for me too since posting here as well. I guess all of us have a little more time to blog now, huh? Here locally, our market took a steep 22% drop in December (2007) after a year of increasing inventory, longer days on the market, Read More...

Well, it had to happen sooner or later. After a very busy spring market, the national market finally had some effect on the booming market here. There was a 13% dip in sales compared to the same month in May of 2006, and then a 5.7% dip again in June. Read More...

ALL SMILES HERE! Our system took in 4,934 new listings in February, and put nearly 3300 under contract. Avg. new list price was $332,083 but OVERALL Avg List Price was $203,634 , and Avg Sales Price was $189,888 (95.5%). AVG Days on Market = 102. February Read More...