We are constantly amazed at the number of real estate companies and agents that do not utilize modern technology. To some, a fax machine is “modern”. If they have a website (notice we say “if”) it is poorly managed and not visitor friendly.  They do not realize how important real estate technology has […]

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Have you noticed how large homes have become lately. When I was growing up, we lived in a modest 1500 square foot home. Three kids and my parents in a 1500 sq. foot house…that is almost unheard of today. The average home size has increased dramatically while the average family size has […]

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Mortgage Interest rates fell a little again. That makes 9 of the last 11 weeks that rates have dropped. All total, rates on 30-year mortgages have dropped almost a half percentage point.
This week, the average […]

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After much back-and-forth, Wal-Mart is coming to Cedar Point, NC. And it is not going to be just a regular Wal-Mart, it will be a Super Wal-Mart. That means that this small town of roughly 1,000 (and the surrounding areas of Cape Carteret and Swansboro and Emerald Isle) is probably about to get […]

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The Pending Home Sales Index is a leading indicator for the housing market as published by the National Association of Realtors. According to the NAR, based on contracts signed in July, the index is down 7 percent to 105.6. In June the index was at 113.5. For the year, it is down 16 […]

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