Central North Carolina Homes

I was about to write a post regarding the Federal Fair Housing Law when I came across this info written by a fellow broker in Wake Forest. It is fun to read and explains the issues we face as Real Estate agents that prevent us from promoting or advertising area or neighborhood features that selle...

The "Tax Extenders" bill, a proposal to extend the deadline for those qualifying home purchases that went under contract on or before April 30th failed to get enough votes to become law. This greatly reduces the likelyhood that an extension will be passed before the June 30th deadline. Banks hav...

You know you're in the south when temperatures push into the upper 90's and the humidity makes it feel like it's 110 degrees in the shade. Temperatures here in the Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh have remained hot, hot, hot,  for the past few week and forecasts call for continued 95 + degree temp...

A few weeks ago I posted the blog below about Important new rules that could severely affect buyers and sellers. Today one of our associate brokers reported that a client's credit was re-pulled a couple days before closing with the new rules that went into affect June 1st....  Just 1 little slip ...

I took the family out to the movies this weekend to see the new release of Karate Kid starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson.  Now I remember watching the original back in 1984 with Ralph Macchio as the karate kid and Pat Morita as Mr. Miyagi, it was a great story then and in 2010...

It's officially here, the first day of summer and here in the Chapel Hill, Durham and the Raleigh area of North Carolina also known as "The Triangle", we've been enjoying beach weather for a number of weeks now.  With beaches like Carolina beach, Atlantic beach and others close by, along with our...

Great Tip and product to resolve squeaky floors.How to get rid of squeaky floors without pulling up the carpet.  I don't know about you, but when listing a home in addition to hiring a stager, a handyman or handyman tips are next on our list.  Recently we listed a home that had the washer/dryer u...

   by Steve Harney on June 16, 2010 · 0 comments It is so easy to kick someone who is down. It doesn't take much effort and there is little fear of retaliation. Many people are jumping on the band wagon riding against homeownership in this country. People are pontificating on every aspect. Whethe...

I was an early adopter of the blackberry smartphone and back in 2001 I thought it was one of the best productivity devices I'd ever owned. It exceeded my expectations in almost every way. The dark blue plastic skin wasn't pretty, but the ability to receive and respond to emails on the go and have...

Happy Fathers day to all my Active Rain, Facebook and Twitter friends and family all over the world. I've been blessed to be the father of two wonderful son's and along with my biological children my wife and I are foster parents to two additional boys, with the oldest who is now 16 having been a...