Central North Carolina Homes

If you're contemplating installing wood floors and are unsure whether to go with prefinished or unfinished flooring, the article below provides usefull info that may help you make an informed decision.I'm often asked whether prefinished hardwood or unfinished hardwood is better.  We install both ...

Wondering what you can expect as far as mortgage interest rates in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina? Take a look below. If you need additional info or assistance regarding the homebuying or selling process, contact me..I can help. North Carolina Mortgage Intereste Rates* as of 7/02/10 Al...

Looking for fireworks on the 4th of July? See below for local events that feature Fireworks. You may also click on the links below for additional info on each event. Durham - Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Festival For the Eno starting at 10 a.m. at West Point on the Eno city park, Durham. Music, ...

The month of June gave us some of the hottest days in North Carolina in recorded history. Weeks of 97+ degree days without letup turned lawns brown, and previously lush landscapes began to wilt. Fortunately, here in "The Triangle" we're located just a couple of hours drive from our North Carolina...

Yesterday, the Senate esxtended the homebuyers tax credit deadline for home purchases that were under contract on or before April 30th. The new deadline is September 30th and was implemented because of fear that over 180,00 properties that qualified for the tax credit, would not be able to close ...

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...