We have a ton to be happy about!  We knew that we were not seeing the same depreciation aht the rest of the country was seeing - but I personally had no idea how fast we are actually growing!
Check this out!
http://www.newsobserver.com/1565/story/1448870.html

I started in the mortgage business when I was 15.  My dad was a mortgage banker and my mom was a Realtor.  Because of this, lots of folks ask me what they should look for when choosing a Real Estate Agent.  Here are some good suggestions! 
The dream agent “shows” you the price
An agent who can SHOW me […]

According to the Triange Business Journal, Ernst and Young is donating $500,000 to NCSU for Second Life.  The Second Life game teaches real world problem solving in a Virtual world - the College of Management will develop a larger on line presence in the 3D world that uses Txt and Chats to interact.
It’s the largest […]

Without a doubt, Donald Trump is synonomus with Real Estate.  He recently published a statement about our current market conditions (and the downward market pressures are having an affect on the market in Wake County / Cary) that I thought was worth repeating.  I especially love this quote, “when one of the 3 D’s surfaces […]

Social Media Companies are springing up everywhere as people are trying to get a handle on it, define it, and use it in their own business plan.  The problem with Social Media is that it’s time consuming!  Most companies do not have the time to spend 12 to 15 hours a week on this new […]

Our school board (they don’t deserve capital letters) is sad.  They are moving kids who can WALK TO SCHOOL (which is healthy) to schools across town.  And WHY?  Because of free lunch grants that they receive!  Look what another parent wrote recently:
Ever thought of reassignment as being a terrorist act?
You might want to read this […]

Mike Jaquish, an agent in Cary, went to the Wake County Courthouse to observe the foreclosure process.  It’s sad, but interesting…. 
Yesterday I went to the Wake County, NC, Courthouse to observe the foreclosure auctions.  Considering that the auction means that someone is likely losing the roof over their head, “surreal” is an apt description.
The casual-to-grungy setting is the well-worn lobby […]

The most recent copy of Realtor Magazine has a really good article that covers Cost vs Value with remodels.  As I looked at the report, since I am considering a kitchen remodel, I was surprised that I might only recoup 78%!
This report gives an estimation of the return and an approximate cost of several common […]

I thought the conversation this morning on CNBC regarding the possibility of ZERO PERCENT Fed. Fund Rates - and what that means for mortgage interest rates.
For more information, click here.  What one commentor said, “it’s really looking quite dreadful.  The real question is weather this lowering in rates will actually get the banks to lower […]

Hey - this would be a great Christmas Present! 
The Taking Stock Blog, at the News and Observer just posted this!
“Many of you are probably aware that in February 2009, television stations will begin broadcasting all of their programming using digital signals. That means that TVs that are hooked up to a cable service will be […]