If you are like me and have a young family you can appreciate how much effort goes into packing the family into the car for an excursion that will likely keep them out well past the  kids usual bed time. The Fourth of July is one …

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After a three year period (2004 -2007) of declining credit standards the mortgage lending industry has had to fight and claw its way back into good graces with both their regulators and investors. All this while swimming in a sea …

Where’s the Best City in America to get a Mortgage? Read more »

Because of the current state of our economy many luxury home buyers may have been artificially sidelined. These would be move up buyers are fearfully waiting for the housing market to bottom. As with the stock market, it is hard to …

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“The federal government is considering moving its local Immigration and Customs Enforcement office from a Cary office park to a former Kroger supermarket on N.C. Highway 55 and High House Road.” reported Sloane Heffernan from WRAL News. Read the story …

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No one remembers the second & third runners up After living in Raleigh for many years, it is no surprise to me that Raleigh and surrounding Triangle area cities continually take the top spots on this Forbes magazine list year …

Once again Forbes names Raleigh #1 Place for Business! Read more »