People use the excuse of not having enough time, but if you get up earlier, watch less TV, work out at lunch, or wind down with exercise after work, you can reap the benefits and everyone around you will too!

The bad News; If you have to sell your home in Wake County North Carolina where 100% of Raleigh is located, the value of your home is falling faster than our presidents job approval ratings!

By now you know some of the basic reasons you should get a survey and when purchasing real property in North Carolina you should insist on title insurance.   Tip: Title insurance routinely excludes covergae of title defects that would have …

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My husband and I always operated under the premise that each house would be a stepping stone to the next bigger, better home. Our first house was purchased with an ARM loan, and we sold it about a year before the balloon payment was due. This house was never supposed to be our long-term home, but a stepping stone for a few years. We viewed buying and selling a house like trading cars, and it was often easier, in fact, than buying another car.

After the time and money spent adorning the home, there is still the very real possibility of a cancelled sales contract because of a deficiency listed in the buyer’s home inspection. In fact, now more than ever potential home buyers are willing to walk away from a contract that isn’t “just right”.

There have been a flurry of apartment deals in the Triangle over the past 18 months as investors flock to what has become the best-performing sector in commercial real estate. ..Average rents in March were $827 per month, up $22 from the same period a year ago

Title insurance is quite possible one of the least understood types of insurance. The simple truth is because when you purchase your dream home you aren’t actually buying a lovely 3 bedroom Ranch or Victorian style home on a cul-de-sac in a quiet Raleigh neighborhood.

First Time Home Buyers in Raleigh / Wake County no longer have to be under 80% of Adjusted Median Income to take advantage of this $8,000 Down Payment Assistance Program.

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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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 …

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