What do you need to know before moving to North Carolina? I asked a lot of my former clients what were the most shocking things that they found when they bought a house here. This is a compilation of everything that they told me about moving to North Carolina. These aren't necessarily in … [Read more...] about What to Know BEFORE Moving to North Carolina: 9 Things!
Raleigh Housing Market Update: October 2023
My thoughts on the numbers. . . In the housing price data below, Cary and Morrisville had the greatest number of competing offers, however, price increases didn't necessarily reflect that competitiveness. While Cary had competing offers on 32% of sold properties, the year over year sales price … [Read more...] about Raleigh Housing Market Update: October 2023
Raleigh Housing Market Update: September 2023
All real estate markets are LOCAL. This means that even within a small geographic area like the Triangle, there isn't just ONE real estate market. There is a market for every price point, in every town, and they're all different! Here were our 2023 Market Predictions. Median Price Change … [Read more...] about Raleigh Housing Market Update: September 2023
Housing Market 2024 Predictions: What You Need to Know
Zillow is predicting a significant price increase in the housing market in 2024. Robert Shiller, is not jumping on the bandwagon. If you don’t know who Robert Shiller is, he predicted the .com bubble in the early 2000’s. And then in 2007 predicted the 2008 housing market crash. While the … [Read more...] about Housing Market 2024 Predictions: What You Need to Know
How to Find the Best Mortgage Rate
No lie, You can find a 5.5% interest rate or even lower on your mortgage, even though the average rates are above 7%. This interest rate hack could save you $140,000 or more over the life of the loan!! Savvy investors and and some buyers know about this. But Most people don’t. Or … [Read more...] about How to Find the Best Mortgage Rate
This Town Outperformed the Average Home Appreciation per year
How do you know when real estate prices are going to outperform the average home appreciation per year in a town…..before they actually do? I’m here to tell you that towns leave clues of their future growth. We can learn what might happen in a small town, by analyzing the growth of towns that have … [Read more...] about This Town Outperformed the Average Home Appreciation per year
Don’t Retire in North Carolina Before you READ THIS
US News has listed the top 150 places to retire and I was totally shocked to see that North Carolina barely squeaked into the top 25. The North Carolina city that did squeak in there, I would say is one of the worst places to retire in the state. I’ll tell you why I don’t think Asheville should have … [Read more...] about Don’t Retire in North Carolina Before you READ THIS
5 Reasons the Real Estate Market hasn’t Crashed. . .YET!
The Real Estate Housing Market has become a hot topic of debate among economists and YouTubers. You can check out this post where we looked at economists predictions back in the beginning of 2023. OR, if you want to see what might happen in 2024, you should read this post on What You Need to … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons the Real Estate Market hasn’t Crashed. . .YET!
