10 Reasons to have your property surveyed

So, you think you know everything there is to know about the legal description of your property. If you had to, you could dig up that old plat and calculate precisely where your property begins and ends. And you know exactly who has a right to come onto your property and why. If that’s true, [...]

Chapel Hill, Raleigh-Durham Real Estate – Great for Business and Career

No wonder so many people have decided to make the triangle area their home and so many more are relocating to our area daily. In the past couple of weeks news reports have hailed Cary North Carolina as one of the safest cities and best places in the U.S. to call home. This past summer [...]

Active Adult Communities 55 and Over in the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill NC. area

I’m often asked for information regarding Active Adult communities in the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill area. Builders have finally recognized the demand for this type of housing in the Raleigh-Durham and Chapel Hill area.  I’ve put together a list for 2010. There are many other communities in the area that offer and promote active lifestyles however they may not [...]

There’s Plenty of Good Mortgage Money Available

If you listen to the local and national news long enough, they would have you believe that getting a mortgage today is next to impossible.  Many potential clients may be discouraged from the process thinking they don’t have a chance to obtain the financing they need to buy a new home.  Well, I’m here to [...]

Stimulus package will assist first time home buyers

First-time home buyers are eligible for an $8,000 tax credit. And unlike the $7,500 credit enacted last year, this one doesn’t have to be repaid, unless you sell your home within three years. The credit is available to taxpayers who buy a primary residence between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2009. The credit phases out [...]

North Carolina’s Elderly/Disabled Homestead Exemption

I’m often asked if North Carolina offers our elderly or disabled citizens tax breaks on property taxes, here are two progarams that might benifit those of us who qualify. The elderly/disabled homestead exemption is for North Carolina residents who are at least 65 years of age or older on January 1 of the listing year [...]

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