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7 Tips for Picking a Great Real Estate Agent
Real estate agents promote themselves with yard signs, online ads, direct-mail postcards and even sponsored public benches. So, cutting through the advertising hype and finding the right agent can be tough. “We don’t have the information...
Construction Quality Control and Avoiding a Bad Home Builder
In any project or endeavor, whether it is for business or for personal reasons, quality of work, product or materials is a very important aspect that will give you the assurance of getting the best results. This is true even on a home renovatio...
Steele Creek is the next hot neighborhood in Charlotte
Uptown, South End, NoDa, Plaza Midwood — all these Charlotte neighborhoods have been transformed by new development over the past half-decade, from luxury apartments to high-end restaurants. The next hot neighborhood in Charlotte? It might...
Carolina Panthers get green light for move to SC
COLUMBIA, SC The Carolina Panthers will get $115 million in state tax discounts from South Carolina when the Charlotte-based NFL team moves its headquarters and practice facilities across the N.C. border and to Rock Hill. S.C. state lawma...
Teen funds college with real estate investment made at 14
Buying and selling property is a responsibility usually taken on by adults, but a Uniontown teen is selling a house he purchased at age 14 with savings that included earnings from his Herald-Standard paper route. "I bought it to be an invest...
Charlotte’s real estate market rising prices, fewer choices
If you're buying a house in Charlotte, the market can be summed up in three words: "competitive," "expensive" and "scarce." The latest sales numbers from the Carolina Multiple Listing Services show the average price of a house in the Charlot...
Homebuilders want faster inspections
When it comes to building new homes, much of North Carolina is still digging out of the recession. Despite what looks like explosive growth from a Triangle perspective, the rest of the state is only about two-thirds recovered, as measured by...
Paying over asking price in sellers market
For many buyers, paying over list price for a home goes against the grain. It goes against everything they have ever known about real estate, which is to say they think you're supposed to negotiate. How can a buyer negotiate if the seller wants...
