
Basement Home – Wynfield Forest, Huntersville
July 8, 2016 By Mary Stevenson
Fabulous BASEMENT home in sought after Wynfield neighborhood! Located in The Arbor in Wynfield Forest. 5 bed / 4.5 bath home, 4200 sq ft. home also boasts multiple gathering spaces. Hardwoods throughout the home with tile in the bathrooms. Unbelievable closet space in this home! Many updates already done! Must see this home. Private wooded […]

Not Sure How to Price Your Home? Expert Strategies Help You Hit the Spot
June 15, 2016 By Mary Stevenson
Not Sure How to Price Your Home? Expert Strategies Help You Hit the Spot By: Jamie Wiebe Pricing your home based on data, not emotion, can mean a swift sale. You don’t need to be Bob Barker to know when the price just isn’t right. Just ask Candace Talmadge. She originally listed her Lancaster, Texas, […]

It’s Not All Under The Roof – Home Inspections
October 25, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
When a buyer purchases a home, most times they do a home inspection. The home inspection looks at many areas of the home including, faucets, doors, locks, windows, crawl space, attic space, roof and more. But what they don’t look at are the items that aren’t attached to the home in the traditional sense. Buyers […]

Mold, Termites and Your Home Insurance
September 28, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
By Samantha Alexander Nothing’s worse than finding unwanted visitors in your home. A surprise appearance by a spider is enough to make you want to move out altogether. However, some house guests are even worse — you can’t crush them or spray them to get rid of them. Two chief culprits: mold and termites. Silent […]

7 Tips for Staging Your Home
August 3, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
By: G. M. Filisko Make your home warm and inviting to boost your home’s value and speed up the sale process. The first step to getting buyers to make an offer on your home is to impress them with its appearance so they begin to envision themselves living there. Here are seven tips for making […]

4 Tips to Determine How Much Mortgage You Can Afford
July 30, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
By: G. M. Filisko By knowing how much mortgage you can handle, you can ensure that homeownership will fit in your budget. Homeownership should make you feel safe and secure, and that includes financially. Be sure you can afford your home by calculating how much of a mortgage you can safely fit into your budget. […]

7 Tips for Improving Your Credit
July 27, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
By: G. M. Filisko Here’s how to clean up your credit so you get the least-expensive home loan possible. Getting the loan that suits your situation at the best possible price and terms makes homebuying easier and more affordable. Here are seven ways to boost your credit score so you can do just that. 1. […]

Love letters, how meaningful are they?
July 24, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
Some buyers get so excited about a home they want the seller to know. This could be especially true if they feel they will be in a multiple offer scenario. So, should they write a letter to the seller to let them know how much they love their home and hope the seller accepts their […]

Can The Landlord Just Say No?
July 20, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
In North Carolina marijuana in any form isn’t legal. It has been rejected twice by lawmakers when it has been proposed, but that doesn’t mean proponents won’t try again. So what would it mean for landlords and property managers if marijuana were to be legalized? Can they refuse to allow their tenants to use it in […]

Upward Momentum….The Good and The Bad
June 26, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
We are seeing an upward movement of home prices that has been a bit more rapid over the past few months. Low interest rates and the spring season have helped prices stay strong. This past April marked the largest increase between March and April since 2005, according to FNC Residential Price Index (RPI). FNC’s […]

Interest Only Loans…didn’t that get us in trouble last time?
January 26, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
Once blamed for our subprime mortgage crisis that we finally seem to be recovering from seem to be re-emerging. Should we be concerned? The good news is the product is changing somewhat, which may ease some of our fears about the product’s comeback. With interest only loans, borrowers make monthly interest payments and pay nothing […]

2015 Outlook from NAR
January 19, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
Existing-home sales will likely rise about 7 percent this year, as a strengthening economy and job growth leads to a healthier market, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’ 2015 housing forecast. “Home prices have risen for the past three years cumulatively about 25 percent, which boosts confidence in the market and traditionally gives current […]

Less Is More….
January 13, 2015 By Mary Stevenson
It’s the time of year when owners are considering selling their home. Time and efforts put into getting your home ready for the market can bring it top dollar in the spring market. Cleaning and staging make a big difference but sometimes remodeling efforts are also needed. The 2015 Remodeling Cost vs Value Report identifies that […]

10 Common Mistakes Leading to Inferior Interiors
November 14, 2014 By Mary Stevenson
Colossal couch….many people purchase a couch that is too big for their space. Use a critical eye when making this decision! Small area rugs….think of the purpose of the rug is to ground the furniture – so at a minimum the front legs of your furniture should all be on top of the rug. […]

Warning: Struggling To Sell or Buy a Home?
November 7, 2014 By Mary Stevenson
Are You Struggling to Sell or Buy a Home? Here are a few quick tips that may make it just a little bit easier. Although a good real estate agent should know the following to be true, we still seem to struggle getting our clients to understand how the below small changes can be the […]

Why Absorption Rates are Important When Selling Your Home
November 1, 2014 By Mary Stevenson
Why Absorption Rates are Important When Selling Your Home First important thing to understand about absorption rate is that appraisers are required to use it to determine your homes current value. Therefore it is something that you will need to understand so you can make sure your home is being valued properly. Secondly, you will […]
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