Investing In Real Estate: AchieveYour Real Estate Goals With mortgage rates so low, many investors choose to invest in real estate, as opposed to the stock market. In addition, real estate is a prime investment for novice investors, as it is more tangible and understandable than stocks and the index. According to Bankrate’s annual investment […]
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What Every First Time Home Buyer Should Know About Home Loans
First-time home buyers who work with us often have the same question: Should we or shouldn’t we get a first-time home buyer loan? In fact, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages attached to this type of loan. So today, we thought we would take a few moments to share with you what you […]
Buying a Home? 4 Things You Should Know About Home Appraisals
As you might already know, summertime is a very busy time for real estate agents. That’s why so many home buyers decide to enter the market during this time of year. If you too are a prospective home buyer planning to enter the market soon, then you’ve visited the right real estate blog! Today, we’re […]
Report: US Housing Market Experienced Fantastic Gains This Spring
We just love having the opportunity to share with you good news about the US housing market and this is one of those weeks! Evidently, according to a recent article we were reading, sales of newly built homes as well as home prices in general saw some great increases during the month of April, further […]
Raleigh’s Top 5 Restaurants with Outdoor Seating
Get a Table Outside in Raleigh, NC Having such wonderful weather in North Carolina makes people want to be outdoors as much as possible, especially during the late spring & early summer months. With this in mind, here is a list of the top 5 places to go in Downtown Raleigh, where you can dine outside. 1. […]
US Housing Market Well Positioned for Busy Summer Home Buying Season
The summer months should be quite busy for home buyers, sellers and real estate agents alike! As we head into June, real estate analysts are saying that the national housing market is poised for a successful (and busy!) summer home buying market. Several factors are at play, experts say, including low housing inventory, pent up […]
US Pending Home Sales Rise for Third Month in a Row
We have some excellent news to report from the national housing market: Evidently US pending home sales index increased for the third straight month in April. This is a great testament that the national housing market is getting back on track and becoming increasingly stable. If you’re considering entering the market anytime soon as a […]
The WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest Comes to Raleigh & Zebulon!
Hot Air Balloon Festival This Memorial Day Weekend head to Zebulon’s Bennett Bunn Plantation and Spring Forest Road Park in North Raleigh for the inaugural WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest. Being the first hot air balloon festival in the Triangle in almost 25 years, it is bound to be a grand time! Bennett Bunn Plantation […]
5 Baby Boomer Housing Market Trends to Watch
Regardless of where you live, experts are expecting that Baby Boomers will have a major impact on the local housing market. That’s because this sizeable portion of the population is comprised of 76.4 million individuals. And many of them are expected to make major moves over the next several years as they continue to retire. […]
Running in Raleigh
Looking for a city that can keep up with your active lifestyle? Raleigh should be in the running! The Triangle is a runner’s paradise. This city has something for every skill level, pace, and style. Public Recreational Trails The Capital Area Greenway system is made up of 28 individual trails consisting of over 100 miles of trails […]