Foreclosure Shopping is Smart Shopping

Posted by wickedcopy on Apr 6, 2011 in Charlotte Foreclosure, Real Estate News | 0 comments

When someone says the word “foreclosure,” what pops into your head? An immaculate home on a fabulously manicured lot or a ramshackle house that looks ready to be knocked down? Most people usually envision the latter, but with these current housing market conditions, it couldn’t be further from the truth. In North...

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Commercial Real Estate Delinquencies & Defaults on the Rise

Posted by Leigh Brown on Feb 1, 2010 in North Carolina Real Estate Investments, Real Estate News | 1 comment

Although the U.S. housing market is showing glimmers of recovery, the commercial real estate sector is another story. The weak economy, rising unemployment rate, falling real estate values and more stringent than ever underwriting standards have made refinancing much more difficult for commercial real estate property...

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Realtors Step Up to the Plate in Donations for Haiti’s Countless Victims

Posted by Leigh Brown on Jan 22, 2010 in Real Estate News | 0 comments

“Realtors Build Communities and there is no better time to do that in Haiti.” According to United Nations data issued on Tuesday, more than 1.2 billion dollars have already been pledged in aid funding to devastated Haiti, struggling to recover from last week’s deadly earthquake. International organizations,...

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Rise in Bankruptcy Filings Due to Unemployment and Housing Market

Posted by Leigh Brown on Jan 11, 2010 in Real Estate News | 0 comments

There were a total of 1.41 million bankruptcy filings in 2009, a 32% increase in personal filings from the previous year. It marked the highest number of filings since the bankruptcy laws were changed in 2005, making it more difficult to file. The economy has pushed more and more Americans into economic distress with a...

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Beware of Foreclosure Scams – Charlotte North Carolina

Posted by Leigh Brown on Oct 20, 2009 in Real Estate News | 0 comments

In these tough economic times, many homeowners are facing possible foreclosure. Consequently, foreclosure rescue scams that target families who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments are on the rise across the nation. Unsuspecting homeowners need to beware of foreclosure scams artists who make false promises to save...

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