Referrals are very important in the residential real estate business. In fact we consider a referral to friends, clients, and even other brokers the best and purest form of compliment. Naturally we appreciate great feedback from our clients, and many times they arise from a referral. I thought that as we enter the spring selling […]

This information is quoted directly from Wells Fargo Securities, LLC Economics Group, North Carolina Ecomic Outlook November 01, 2012. The highlitesare mine. Charlotte Conditions in the Charlotte metro area have deteriorated in the second half of the year. After falling to around 9.5%, the unemployment rate has begun to edge back up as the local […]

According to the National Board of Realtors, there are 7,958,762 persons of voting age in the state of North Carolina. Of that group 77% or 6,137,984 are registered voters. Realtors make up 25,827 of that group, and as a group 84% are registered voters. Is there a reason why Realtors are registered in higher percentages […]

Starting to sound like a broken record, but: 1. Housing prices are starting to rise. 2. Foreclosures have slowed. 3.Inventories of For Sale homes is decreasing in both Charlotte and across the country. 4. Mortgage rates are historically low, but banks remain overly cautious. 5. Housing starts rose 6.9% in June. 6. Home builders are […]

Welcome to the Scot Williams Realty blog. May 2012 More Charlotte, NC fun facts. More math that points to a strong future for Charlotte housing, and argues that NOW is the right time to buy. Charlotte, NC urban area was the fastest growing urban area over 1 million people in the US from 2000 to […]