Governor Pat McCrory signed The North Carolina Tax Simplification and Reduction Act (HB998) into law last week. In case you were not paying attention, this is the first comprehensive change in our tax code since the 1930’s. Many of the changes will take place starting in January while others will be phased in over the […]

WOW, Royal Court is sold out! All 107 developer owned condominiums have successfully closed. Royal Court is a luxury building off of Morehead street, positioned between historic Dilworth and Center City Charlotte. The building’s amenities include a two story illuminated waterfall, mahogany lobby walls fitted with fossils from Wyoming’s Green River Valley, first class concierge […]

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 […]