The company's mortgages cost $4,600 more than competitors' on average.
( Published Thursday, January 8th, 2026 @ 10:38 am )]]> Discover the real cost of living in North Carolina for renters. Explore housing expenses, utilities, and budgeting tips.
( Published Thursday, February 1st, 2024 @ 3:05 pm )]]> Dare County real estate developer Ray Hollowell was counting on Dolly Parton and her family to help him transform the Pine Mountain development, located in southern Burke County, into a more upscale community that he renamed "The South Mountain Preserve." Hollowell also was counting on Gov. Bev...
( Published Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 @ 5:27 pm )]]> Each year, without fail, I procrastinate to the near end of the required period given, to take my continuing education class, to continue my real estate eligibility.
( Published Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 5:18 pm )]]> For the better part of a century, U.S. politicians have made it one of their major goals to maximize the proportion of Americans who purchase rather than rent their primary dwellings.
( Published Thursday, June 14th, 2012 @ 8:38 am )]]> Those who argue in favor of the Due Diligence Fee say that it will weed out disingenuous, unqualified buyers by requiring them to have some 'skin in the game.'
( Published Tuesday, January 25th, 2011 @ 1:20 pm )]]> Already this November, according to the National Association of Realtors Residential Sold Report, 12 homes have been sold countywide, nine of those in Washington.
( Published Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 @ 3:16 pm )]]> To illustrate this fact, I have taken a snapshot of Washington's market activity in August, September and October, by generating a Residential Sold Report via the Realtors' MLS database.
( Published Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 @ 12:25 am )]]> Thanks to the federal government, every property in Beaufort County is presently eligible for 100-percent financing through the USDA Rural Housing Program.
( Published Sunday, September 5th, 2010 @ 12:51 pm )]]> This month's Market Report is simply a reminder that our financial environment looks a bit different than it did five years ago, and it may for a while to come.
( Published Friday, August 6th, 2010 @ 1:59 pm )]]> Local market evaluation confirms national trends in housing prior to and following the Sept. 2008 crash.
( Published Monday, July 19th, 2010 @ 4:19 pm )]]> The world economy is held fast, it seems, in a Catch-22 situation: The recession was caused and is being drawn out by the housing bust, and now the recession is expected to cause more pressure on hous
( Published Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 @ 5:16 pm )]]> Though the month of March saw a 27-percent increase in new home sales, I'm unconvinced we're close to real recovery.
( Published Saturday, May 15th, 2010 @ 12:45 pm )]]> There are a few important things to consider before calling a real-estate agent.
( Published Friday, March 5th, 2010 @ 3:07 pm )]]> For many, selling property marks the end of an age. It's a physical representation of the changing dynamics within your family, your relationship, or your career.
( Published Friday, March 5th, 2010 @ 1:35 pm )]]> Don't buy that second house on the water just yet.
( Published Friday, February 26th, 2010 @ 8:04 pm )]]> After thirty years of inflation, perhaps it's time to pop the bubble and start over.
( Published Thursday, February 18th, 2010 @ 12:20 pm )]]> A brief look at forty years of irresponsible fiscal policy
( Published Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 @ 4:13 pm )]]>