The Realtor's Helper

August Existing-Home Sales Rise Despite Headwinds, Up Strongly from a Year Ago Washington, DC, September 21, 2011 Existing-home sales increased in August, even with ongoing tight credit and appraisal problems, along with regional disruptions created by Hurricane Irene, according to the National A...

    You will be simply amazed as you enter this home! This home is immaculately decorated on a full fenced corner lot!  This home has lots of beautiful architectural detailing as well!                 This 3 bedroom 2 bath home is 2195 square feet with hardwood floors, ceramic tile and much much...

By: Gavin Mathis Here’s your five-minute catch-up on this week’s housing market highlights: USA Today: Tight Standards Make Mortgages Tough to Get Many borrowers are struggling to qualify for loans to buy homes. Others can't take advantage of some of the lowest interest rates in 50 years because ...

Welcome to 4001 Saphire Lane in Indian Trail NC.  This home is located in the Crismark neighborhood!  As you enter the home you will notice that it is a LOT of home for a Little bit of money! The home is over 2300 square feet for only $155,000!!! As you can see very open floor plan perfect for e...

Friday Five: Housing Market Update Is home ownership poised for dramatic change? As Washington addresses the fallout from the housing bust and tries to put the country’s fiscal house in order, our legislators are debating proposals that will affect home values, who can own a home, the cost of ho...

Report: 'Fixing Housing Crisis Will Create 1 Million Jobs' This is something most of us have been begging/screaming at the banks to do!!!  Maybe they will start to listen?!? Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, August 23, 2011 A new report argues that if banks wrote down the mortgage principal of u...

Make A Home Emergency Preparedness Kit With Hurricane Irene preparing to come close to our coast now is the time to get prepared for those expected & unexpected disasters. By: Wendy Paris Make a home emergency preparedness kit with all the essential supplies to aid you in case a disaster strikes...

The definition of Fear is:   a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid, something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension. With all the news spreading doom and gloom I completely unde...

By: Jan Soults Walker Low-cost kitchen storage strategies bring calm to your kitchen, banishing stress-inducing clutter and leaving the space calm and orderly. Rack attack: Store pots, everyday dishes, spices, and wine on racks that are freestanding, wall-hung, and ceiling-hung--and voila! Everyt...

This was my question during my last transaction! As we navigated through the transaction I noticed that my colleague was very adversarial.  Now I am one to protect my client and I expect you to protect yours.  I wouldn't ever expect either one of us to give up our fiduciary duties to our clients....