Kathy & Jim's Blog

With the slow down in the housing market and with many homeowners facing possible foreclosure, it is unspeakable that there are many rip-off artist taking advantage of these struggling home owners.   We are Certified Foreclosure Prevention Specialists and work with many lenders to get a loan modi...

The Piedmont Regional Association of Realtors, MLS for the counties surrounding York County, SC has just reported that residential, sold homes in 2008 thru August is as follows:                   Price Range                  Number Sold               %            $100,000 to $300,000             ...

 The housing market is not getting any better in the Charlotte area. The Charlotte Regional Realtors Association reported that for July 2008 the average days on the market for homes was 121+ days for 39% of the homes, and only 26% closed in less than 60 days. The closings were down 29.8% from th...

In real estate, it is very satisfying to us to have a client home buyer find their dream home, or a seller client sell their home to move up or move on. The resulting commission of course is quite satisfying because it pays the bills.   In the current slow down in the real estate market, we have ...

  If you live around Lake Wylie, SC, consider joining the River Hills Yacht Club.  The Club was formed several years ago to meet people, party, and have fun on the lake.    The initiation fee is only 50 dollars, and, no, you do not have to own a boat or live in River Hills.   There are usually 6...

We moved to Lake Wylie from Ohio eleven years ago.  In the move, we brought our Classic 1973 Lyman from Lake Erie. Most northerner's know the repetition of the Lyman. Built in Sandusky, Ohio, it was sold as being able to handle any storm on Lake Erie. That's saying a lot when Lake Erie, being the...

In the immediate area around Lake Wylie there are over 1000 property owners that are 60 to over 120 days behind on their mortgage payments and are facing foreclosure. There are 92 properties that have gone to foreclosure and will be auctioned off on September 2, 2008 at the York County Court Hous...

The Charlotte area has been resistant to the down tune in the housing market. Therefore, I was surprised to find that there are now over 1000 home owner immediately around Lake Wylie that are 60 to 120+ days behind in their house payments. This is the point where banks get nervous. These home own...

I am not an attorney or CPA, but as I read the new HR 3221 act, it seems that the !st time home buyer's $7,500 tax credit is really an interest free loan. The act indinicates that: 1. A tax credit on a purchase of a new home after April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009 is available up to $7,500 i...

Keller Williams has just been ranked number one among Home Buyers in Customer Satisfaction by J. D. Powers. Prudential ranked highest among Home Sellers. What is interesting is that the J. D. Powers article eludes to the fact that even though most buyers and sellers are doing on-line Internet hom...