Olde Point Home Sales Report - Updated July 1, to September 30, 2012 Hampstead NC 6 closed sales Olde Point between July 1 and September 30, 2012 1 renovated home built in 1980 located on deep water with a dock sold for $515 an average $227 a sq ft 5 remaining homes sold for an average $103 a s
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10/09/2012
Olde Point Home Sales Report - Jan to June 30, 2012 Hampstead North Carolina Olde Point had 12 closed single family home sales between January 1 and June 30, 2012 No deep water homes sold vs 1 in 2011 No homes on multi-acre sites sold vs 2 in 2011 1 home on the marsh sold for $362,500 at $127
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10/09/2012
Most blame for today's housing market is rightly assigned to lenders. It's true, their low standards and poor qualification practices contributed mightily to where we are today. Yes, they could not have lowered standards on government secured loans without political complicity but lobbyists wo
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08/18/2012
In the greater Wilmington, NC area, where so many homeowners are hurting due to falling house prices, folks are looking for and deserve anwers to the question that make sense. That our area home vales rose 60% between 2004 and 2007 didn't make any sense. That irrational growth meant a long fall
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08/18/2012
Awhile back, a fellow agent member of AR wrote a "members only" blog expressing frustration. She presented a market analysis to a seller whose home had been previously listed by three other agents. After doing so, he assured her his home was worth exponentially more than the market indicated.
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08/18/2012
Yes, you may “qualify” for more home than you can “afford!” Even in today’s more complicated lending environment, it’s still common for lenders to “qualify” Buyer’s for more than they can “afford” because the lender is calculating debt to income ratios
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11/05/2011
Olde Point Home Sales Report - Updated July 1 to Sept 30, 2011 Hampstead NC 9 closed sales Olde Point between July 1 and September 30, 2011 1 home built in 1980 located on the ICWW with a protected slip for 55' boat sold for $900k. 2 homes on marsh front sites sold for $330 & $375 6 remain
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11/05/2011
Sharon Tara, New Hampshire Home Stager brings us a message relevant for homeowners in the greater Wilmington, NC area interested in selling their homes in our current market. In any given month fewer than 10% of listed homes are selling here. It follows suit that to be one of the 10%’s will
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10/31/2011
“Water Peep” was my mother-in-laws term for broken views available from homes across the street from waterfront properties. Several years ago, we listed a second row property in Hampstead, NC 28443, across the street from the Intracoastal Waterway. The home, a 40 year old brick ranch, was nev
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10/28/2011
When the financial industry chose self-interest over the nation’s financial stability, they breached their contract with America. These institutions, guardians of the nation’s wealth, chose deceptive business practices as their prevalent business model. They chose the wrong path as clearly as
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10/28/2011