National Wear Red Day For Women: February 3, 2023Help Wipe Out The "Silent Killer" Of Women As part of the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women® campaign to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease in women, the first Friday of each February (that's today, February 3rd) is National Wear Red Day.  Many people think that heart disease primarily affects men. That couldn't be further from the truth. Heart disease is known as the "SILENT KILLER" of women. And many women experience NO symptoms. Did you know: Cardiovascular disease in the U.S. kills approximately one woman every 80 seconds?  Heart disease and strokes kill one in three women every year? The American Heart Association says nearly 50% of American adults have some form of heart disease? Heart disease is the #1 cause ... 02/03/2023

IS YOUR INCOME KEEPING PACE WITH RISING RENTS IN 2023?IS IT TIME TO STOP RENTING IN CHARLOTTE AND BUY A HOME IN 2023? Have You Been Asking Yourself These Questions? Am I tired of rising rents? Will it be less expensive for me to buy versus renting? Will my income increase as quickly as my rent? Will it be more or less expensive to buy next year? Is 2023 finally the year to stop renting, to buy my Charlotte area home and stop paying my landlord's mortgage instead of my own?  Should I lock in my monthly housing cost for years to come?   DID YOU KNOW that the average lease rate in the Charlotte region increased 11.8% in 2022 compared with 2021? And there's no sign that rent rates won't continue to increase in the Charlotte region. We've seen consistent rent increases in the Charlotte area ... 02/05/2023

“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” ... Mark Twain I'm a big believer in laughing. As Charlie Chaplin famously said: "A day without laughing is a day wasted." There's a reason they say laughter is the best medicine. Did you know laughing triggers the release of endorphins, which are the body's natural "feel-good" chemicals (who needs drugs when you can laugh instead)? Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can also temporarily relieve pain. Laughter protects the heart. Since February is American Heart Month, when the American Heart Association promotes cardiovascular health, why not help your heart and find a reason to laugh every day? Heart disease is the #1 killer of Americans... why not help reduce this statistic by laughing more... 02/06/2023

Birkdale Neighborhood in Huntersville, NCReal Estate Report & Neighborhood Spotlight Birkdale neighborhood in Huntersville enjoyed a strong year in 2022 with average home sale prices up 27% and median home sale prices up 36%. The list to sale price ratio remained steady at 102.48%. And while average days on market increased, at 13 days they were still quite low. Birkdale's Fourth Quarter 2022 was more of a mixed message. Average home sale prices increased 37%; median home sale prices increased 27%. And while home prices were increasing to record highs, the list to sale price ratio declined by 4% to 97.35%. By December, the average list to sale price ratios were both over 100% again.  Average days on market increased, but were still low at 19 days. Birkdale Home Sales Snapshot: 2022 Birk... 02/01/2023