[video] Watch This Before You List Your Chapel Hill Home For Sale

If your property (or someones  you know) didn’t qualify for a low rate refinance before, this is worth checking out right now. HARP started in 2009 and had less than desired results because of falling home values. This meant that many people who put down 20% when purchasing were now required to obtain mortgage insurance […]

You see it everywhere in the Sunday real estate listings and online – “Price reduced $XYZ$ dollars.” When I speak with agents, I’m told the price is what begins the conversation and gets buyers to call. Without the right price, the phone does not ring. Agents know. This does make sense today, but the question […]

Was just speaking with  Mike Pearl,  CPA and Private Wealth Manager about mortgage  and tax solutions, positioning, problems, and planning. As we were speaking about this, Mike make the comment that that the answer to most mortgage and tax questions is….”It Depends….” As I thought about this, that response is much more than a cliche or avoiding of specific […]

In a low mortgage rate environment, there are many ways to skin a mortgage so that you pay less and keep more in your bank account, rather than add to the big super mega banks profits. And that, even if you already have a low mortgage rate. I’ll cover that in the next posts. Here’s a […]

The purpose of a Mortgage Pre- Qualification or Mortgage Pre Approval is to re-assure the home seller that the buyer is qualified to purchase their home and that the deal won’t go down at the last minute. These terms can be confusing to both home buyers and sellers.  Here’s what they mean and the differences: A “Mortgage Pre-Qualification” is […]

The NC Real Estate purchase contract changed in 2011. One of the key components is the “due diligence date” that can significantly impact the closing, sellers, and buyers. Watch as Debbie Earp and Robin Mullis of The Earp Group discuss the pro’s and con’s and what you must know about the new contract before you buy or sell.

Time to buy or refi. PS- Hope you profited from the brief rate drop last week.

On my TV, news and reality shows about immigrants are about illegal’s.  They cast a poor reflection on all immigrants.  I must reach way back to remember the stories from my Grandma Mary Cahill Cronshey Kohn, who told me about her great grandparents coming from Sweden. My Dad’s family emigrated from Ireland.    For a moment I […]

With Chapel Hill home prices and mortgage rates so low for so long, it’s easy to be lulled into believing they will stay this way. But what if the market improves….just a bit? Below is a short (as i could make it) video with an analysis of “Now and Later.” You may be surprised how much […]

The Chapel Hill Real Estate market is seeing much more activity. If you are considering listing your home for sale in this demanding market, where should you begin? Watch local agent Kathy Legnaioli as she gives you the starting point…before you even speak with an agent.  What’s on your mind about Chapel Hill Real Estate?