1. Get help from a short sale expert Not all real estate agents today have worked with properties that are offered as a short sale. An agent experienced in short sales can identify which homes are being offered as short sales, help you determine a fair purchase price, and advise you on what to include in your offer to make …
Tips for Buying a Luxury Home
Despite the doom and gloom the media portrays regarding today’s real estate market, several unique opportunities exist for home buyers, in particular, luxury home buyers. While home prices across the country have dropped or stabilized to varying degrees, luxury home prices have been slashed, in many cases, as the market for such high-end properties has dwindled in challenging economic times. …
Perfectly located between Highlands NC and Cashiers NC
Just what everyone is looking for – a log home on a great lot with a mountain view. Imagine all the good times you can have with your family relaxing on the covered front porch of this well built log home taking in the mountain view while your children or grandchildren play in the beautiful level front yard. The property backs up …
There will be a Yappy Hour in Cashiers NC on Thursday April 7, 2011
If you are a pet owner and want to put a smile on your face, visit the Woof Gang Bakery in downtown Cashiers. Perhaps you’ve seen the ads on TV featuring smiling dogs…well, the products offered by the Martin Family will put smiles on your dogs’ faces too! This coming Thursday, April 7 from 4 pm to 6pm, Dan and Janet …
Price or Cost? What to Consider When Buying in Highland NC and Cashiers NC
As Realtors, we hear it all the time, “I’m going to wait to buy because I think that prices may go down some more.” Many purchasers have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for home prices to hit bottom. Could we see prices drop some in 2011? Of course we could. Unfortunately none of us have a crystal ball, but in the …
Highlands NC and Cashiers NC Real Estate, Mortgage Rates Rise
If you have been watching Highlands NC and Cashiers NC real estate you might have noticed that mortgage rates are on the rise. While rates are still affordable they recently hit above 5% for the fist time in ages, a sign of stability on the horizon for the economy. What does this mean for anyone thinking about buying property in Highlands …
Highlands NC Real Estate, Second Home Sales on Rise Across Country
Highlands real estate will hopefully prosper from the growing trend of increased second home sales across the country. A recent article from the Wall Street Journal demonstrated how second home and vacation communities across the country experienced increase in sales volume throughout 2010. The uptick in second home sales is attributed to the bargains that exist, as well as the …
Short Selling Highlands NC Real Estate
Have you been considering short selling your Highlands NC real estate? In order to short sell you need to fulfill certain criteria. To qualify for a short sale first and foremost your home needs to be worth less than the balance of its loan. Following that criteria you, as the home owner, need to fill at least one of the …
Highlands Real Estate, Bargains Exist But Prices Remain Steady
When it comes to Highlands real estate there are bargains that exist but overall prices have remained steady. Real estate in Highlands NC remains desirable and it is understandable that there are many people looking to buy vacation real estate at a significant discount. However, offering 50% of list price is rarely going to get a buyer a response. Those …
Things to know if you are facing a short sale or foreclosure
In this real estate market with declining prices, short sales have become a common vehicle for sellers who are “underwater” on their mortgage. In the event your lender agrees to allow a short sale of your home, there are things you need to know to protect yourself. If your mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during tax years 2007 through 2012, …