Walter Whitehurst Three Reasons Why Setting Your Listing Price is the Most Important Aspect of the Home Sales Process Have you decided to sell your home, perhaps to make an upgrade to a newer, larger house? Whatever your reasons for selling, you’ll have a number of decisions to make as you craft your listing and […]
Walter Whitehurst Juggling Priorities: How to Manage Buying a New Home and Selling Your Old One at the Same Time Are you a homeowner who is thinking about selling their current home and making an upgrade to a newer, larger home? If you’re facing the prospect of having to manage a home purchase and a […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 20, 2014 Last week’s economic highlights included the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index for October. The Commerce Department also released Housing Starts for September. Freddie Mac reported that the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage dropped below four […]
If you’ve been weighing whether now is the right time to enter the local housing market as a home buyer, we have some news to share with you that will help you decide. According to a recent report from real estate data provider CoreLogic, U.S. home price gains are slowing down, despite an increase during […]
Walter Whitehurst NAHB Reports: Home Builder Confidence Drops in October The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported that home builder sentiment lost its momentum in October and posted a seasonally adjusted reading of 54 in its Home Builder Market Index. This reading was five points lower than expected and also five points lower than […]
Walter Whitehurst Four Ways You Can Enhance Your Home’s Value Before You List It for Sale Whether you’ve decided it’s time for an upgrade or you’re moving on to a new city, if you’re selling your home you may be wondering how you can increase the value of your home before listing it up for […]
Walter Whitehurst You’re Not Just Selling a House: How to Promote the Local Community and Lifestyle to Potential Buyers Have you listed your home up for sale? If so, you’ve likely spent a lot of time crafting your listing and highlighting the many features of your home and property – but have you focused on […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 14, 2014 Economic news was lean last week as the first week of the month tends to be calm in the aftermath of the rush of end-of-month reporting. Of note was CoreLogic’s report on housing markets, the release of the minutes from the most […]
I’m sure you’ve heard by now that the spirit of the great state of North Carolina resides on the 26-mile barrier island named Topsail. This is an area that has been and continues to be the crown jewel of the Carolinian coast. Those that visit as tourists inevitably return as home buyers and permanent residents. […]
Walter Whitehurst Closing Costs: Understanding What It Costs to Close on a Home and What You Can Expect to Pay If you’re in the process of buying a new home, you’ve likely heard the term “closing costs” in regards to the many different fees and taxes that you’ll be required to pay during the purchase […]
