As I said in the last post (http://blog.raleighhometeam.com/?p=31&preview=true), we watch the market for single family RESALE homes, and then we distinguish them by their price range – over or under $500,000.  Here’s what the market has done in these zip codes: 27607, 27608, and 27609 – the core expensive zips ITB and including the North […]

Email scams are as old as, well, email, but as the years go by, these scams have become more and more sophisticated. Recently, several home buyers have fallen victim to specially targeted email scams that attempt to rob them of their closing costs — sometimes up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. These types of […]

The property tax bill for your home is out – you should have received it already, or you will any day now. But why do we say DON’T pay it? Well, it’s just a gentle reminder and an opportunity to hit the highlights on your property taxes. Do you Escrow? These days, most people escrow […]

Let’s say you have your heart set on buying a home in a community with a swimming pool, a clubhouse, and maybe even a playground or trails. Having access to these amenities often means living in a community with a homeowners association, or HOA. Generally, an HOA is responsible for keeping the neighborhood looking beautiful […]