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  • New Home Sales up 9.6% Nationwide

    The U.S. Commerce Department reports that New Home Sales for the month of July increased 9.6% nationwide, the largest increase since February 2005. This marks the 5th increase in the past 7 months. New Home inventory dropped to it's lowest level in 16 years. The median price for a new home was $210,100 in July compared to $237,300 last ...
    Posted to Roger Preswood-Plasma Realty (Weblog) by 52930 on August 27, 2009
  • 2nd Quarter Home Sales up Nationwide in 39 states

    According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales were up 3.8% in the second quarter. Thirty nine states experienced increases over the first quarter of this year. Foreclosures and short sales accounted for 36% of  transactions in the 2nd Quarter. First time home buyers, taking advantage of lower prices and a First Time ...
    Posted to Roger Preswood-Plasma Realty (Weblog) by 52930 on August 12, 2009
  • 8k Tax Credit can now be used towards down payment

    Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow home buyers to use the $8,000 tax credit as a down payment. Previously, most buyers wouldn't receive the funds until after they filed their tax return, and ...
    Posted to Roger Preswood-Plasma Realty (Weblog) by 52930 on May 14, 2009
  • FHA Institutes New Temporary Loan Limits to Help Families Avoid Foreclosure

    As part of the 2008 Economic Stimulus Package, HUD recently announced that they will be temporarily raising loan limits which will allow more people to qualify to finance their home with an FHA loan. The new act will permit FHA to insure loans on amounts up to 125% of the area median house price. The new loan limits are already in effect and last ...
    Posted to Roger Preswood-Plasma Realty (Weblog) by 52930 on March 8, 2008
  • Charlotte one of America's Undervalued Real Estate Markets

    Here is an interesting article about Real Etate Markets and values in the US. This article from Forbes Magazine gives good insight as to why Charlotte's Real Estate market has remained strong despite downturns in the rest of the country. Check out the entire article below and feel free to contact us if you have any questions about moving or ...
    Posted to Roger Preswood-Plasma Realty (Weblog) by 52930 on December 3, 2007
  • Home Values Up over 9% in the Charlotte area in 2006

    Recently, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight(OFHEO) released their annual review of the nationwide housing market. Nationwide, prices for the Fourth Quarter of 2006 were 5.9% higher than the same period in 2005.  According to this study by the OFHEO, the Charlotte area overall saw a 9.09% increase. NC and SC saw an average ...
    Posted to Roger Preswood-Plasma Realty (Weblog) by 52930 on May 30, 2007
  • Worried about a soft Real Estate Market? Not in Charlotte..

    Not only has Charlotte experienced a rapid residential housing boom over the past few years, we are also seeing growth in office and retail space as well. In the past few years the uptown Charlotte area has been dominated by residential condo project announcements such as 210 Trade and The Vue, with little heard in the way ...
    Posted to Roger Preswood-Plasma Realty (Weblog) by 52930 on April 25, 2007
  • Donald Trump coming to Charlotte?

    Donald Trump may be expanding his real estate empire to Charlotte in the near future. His company is in the process of trying to acquire an entire city block in uptown Charlotte on Tryon Street. Below is a link to the article in the Charlotte Observor. Trump to Charlotte 
    Posted to Roger Preswood-Plasma Realty (Weblog) by 52930 on April 5, 2007