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House Prices

Young couples should rent

A opinion piece in Investment News claimed that ‘For young couples, renting may be a better option”.  I hate headlines like that  – they are designed to get your attention, but most people don’t have the time to read the article.  They end up with this piece of random advice floating around their head that [...]

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Charlotte Home Prices (in Years)

How far back have home priecsin charlotte, NC, fallen?  The charts below from John Burns and Case Schiller, give a good insight.  Thanks to Calculated Risk for crunching the numbers and providing the charts. John Burns uses median price information:  (Click on the graph for a larger chart in a new window): Looking at the [...]

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Inflation Means your Dollars Buy Less

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Most people think Inflation means that things get more expensive.  They also think “Deflation’ means that prices are dropping. Peter Schiff, a former US Senate candidate and President of Euro-Pacific Capital, famously called the housing bubble explosion before it happened.  He recently wrote a good article responding to NY Fed President William Dudley’s recent speech.  By: Peter Schiff [...]

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Why Start With The House?

 For most of my clients, their mortgage payment is usually the largest check they write each month.  I’ve found that when I assist someone with their mortgage, that if they look at their mortgage in the context of their overall financial picture, they make better mortgage decisions, and better financial decisions.   If the Mortgage is [...]

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When House Prices Hit Bottom

The headline you long to read is Home Prices Hit Bottom Today. Problem is, you can only see bottom in a rear-view mirror.  That’s right, you don’t know bottom until prices have gone up and stayed there.  Yes, it’s a buyer’s market, but sellers have needs that must be addressed.  In this video we’ll explore [...]

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