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An article by Bill Williams , a fellow Century 21 American Homes agent.If you're wanting a family-friendly area to raise kids, the Catawba Valley area around Hickory, NC is hard to beat. No matter what the interest of your children, there are plenty of recreation activities to excite them. Hickor...

The Adrian L. Shuford Jr. YMCA, located in Conover, NC, needs your votes to help promote the rebuilding of it's baseball field. The Conover YMCA's field has been selected as 1 of the 100 finalists in a contest by Kellogg's Food, who has vowed to rebuild 30 of the 100 fields. The 30 who get the ma...

Good, insightful article by Sharon Tara of Sharon Tara Transformations in Portsmouth, NH.When asked what the two most important words for home sellers would be, most would say a combination including "price, location, or condition."  Most advice on selling a house centers around these three subje...

Round up all your antiques, collectibles and old jewelry!  It may be time to cash in. The Treasure Hunters Road Show will be in Hickory starting today (May 26th) through Saturday, May 30th, 2009.  They bring in five experts to value your things and in some cases, may even buy them. Treasure Hunte...

Good article by Lisa Udy of Logan Utah Real Estate Immaculate Homes.I am reading a great book about real estate called SHIFT by, Gary Keller. The book talks about being a real estate agent when the market shifts downwards. It talks about some great tips that are needed to make sure your transacti...

From Midori Miller, of CENTURY 21 Sundance Realty in Daytona Beach, FL About The Author: Midori Miller is a Real Estate Trainer and writes and trains Real Estate Training and assists sellers in short sale situations. Midori is a Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker, License # BK645709 and a member...

I've been a bit slack in my blogging duties this past week, so I'm writing this in the hopes that you, and I, don't get slack in observing this day. Yes, Memorial Day is a time for the backyard bar-b-q and family get together's and I hope everyone fully enjoys their time together.  But please, ta...

Everyone seen the infamous trailer parks of the nation.  They come in all shapes and sizes, from the dressed up to the...well, NOT so dressed up, let's say.  Single-wide mobile homes have always had a bit of negative press about them.  Enter double-wides and triple-wide homes to "up the standards...

As an agent, have you been doing, or trying to get into doing, BPO's (that's Broker's Price Opinion) for lenders doing short sales, or for the REO (Real Estate Owned) companies that request them before listing?  If so, you may want to verify your state laws concerning BPO's and collecting a fee f...

In my post, 3 Secrets to Getting Your Property SOLD!, I mentioned that the age-old adage of "location, location, location" is NOT the 3 secrets to home selling, but rather, it's Price, Marketing, and Time that ultimately affect the sale of the property.  In that article, price seemed to get the m...