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Frequently
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Where
are the best places/websites to visit for top real estate information?
Besides AtHomeCharlotte.com, of course?
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Remodeling spending, data tracked by the Joint Center for Housing Studies
(www.jchs.harvard.edu) might
give you a sense of who is fixing up to stay or to sell.
2.Employment data, visit Bureau of Labor Statistics www.bls.gov
tracks performance by industry.
3.Realtor.org, click Research looks at
area incomes in relation to area median home prices which might be helpful
in predicting the universe of buyers in the market.
4.Changes in zoning or additions to local infrastructure for indicators of
a change of use in an area or the availability of yet-undeveloped land. www.charlotte.com
Search rezoning.
5.Household composition and age trends. For demographic information, visit
U.S. Census Bureau at www.census.gov.
Family size is a big factor as well as age category.
6. Carolinahome.com for the
Carolinas Multiple Listing Service inventory of residences on the market.
7. Mecklenburg Polaris is excellent for everything you want to know about
the neighborhood you might be considering. http://mecklenburg.nc.us
and finally...click here for
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Why don't you call the site The Real Estate Lady.com
because you are The Real Estate Lady and have been for years as far as I
can remember?
I want the site to serve consumers. So if I named it after The Real
Estate Lady...I thought it might be perceived as being more about me and
sell, sell, sell or buy, buy, buy. What I want to do is share what I have
learned about residential real estate and what I love about Charlotte NC.
PS We are cooking up something pretty nifty for The Real Estate Lady as
well. Meanwhile, here's a link: The Real
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Are you a real estate broker? Do you work with buyers and
sellers?
| Yes. I am a licensed real estate
broker in both North and South Carolina. I work with buyers and sellers
everyday. Email at lynnsy@therealestatelady |
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Are the condos in the database for sale or for lease?
| Neither. Because I learned that market
so thoroughly I thought it would be good for consumers to see what's out
there. I even took pictures and made maps and checked records at the
courthouse to find all of the oldies but goldies. There are over 600
complexes in our unique database. That's why we have the name "Condo
CanDo®"! Our database is exclusively for our clients...part of our
comprehensive service. |
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Why is the Quality of Life Report important?
| These reports show a profile of a
neighborhood. From vacant lots to rental property...educational as well as
economical community profiles. We have maps showing boundaries on all of
the City Within A City neighborhoods and we made individual maps for all
others. We even made a special chart for each area comparing 2000 with
2002. |
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Where are the aerial photos? You moved them.
| Under Real Estate Information on the
main menu to Maps/Aerials on bottom left. |
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Do you have the sold/active information from Multiple
Listing? Where are they?
| Yes. We have a couple of
presentations. One is in MLS Stats under Real Estate Information...you
will find 2000, 2001 and 2002...and you will also find a different display
with Real Estate Area Locator Maps. Here we
separate residential statistics: single family from condos. You
might also want to check Hoods, Zips and
Sections...this section features
Zip Codes, neighborhoods within and average selling prices. Note: When the
Multiple Listing Service installed a new software, Tempo, the
ability to produce statistics was greatly diminished. We are all
working on improving this reporting feature. For a great overview of
the market: visit Chuck Graham's
section. |
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It seems silly to have the baseball players around. I don't
get it.
| Well, Mecklenburg County is in the
shape of a ball field for starters. More importantly, I wanted a way to
make real estate fun and for the site to be a teaching tool. I think it
would be great for kids to have some idea of the process way before they
start. It is one of the biggest purchases we all make and learning by
doing seems less appropriate to me. Batter
up! |
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Can you do electronic transactions? We both travel to
different places every week and it's hard for us to look at the
information together.
| Definitely. We even build websites
with digital photos, floor plans, data sheets and financials and make them
available only to you. Many of my clients like this because we can narrow
their prospects both with property and mortgage lenders. It's quick. It's
easy and time efficient for everyone. |
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I don't see any ads. Will you ever have ads?
| I did have a couple but it didn't feel
right. I decided to focus on building the best content with the best maps
and pictures and text and let the chips fall where they may. We may
consider sponsorships because we like our clean look. Sponsorships would
be in keeping with our focus on the consumer. Meanwhile, we received
the commendation for The Best in
North Carolina from the International Real Estate Guide. |
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I don't see any real estate for sale on your site. Why is
that and will you ever?
| I tried it but
want to come up with a better representation. So while we don't right now,
we may...as long as the section is compatible with our mission
statement. |
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