Get free Web-based MLS listings

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softRealty.com LogoThis is no April Fool’s joke, launched today is a new software company – www.softrealty.com – that provides REALTORS and brokers with a free IDX service offering Web-based MLS listings. Knowing that 90% of home buyers shop online before ever calling an agent, the online competition between agents is steep. softRealty is a great way to set your website apart from others. This is a great opportunity to save a lot of money and time trying to generate leads because softrealty.com will drive more traffic to the agent’s side and turn those leads into clients. Check it out today!

Grand Opening of Phase II at Fairington Oaks

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McCar Homes Registry Collection InteriorMint Hills’ Fairington Oaks is one of McCar Homes’ most beautiful Charlotte communities. This single-family Mecklenburg County neighborhood first opened in 2005, and McCar Homes is now celebrating its grand opening of Phase Two in the community. Phase Two brings 55 new home sites with brand new floorplans from McCar’s updated home collections. These additional homes are situated on larger home sites which are surrounded by tall hardwoods, and offer seclusion and privacy as well as scenic, peaceful backyard views.

These nearly one-acre home sites are also perfect for active families seeking a place for play, swing sets, flower beds and vegetable gardens, cookouts and gatherings with friends and family. Fairington Oaks now offers quality and value, convenience and relaxation like no other Charlotte area community.

Homes at Fairington Oaks are priced from the mid $300,000s and Continue reading →

Final Opportunity to Buy at Carramore

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McCar Homes CarramoreOnly six homes remain at McCar Homes’ well-appointed Cary community, Carramore. Carramore, in Wake County, just west of downtown Raleigh, is a luxurious community of new homes perfect for a family seeking excellent schools, a convenient location and larger than usual home sites and bedrooms. Homes at Carramore range from 3,400 to 4,300 square feet, are situated on up to one-half acre home sites and are priced from the high $490,000s.

Carramore is a community specifically designed for buyers seeking upscale living, and Continue reading →

Great Amenities and Value at McCar Homes’ Ashton Hall

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McCar Homes Ashton HallNew home shoppers will find outstanding amenities at a new single-family home community of beautiful, high-quality homes in a great location and at an exceptional value at Ashton Hall. Ashton Hall is McCar Homes’ newest Raleigh community. Ashton Hall is a beautifully landscaped, master-planned community of new homes in Durham, northwest of Raleigh. Homes at Ashton Hall and are priced from the $230,000s, and to allow buyers to truly personalize their homes, McCar Homes is offering half-price design center options up to $20,000 to the first five buyers at Ashton Hall.

Ashton Hall, which opened last month, Continue reading →

Should I Buy Now or Rent?

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Q:    I’m a first-time home buyer. Is it best to wait, keep renting, and hope that prices will get even lower?

A:    If you continue to wait, you may never be able to afford to get into the housing market. Even as home prices are currently moderating or falling, depending on where you live, rents continue to climb. When you buy a home, you are also purchasing price stability, knowing that you will pay the same monthly payment for the life of your 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage.

Once you become a home owner, you are able to take advantage of the tax deductions that homeownership offers, and you begin to build equity in your property.

With so many homes on the market to choose from, your best strategy may be to scale back expectations for your dream starter-home. After a few years, you can use those equity gains to sell your starter home and move into a bigger house. The sooner you make the jump from renter to home owner, the quicker you begin to create and build up wealth for your family.