by Brian Pate | Aug 8, 2022
As the pandemic kept people at home, in some cases for more than 18 months, many became overconfident with the “Do It Yourself” (DIY) skills. As the last year has taught us, inspectors are beginning to see red flags with some of the projects sellers have taken on. In...
by Brian Pate | Aug 8, 2022
One year ago today, Bobby Bowden, former head coach of the Florida State Seminoles passed away. As a little boy in Tallahassee, Florida, I remember when Florida State hired Bobby Bowden in 1976 as the head football coach from West Virginia University. FSU had...
by Brian Pate | Aug 4, 2022
July has been an interesting month in real estate activity in the Raleigh and Durham region of North Carolina. The number of listings is up, as are the number of sales, while days on market has started to shift due to some new rules with the Triangle MLS. A merger...
by Brian Pate | Aug 4, 2022
The Triangle MLS (TMLS) Board of Directors announced to members on July 19, 2022 that an agreement has been reached with the Burlington-Alamance Association of Realtors to merge with the 2nd largest MLS in the state of North Carolina. The vote for the merger is on...
by Brian Pate | Jul 26, 2022
The Fed rate and house values are going up again! Today starts the Fed’s 2-day meeting. Expect the Fed to increase rates by ¾ of one point on Wednesday afternoon (July 27, 2022) at their 2pm press conference. I expect they will continue raising rates until inflation...
