It may be easier to ask forgiveness than permission, but ignorance of homeowners association rules will no longer be an excuse for that covenant-breaking giant garage built by new owners.
Union County Association of Realtors President Lori Bee can add “TV Star” to her list of titles after the Dec. 18 episode of Showtime’s “Homeland” series.
People buy all kinds of things on the Internet. Cars, TVs, computers, clothes and even groceries get sold at various online retailers. But if you’re thinking of buying your house solely on the web, several Charlotte-area Realtors say – not so fast.
Lynn Burnett didn’t have the greatest year in 2011.
As an agent for Charlotte-based real estate firm Allen Tate, Burnett said 2011 handed her one of the toughest markets she’s ever seen in her eight years working for the company.
Still, it was a better year than 2010, she said, if only because more people were buying.
This month, the Federal Housing Administration’s single-family home loan limits dropped in more than 600 counties across the U.S., including some in the Charlotte area. On its face, it sounds like more grim news for the housing industry: Lower loan limits and price more people out of homeownership. But housing industry officials say it should [...]