By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: August 30,2011
This month, 61-year-old John Lee was out in the cold — or, rather, the August heat — when he was evicted from his south Charlotte rental home near the airport. Although he was behind on rent for June, which is what started the eviction process, he says Carolina United Realty, the 4108 Park Road-based property [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: August 22,2011
Since the Carolinas Multiple Listing Service changed its method of describing square footage, Re/Max Metro Realty broker-in-charge Eric Strom says it hasn’t created the headaches some agents predicted. Beginning in 2008, CMLS’ system has reported the square footage of homes for sale in a range. That means that a prospective homebuyer doesn’t know from a [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: August 9,2011
When the Federal Trade Commission created the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services rules in December, it caused a stink in the real estate community. MARS was formed in response to mortgage scams, specifically those involving loan modifications. Real estate agents, in particular, did not like some of MARS’ requirements, such as ones requiring that they make [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: July 29,2011
When someone files a deed for a property they don’t actually own with the office of Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds David Granberry, there’s nothing Granberry can do to stop it. Granberry could know the deed is not legit, that the claim for the house is false. Still, his office doesn’t have the power to [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: July 5,2011
On June 1, a real estate agent was showing a house to a couple in the Union County town of Weddington. While the couple checked out the basement of the house in the 1000 block of Antioch Woods Lane, two men, Asaru A. Ali and Kenneth W. Lewis, suddenly showed up, according to Detective Brian [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: March 1,2011
This year, a “due diligence” requirement went into effect for North Carolina home purchases. Before the change was rolled out, real estate agents didn’t know what to expect, and they were filled with questions. To be sure, there continues to be confusion about the new requirement, as agents adjust to it and try to explain [...]
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