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For retiree, dividend matters more than stock price
DEAR MR. BERKO: I retired at 55 in 1997 and moved my $460,000 401(k) to an individual retirement account to be managed by our broker. By late 1999, my portfolio […]
Consumers: Mortgages easier to obtain
A majority of consumers now feel it’s easier to obtain a mortgage loan, according to Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey. Fifty-two percent of respondents in the company’s latest survey said […]
Complex returns call for accountant
DEAR BENNY: I own a small apartment building which is about 200 miles away from my home. Periodically, I drive over to the property so that I can inspect it […]
Bitcoin likely to go the way of tulip bulbs
DEAR MR. BERKO: I’m very interested in investing in Bitcoin. We are working with a professional financial adviser we heard on satellite radio. He has earned doctorates from the University […]
Why is unemployment still so high?
There’s good news and bad news about the North Carolina job market. The good news is that more jobs have been created in recent years. Since the job market began […]
New policy helps seniors qualify for loans
DEAR BENNY: We have a three-season beach house, a second home, with a high-interest jumbo mortgage that we would like to refinance. Our current mortgage lender says we do not […]
Picking right stock is like taking pot luck
DEAR MR. BERKO: In September, you recommended three marijuana stocks. One was GW Pharmaceuticals, which tripled. Another, CannaVest, went up 50 percent. Terra Tech was 10 cents a share, and […]
Double-check home payment records
COMMENT FROM A READER: I enjoy reading the column by Benny L. Kass in our local paper and find it very insightful. I want to share some additional information […]
Club membership requires suitable options
DEAR MR. BERKO: Four months ago, I was allowed to buy in as a new member of a large, successful investment club. I’m being mentored by an older member, and […]
E-signatures allowed on homebuying documents
Electronic signatures are now being accepted on an increasing number of homebuying and financing documents, including Federal Housing Administration loans. In its ongoing bid to modernize its processes, the FHA […]
Banks earn billions on excess reserves
DEAR MR. BERKO: I’m 71 and retired. I own a duplex with no mortgage, and I live in one side and rent the other. I have $186,000 in my […]
Kitchens, master suites define luxury
Luxury homes, a property niche that was hit hard by the recession, is back in popularity with buyers. Following the recent recession, interest in large and expensive homes dropped dramatically […]
Latest News
- A rising number of rentals drives down rent prices for third straight month
- CP Group announces four new leases at Harris Corners in Charlotte
- Developer files plans for 384-acre mixed-use project in Kings Mountain
- Equity improves for U.S. homeowners as housing market boom shows signs of revival
- Construction firms add 19,000 jobs in July as sector’s unemployment level hits 3.9 percent
- Profits on home sales rebound across U.S. in second quarter as housing market revives
- 47% of employees say they’ll quit if employer orders return to office full time
- U.S. housing market avoids crash, but challenges remain for buyers and sellers
- Rate-lock tipping point: Homeowners are nearly twice as willing to sell if their mortgage rate is 5% or higher
- Equity improves for U.S. homeowners as housing market boom shows signs of revival
- 50 Most Influential Women announced
- Frampton Construction completes Delta Industrial Park facility
Features
- SCORE Charlotte intake team honored in matching potential new client needs with one of the chapters 72 volunteers
- Bidding Wars – 6 Tips to Help a Homebuyer Win the Bid
- ABC Carolinas Construction Conference Features New SC Chamber CEO, Bob Morgan as Keynote
- How to Buy Your First Home
- Buying and Selling in the time of COVID-19
- PERSONNEL FILE: Peters joins Showcase Realty
- PERSONNEL FILE: Mellor joins Henderson Properties of Charlotte
- REZONING ROUNDUP: Greenway Residential Development seeks rezoning of 12.3 acres
- PERSONNEL FILE: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices recieves award
- PERSONNEL FILE: McCarty has joined LS3P
- PERSONNEL FILE: Graham joins Paragon Bank
- PERSONNEL FILE: Bowman is licensed professional engineer
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