The Summer Shootout Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway is a blast for the whole family. Every Monday and Tuesday night June through July starting at 5pm, the Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts a Summer Shootout event that includes Legends Car and Bandolero racing, with special nights dedicated to Fireworks or even school bus races!
This Tuesday, July 19 brings a TORC Exhibition Truck Race. School bus racing and monster truck rides are featured in the following weeks. S
A recent MarketWatch article explained that mortgage costs are set to rise in the country’s most expensive regions this fall, as conforming mortgage limits are scheduled to expire.
As a result, limits in the priciest regions will fall from $729,750 to $625,000 within the contiguous U.S.
Any loans issued worth more than the conforming limit are considered jumbo loans, which then cannot be purchased and securitized by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Thus, the mortgages will carry higher interest rates. Full Post…
I have made a resolution: I will see everything in two new neighborhoods each month. Why? Well why not? And also because, quite selfishly and quite productively, it helps me understand the real estate market and better help my clients. So I started with Forest Hills near downtown Wilmington NC. The reason for this neighborhood is simple—I have been in love with it since I visited here in the 70′s. I also have a fair amount of friends there and a few active buyers looking there. For the record, these homes were mostly built in the 30′s, 40′s and 50′s so tons of history here…
So I set off on my pre-football Sunday to look inside of everything in Forest Hills that I hadn’t already seen and it was eye-opening! The cool thin
Jackie and John F. Kennedy honeymooned here. Prince William just played polo here. Oprah, George Lucas and many other Hollywood notables call it their “second” home. Santa Barbara, with its magnificent surrounding neighborhoods is known as the American Riviera®. According to Diana Bull, past president of both Santa Barbara Association of Realtors and California Association of Reators, “Santa Barbara is rich in culture, beauty, entertainment, and interesting people”.
Montecito
Situated just east of downtown Santa Barbara, between the coastline and the foothills of the San Ynez Mountain Range, Montecito is one of the wealthiest residential communities in the world. Yet, its