Linda Powers' Semi-Regular
News & Updates
News & Updates

August 2008 Newsletter


For some reason the statistics for July are still not available. From my own personal experience, our market has slowed ...<< MORE >>

Impressive personal income growth

If you don't live here, well ... na-na-na-na boo-boo. An article in the Friday, August 8, 2008 issue of the Raleigh ...<< MORE >>

Tax credit for first-time home buyers

Recently Congress passed legislation to assist all of us with the mortgage mess and President Bush signed it into law.<< MORE >>

July 2008 Newsletter

I just got back from the Farmers' Market in Raleigh, and it was crowded with weekend shoppers.<< MORE >>

June Market Statistics


The good folks at the Triangle Multiple Listing Service have changed how their statistics are made available, and I am ...<< MORE >>

New Wake and Durham Counties property tax rates


North Carolina real property is re-assessed every 8 years for tax purposes. This was the year. Earlier this year everyone ...<< MORE >>

Statistics on residential listings and closing prices


Ugh. Our market is starting to look saggy. I'm hearing on national news shows that the country as a whole might be ...<< MORE >>

June 2008 Newsletter


We had a spate of 100-degree weather at the first of the month, and it was enough to suck the ...<< MORE >>

A new look at FHA loans

With all the uproar in the mortgage industry, I'm seeing a swift return to the way things were done in the old days. If you've been thinking of snagging an easy loan at a good rate with a lender's simply running a quick check of your credit score, those days are gone. << MORE >>

Crime maps for Raleigh and Cary

The Raleigh News & Observer has been working with the Raleigh and Cary police departments to put together crime maps of those areas. The data is kept up to date, and this is a terrific tool. << MORE >>