Wilson, NC

Great news! We're starting to see some light at the end of the proverbial "real estate tunnel" here in the Wilson area. Call-ins and showings seem to be picking up a little as well as Open House traffic. At this time of year, as we approach the Christmas season, we normally see buyer inquiries taper off a bit until January, so this flutter of activity is promising. There have been some years in the past that we have had tremendous viewing activity and sale closings in December, even on Christmas Eve! So you never really know who might be looking to buy or who may be interested in putting their home on the market in their time off around the holidays! Or if visiting friends and relatives may want to look at the possibilities of making Wilson their new home as they explore our area during their visit here!

Wilson has quite a variety of available homes to offer to those who are ready to make their move. Stay tuned! In future blogs, we'll be discussing some of the things that can be done to make your home stand out above the competition along with the important subject of making sure your home is priced right. These are only a couple of the many areas within our professional experience that we like to approach with our clients to help them be as well informed as possible when buying or selling their home.

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I attended my neighbor's Little League game last night at Burt Gillette Park. It was a tournament playoff game and it was being played on the grandstand ball field. That was great for us fans because that meant we were in the shade and it was still very warm last night at 6 pm! (There are three other ball fields that don't have covered bleachers.)

As I sat there with my friend and watched her grandson play, she remarked what a great facility this is. It caused me to pause and compare it to the minor league baseball stadiums in the area and I realized that it is as nice or nicer than those facilities. How many towns of less than 50,000 people have built a multimillion dollar soccer and baseball complex equaled to Wilson's? We've already hosted tournaments for the entire Southeast!

Wilson is a very civic-minded community and has leadership with foresight. We now have one of the best fiber-optic networks in the country developed by the city utility. The city also had the foresight to build a water reservoir that gives us an adequate water supply for now and many years into the future -- it makes me glad to live in Wilson every time Raleigh has to go on strict water conservation.

If you are thinking about relocating to Eastern NC, give Wilson a look and me a call-- especially if you have a kid who loves to play baseball!

I received mine yesterday! I am looking forward to attending this year's party at the home of Sharron & Marshall Dildy. Last year much of Wilson's "Old Guard" turned out for the annual celebration at Betty Lou and Henry Walston's home. Sharron and Marshall just moved into their home in December and their gardens are not as established as Betty Lou's, but the extensive grounds should allow everyone to spread-out and enjoy the company of their friends. The house will probably be the focal point this year as it has had a major renovation including new kitchen, den and full back porch.

It's not to late to join Preservation of Wilson and receive your invitation. Call Kathy Bethune at 234-7694 so you won't miss out on this year's fun. www.PreservationOfWilson.com/events.html

What is keeping you from buying your new home? Is it pricing? It shouldn't be! Pricing, even in our area, is down. Is it available properties to choose from? It shouldn't be! We have many more homes on the market than we have had at any point in a long time. Is it the prospect of financing problems? It shouldn't be! If you have good credit and verifiable income and down payment and closing costs that should not be an issue either. In some of the rural areas we can still get 100% financing for qualified buyers!

So what is it? Fear of the unknown? Fear of being turned down for a loan? Whatever it is, just remember that we have a great inventory and great pricing and great rates. It is rare for all these things to be available at once but that is the market we are in today. That may not be the market tomorrow. If inventory goes down pricing will go up and rates will probably follow. So get off the fence and get out there and find your new home! Let's get this economy rolling again!

As always you can go to our web site at www.nchousehunt.com to see our listings. Let us know what you think!

We all know that gas continues to go up straining our budgets. In the real estate business we put a lot of miles on our vehicles showing buyers around, checking on listings, and delivering paperwork.

I have been spending somewhere between $400 and $600 per month this year on gas and I'm tired of paying that much for gas. The reality is that 90% of the time I'm in the vehicle by myself, not with clients.

Therefore, I have purchased a 2006 KIA to use in my business. I of course still have the huge realtor vehicle for when I need to drive around clients. But for the other 90% of the time I will be consuming a lot less gas.

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David C Recker, Associate Broker, Realtor ® licensed in North Carolina. Reach David at: 252-442-2687

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