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Congress may soon consider a new economic stimulus bill. Housing has always lifted our economy out of past economic downturns so it is imperative that Congress focus on housing in the next stimulus package.
We need ALL to support NAR's efforts to have the NAR Four-Point Housing Stimulus Plan included in any future stimulus bill.
See the following Four-Point Housing Stimulus Plan .........
Make the $7500 tax credit available to all purchasers and eliminate the repayment requirement. The credit’s limited availability and required repayment terms have severely limited the credit’s appeal to potential homebuyers. As a result, the credit has not been widely used or proven effective at stimulating sales. THIS WOULD BE WONDERFUL!
Make the 2008 FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits permanent. New rules for 2009 would significantly reduce the FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limit from their 2008 levels. Now is not the time to limit the availability of affordable mortgages.
Get the Emergency Treasury bank relief program back on track by targeting more funds to mortgage relief efforts and increasing efforts to mitigate foreclosures. Don't just give the banks unrestricted cash. Make the program work to improve mortgage and housing markets as it was originally intended.
Permanently bar banks and banking conglomerates from engaging in real estate brokerage and management. The banks have proven they have enough to do to simply properly manage their current lines of business. Do we really want them to manage on the home buying process? Imagine what could have been the situation now if they already had the added ability to engage in real estate sales.
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Source - Triad MLS
| County | Pendings | SOLDS | New Listings | All Actives |
| Guilford | 56 | 17 | 130 | 4620 |
| Forsyth | 39 | 22 | 111 | 3421 |
| Davidson | 8 | 11 | 34 | 1271 |
| Randolph | 10 | 8 | 34 | 748 |
| Davie | 0 | 0 | 14 | 407 |
| Stokes | 4 | 1 | 8 | 300 |
| Surry | 3 | 1 | 9 | 421 |
| Yadkin | 2 | 2 | 7 | 117 |
| Alamance | 7 | 1 | 7 | 378 |
| Rockingham | 9 | 3 | 13 | 548 |
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My good friend Angelina Taddeucci is an unbelievable artist who never ceases to amaze me with her creations.
Angelina is a muralist and innovative faux painter who specializes in transforming new construction and private homes into enviable works of art. She's also had her portrait, mural and still life paintings featured in schools and museums as well as numerous art galleries throughout North Carolina.
Enjoy some of her recent works and don't forget to watch as she creates her Facebook 'graffiti" skecth right before your very eyes at the bottom of this post.
Her creativity and talents are limitless as evidenced by this Facebook "graffiti" she drew while talking on the phone the other day!
If you or your clients have ever thought of having a room or two in your home transformed into whatever you can imagine contact Angelina today! Art by Angelina

Craig Rutman is a North Carolina Residential Real Estate Specialist that can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in the Raleigh - Cary – Apex metro areas; or any place else in the country by connecting you with a relocation professional in your destination of choice.
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In our area (Piedmont Triad), the preferred online search tool is Listingbook.com, it is a service that is fed from our MLS every 30 minutes. No doubt it is best search tool, it is far superior than any other search tool that we have experienced. It allows buyers to have their own personal account, save favorites, make property notes, communicate back and forth with their agent through property notes, very customized search critera and FREE.........here are more benefits of Listingbook.
We do not know of any buyers that look in the newspaper or magazines anymore, if we get a call, they saw it online or a yard sign.
If your a buyer, where do you find homes for sale?
If your an agent, where do your buyers find the homes?
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Brad and Angela Lawrence - Brokers/REALTORS
Multi-Million Dollar Producers
ERA Premier Realty
NC HomeTeam Inc
Our Website: Greensboro Real Estate - Winston Salem Real Estate - High Point Real Estate
Toll Free: 866-220-6458
Brad's Cell: 336-909-1293
Angie's Cell: 336-909-2638
Fax: 866-233-4314
Email: Brad.Lawrence@ERA.com
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We serve the Whole Piedmont Triad Area!
Buyers - Sign up for your own FREE MLS search account
Sellers - Ask us about how we can save you up to thousands in commission.
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Source - Triad MLS
| County | Pendings | SOLDS | New Listings | All Actives |
| Guilford | 57 | 63 | 160 | 4640 |
| Forsyth | 40 | 51 | 87 | 3394 |
| Davidson | 14 | 22 | 21 | 1269 |
| Randolph | 7 | 5 | 22 | 737 |
| Davie | 3 | 7 | 10 | 403 |
| Stokes | 4 | 2 | 4 | 298 |
| Surry | 3 | 4 | 15 | 422 |
| Yadkin | 3 | 1 | 3 | 111 |
| Alamance | 3 | 7 | 9 | 381 |
| Rockingham | 8 | 2 | 8 | 556 |
Click here to -> Subscribe to our blog via email
Brad and Angela Lawrence - Brokers/REALTORS
Multi-Million Dollar Producers
ERA Premier Realty
NC HomeTeam Inc
Our Website: Greensboro Real Estate - Winston Salem Real Estate - High Point Real Estate
Toll Free: 866-220-6458
Brad's Cell: 336-909-1293
Angie's Cell: 336-909-2638
Fax: 866-233-4314
Email: Brad.Lawrence@ERA.com
Our BLOG
We serve the Whole Piedmont Triad Area!
Buyers - Sign up for your own FREE MLS search account
Sellers - Ask us about how we can save you up to thousands in commission.
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