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With the new Carolina MLS system updating in the last few months, it has been frustrating for a lot of real estate agents out there, new and old to learn the new system and embrace it. It's much more user friendly in my opinion, but a lot more complicated in terms of what you can do with the system. There are a ton of fields and listing homes is not as easy as it used to be when you had a system down-packed.

So, with change comes new and great advances of technology that we didn't have before, including the new Foreclosure or REO search. REO means "real estate owned" (by lenders). More than ever before, we are entering a buyer's market where the buyers want to find amazing deals on homes sold by banks and lenders. Not a single buyer would rule those homes out, in my opinion, when looking for a future home purchase. In fact, with all of my newest clients, that is the first thing out of their mouths that they want to see.

We now have more homes in the pipeline of 90+ delinquencies than we had in the 1930's (fact courtesy of the office of Freddie Mac and the Chief Economist's presentation earlier this month). With that being said, wouldn't you want a search that focuses just on foreclosed homes for sale? Well here it is!

Charlotte Foreclosures (1300 foreclosures as of today 9/28/10)

Lake Norman Foreclosures

Huntersville Foreclosures

Davidson Foreclosures

Cornelius Foreclosures

Happy browsing!

The Mallard Head Golf Course is a really neat local golf course located in Mooresville, just a couple turns off Brawley School Road. They have a 6900 yard course with lush greens, and a couple holes are located on the waterfront of the lake! You can play 9 or 18 holes. The last time I played, we finished in 6 hours with 4 golfers.

The staff is really friendly. The last time I visited, we bought plenty of canned beer for $1 each and stocked up our carts. Try the chili, cheese, and coleslaw dog! The chili is homemade in the crock pot! They offer plenty of snacks, candy, chips, and jerky for your day of fun too.

The rates are very good, ranging from $5 for a non-player/rider to $37 for a rider/player on the weekend. Call for reservations, because they do get busy! 185 MALLARD WAY, MOORESVILLE, NC 28117 (704) 664-7031

TOURNAMENT THIS AUGUST 2010!------ August 24, 2010 ---Celebrity Golf Tourney

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Mallard Head Country Club Homes For Sale

Mallard head condos for sale

Do you love wine events in the Lake Norman area? Do you want to help great causes and charities? Do you love to network with the "who's who" of Lake Norman? Well, then this is the EVENT for YOU this year!

The Lake Norman Huntersville Rotary Club will offer an exciting evening of special wines, food, fun and auction bargains at its 12th Annual Wine Spectacular on Saturday October 16th, 2010, 7pm.

The unique event will occur at Northstone Country Club located in Huntersville and is open to anyone with a desire to enjoy a great evening supporting local charitable causes. Opportunities to become a sponsor, donate to the charities or contribute unique auction items are still available. See below for links to sponsorships and donation wish list.

This year's event will feature delicious food, live entertainment and dancing, as well as the opportunity to taste and purchase many fine wines which have been hand selected by Mr. George Erdle, noted wine editor and wine connoisseur!

The main event of the evening will be a live AUCTION featuring items that range from golf packages from area courses, vacation homes and trips, salon and spa services, autographed sports memorabilia, certificates from various restaurants and businesses in the Lake Norman (LKN) area, various hotel stay amenities, and much more!. A Champagne Diamond Reverse Raffle will feature a diamond ladies tennis bracelet and a gentleman's Tag watch which is always a favorite at this annual event!

The Rotary Club of Lake Norman- Huntersville has contributed contributed in excess of $150,000 to local charities from the annual Wine Spectacular including The Lake Norman Free Clinic, Hope House, and the USO. This year's beneficiaries include:

• The Lake Norman Free Clinic which offers health care services to the uninsured and the under-insured residents of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville - LKNFreeClinic.org for more information.

• The Hope House in Huntersville, North which offers transitional housing and support for single mothers and their children - www.HopeHouseFoundation.com.

• The USO of North Carolina at Charlotte which enhances the quality of life for our U.S. Armed Forces personnel and their families - www.uso-ncwww.uso-nc.org.

• Rotary - End Polio Now. After 20 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.

Everyone is encouraged to SAVE THE DATE of October 16th, 2010 to be our guest at the Lake Norman-Huntersville Rotary Wine Spectacular Charity Event. Tickets are $75.00 and can be purchased online by clicking HERE.

Sponsorship opportunities

Auction Wish List - Donate an item!

This is the 2nd Annual Hendrick Marrow program race! It will be on September 26, 2010 and will feature a 1K, 5K, and Half Marathon! I have signed up for the Half. They will also have a Kids Dash. The race will take place at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC.

Proceeds go to a good cause "Be the Match Foundation" for creating awareness for leukemia and finding bone marrow matches for terminally ill cancer patients. Sign up for the race and start fundraising today!

Race registration and information

The Hendrick Marrow program website contains these facts about the program so far:

The Hendrick Marrow Program has:

• Raised more than $8 million
• Added more than 90,000 members to the Be The Match Registry
• Eased the financial burden of more than 4,000 patients with grants from the Hendrick Family Fund for Patient Assistance

This park is located in Cornelius off of Jetton Road, just outside of the Peninsula and within walking distance from Lake Norman Cove at Jetton Townhomes and also Jetton Cove homes subdivision.

The park is 105 acres on waterfront with walking/running trails, tennis,playground, bike trail, a gazebo, picnic tables and grills, and also features some really great views of Lake Norman! Here is the Mecklenburg county parks and rec information website that shows the hours, rules, etc. Jetton Park Website

On the website you can reserve the facilities or courts and take a virtual tour!

And if you like running road races, the Lungstrong 15K course map has you running through the park for part of the race on October 16, 2010~!