CORRECT PRICING IS KEY TO SELLING HOMES Homes do indeed sell these days if the price is right. According to a recent report from the National Association of REALTORS®, the national average time it takes for a property to sell is eight to nine weeks, while it had been 10 to... click here for more

KAY DONIVANT JOINS BOONE OFFICE AS SALES MANAGER The Boone office of CENTURY 21® Elliott Properties announced that Kay Donivant is joining the office and will serve as general sales manager.“Kay has a wealth of experience in sales and sales management,” said Martitia Mortimer, managing partner of the Boone office. “I... click here for more

TAX CREDIT CONTINUES FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED OVERSEAS Eligible taxpayers, who were recently overseas serving the United States in the armed forces or with another federal institution, are still eligible to take advantage of the homebuyer tax credit. The deadline for such people, who were out of the country, for at... click here for more

THE IMPORTANCE OF A LAND SURVEYBy Tammy Sgroi Don’t you want to learn as much as possible about the real estate that you are buying or selling? Isn’t a land inspection just as important as a home inspection or pest inspection? The outcome of any of these investigations could have a... click here for more

CENTURY 21® OFFERS GLOBAL REFERRAL NETWORK A key advantage to dealing with a CENTURY 21 real estate agent is his or her access to the CENTURY 21 Global Referral Network. All agents of both the Boone office and the Greensboro office of CENTURY 21® Elliott Properties participate in this exclusive real... click here for more

OWNING RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY GAINING APPEAL Across the United States, small investors by the thousands are purchasing residential property for the purpose of renting it. In the past couple of years, rent prices have grown in proportion to prices of real estate. As a result, current purchases of apartment complexes are... click here for more

INEXPENSIVE PROJECTS CAN QUICKLY INCREASE SELLING PRICE Last month U.S. News & World Report published an article, written by personal finance columnist Luke Mullins, entitled "10 Cheap Ways to Boost Your Home's Sales Price by Spring." With spring coming up next month, these 10 suggestions might come in handy to a... click here for more

ELLIOTT REAL ESTATE ACADEMY TO OPEN THIS MONTH Elliott Real Estate Academy (EREA) will hold its first class on January 21 and will be constantly holding continuing education classes for licensed real estate agents, as well as beginning classes for those interested in obtaining their North Carolina Real Estate License.Classes will... click here for more

HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT EXTENDED TO MANY CURRENT HOMEOWNERS As expected, the First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit, which had been set to expire on December 1, has not only been extended by seven months, but also expanded to include current homebuyers who meet certain conditions.The bill, signed into law by President Obama... click here for more

CENTURY 21® TOPS BRAND AWARENESS SURVEY According to a Wall Street Journal survey, CENTURY 21® is No. 1 in its category when it comes to brand awareness. The newspaper's 2009 Residential Real Estate Study revealed that 99% of American consumers were familiar with the CENTURY 21® brand."No other real estate company... click here for more

N.C. BIDS FOR FED HIGH-SPEED RAIL FUNDS The State of North Carolina is applying for approximately $5.3 billion in federal funds of stimulus money to be used to develop a high-speed-rail system. Earlier this month, the state submitted a second round of applications for these funds, through the American Recovery and... click here for more

PEOPLE ARE MOVING FOR MORE POSITIVE REASONS According to a study conducted in June by Relocation.com, the reasons behind most changes of residence are, once again, positive, rather than a result of economic hardship, such as foreclosure or eviction. Half of the moves discussed in the June survey... click here for more

PERSONAL FINANCE AUTHOR OFFERS HOME-SELLING TIPS Author Liz Pulliam Weston, who is billed as “the Web’s most-read personal-finance writer,” recently wrote an online article, entitled “10 ways to sell your home faster". The 10 points Ms. Weston offered in the article are: Take care of the minor home... click here for more

ELLIOTT PROPERTIES OFFERS SERVICE PLEDGE TO BUYERS Buyer Service PledgeAt CENTURY 21® Elliott Properties we are committed to provide superior service to our customers. We offer a 21-point CENTURY 21® Buyer Service Pledge®. Anyone who buys property through us will be able to benefit from it. The pledge our Realtors® offer... click here for more

CENTURY 21® ELLIOTT PROPERTIES EMPOWERS AGENTS The management of CENTURY 21® Elliott Properties understands how tough the economy has been on REALTORS® in recent months. Even the more successful real estate agents have had it rough during the decline in real estate activity.At CENTURY 21® Elliott Properties, efforts have been made... click here for more

THIS YEAR’S FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER TAX CREDIT MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN ’08 VERSION Late in 2008, the 110th Congress passed a First-Time Home-Buyers Credit Act that was signed by President Bush. In 2009, the 111th Congress passed an even more favorable First-Time Home-Buyers Credit Act that has been signed by President Obama.The... click here for more

HOMES IN NORTH CAROLINA ON LEADING EDGE OF RECOVERY An article in the April issue of Money, places Greensboro among the markets that are “recovering first,” and expected to rebound by the end of this year.“Many of these areas, (including many in the Carolinas … ) never saw a big price... click here for more

SECOND HOME SALES ON THE UPSWING After a period of low activity, sales of second homes in the North Carolina mountains are starting to pick up.“Right now we have a very strong second home market,” said Martitia Mortimer, broker-in-charge of the CENTURY 21® Elliott Properties Boone office. “It’s unbelievable how they... click here for more

HOW LONG WILL THE GOOD BUYS LAST? Housing prices have been dropping, while interest rates are at historical lows. The federal government has a $7,500 tax credit in place for first-time homebuyers. These economic traits make the present as good a time to buy a home as there has ever been.Could... click here for more

CENTURY 21® MORTGAGE HAS MONEY TO LEND Despite what you may have read about money being tight these days, CENTURY 21® Mortgage has money to lend. Fred McFalls can attest to that. The mortgage advisor for CENTURY 21® Mortgage is a busy man these days. The low interest rates have him... click here for more