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WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A BOUNTIFUL THANKSGIVING AND THE TIME TO RELFECT AND BE GRATEFUL!

   It’s Veteran’s Day today.  I’m enclosing a great link to several videos about the history of Veteran’s Day. Hope you enjoy! And don’t forget to say “thank you” to a Veteran today!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Lots of new jobs coming to the Charlotte and Fort Mill metro areas! More employment opportunities mean better home prices for Charlotte real estate.

• Supermetal Structures, Inc, a Canadian company based in Saint-Romouald, Quebec will bring its first U.S. manufacturing facility to York County along with 125 jobs. The company will spend some  $6.6 million to begin production in the former Worthington Steel facility off Interstate 77 near the town of Catawba.
• Japanese insurer, Sompo, is moving its New York operations to Charlotte, bringing 46 jobs to the area as part of its joint venture with  with Royal & SunAlliance USA in 2003.
• Mortgage lender, Foundation Financial Group, says it will hire 50 workers in Charlotte by year end as part of a company-wide expansion.  The new positions include entry-level and high-wage jobs in sales, telemarketing, management and licensed loan officers.Swiss energy giant ABB Group plans a $90 million cable manufacturing plant in Huntersville that will have about 100 employees. Construction of the Huntersville plant is slated to start soon, with the facility expected to open in 2012. The average annual wage for the new jobs will be $64,008.
• Printing-technology company DNP (Dai Nippon Printing) IMS America Corp. plans to invest $24.8 million to expand its operations in Concord during the next three years, creating 37 jobs in addition to the 97 currently there.  The average annual wage for the jobs will be $46,757, excluding benefits versus the Cabarrus County average of$32,396.
• ISIS Fund Services USA Inc. has selected Charlotte for its first U.S. office. ISIS, an international hedge fund administrator based in Bermuda, plans to open a full-service office in Ballantyne to serve domestic and offshore hedge funds. The Charlotte operation will spearhead a U.S. expansion. ISIS is the second hedge fund administrator to open a Charlotte office this year. In June, Citco Hedge Fund Services announced it would open a major operation here, with plans to hire 250 employees over the next five years. Those jobs will pay on average of more than $78,000 plus bebefits.
• LendingTree.com, headquartered in Charlotte’s Ballantyne area, is expanding its Charlotte workforce by an additional 40 positions with plans to increase new hires in the near term by a total of 75 new positions.

If you’d like more information about any of these companies’ plans to expand in the Charlotte metro market, contact Carolinas Realty Partners.

If you’re getting ready to sell your Charlotte, Waxhaw or Fort Mill home, you know that one of the most important things you can do to increase your sale price is to spend some time staging. After all, the better your home looks, the better the chances are that someone else will love it enough to buy it, too. However, many of the homes for sale in the North Carolina area are smaller in size than what’s currently hot on the market. While this doesn’t mean you can’t sell your home, it does mean that it might take a little extra work before you get that figure you’re aiming for.

The truth is, there’s no reason why your Charlotte home has to be the size of a small country in order to appeal to homebuyers. Small spaces, while more of a challenge to decorate and stage, have quite a bit of potential for appealing to those looking for charm, coziness, and class. If you’re doing the staging for your home yourself, here are few important tips in making your small home look like it’s worth every penny.

1. Get rid of the stuff. In any home staging effort, you want to get rid of personalized items and all the miscellaneous knickknacks that find their way into your home – including paintings and even overly unique drapes. This is never more important than when you’re trying to make a small house look bigger in NC.

2. Go for neutral colors. Dark colors make rooms look smaller in size. By using light, airy colors, you’ll give the appearance of more light – and therefore, more space.

3. Offer storage options. Most people need to really “see” themselves in a Charlotte home before they buy it. If you find creative ways to set up storage (such as in hidden cupboards, in strategic locations behind the couch, or even in a great set of shelves), you’ll give the impression that the house is not only beautiful, but livable.

4. Go for high-end details. Many of today’s homebuyers are willing to overlook a smaller space as long as it still retains a high value. Things like crown molding, built-ins, great appliances, and hardwood floors can go a long way in adding to the charm factor.

5. Use bright, strategic lighting. As with choosing lighter colors for wall paint, the idea of using light to give the impression of space is a good one. This is especially true if you can use track or recessed lighting to streamline the space even more.

Remember, there is no such thing as a typical homebuyer. By neutralizing your space and offering the little luxuries that allow people to envision themselves in your home, you’re allowing them to look beyond square footage to see how your Charlotte house for sale will help them create a lifetime of memories.

Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday!

Fall Back November 7, 2010

Carolinas Realty Partners  in the Charlotte metro area are pleased to offer our special Real Estate CyberTips E-Newsletter, which in very concise form, provides you with monthly Cyber tips and tricks, along with our pointers to Internet places of special interest. This eNewsletter is specially designed for anyone in the market for a home, thinking about selling a home, or just interested in homeowner issues in general.

 To access your copy of the November issue of  “Real Estate CyberTips.”

This month’s special security issue includes the following Tips:

* TRICK #1 TRACK YOUR EMAIL!
* TRICK#2 SEE WHERE THAT SHORT URL IS TAKING YOU!
* GREAT PLACE #1 SELL YOUR JUNK AT THE BEST PRICE!
* GREAT PLACE #2 CONVERT FILES — NO NEW SOFTWARE!

We hope you enjoy the November edition of  “Real Estate CyberTips”. 

For any real estate questions, don’t hesitate to contact Carolinas Realty Partners in the Charlotte and Fort Mill metro areas.

There’s lots of confusion out there whether you can still vote if your home has been foreclosed. Yes you can!

Keep in mind that while each state has its own regulations and rules on who can vote, there are some general guidelines if your home has been foreclosed that you can follow to vote tomorrow:

• If a foreclosure on your home has caused you to move,  you must re-register if you’ve changed counties or states. However, if you moved within your county it’s a simpler exercise– just update your address.
• Many states will allow you to update your change of address up until Election Day. Otherwise, ask for a provisional ballot.
• If your home foreclosure has begun, but you are still living in your home and are already registered to vote in that precinct, just go and vote as normal.
• If the foreclosure process is complete and you’ve moved out, you need to update your new address (see above).
• If you’ve not yet established a new, permanent residence at which to register to vote, many states will allow you to use your prior address of the foreclosed home.

So don’t let foreclosure keep you from voting! To check the rules in your state, go to the US Election Assistance Commission website.

For a complete list of foreclosure properties in the Charlotte, NC and Fort Mill, SC metro areas, contact Carolinas Realty Partners.

I’ve always liked to wait until Election Day to vote! Even though millions have already voted, there’s something about the atmosphere of voting on Election Day! I remember going with my mother in the 1950′s to the polling station and watching her vote and always thinking I couldn’t wait to grow up and vote myself!  Of course, bath in the 1950′s there was no such thing as early voting–everyone voted on Election Day, so maybe that’s why I always feel like it’s a holiday and a special day.  As an immigrant to this country, I consider voting a true privilege and not something to be taken lightly. So here’s my reminder to you to vote tomorrow, if you haven’t already done so.

If you need information on where to go vote, www.Vote411.org  is a great resource. Google Maps also make it easy to figure out where to vote. So now you have no excuse not to go out and vote!

If you’ve somehow missed out on getting registered to vote this year, don’t miss out next year. The Easy Voter Guide is a great resource on how to sign up, get informed, and vote!

For a complete list of foreclosure homes for sale in Charlotte, NC and Fort Mill, SC metro areas, contact Carolinas Realty Partners.