Economics
Posted on February 3, 2008. Filed under: Charlotte, Economics, Family, Home, NC cities, NC homes, NC real estate, North Carolina, real estate | Tags: CA, California, Charlotte home, FL, Florida, for sale, NC, pool, real estate |
I just previewed a home in one of the most desirable areas in south Charlotte. The incredible home is over 3500 square feet, with 4 large bedrooms, new or refinished flooring and many updates. It is not uncommon for homes in this neighborhood to sell in 1-3 days. The home has not been listed on [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2008. Filed under: 2008, Announcements, Economics, Government, Media, Money, News, Press, culture | Tags: Bernanke, Fed cuts rate by .75, January 22 2008, stock market drops |
The Fed has cut the discount rate by .75. The stock market is sharply down. This latest cut by Bernanke and the Fed brings the Federal Funds Rate to 3.50 percent. The reason for the cut was, according to the Fed, “in view of a weakening of the economic outlook and increasing downside risks to [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Economics, Education, Family, Home, Life, Media, Money, NC homes, NC real estate, North Carolina, Opinions, Press, culture, real estate | Tags: 15 year, 20 year, 30 year, Charlotte Observer, home owners, homes, houses, interest rates, investments, Mortgages, pay off, real estate, renters, roommates |
From time to time I see or hear a discussion about the pros and cons of paying off a home mortgage early, making extra payments and 30 year versus 15 or 20 year mortgages. There was an article in the Charlotte Observer Sunday morning, January 20, 2008. The artcle presented for and against positions. This [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2008. Filed under: Announcements, Economics, Family, Home, Media, Money, NC cities, NC news, NC tourism, NC travel, NC vacations, News, North Carolina, Press, Recreation, TV, Television, travel | Tags: Skybus Airlines, Greensboro NC, hub, first flights, PTI, Piedmont Triad International Airport, Portsmouth NH, Boston MA, St Augustine |
We were in Greensboro Tuesday, January 15 2008, when Skybus Airlines began their first hub flight from Greensboro NC to Portsmouth NH. The flight took off at 5:45 AM and was about half full. 750 passengers were scheduled to fly out of Greensboro Tuesday. The Portsmouth NH airport is just north of Boston MA. We [...]
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Posted on January 15, 2008. Filed under: Economics, Family, Home, Life, Money, NC cities, NC homes, NC news, NC real estate, NC tourism, NC travel, NC vacations, North Carolina, culture, real estate, travel | Tags: North Carolina, Charlotte, Raleigh, NC, real estate, Asheville, Greensboro, Florida, FL, half backers, summer homes, Hendersonville, hurricanes |
North Carolina and Florida have had a strong connection for many years. Many Floridians spend the summer in NC in such places as Asheville and Hendersonville. Now there is another connection. Many Floridians are moving to North Carolina to escape hurricanes, high taxes and traffic. Many of these people originally lived in places like New [...]
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Posted on January 11, 2008. Filed under: Economics, Family, Leadership, Life, Money, Opinions, Review, Tech, Technology, culture, shopping | Tags: Office Depot, bad experience, website, online shopping, consumer beware, gift cards, slow website, computers, management, Office Max |
I have been shopping at Office Depot for many years due to the fact that I have bought a lot of computer equipment over the years, they seemed to have what I wanted and appeared to be the lesser of evils. I have been shopping for a notebook computer recently and going to the Office [...]
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Posted on January 9, 2008. Filed under: Economics, Family, Home, Life, Money, NC cities, NC news, NC tourism, NC travel, NC vacations, News, North Carolina, travel | Tags: Chicago, Gary IN, Greensboro NC, Philadelphia, Skybus Airlines, Wilmington DE |
Skybus Airlines has announced 2 new flights from Greensboro North Carolina. The new destinations are Chicago via Gary Indiana and Philadelphia via Wilmington Delaware. The flights begin March 13 2008. Skybus Airlines has 10 10 dollar seats per flight.
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Posted on January 8, 2008. Filed under: 2007, Economics, Family, Home, Life, Media, NC cities, NC homes, NC news, NC real estate, News, North Carolina, Studies, culture, real estate | Tags: 2007 migration study, moving, NC, North Carolina, south, top region, top state, United Van Lines |
United Van Lines has just come out with it’s 31st annual migration study which shows where people are moving from and moving to. The south was the top region and North Carolina was top state people are moving to. North Carolina experienced 61.6 percent inbound moves. Nationwide Nevada came in second at 59.4 percent. Oregon [...]
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