dults making over $60,000 annually are more confident in a home as the best investment for a family than those earning less than $60,000 and 52% of investors say buying a home is the best investment a family can make.

there are still many great reasons to call Apex North Carolina home. Quality of life, great schools and neighborhoods. Proximity to Cary without actually being Cary and of course its convenience to the Research Triangle Park and Durham.

In my free time I enjoy riding my Felt road bicycle. There is a cliché amongst cyclists, “there are two types of bikers, those who have crashed and those who haven’t crashed yet”. The same can be said about identity theft. It seems like once …

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Because I am an existing CLEAR customer I am thrilled to be chosen as Raleigh’s CLEAR Hero because it gives me the chance to let others discover for free how awesome it can be to surf the net on the go at 4G speeds. Now is probably a good time to let you know that although I am not being paid to say this I am being given the CLEAR SPOT to use without charge for the next 6 months as part of the CLEAR HERO program.

Two banks that have begun to demonstrate the tell-tale stress signs of banks that banks who eventually are closed by the Fed typically demonstrate; Four Oaks Bank & Gateway Bank (Hampton Road Bank). Both Banks are sustaining significant losses in …

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As if we needed another reason to be optimistic about the economy and overall health of things to come in Raleigh / Cary North Carolina, yet we keep getting reports like this; HCL’s Cary center adding 200 employees Triangle Business Journal …

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FHA – Requires terms of withdrawal on all 401K funds that are provided even if the funds are not being used or withdrawn at closing. Generally these terms are available for download from an HR Web Portal.  Persons employed by …

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Some today experts are saying that only 1 out of 10 short sales reach successful conclusion. Yet others say that 1 out of every 4 close escrow. Regardless a 10% to 25% success ratio is pathetic no matter what your business is!

According to the Triangle Business Journal, employment in the financial sector has risen above 2001 levels in 21 states. North Carolina has had the 2nd largest increase! (behind Texas which holds the number one spot)   North Carolina now has 16,100 …

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Damage from April 16th Tornado in Raleigh

You’ve settled your claim with your home owners insurance agent and you have an insurance settlement check but it’s made out to you and your mortgage company; How do you cash it to pay for the repairs