Numbers suggest Meck home sales taking a hit - 2004-03-28
In the competition for sales of single-family homes, Mecklenburg County may be losing to neighboring counties and their promise of lower costs and better schools.

With mortgage rates lower than they've been in decades, the demand for new homes has not suffered. But buyers increasingly are finding surrounding counties more attractive, despite the prospect of a long commute to jobs in Charlotte.
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Buyers 'flip' over hot condo market - 2004-03-28
Beware of The Flip. That's the message from real estate experts as the local condominium market continues to heat up.

"If mortgage rates go up, flipping is going to be hard on the bottom-line market, and we could have a glut," warned Anthoney Casler, owner of Mortgage Cos. Complete in North Palm Beach. "That bubble could burst."
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