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Home warranties don't always provide peace of mind Herb Weisbaum TODAY June 17, 2013 at 10:12 AM ET   Image Source / Getty Images When you buy a house, you know things are going to break. Is it worth paying hundreds of dollars a year to repair or replace your furnace, washing machine, refrigerator or other major ...

Mortgage rates are highest in a year By Les Christie @CNNMoney May 30, 2013: 11:54 AM ETEmail   Mortgage interest rates have risen half of a percentage point from record lows. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Mortgage rates have hit their highest level in more than a year, making homes more expensive for buyers who finance their ...

Jun 4, 2013, 8:26pm EDT Updated: Jun 5, 2013, 9:26am EDT   X Games exec says Charlotte bid a strong contender   Erik Spanberg Senior Staff Writer- Charlotte Business Journal  A group of ESPN executives arrived in Charlotte on Tuesday to scout Charlotte Motor Speedway and get a closer look at the ...

Seven-story apartment complex planned for Dilworth By Eric Frazier By Eric Frazier The Charlotte Observer Posted: Wednesday, May. 29, 2013 Modified: Wednesday, May. 29, 2013   Crescent Communities on Wednesday announced plans for a seven-story luxury apartment building and street-level retail beside the Little ...

9 Things to Consider Before Relocating for a Job By Aaron Guerrero | U.S.News & World Report LP – 2 hrs 10 mins ago Mired in years of either double-digit or high single-digit unemployment, your home state has hardly been flourishing with job opportunities.Determined to steer your career in a new direction, you ...

Charlotte home sales up 24.9% from March 2012 By Deon Roberts deroberts@charlotteobserver.com By Deon Roberts The Charlotte Observer Posted: Tuesday, Apr. 09, 2013 Modified: Tuesday, Apr. 09, 2013 Sales of existing homes in the Charlotte region jumped 24.9 percent in March from the same month a year ago, while the ...

Spring Home Buying Season Off To Early Start   Realtor.com’s February 2013 national housing data indicates that listing inventories increased 1.15 percent month-over-month; median age of inventory was at 98 days, a 9.26 percent decrease month-over-month; and median list prices were slightly higher month-over-month at ...

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Pulitzer Prize winner to speak at Davidson Posted by CW Web Adminon February 14, 2013in Davidson College, News|0 Comment DAVIDSON – The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Robert A. Caro will speak at Davidson College at 8 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Duke Family Performance Hall. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Tickets ...

Christmas 'To Don't' List: What Not To Stress About This Year Posted: 12/19/2012 8:46 am EST | Updated: 12/19/2012 10:59 am EST-Huffington Post Between buying and wrapping gifts, playing Santa and prepping and cooking a meal for 12, the joy of the Christmas season can quickly dissolve into stress if you're not ...