tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86210074481862170792024-03-08T16:14:08.437-08:00The Mella Pool Team Blogmpoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220189574598992768noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621007448186217079.post-4438956249680337522010-12-13T07:38:00.000-08:002010-12-13T07:38:53.539-08:00Jennifer's Back from Maternity Leave!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un1JSRAf45c/TQY9_86PcLI/AAAAAAAAAA4/bEhjH-C1fQQ/s1600/Angus+Bumbo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_un1JSRAf45c/TQY9_86PcLI/AAAAAAAAAA4/bEhjH-C1fQQ/s320/Angus+Bumbo.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>Baby Angus was born on 10/10/10. Weight 7.5oz and 21 in. long. He is now sleeping through the night and I am back at work! Mella is very, very glad to have me back and very excited to be a grandmother once again.mpoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220189574598992768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621007448186217079.post-87824701818408870882010-12-10T08:15:00.000-08:002010-12-10T08:15:05.026-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un1JSRAf45c/TQJRrVR3-qI/AAAAAAAAAAw/Uby_QzjSDjA/s1600/Troops+II.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" n4="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_un1JSRAf45c/TQJRrVR3-qI/AAAAAAAAAAw/Uby_QzjSDjA/s640/Troops+II.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>mpoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220189574598992768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621007448186217079.post-76520627450289109782010-12-10T07:58:00.000-08:002010-12-10T07:58:23.431-08:00Client Annual Holiday Champagne BrunchEach year the Mella Pool Team hosts a Champagne Brunch for customers and clients. This year we had over 225 folks join us in celebrating the Holiday Season. Also, each year, we request that everyone bring a toy for the North Carolina National Guard. Many have been deployed over the years and the families were in need of presents for all ages. I was just told that this year we were able to help 200 families have presents under the tree. Thanks to all that support our troops.mpoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220189574598992768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621007448186217079.post-87351294533214111732010-11-29T06:31:00.001-08:002010-11-29T06:38:26.711-08:00Triangle Housing Market<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Triangle existing home values up 4 percent, sales volume falls 40 percent</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">.Raleigh, N.C. <span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">—</span> Good news for home owners in the Triangle: Your property is probably worth more.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">But there’s a big caveat <span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;">–</span> Can you find a buyer?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Existing home sale prices increased 4 percent from a year ago to $230,500 in October, according to the <a href="http://www.trianglemls.com/" title="http://www.trianglemls.com/"><span style="color: blue;" title="http://www.trianglemls.com/"><u title="http://www.trianglemls.com/">Triangle Multiple Listing Service.</u></span></a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">However, the number of closings fell sharply by 40 percent to 1,067 in October. The TMLS noted that home buyers could receive thousands of dollars in tax credits last year that are no longer available.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">The TMLS covers Durham, Orange, Wake and Johnston Counties.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Even as the number of sales slowed, the housing inventory surged with 13,135 new and previously owned properties on the market. That total is up from 9 percent a year ago.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">The number of new home listings fell to 2,475, a drop of 9 percent.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Nationally, sales of previously owned homes also slipped slightly.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">The National Association of Realtors says that sales of previously owned homes dipped 2.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.43 million units.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">The median price for a home sold in October was $170,500, down 0.9 percent from a year ago, as prices continue to be depressed by weak sales conditions and a huge overhang of unsold homes.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Sales had plunged to the slowest pace in 15 years in July and then posted gains in August and September before slipping back in October. Sales in October were 38.9 percent below their peak of 7.25 million units set in September 2005 during the height of the housing boom.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></div><div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.cdbauer.com/" title="http://www.cdbauer.com/"><u title="http://www.cdbauer.com/"><b title="http://www.cdbauer.com/"></b></u></a></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial Narrow, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><img src="cid:e98d9c0a-2e43-46aa-9a0c-660a4203623f" /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span> </div>mpoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220189574598992768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8621007448186217079.post-91939136760945186342010-11-04T07:45:00.001-07:002010-11-29T06:31:26.329-08:00This is my first blog post.This is all new to me! We hope to be able to keep you informed and up to date with this blog in the future!mpoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220189574598992768noreply@blogger.com0