August 28, 2025 • 27 mins
Fear and reality rarely align in today's housing market. While 70% of Americans worry about a housing crash, Western North Carolina tells a different story—one of steady transactions, balanced opportunities, and enduring value.
The George Real Estate Group cuts through alarming headlines to reveal what's actually happening: not a crash, but a shift. This evolving market creates space for first-time buyers who previously couldn't compete while still allowing sellers to achieve excellent returns when properly guided. As inventory grows and days-on-market extend slightly, both sides of transactions gain breathing room without sacrificing core value.
What makes this market work? The fundamental shortage of housing inventory serves as a safety net against price collapses. As economists repeatedly confirm, "If there's a shortage, prices simply cannot crash." This reality plays out in Henderson County's statistics: $541,000 average home prices, 126 monthly sales, and over 660 active listings—numbers reflecting stability rather than panic.
Beyond market mechanics, this episode explores the critical fiduciary relationship between real estate professionals and clients. Like working with a personal trainer versus going it alone, having an advocate who understands North Carolina's unique "as is" real estate laws and negotiation strategies typically nets sellers 15% more than DIY approaches. The George Real Estate Group emphasizes this consultative approach, focusing on understanding each client's unique circumstances rather than simply facilitating transactions.
Looking for direct support? The team announces upcoming homebuyer seminars in September and October, covering everything from credit scores and loan options to property evaluations and investment strategies. These educational opportunities underscore their commitment to community service and client empowerment.
Ready to navigate today's shifting market with confidence? Connect with the George Real Estate Group at 828-393-0134 or realestatebygregcom and discover how local expertise transforms real estate challenges into opportunities for your future.
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
Good morning and welcome to the George Real
Estate Group live radiobroadcast here on WHKP Every
Thursday morning, bringing youpositive news about your local
real estate market and community.
We're so grateful to be herewith you and just so excited to
share with you about what'sgoing on in the local real
estate market and what'shappening here locally.
We have a number of thingswe're going to talk about this
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morning.
If you're tuning in, for thefirst time ever, the George Real
Estate Group is located in FlatRock, right next to the Flat
Rock Bakery, hubba Hubba BBQ,campfire Grill, the Wrinkled Egg
, all of our friends there inFlat Rock on Rainbow Road Again
so grateful to be here.
We have our special guest, ari,with us this morning.
Good morning, ari.
How are you today?
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Noah, thank you so much for having me.
I am doing quite well and it'salways a joy to be on this show.
It's very exciting.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
The market and we're going to jump in and talk about
the market.
There's a lot of conversationsgoing on right now in the market
.
You know there's, do you?
And people are.
People are asking I meanthere's all the headlines.
I mean you know we and we'rehere at the george real estate
group radio show to talk aboutjust real talk about what's
happening in the housing market.
You know, cutting through theheadlines, giving you the facts
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about what you need to know tomake the best decisions for you
and your family.
So I mean the questioneverybody's asking themselves is
the market about to crash?
I mean, I know you and I arehearing that question all the
time.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Yeah, and what's really funny is that I've rarely
seen a situation where therumors are so misaligned with
the reality.
The real estate train doesn'tstop for anybody, apparently.
We continue to see the samenumber of transactions average.
Well, there's actually beenmore homes sold this year, year
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over year, just by 2%.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
But you're right, I mean the market's still moving.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
And it speaks volumes to the quality of life here and
the community that people arelooking for and how they're
finding it here.
It's a desirable place to be,it's beautiful, and one of my
favorite phrases to steal isfrom you by saying like, maybe
I'm a little bit biased becauseI live here, but there's, you
know, a reason why people comehere and fall in love with the
area they're looking for thecommunity, they're looking for
the mountains, they're lookingfor the fresh air.
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It's just there's waterfalls,there's apples.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Well, we have the Apple festival this weekend.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Yeah, exactly.
So if you, uh, I hope to see alot of you out there at the
Apple Festival this weekend,because I'm certainly going to
be there.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
For sure.
So, according to this recentsurvey, and again, if you've
been scrolling social media andthen you see the scary headlines
, you're not alone.
According to a recent survey,70% of Americans are worried
about a housing crash in 2025.
But the truth is, the housingmarket isn't about to crash.
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What we're seeing right now,though, is a shift.
I mean it's, and guess what ashift could actually work in
your, in your favor, and we'reseeing how this works in the
favor of our buyers.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Absolutely, and I love seeing this because I
strongly believe that a lot ofbuyers up until this point felt
like they didn't have a.
This point felt like theydidn't have a fair chance or
maybe it wasn't within theirmeans.
But the market is becoming morebalanced.
It's certainly full of moreproperties than I've ever seen
available in MLS, and so buyersnow have way more options than
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I've seen them have in the lastcouple of years.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
The inventory.
And so this is what keeps thehousing market steady is the
inventory.
The chief economist at FirstAmerican said it this way, mark
Fleming there's just generallynot enough supply.
There's more people thanhousing inventory, and it's an
econ 101.
So think about it.
I mean you and I love going toconcerts.
It's like too many peopletrying to buy tickets to a
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sold-out concert and guess what?
The prices keep going up, Imean.
And homes are no different.
So and this is where the numberscome in even though we're
seeing a number homes for saleclimbing, data from realtorcom
shows we're still well belownormal levels, and so the
ongoing shortage is the safetynet.
Lawrence Young, the chiefeconomist at the National
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Association of Realtors, put itplainly If there's a shortage,
prices simply cannot crash, andso the bottom line is, even
though there's more homes on themarket coming to the market,
supply is still too tight forprices to fall across the board.
So buyers you and I get to talkabout, I mean you, and by the
market supply is still too tightfor prices to fall across the
board.
So buyers you and I get to talkabout, I mean you.
And by the way, you specializeand you are working with a
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number of first-time homebuyers.
In addition to your, you workwith veteran homebuyers too.
I mean you're working acrossthe board and I know you're also
.
You're in the commercial world,you're in the land world.
I mean, like Ari, you're a manof many skills in the real
estate market and, again,grateful to have you on the
radio show just to give someboots on the ground.
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Reports about what's going on.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Well, I can tell you this First time homebuyers are
now like I mentioned earlierthat I've been working with,
sometimes maybe for a year ortwo, looking for a property,
have finally achieved theirdream.
We finally have been closing onproperties because they weren't
outbid or things that weren'tavailable under price range now
exist, and the really cool thing, though, is that it's still a
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really good market for sellersas well.
I don't want to paint thepicture that only buyers can
thrive right now.
Sellers are still doing as well.
I don't want to paint thepicture that only buyers can
thrive right now.
Sellers are still doing quitewell.
As long as we're pricing theproperty right and we are
speaking to sellers with theright market intelligence and
coaching them correctly andthey're receptive to it, then we
can achieve what they'relooking for and sell their
property at a fantastic priceand help them move on with their
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goals Well, and that's foragain price and help them move
on with their goals.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Well, and that's for let's again.
Here's this is where thecontext is important.
The inventory levels are softor there's more inventory which
gives buyers still more options.
Like you just said, you'vehelped some buyers that have
been waiting for years foroptions to arrive, and that's
even in this current interestrate environment which, by the
way, interest rates are goingbelow.
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But still, for context, for oursellers, prices are still
holding.
That's where what I was sayingabout the market's not crashing,
it's softening.
It's shifting days on market.
It's just taking a little bitlonger.
But, sellers, if you price itcorrectly and again working with
a real estate professionalworking with Ari, working with
the Georgia real estate groupgetting it priced correctly, and
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again working with a realestate professional working with
Ari, working with the GeorgeReal Estate Group, getting it
priced correctly, you're stillgoing to get top dollar for your
home.
But time on the market is alittle bit longer.
Buyers have more options andthat's part of the breathing
room that buyers have.
They get to look around, butstill, if you look too long, the
good homes are moving.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Yes, hesitation, self-sabotage, that's something
that I– occasionally see withsome buyers that are attempting
to be discerning, and they'recertainly doing.
You know they're doing it withthe best of intentions, right?
They're trying to protectthemselves.
They've been looking forever,they want to make sure that what
they move forward with reallyis what they've been planning
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for.
But sometimes that can turninto getting ready to get ready,
to get ready to get ready, andthe home they want will fly by
because they were ready to pullthe trigger but for some reason
they couldn't right.
And that's part of what we'rehere to do as well, you know, to
help coach them and help themunderstand.
Hey, if we're looking atsomething that's an eight out of
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a 10, you know, maybe theperfect home doesn't exist, but
if we see an eight out of a 10,I think it's time to start
considering it seriously.
And, you know, make a move andwe can help you decide if that
is the right option for you.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Absolutely.
And again, this is what you andI do.
It's from a consulting approach.
This is consultative.
The thing it's about advocating,it's about facilitating.
You know, and when you workwith Ari and our team, you're
getting an advocate.
It's not about the transaction,it's about what's right for you
.
Does this mean the nuances ofwhat your personal family is
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looking for?
And again, if you're having tosell to buy, or if you're buying
and then selling, I mean allthese different scenarios matter
, but making sure that we'regetting you set up, that we're
getting you set up, and again,this could be from land to
residential, to selling aninvestment property, to buying
an investment property, to evenhelping you with your small
business and looking forcommercial real estate.
I mean all of these things gointo place.
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But the bottom line is thething that doesn't change across
the board for all thesescenarios is an advocate.
And that's where Ari does anincredible job understanding
what you're looking for and yourdreams and your goals and the
nuances behind your situation,and then advocating to help them
again get into the rightsituation.
But also, like you said, if youwait again, you never want to
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feel rushed into buying, butwhen the right ones, and this is
where it's getting your ducksin a row.
We work with incredible lendersand we work with our attorneys
and the entire team so that ouragents are prepared and our
clients are prepared when theright one comes along.
I mean again, and I admire yourpersistence you have worked
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with clients where it's justbeen a long, long journey, and
then you've worked with clientsthat you know.
You meet them on Monday andthey're under contract by Friday
.
I mean that happens too, that'strue.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Yeah, that happens too, that's true, yeah, that
does happen.
But so I do all this because I.
So when you and I first met,right, one of the things that
really struck a chord with meand resonated with me was the
aspect of first of all, I lovehelping people.
But when I remember, when Iread the words fiduciary duty
and I thought, man like thatreally, I like that, I fiduciary
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duty, and I thought, man likethat really, I like that, I like
being that for people, I likebeing an advocate for them, I
like the idea of being somebodythat can represent their
interests and help them findsomething that is going to make
them happy.
And, you know, sometimes it's Imean, I know it might sound odd
, right, but sometimes it takestwo years because people are
extremely discerning or they'relooking for something very
unique that just isn't availableand it takes, it takes a lot of
digging to get it.
And some buyers, you know, comein and say, hey, this is the
house I want, I want it now andI have the money and let's go.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
You know, let's go, and that happens too, and
everybody's situation is uniqueand different and you're helping
them navigate through what'sright for them.
But the fiduciary, like you do,ari, again, again it's.
And guess what?
Sometimes the fiduciary meanswe're saying, hey, here are the
facts you actually might want tostep away from a deal?
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Yes, and I've.
You know, one of theconversations that I have with
every single one of my clientsis that I'll always tell them
the truth.
I'm always going to betransparent with them, and
sometimes that means that youknow, I'm not going to tell them
what they want to hear.
I'm going to tell them whatthey need to hear so that they
make the best decision forthemselves.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Well, and that goes back to the fiduciary, that goes
back to the advocating, whenour clients are educated and
have the empowerment of theknowledge, they can make a
decision for what's right forthem.
And that's true for yoursellers too.
I mean, one of the worst thingswe could do is tell you what
you want to hear, versus.
I mean, you might not like whatwe have to hear, but you know,
and a lot of times if it'suncomfortable, you know, it's
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probably because we are tellingyou the truth.
Yeah, if it is uncomfortable,maybe you don't like the price
that we have to say, or maybeyou're not in a financial
position to fix up your house.
And it's OK, you can price, wecan price the home appropriate
to the condition of the house.
And, ari, let's talk about the.
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I mean, north Carolina is an asis state.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
That's correct, yeah, which means that a seller is
not required to do any repairsor concessions when it comes to
the home.
Should the buyer find anythingthat is dissatisfactory to them,
or anything that they findthrough inspections, the seller
is certainly happy to considermaking any repairs or
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concessions the buyer asks, butthey're not legally obligated to
do so.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Yeah, they're not compelled to do it.
It to do so?
Yeah, they're not compelled todo it.
And which?
Again it's again depending onwhat your goals are as a buyer
or a seller.
Again, the buyer and seller getto decide.
There's a second set ofnegotiations during what's
called a due diligence period,which the buyer and seller can
come to terms on how they wantto proceed forward.
They don't have to proceedforward.
I mean, you know it'sinteresting, the buyer has the
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right to terminate during thedue diligence period.
The seller actually doesn'thave the right to terminate
during the due diligence period.
So if the buyer still wants tobuy the house and the seller
says I've made the decision, I'mnot going to address anything,
the buyer has to decide.
The seller's allowed to saythat.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Yeah, one thing that I also have realized is very
important to tell buyers is, ifwe make an offer on a home and
the offer gets accepted, it'svery important that they get
comfortable with the idea of thehome moving to close at the
accepted price point, because wecannot bank on or guarantee
that the seller will makeconcessions and will reduce the
price down the road.
Certainly, I will advocate, wewill advocate for you the
hardest we can and we willnegotiate to the best of our
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ability.
But there's still the wild cardof the seller may or may not,
which is again, if you're aseller, it cuts both ways.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
I actually prefer because neither party is hostage
to the other in that sense.
I mean they both have theiroptions and their choices and
all this is up front.
And this is why having a realestate professional to explain
the contract and the nuances ofthe contract, I mean you
certainly can go out there andgo buy a house on your own, buy
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your neighbor's house, you know,and navigate through again it's
okay, but you're not going tohave the knowledge, experience,
the advocate there to help you,guide you through the nuances of
our contract.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Yeah, you know, everybody has somebody they
trust for whatever thing they'relooking for.
If they're looking to buy aguitar, if they're looking to
buy a vehicle and they want todo a pre-purchase inspection,
whatever it is, there's alwayssomebody that's well-versed and
understands the nuances, the insand outs, and in this case, we
happen to be the professionalsthat can help you with that
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market intelligence, with realestate.
So definitely think of us,because if you're thinking about
selling, buying, or you justwant to get a little bit more
informed, you want to understandwhat the market looks like, or
you've been scared to look at itbefore because you thought it
just seemed overwhelming, butwould like to just have a
conversation, well, that's whatwe're here for.
We can help demystify all thatfor you.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Absolutely.
Now, ari, you are quitecommitted and disciplined.
I will say, in your health life, I'm going to go ahead and
bring that up, which I admire.
And this is the differencebetween I know most people
listening have made a decisionat one point.
They're like, oh, I'm going togo to the gym, I'm going to get
better health, I'm going to goto the gym, I'm going to get
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better health, I'm going toexercise the difference between
doing that on your own and doingit with someone else, doing it
with a coach, the results areexponentially different.
And I would tie that to againtrying to buy a house or sell a
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house on your own.
The pitfalls, the pitfalls, Imean it's, it's again.
There's so many examples, but Imean I imagine in the, in the
health world and in the fitnessworld, which you spend a lot of
time in, the difference betweenworking with a coach and working
with a personal trainer can beall the difference from getting
injured, you know, and trying tofigure it out on your own,
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making own, hitting the goalsthat you want to hit.
I mean talk about the.
I mean there's such acorrelation with a personal
trainer and having a real estatebroker.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
Yeah, you know, like, just to keep it in the most
succinct way possible, like Ialways thought, I knew how to
eat healthy and I knew how toexercise well to achieve my
goals.
I knew how to exercise well toachieve my goals and I had a
very skin-deep understanding ofwhat it really takes to achieve
more muscle growth or achievestrength, to get a deadlift of
405 pounds, which it seems maybecrazy to some people.
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To other people that's maybenot a lot, but there's a wealth
of information that can onlycome through like some serious
study of the world of exerciseand experience.
There's also nuances, or likepersonalization that goes into
it.
Not every case is the same.
You're not going to coach oneperson the same way you would
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another, and it's a really goodanalogy that you thought of.
That's very astute, becausehaving a coach, having a
personal trainer that can guideyou individually through the
journey you need to go throughto achieve the results you're
looking for, is very akin to thejourney that we can guide any
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of our clients through to buy ahouse or sell a house.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
I think there's so, it's, it's, it's so, uh, again,
it's, it's, uh.
The difference again, trying todo something on your own that
you're not doing every singleday, whether it's your health,
it could be your finances, itcould be your, um, even your
spiritual life or your your home, right, it's like when you have
a guide, the difference ofhaving a guide and you don't
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have to make the same mistakesother people have made.
And, by the way, buying okay, Iwould.
We can certainly say our lives,our health is priceless, right,
like I mean we should have, weshould take care of ourselves,
because you can't put a price onour health.
Well, in a from a financialsense, your home purchase or
home sale is one of the biggestfinancial transactions you will
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do in your lifetime.
And to think to do that on yourown, I mean there's some
temptation.
A lot of people say, oh, I wantto save a few dollars.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Yes, usually the primary motivation that I hear
is financial.
Why should I have to pay arealtor, a broker or whatever
however people want to refer tous?
Why should I pay somebody a feeto just be an intermediary to
buy or sell my house?
That seems like something I cando myself.
I certainly, you know, I knowmy house better than anybody, I
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know what I put into it and Iknow what it's worth.
And I, you know, there'sdefinitely a lot of truth in the
sense of, like, homeownersdefinitely know their homes and
they've spent a lot of time inthem and they see the value and
they put sweat equity into them.
Right, and while that certainlyis a very relevant piece to
everything, there's so much moreto it.
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You know, there's paperwork,there's timelines, there's
negotiation strategies, thereare legal disclosures, there are
things that are specific to ourstate that have to do with
sales, and you know if a buyeris dealing with a sale, if the
buyer and seller are fromdifferent states.
You know some people might comehere from New Jersey and deal
with a lot of culture shock whenit comes to buying a home,
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because the process just looks alittle bit different from what
they're used to in their homestate.
But what we keep finding isconsistently two things Anybody
that lists their home to sell itstatistically, they will net
more if they use a realtor.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
I think that number this past year was up to 15%
higher.
Working with a real estateprofessional, it's like okay.
So it's almost like I want tosave some money, but the irony.
Irony is in saving money.
You're actually losing money,correct?
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Yes, and the second thing is, you know, it's kind of
like taking a crash course inhow to do real estate paperwork,
negotiations and transactionsfor somebody that's trying to be
a first-hand buy, ownerpaperwork, negotiations and
transactions for somebody that'strying to be a first hill by
owner.
Like they might get some of it,um, but there's a lot that they
just are not.
I don't want anybody to feellike they're stuck between a
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sword and a wall because theydon't have somebody coaching
them through it and it.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
you know I certainly get it like every penny counts,
but when it comes to your homein the end, if we can net you
what you want and a lot of timesstatistically it says more we
will net you more.
Again, it's the what's thepenny?
I'm going to mess it up Foolish, dollar-wise, penny-wise,
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dollar-foolish.
I'm going to mix it up.
But the point is, in trying tosave money, you can actually
lose money and if we can helpyou accomplish your goals,
protect you, net you in a lot ofcases more than if you'd have
done it on your own,statistically, again, it's like
let's have the conversation,there's no pressure, there's no
cost, there's no cost, there'sno obligation.
You can call ari, you can callthe george real estate group and
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we can have the conversationabout your specific situation,
your unique, uh, your set ofcircumstances, your unique home,
all those things to make aspecific plan for you.
Um, you're also, by the way, itdo it.
Did the details.
Do we have some details of you?
Have some upcoming events?
Is that?
Can I put you on the spot?
Speaker 1 (21:06):
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (21:06):
With some seminars.
Speaker 1 (21:15):
So I'm really thrilled to be partnering with a
couple of credit unions withthese events.
So September 4th at Self-HelpCredit Union, the one located on
Dana Road Right around thecorner here.
Yeah, right around the corner,located on Dana Road Right
around the corner here.
Yeah, right around the corner,Me and Joanna Varon will be
hosting a first-time homebuyercoaching seminar where her and I
will be discussing the ins andouts of lending and qualifying
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for loans, the types of loansavailable.
What's a good credit score?
How can we help you increaseyour credit score?
How can we get you the mostbuying power so that when you
come to the table to pursue ahome, right, you feel not only
prepared but you feel happy tobe looking at the options that
are in front of you?
And then I will be talkingabout the other side of things,
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right?
So once we get you past thepre-qualification scenario, that
gets you the buying power, um,then I I can talk with you all
about how.
What does it look like to lookfor a home?
You know, like?
What's the process?
Like what?
What is it like in hendersoncounty versus surrounding
counties?
What?
What do property prices?
How do property prices defer?
What's available, what's not?
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What's the best way to play it?
Um, there's going to be.
it's a you know, you know, aseminar quote, unquote or a
seminar slash, open discussiontype of event we're going to
have snacks Educational, I mean,it's going to be a conversation
and there's a second one comingup in October with Patrick from
United Federal Credit Unionthat will be hosted at their I
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think it's on Jack Street, offof Four Seasons, and we're
calling that one the Blueprintto Home Buying.
But that one is also veryinteresting and quite different.
We're going to be talking aboutdeeper stuff, like if you're an
investor and you want to buyproperties, then you need to
come talk to us.
If you want to explore somescenarios that may be a second
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home, then Patrick is quiteversed in those things.
He's a consummate professional,and we're going to have guests
from other professions too.
We're going to have Noble PestSolutions, we're going to have
some encapsulation andcross-space mitigation
professionals.
So there's going to be aboutfive or six different
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professionals that can walk youthrough all the things they do
Again, seminar style Q&A.
There's going to be about fiveor six different professionals
that can walk you through allthe things they do Again,
seminar style, q&a.
There's going to be snacks.
You can mingle.
We're going to have JimRawlings from Quality Home
Inspections.
He's one of my favorite guys.
I like him a lot.
He's really cool.
So I don't have an exact dateon that yet, but we will revisit
that at our next radio show andyou can absolutely follow us on
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social media Facebook andInstagram and we'll have more
information on all that.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Again, ari, so grateful for you.
Ari, also thankful for theincredible efforts you put forth
in these upcoming seminars.
Again, we'll have both of theseposted on our social media page
, george Real Estate Group.
You can find it on yourfavorite social media Facebook
or Instagram.
And again, upcoming seminarnext week that's exciting on the
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September 4th.
And again, those details willbe out there on our social media
.
We'll be posting that hereshortly.
We're here every Thursdaymorning sharing the positive
news about the local real estatemarket and community.
Here's just a snapshot In thelast 12 months, the average
single-family home price is at$541.
We're averaging 126single-family homes a month,
selling Over 660 activesingle-family homes on the
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market.
Right now.
The market is shifting.
It is not crashing and theinventory is increasing.
Days on market are increasing,but that just means sellers just
have to wait a bit longer.
Or again, you can still move itquickly when you price it right
, but you're still getting topdollar and buyers have more
options.
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Thank you for your incredibleefforts and your persistence and
perseverance.
Again.
Sometimes you meet somebody atthe beginning of the week.
You're writing a contract bythe end of the week.
Sometimes it's two years in themaking, but again, this is just
long-term perspective and themarket's the market.
The interest rates are theinterest rates, but what doesn't
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change is the fiduciary, theadvocating, and Ari, grateful to
have you on the radio thismorning.
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Happy to be here every time and happy to serve
the community.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
And again you are serving the community.
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Good morning and welcome to the George Real
Estate Group live radiobroadcast here on WHKP Every
Thursday morning, bringing youpositive news about your local
real estate market and community.
We're so grateful to be herewith you and just so excited to
share with you about what'sgoing on in the local real
estate market and what'shappening here locally.
We have a number of thingswe're going to talk about this
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morning.
If you're tuning in, for thefirst time ever, the George Real
Estate Group is located in FlatRock, right next to the Flat
Rock Bakery, hubba Hubba BBQ,campfire Grill, the Wrinkled Egg
, all of our friends there inFlat Rock on Rainbow Road Again
so grateful to be here.
We have our special guest, ari,with us this morning.
Good morning, ari.
How are you today?
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Noah, thank you so much for having me.
I am doing quite well and it'salways a joy to be on this show.
It's very exciting.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
The market and we're going to jump in and talk about
the market.
There's a lot of conversationsgoing on right now in the market
.
You know there's, do you?
And people are.
People are asking I meanthere's all the headlines.
I mean you know we and we'rehere at the george real estate
group radio show to talk aboutjust real talk about what's
happening in the housing market.
You know, cutting through theheadlines, giving you the facts
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about what you need to know tomake the best decisions for you
and your family.
So I mean the questioneverybody's asking themselves is
the market about to crash?
I mean, I know you and I arehearing that question all the
time.
Speaker 1 (01:27):
Yeah, and what's really funny is that I've rarely
seen a situation where therumors are so misaligned with
the reality.
The real estate train doesn'tstop for anybody, apparently.
We continue to see the samenumber of transactions average.
Well, there's actually beenmore homes sold this year, year
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over year, just by 2%.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
But you're right, I mean the market's still moving.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
And it speaks volumes to the quality of life here and
the community that people arelooking for and how they're
finding it here.
It's a desirable place to be,it's beautiful, and one of my
favorite phrases to steal isfrom you by saying like, maybe
I'm a little bit biased becauseI live here, but there's, you
know, a reason why people comehere and fall in love with the
area they're looking for thecommunity, they're looking for
the mountains, they're lookingfor the fresh air.
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It's just there's waterfalls,there's apples.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Well, we have the Apple festival this weekend.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Yeah, exactly.
So if you, uh, I hope to see alot of you out there at the
Apple Festival this weekend,because I'm certainly going to
be there.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
For sure.
So, according to this recentsurvey, and again, if you've
been scrolling social media andthen you see the scary headlines
, you're not alone.
According to a recent survey,70% of Americans are worried
about a housing crash in 2025.
But the truth is, the housingmarket isn't about to crash.
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What we're seeing right now,though, is a shift.
I mean it's, and guess what ashift could actually work in
your, in your favor, and we'reseeing how this works in the
favor of our buyers.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Absolutely, and I love seeing this because I
strongly believe that a lot ofbuyers up until this point felt
like they didn't have a.
This point felt like theydidn't have a fair chance or
maybe it wasn't within theirmeans.
But the market is becoming morebalanced.
It's certainly full of moreproperties than I've ever seen
available in MLS, and so buyersnow have way more options than
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I've seen them have in the lastcouple of years.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
The inventory.
And so this is what keeps thehousing market steady is the
inventory.
The chief economist at FirstAmerican said it this way, mark
Fleming there's just generallynot enough supply.
There's more people thanhousing inventory, and it's an
econ 101.
So think about it.
I mean you and I love going toconcerts.
It's like too many peopletrying to buy tickets to a
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sold-out concert and guess what?
The prices keep going up, Imean.
And homes are no different.
So and this is where the numberscome in even though we're
seeing a number homes for saleclimbing, data from realtorcom
shows we're still well belownormal levels, and so the
ongoing shortage is the safetynet.
Lawrence Young, the chiefeconomist at the National
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Association of Realtors, put itplainly If there's a shortage,
prices simply cannot crash, andso the bottom line is, even
though there's more homes on themarket coming to the market,
supply is still too tight forprices to fall across the board.
So buyers you and I get to talkabout, I mean you, and by the
market supply is still too tightfor prices to fall across the
board.
So buyers you and I get to talkabout, I mean you.
And by the way, you specializeand you are working with a
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number of first-time homebuyers.
In addition to your, you workwith veteran homebuyers too.
I mean you're working acrossthe board and I know you're also
.
You're in the commercial world,you're in the land world.
I mean, like Ari, you're a manof many skills in the real
estate market and, again,grateful to have you on the
radio show just to give someboots on the ground.
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Reports about what's going on.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Well, I can tell you this First time homebuyers are
now like I mentioned earlierthat I've been working with,
sometimes maybe for a year ortwo, looking for a property,
have finally achieved theirdream.
We finally have been closing onproperties because they weren't
outbid or things that weren'tavailable under price range now
exist, and the really cool thing, though, is that it's still a
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really good market for sellersas well.
I don't want to paint thepicture that only buyers can
thrive right now.
Sellers are still doing as well.
I don't want to paint thepicture that only buyers can
thrive right now.
Sellers are still doing quitewell.
As long as we're pricing theproperty right and we are
speaking to sellers with theright market intelligence and
coaching them correctly andthey're receptive to it, then we
can achieve what they'relooking for and sell their
property at a fantastic priceand help them move on with their
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goals Well, and that's foragain price and help them move
on with their goals.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
Well, and that's for let's again.
Here's this is where thecontext is important.
The inventory levels are softor there's more inventory which
gives buyers still more options.
Like you just said, you'vehelped some buyers that have
been waiting for years foroptions to arrive, and that's
even in this current interestrate environment which, by the
way, interest rates are goingbelow.
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But still, for context, for oursellers, prices are still
holding.
That's where what I was sayingabout the market's not crashing,
it's softening.
It's shifting days on market.
It's just taking a little bitlonger.
But, sellers, if you price itcorrectly and again working with
a real estate professionalworking with Ari, working with
the Georgia real estate groupgetting it priced correctly, and
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again working with a realestate professional working with
Ari, working with the GeorgeReal Estate Group, getting it
priced correctly, you're stillgoing to get top dollar for your
home.
But time on the market is alittle bit longer.
Buyers have more options andthat's part of the breathing
room that buyers have.
They get to look around, butstill, if you look too long, the
good homes are moving.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Yes, hesitation, self-sabotage, that's something
that I– occasionally see withsome buyers that are attempting
to be discerning, and they'recertainly doing.
You know they're doing it withthe best of intentions, right?
They're trying to protectthemselves.
They've been looking forever,they want to make sure that what
they move forward with reallyis what they've been planning
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for.
But sometimes that can turninto getting ready to get ready,
to get ready to get ready, andthe home they want will fly by
because they were ready to pullthe trigger but for some reason
they couldn't right.
And that's part of what we'rehere to do as well, you know, to
help coach them and help themunderstand.
Hey, if we're looking atsomething that's an eight out of
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a 10, you know, maybe theperfect home doesn't exist, but
if we see an eight out of a 10,I think it's time to start
considering it seriously.
And, you know, make a move andwe can help you decide if that
is the right option for you.
Speaker 2 (07:38):
Absolutely.
And again, this is what you andI do.
It's from a consulting approach.
This is consultative.
The thing it's about advocating,it's about facilitating.
You know, and when you workwith Ari and our team, you're
getting an advocate.
It's not about the transaction,it's about what's right for you
.
Does this mean the nuances ofwhat your personal family is
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looking for?
And again, if you're having tosell to buy, or if you're buying
and then selling, I mean allthese different scenarios matter
, but making sure that we'regetting you set up, that we're
getting you set up, and again,this could be from land to
residential, to selling aninvestment property, to buying
an investment property, to evenhelping you with your small
business and looking forcommercial real estate.
I mean all of these things gointo place.
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But the bottom line is thething that doesn't change across
the board for all thesescenarios is an advocate.
And that's where Ari does anincredible job understanding
what you're looking for and yourdreams and your goals and the
nuances behind your situation,and then advocating to help them
again get into the rightsituation.
But also, like you said, if youwait again, you never want to
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feel rushed into buying, butwhen the right ones, and this is
where it's getting your ducksin a row.
We work with incredible lendersand we work with our attorneys
and the entire team so that ouragents are prepared and our
clients are prepared when theright one comes along.
I mean again, and I admire yourpersistence you have worked
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with clients where it's justbeen a long, long journey, and
then you've worked with clientsthat you know.
You meet them on Monday andthey're under contract by Friday
.
I mean that happens too, that'strue.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
Yeah, that happens too, that's true, yeah, that
does happen.
But so I do all this because I.
So when you and I first met,right, one of the things that
really struck a chord with meand resonated with me was the
aspect of first of all, I lovehelping people.
But when I remember, when Iread the words fiduciary duty
and I thought, man like thatreally, I like that, I fiduciary
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duty, and I thought, man likethat really, I like that, I like
being that for people, I likebeing an advocate for them, I
like the idea of being somebodythat can represent their
interests and help them findsomething that is going to make
them happy.
And, you know, sometimes it's Imean, I know it might sound odd
, right, but sometimes it takestwo years because people are
extremely discerning or they'relooking for something very
unique that just isn't availableand it takes, it takes a lot of
digging to get it.
And some buyers, you know, comein and say, hey, this is the
house I want, I want it now andI have the money and let's go.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
You know, let's go, and that happens too, and
everybody's situation is uniqueand different and you're helping
them navigate through what'sright for them.
But the fiduciary, like you do,ari, again, again it's.
And guess what?
Sometimes the fiduciary meanswe're saying, hey, here are the
facts you actually might want tostep away from a deal?
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Yes, and I've.
You know, one of theconversations that I have with
every single one of my clientsis that I'll always tell them
the truth.
I'm always going to betransparent with them, and
sometimes that means that youknow, I'm not going to tell them
what they want to hear.
I'm going to tell them whatthey need to hear so that they
make the best decision forthemselves.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Well, and that goes back to the fiduciary, that goes
back to the advocating, whenour clients are educated and
have the empowerment of theknowledge, they can make a
decision for what's right forthem.
And that's true for yoursellers too.
I mean, one of the worst thingswe could do is tell you what
you want to hear, versus.
I mean, you might not like whatwe have to hear, but you know,
and a lot of times if it'suncomfortable, you know, it's
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probably because we are tellingyou the truth.
Yeah, if it is uncomfortable,maybe you don't like the price
that we have to say, or maybeyou're not in a financial
position to fix up your house.
And it's OK, you can price, wecan price the home appropriate
to the condition of the house.
And, ari, let's talk about the.
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I mean, north Carolina is an asis state.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
That's correct, yeah, which means that a seller is
not required to do any repairsor concessions when it comes to
the home.
Should the buyer find anythingthat is dissatisfactory to them,
or anything that they findthrough inspections, the seller
is certainly happy to considermaking any repairs or
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concessions the buyer asks, butthey're not legally obligated to
do so.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
Yeah, they're not compelled to do it.
It to do so?
Yeah, they're not compelled todo it.
And which?
Again it's again depending onwhat your goals are as a buyer
or a seller.
Again, the buyer and seller getto decide.
There's a second set ofnegotiations during what's
called a due diligence period,which the buyer and seller can
come to terms on how they wantto proceed forward.
They don't have to proceedforward.
I mean, you know it'sinteresting, the buyer has the
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right to terminate during thedue diligence period.
The seller actually doesn'thave the right to terminate
during the due diligence period.
So if the buyer still wants tobuy the house and the seller
says I've made the decision, I'mnot going to address anything,
the buyer has to decide.
The seller's allowed to saythat.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Yeah, one thing that I also have realized is very
important to tell buyers is, ifwe make an offer on a home and
the offer gets accepted, it'svery important that they get
comfortable with the idea of thehome moving to close at the
accepted price point, because wecannot bank on or guarantee
that the seller will makeconcessions and will reduce the
price down the road.
Certainly, I will advocate, wewill advocate for you the
hardest we can and we willnegotiate to the best of our
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ability.
But there's still the wild cardof the seller may or may not,
which is again, if you're aseller, it cuts both ways.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
I actually prefer because neither party is hostage
to the other in that sense.
I mean they both have theiroptions and their choices and
all this is up front.
And this is why having a realestate professional to explain
the contract and the nuances ofthe contract, I mean you
certainly can go out there andgo buy a house on your own, buy
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your neighbor's house, you know,and navigate through again it's
okay, but you're not going tohave the knowledge, experience,
the advocate there to help you,guide you through the nuances of
our contract.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Yeah, you know, everybody has somebody they
trust for whatever thing they'relooking for.
If they're looking to buy aguitar, if they're looking to
buy a vehicle and they want todo a pre-purchase inspection,
whatever it is, there's alwayssomebody that's well-versed and
understands the nuances, the insand outs, and in this case, we
happen to be the professionalsthat can help you with that
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market intelligence, with realestate.
So definitely think of us,because if you're thinking about
selling, buying, or you justwant to get a little bit more
informed, you want to understandwhat the market looks like, or
you've been scared to look at itbefore because you thought it
just seemed overwhelming, butwould like to just have a
conversation, well, that's whatwe're here for.
We can help demystify all thatfor you.
Speaker 2 (14:31):
Absolutely.
Now, ari, you are quitecommitted and disciplined.
I will say, in your health life, I'm going to go ahead and
bring that up, which I admire.
And this is the differencebetween I know most people
listening have made a decisionat one point.
They're like, oh, I'm going togo to the gym, I'm going to get
better health, I'm going to goto the gym, I'm going to get
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better health, I'm going toexercise the difference between
doing that on your own and doingit with someone else, doing it
with a coach, the results areexponentially different.
And I would tie that to againtrying to buy a house or sell a
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house on your own.
The pitfalls, the pitfalls, Imean it's, it's again.
There's so many examples, but Imean I imagine in the, in the
health world and in the fitnessworld, which you spend a lot of
time in, the difference betweenworking with a coach and working
with a personal trainer can beall the difference from getting
injured, you know, and trying tofigure it out on your own,
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making own, hitting the goalsthat you want to hit.
I mean talk about the.
I mean there's such acorrelation with a personal
trainer and having a real estatebroker.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
Yeah, you know, like, just to keep it in the most
succinct way possible, like Ialways thought, I knew how to
eat healthy and I knew how toexercise well to achieve my
goals.
I knew how to exercise well toachieve my goals and I had a
very skin-deep understanding ofwhat it really takes to achieve
more muscle growth or achievestrength, to get a deadlift of
405 pounds, which it seems maybecrazy to some people.
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To other people that's maybenot a lot, but there's a wealth
of information that can onlycome through like some serious
study of the world of exerciseand experience.
There's also nuances, or likepersonalization that goes into
it.
Not every case is the same.
You're not going to coach oneperson the same way you would
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another, and it's a really goodanalogy that you thought of.
That's very astute, becausehaving a coach, having a
personal trainer that can guideyou individually through the
journey you need to go throughto achieve the results you're
looking for, is very akin to thejourney that we can guide any
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of our clients through to buy ahouse or sell a house.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
I think there's so, it's, it's, it's so, uh, again,
it's, it's, uh.
The difference again, trying todo something on your own that
you're not doing every singleday, whether it's your health,
it could be your finances, itcould be your, um, even your
spiritual life or your your home, right, it's like when you have
a guide, the difference ofhaving a guide and you don't
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have to make the same mistakesother people have made.
And, by the way, buying okay, Iwould.
We can certainly say our lives,our health is priceless, right,
like I mean we should have, weshould take care of ourselves,
because you can't put a price onour health.
Well, in a from a financialsense, your home purchase or
home sale is one of the biggestfinancial transactions you will
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do in your lifetime.
And to think to do that on yourown, I mean there's some
temptation.
A lot of people say, oh, I wantto save a few dollars.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Yes, usually the primary motivation that I hear
is financial.
Why should I have to pay arealtor, a broker or whatever
however people want to refer tous?
Why should I pay somebody a feeto just be an intermediary to
buy or sell my house?
That seems like something I cando myself.
I certainly, you know, I knowmy house better than anybody, I
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know what I put into it and Iknow what it's worth.
And I, you know, there'sdefinitely a lot of truth in the
sense of, like, homeownersdefinitely know their homes and
they've spent a lot of time inthem and they see the value and
they put sweat equity into them.
Right, and while that certainlyis a very relevant piece to
everything, there's so much moreto it.
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You know, there's paperwork,there's timelines, there's
negotiation strategies, thereare legal disclosures, there are
things that are specific to ourstate that have to do with
sales, and you know if a buyeris dealing with a sale, if the
buyer and seller are fromdifferent states.
You know some people might comehere from New Jersey and deal
with a lot of culture shock whenit comes to buying a home,
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because the process just looks alittle bit different from what
they're used to in their homestate.
But what we keep finding isconsistently two things Anybody
that lists their home to sell itstatistically, they will net
more if they use a realtor.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
I think that number this past year was up to 15%
higher.
Working with a real estateprofessional, it's like okay.
So it's almost like I want tosave some money, but the irony.
Irony is in saving money.
You're actually losing money,correct?
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Yes, and the second thing is, you know, it's kind of
like taking a crash course inhow to do real estate paperwork,
negotiations and transactionsfor somebody that's trying to be
a first-hand buy, ownerpaperwork, negotiations and
transactions for somebody that'strying to be a first hill by
owner.
Like they might get some of it,um, but there's a lot that they
just are not.
I don't want anybody to feellike they're stuck between a
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sword and a wall because theydon't have somebody coaching
them through it and it.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
you know I certainly get it like every penny counts,
but when it comes to your homein the end, if we can net you
what you want and a lot of timesstatistically it says more we
will net you more.
Again, it's the what's thepenny?
I'm going to mess it up Foolish, dollar-wise, penny-wise,
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dollar-foolish.
I'm going to mix it up.
But the point is, in trying tosave money, you can actually
lose money and if we can helpyou accomplish your goals,
protect you, net you in a lot ofcases more than if you'd have
done it on your own,statistically, again, it's like
let's have the conversation,there's no pressure, there's no
cost, there's no cost, there'sno obligation.
You can call ari, you can callthe george real estate group and
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we can have the conversationabout your specific situation,
your unique, uh, your set ofcircumstances, your unique home,
all those things to make aspecific plan for you.
Um, you're also, by the way, itdo it.
Did the details.
Do we have some details of you?
Have some upcoming events?
Is that?
Can I put you on the spot?
Speaker 1 (21:06):
Yeah, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (21:06):
With some seminars.
Speaker 1 (21:15):
So I'm really thrilled to be partnering with a
couple of credit unions withthese events.
So September 4th at Self-HelpCredit Union, the one located on
Dana Road Right around thecorner here.
Yeah, right around the corner,located on Dana Road Right
around the corner here.
Yeah, right around the corner,Me and Joanna Varon will be
hosting a first-time homebuyercoaching seminar where her and I
will be discussing the ins andouts of lending and qualifying
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for loans, the types of loansavailable.
What's a good credit score?
How can we help you increaseyour credit score?
How can we get you the mostbuying power so that when you
come to the table to pursue ahome, right, you feel not only
prepared but you feel happy tobe looking at the options that
are in front of you?
And then I will be talkingabout the other side of things,
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right?
So once we get you past thepre-qualification scenario, that
gets you the buying power, um,then I I can talk with you all
about how.
What does it look like to lookfor a home?
You know, like?
What's the process?
Like what?
What is it like in hendersoncounty versus surrounding
counties?
What?
What do property prices?
How do property prices defer?
What's available, what's not?
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What's the best way to play it?
Um, there's going to be.
it's a you know, you know, aseminar quote, unquote or a
seminar slash, open discussiontype of event we're going to
have snacks Educational, I mean,it's going to be a conversation
and there's a second one comingup in October with Patrick from
United Federal Credit Unionthat will be hosted at their I
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think it's on Jack Street, offof Four Seasons, and we're
calling that one the Blueprintto Home Buying.
But that one is also veryinteresting and quite different.
We're going to be talking aboutdeeper stuff, like if you're an
investor and you want to buyproperties, then you need to
come talk to us.
If you want to explore somescenarios that may be a second
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home, then Patrick is quiteversed in those things.
He's a consummate professional,and we're going to have guests
from other professions too.
We're going to have Noble PestSolutions, we're going to have
some encapsulation andcross-space mitigation
professionals.
So there's going to be aboutfive or six different
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professionals that can walk youthrough all the things they do
Again, seminar style Q&A.
There's going to be about fiveor six different professionals
that can walk you through allthe things they do Again,
seminar style, q&a.
There's going to be snacks.
You can mingle.
We're going to have JimRawlings from Quality Home
Inspections.
He's one of my favorite guys.
I like him a lot.
He's really cool.
So I don't have an exact dateon that yet, but we will revisit
that at our next radio show andyou can absolutely follow us on
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social media Facebook andInstagram and we'll have more
information on all that.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Again, ari, so grateful for you.
Ari, also thankful for theincredible efforts you put forth
in these upcoming seminars.
Again, we'll have both of theseposted on our social media page
, george Real Estate Group.
You can find it on yourfavorite social media Facebook
or Instagram.
And again, upcoming seminarnext week that's exciting on the
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September 4th.
And again, those details willbe out there on our social media
.
We'll be posting that hereshortly.
We're here every Thursdaymorning sharing the positive
news about the local real estatemarket and community.
Here's just a snapshot In thelast 12 months, the average
single-family home price is at$541.
We're averaging 126single-family homes a month,
selling Over 660 activesingle-family homes on the
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market.
Right now.
The market is shifting.
It is not crashing and theinventory is increasing.
Days on market are increasing,but that just means sellers just
have to wait a bit longer.
Or again, you can still move itquickly when you price it right
, but you're still getting topdollar and buyers have more
options.
Every Friday morning at 845, theGeorgia Real Estate Group also
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sponsors the Hometown HeroesSeries and this week are the
Grand Marshals of the 2025 KingApple Parade.
Pat and Johnny Shepard, and theShepards and their whole family
have been a fixture at theApple Festival for so many years
, making sure this entertainmentstage runs smoothly.
Everyone salute Pat and JohnnyShepard.
They'll be here tomorrowmorning at 845.
Ari, so grateful to have youhere with us.
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Thank you for your incredibleefforts and your persistence and
perseverance.
Again.
Sometimes you meet somebody atthe beginning of the week.
You're writing a contract bythe end of the week.
Sometimes it's two years in themaking, but again, this is just
long-term perspective and themarket's the market.
The interest rates are theinterest rates, but what doesn't
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change is the fiduciary, theadvocating, and Ari, grateful to
have you on the radio thismorning.
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Happy to be here every time and happy to serve
the community.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
And again you are serving the community.
Thank you so much for listeningto the George Real Estate Group
live radio broadcast here onWHKP every Thursday morning
right after the 10 o'clock news.
Stay tuned in.
There's more coming up.
But follow us on social mediaAlso.
We podcast all of our radioshows.
But thanks so much for tuningin.
We'll see you next week.
Maybe the house feels a littletoo big these days, the stairs a
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little steeper, the pace oflife a little too fast.
But what if your next movewasn't about letting go.
It was about making space forpeace, for freedom, for what
matters most.
At the George Real Estate Group, we understand that real estate
isn't just about the house.
It's about transitions, timingand trust.
We've helped thousands offamilies in Western North
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Carolina make smart, thoughtfulmoves Closer to nature, closer
to family, closer to home.
So when you're ready to rightsize, simplify or start fresh,
we'll be here.
The George Real Estate Group,local, trusted, proven.
Call us today 828-393-0134.
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Find us online atrealestatebygregcom, because
your next chapter deserves tofeel just right.
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