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Real Estate Rush North Carolina
WRAL News | Raleigh, North Carolina
As more people and businesses choose to move to North Carolina, the real estate market has seen a significant impact. Yes, Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill (The Triangle) have seen changes, but plenty of growth is happening outside that area too in places such as Clayton, Pittsboro, and Garner. Real Estate Rush North Carolina takes a look at the changing housing landscape in the area to paint a better picture for people moving here or who have lived in the Tar Heel State for a while. The po ...
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Adjusting to the Triangle NC market as a realtor
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Realtor Charlie Jaeckels explains the challenges of moving into the Triangle Real Estate Market as someone who is both young but determined to understand the rapidly changing landscape of the area.
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Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 5: Embracing Our Witness // Brent Levy
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Date May 21, 2023 Synopsis It’s the final week of Easter, and our Embrace the Awkward is coming to a close, too. This week: The real reason Brent became a Methodist pastor, learning how to drive stick, and Jesus saying, “Your turn." References Scripture: [Acts 1:1-11](URL here) Here's the podcast Brent referenced on Sunday morning: No Small Endeavo…
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Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 4: Embrace Letting Yourself Be Seen // Brent Levy
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Date May 14, 2023 Synopsis This week, with a whole lot of awkwardness, Brent shares about why hugs are good for you, why Peter might put on his clothes before jumping in the water, and the power of being seen, known, and loved. References Scripture: John 21:1-19 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. …
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Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 3: Embrace the Bumps in the Road // Haley Capps
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Date May 7, 2023 Synopsis On this Confirmation Sunday, Haley Capps offers her final message as a Duke intern and shares encouragement for what to do when you hit a bump in the road References Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2–10 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook and…
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Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 2: Embrace the Slow // Meg Greto
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Date April 30, 2023 Synopsis This week, friend of The Local Church, Meg Greto, continues our Embrace the Awkward series with the thrilling conclusion of the Road to Emmaus, pointing out the slow pace of love. References Scripture: Luke 24:27–35 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting…
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Sermon: Embrace the Awkward | Week 1: Embrace Unexpected Teachers // Catherine Neal
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Date April 23, 2023 Synopsis This week, Catherine Neal kicks off our Embrace the Awkward series diving into the first half of the story of the Road to Emmaus and helps us “embrace unexpected teachers." References Scripture: Luke 24:13-27 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good s…
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Sermon: The Surprising Key to a Strong Faith | Rajeev Tiwari
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Date April 16, 2023 Synopsis On this Second Sunday of Easter, Rajeev Tiwari shares the surprising key to a strong faith and how Thomas models it well. References Scripture: John 20:19–31 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook and Instagram. Feedback? Questions…
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Sermon: Easter Sunday - The Problem with Holding On to Jesus // Brent Levy
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Date Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023 Synopsis It’s Easter with The Local Church! On this Resurrection Sunday, we’re exploring how we’re a lot more faithful than we give ourselves credit for, strange details in John’s account of the resurrection, and the surprising reason Jesus doesn’t want Mary to hold on to him. References Scripture: John 20:1-18 Abo…
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Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 6: Where are you headed? // Brent Levy
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Date April 2, 2023 Synopsis It’s the final week of our Seeking series. On this Palm/Passion Sunday, we’re finding ourselves in between juxtapositions and faced with a choice. References Scripture: Matthew 21:1–11 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter…
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Taking advantage of house-buying financial support
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Beginning in 2022, WRAL Photojournalist Sean Braswell has tried to take the first step into homeownership; however, certain hurdles would come his way, including when he tried to take advantage of certain programs meant to help people like him buy a home. Now, in 2023, Braswell has had some positive developments and shares them in his real estate s…
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Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 5: Can these bones live? // Brent Levy
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Date March 26, 2023 Synopsis Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones shows that even in death, there is hope, and it's our responsibility to embody that hope. References Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1–14; John 11:28–44 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and I…
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Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 4: Who sinned? // Brent Levy
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On Brussels sprouts, assumptions, and being returned to ourselves### Date March 19, 2023 Synopsis It’s the fourth week of our Lenten series, and this week’s question is a big one that cracks open some assumptions that we might see something new References Scripture: [John 9:1–41](URL here) Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions A…
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The positive state of Triangle commercial real estate
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Baxter Walker and Kathy Gigac with Avison Young in Raleigh paint a brighter picture of local commerical real estate compared to the earlier days of the pandemic. Through an examination of changing trends and needs of clients, Walker and Gigac walk you through the current state of the market for commercial real estate. arv3bqmd…
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Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 3: Will you give me a drink? // Brent Levy
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Date March 12, 2023 Synopsis In the third week of our Seeking series, Brent shares three ways the story of Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well subverts our expectations and changes, well, everything. References Scripture: John 4:5-42 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting go…
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Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 2: How do we begin again? // Brent Levy
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Date March 5, 2023 Synopsis Brent leads us into the second week of our Seeking series. What do we do when our worlds end? When we’ve outgrown our faith? How do we begin again? References Scripture: Genesis 12:1–4a; John 3:1–17 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Fac…
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Sermon: Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith | Week 1: Who will you listen to? // Bishop Will Willimon
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Date February 26, 2023 Synopsis Bishop Will Willimon joins to kickoff our Lenten series, “Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith.” Bishop Willimon offers a profound message on identity — but only if we can hear it. References Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're a…
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Realtor Julie Gavin explains the steps a motivated buyer should have completed when entering the house-buying process. She provides an example of one buyer who was less than serious about buying a multi-million dollar home.
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Sermon: Come and See | Week 5 // Leah Benn Miller
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Date February 12, 2023 Synopsis This week, Leah Benn Miller shares a powerful sermon about God’s call to love our first neighbor: the land. References Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:15–20; Matthew 5:21–30 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagr…
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Sermon: Come and See | Week 4 // Brent Levy
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Date February 5, 2023 Synopsis To fulfill isn’t just to bring something to completion. It’s not just a box to check off. It’s so much more than that. And that’s the point. References Scripture: Isaiah 58:1–12; Matthew 5:13–20 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Face…
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How to establish a great relationship with a realtor
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Nancy Grace has an infectious laugh, and down-to-Earth spirit, and was recently voted Best Real Estate Agent in the 2022 WRAL Voters' Choice Awards! Host Chris Lovingood and Nancy discuss what brings her so much success in her 16 years of real estate experience, what are the best practices for a realtor to establish good, long-lasting rapport with …
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Sermon: Come and See | Week 3 // Brent Levy
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Date January 29, 2023 Synopsis For Week 3 of our Come and See series, Brent leans into Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount with a message that sparkles and encourages you to do the same. References Scripture: Matthew 5:1–12 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitt…
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Sermon: Come and See | Week 2 // Brent Levy
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Date January 22, 2023 Synopsis It’s week two of our Come and See series. This week: A new way of thinking about the kingdom of heaven, what it means to follow, and how we might be less free than we thought we were. References Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also…
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Raleigh Mortgage Group owner Brian Grubbs sits down to talk about how the opportunities for mortgages are looking post pandemic and how the mortgage outlook has evolved over time.
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Sermon: Come and See | Week 1 // Brent Levy
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Date January 15, 2023 Synopsis This week, we kick off a new series for Epiphany pondering what God wants us to see in ourselves, in each other, and in the world. But to really see, first you have to get up. That’s what this week is all about. References Scripture: John 1:29–46 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visi…
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Sermon: Back Where We Started // Brent Levy
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Date January 8, 2023 Synopsis On memory, beginnings and endings, and the narratives that define our life References Scripture: Isaiah 42:1–9; Matthew 3:13–17 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We…
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When she was 15 years old, WRAL producer Kathy Del Hoyo had to try to translate the house buying process to her Spanish speaking mother. That moment stayed with her as she eventually learned to navigate the process for herself to buy her second home, this time in the Triangle. She shares what it’s like being a Latina homeowner in the area, and maki…
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Date January 1, 2023 Synopsis A low-key conversation about Epiphany, what we’re seeking, and the gift of finding what we didn’t expect References Scripture: Matthew 2:1–12 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions…
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Sermon: A Real Honest Christmas // Brent Levy
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Date December 24, 2022 Synopsis Let’s be honest. For many of us, it wasn’t the year we anticipated. But we’re in good company. And this is precisely the world into which Jesus enters. References Scripture: Isaiah 9:2–7; Luke 2:1–20 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff o…
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Sometimes homeownership is just out of reach, so you settle for renting until you can make that big down payment. That's when you might run into another problem: high rent costs. It's a battle for some renters, and not one they're in alone. Lorena McDowell with Wake County's Department of Affordable Housing & Community Revitalization explains what'…
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Sermon: From Generation to Generation | Week 4: We See God in Each Other // Angie Hong
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Date December 18, 2022 Synopsis It’s week four of Advent, and our guest preacher, Angie Hong, makes a meeting between Elizabeth and Mary all too real. You won’t believe what happens next. Angie Hong is a worship leader, writer, and speaker who explores the intersections of theology, identity, and worship. She is co-founder of Kinship Commons, curat…
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Sermon: From Generation to Generation | Week 3: We Can Choose a Better Way // Brent Levy
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Date December 11, 2022 Synopsis It’s week three of Advent, and this week, we’re folded into the story of Joseph — a story of surprise, of disorientation, and hard choices that lead to a better world. References Scripture: Isaiah 35:1–10; Matthew 1:18–25 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're als…
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Realtor Maya Gilletta breaks down the harsh reality of foreclosures among people struggling to pay mortgages in the Triangle and the best strategies for handling a foreclosure so a bad situation doesn’t become worse.
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Sermon: From Generation to Generation | Week 2: God Meets Us in Our Fear // Brent Levy
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Date December 4, 2022 Synopsis It’s the second week of Advent, and this week, we lean into what we’re afraid of, how we’ve misunderstood one of the most common phrases in the Bible, and what moves in Mary to get her to yes. References Scripture: Isaiah 11:1–10, Luke 1:26–38 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local C…
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Sermon: From Generation to Generation | Week 1: There’s Room for Every Story // Brent Levy
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Date November 27, 2022 Synopsis It’s the first Sunday of Advent, and we’re kicking off our new sermon series, “From Generation to Generation…” This week: There's room for every story — even yours. References Scripture: Isaiah 2:1–5; Matthew 1:1–17 About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also post…
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As realtor Ann-Cabell Baum with Glenwood Agency LLC notes, when the COVID pandemic hit, some people living in luxury condos set out to look for bigger spaces for more comfortable work-from-home experience. Some people even flocked to luxury townhomes for significantly larger spaces. As people sold their homes for upgrades, it showed realtors the re…
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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 5: Julian of Norwich // Brent Levy
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Date November 20, 2022 Synopsis We wrap up our In Good Company series on the saints with Julian of Norwich, whose words of hope are well-timed. References Scripture: Psalm 46; Luke 23:33–43 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also post…
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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 4: Pauli Murray // Brent Levy
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Date November 13, 2022 Synopsis This week, our series goes local as we meet a queer (and local) saint who lived a life of justice, resilience, and in whom so many things held together... References Scripture: Luke 4:16–20; Galatians 3:28–29 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local Church For more information about T…
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Challenges and improvement in new construction
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Across the U.S., the supply chain shortage significantly impacted new home construction. The materials to construct houses hit a lagging point and buyers of new homes had to wait longer than desired to live in their property. Realtor Nick Thagard with Homes by Dickerson provides perspective on whether now is the time to invest in a newly-built home…
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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 3: Oscar Romero // Brent Levy
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Date November 6, 2022 Synopsis In Week 3 of our In Good Company series on saints, we meet St. Oscar Romero, a champion for the poor with a remarkable story. References Scripture: Luke 6:20–31 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also po…
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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 2: Desmond Tutu // Brent Levy
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Date October 30, 2022 Synopsis We continue our In Good Company series meeting Desmond Mpilo Tutu who teaches us about forgiveness, what it means to be made in the imago Dei, and being a prisoner of hope. References Scripture: Matthew 5:1-14; Revelation 21:1-5 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local Church For more …
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Matt Talhelm has reported regularly for WRAL about the housing market and the trajectory it's been on during the pandemic; interviewing many realtors, looking at housing data, etc. He's also had challenges finding a home. Hear his story and advice to others struggling to find the right house.
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Sermon: In Good Company | Week 1: Hildegard of Bingen // Brent Levy
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Date October 23, 2022 Synopsis This is a series on finding your people, remembering you’re not alone, and finding your place in a bigger story. This week, meet 12th-century mystic, artist, playwright, composer, naturalist, and so much more… Hildegard of Bingen. References Scripture: Isaiah 55:6–13; John 15:1–5 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" b…
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Sermon: The Struggle Is Real // Catherine Neal
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Date October 16, 2022 Synopsis Rev. Catherine Neal shares today about the grace and transformation found when we wrestle with God. References Scripture: Genesis 32:22-31; Luke 18:1-8 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting goo…
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Numbers! Numbers! Numbers! WRAL Techwire data hound Jason Parker, who is also a licensed realtor, talks about what the local market looks like by the digits. Note: this episode presents data in a specific moment in time and could change over time.
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Sermon: Grow Local | Week 5 // Brent Levy
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Date October 9, 2022 Synopsis We wrap our Grow Local series today with a passage of scripture that suits us perfectly — gives us a mission in the world. References Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also …
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Sermon: Grow Local | Week 4 // Leah Benn Miller
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Date October 2, 2022 Synopsis Leah Benn Miller on hope when hope just seems ridiculous. References Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. …
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We kick off the Real Estate Rush NC podcast by hearing from realtor and Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS president Leslie Williams! Leslie explains what the local real estate market looks like in and around Raleigh, Durham, and other surrounding communities.
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So, you're a first-time homebuyer in a hot real estate market. Congratulations!...but welcome to a potential nightmare. We hear from Raleigh, North Carolina realtor Chris Morton with Morton Bradbury Real Estate Group on the best places for first-time homebuyers to look in the Triangle and the best way to navigate finding the neighborhood you like.…
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Welcome to Real Estate Rush | North Carolina
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Real Estate Rush North Carolina takes a look at the changing housing landscape in the area to paint a better picture for people moving here or who have lived in the Triangle area for a while. The podcast is a production of WRAL Podcasts in Raleigh, North Carolina and hosted by WRAL News Reporter Chris Lovingood.…
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Sermon: Grow Local | Week 3 // Brent Levy
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Date September 25, 2022 Synopsis Brent continues our Grow Local series with an unconventional take on Jesus’ mustard seed parable — and how enough is enough. References Scripture: Luke 17:5-10 Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions About The Local Church For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also p…
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