cary: I had lunch with David Williams yesterday - 10/14/09 08:05 PM
What fun! I always enjoy bantering with David Williams, and lunch now and then sets the table for a great conversation.
Yesterday, sitting at the Hibernian in Cary, on the patio in 75 degree weather was no exception. They also make a great BLT at the Hibernian, and the coffee is … (4 comments)
cary: Search the MLS? Not on a Triangle REALTOR's® Website! - 10/12/09 10:16 PM
I got hooked up with IDX Broker last spring and went live with their great Triangle Real Estate IDX solution in April. In celebration, I added IDX links to all my Neighborhoods blogs. On my site, on AR, on Trulia. Lots of work, but kind of cool.
And I did not notice a rule … (10 comments)
cary: Listing Agents: Get over "Feedback Frenzy." Do your job. Consult, and Sell Houses! - 10/12/09 08:14 PM
Last week I told prospective listing clients that the only feedback worth a bucket of spit is an offer. They agreed with me. That is what they hired me for. To bring them an OFFER, and negotiate it into a CONTRACT. So we can get to CLOSING. Nowhere in the listing agreement … (18 comments)
6105 Larboard Drive is Triangle MLS #1689210. Call me for your personal showing!
This lovely home offers the touches you would expect … (0 comments)
cary: Cary Unveils our new Town of Cary Website! - 10/01/09 01:18 PM
Just today, the Town of Cary, NC, announced that they have gone "live" with the new town Website.
Well, sort of "live."
A few pages wouldn't load for me, but I assume that is because the announcement and email blast spurred a lot of residents to try to take it for a … (0 comments)
cary: "Make" the Market? Or Serve in the Marketplace? - 09/30/09 07:57 AM
The frenzy I see at the looming expiration of the $8,000 1st time Buyers' Tax Credit has me revisiting some thoughts I have had for a few years.
While the Cary/Raleigh area has fared better than many other market areas, we are not immune to the forces affecting the real estate industry.
As … (2 comments)
cary: Hanging out at the Home Show, with the REBarcampRDU crowd... - 09/27/09 06:29 AM
I keep a booth at the Southern Shows events in Raleigh. That would be the Southern Ideal Home Shows, both Fall and Spring Edition. I hover on the bubble, whether to continue to do them, or not. But I enjoy meeting people in that milieu, and so I keep on.
It … (16 comments)
cary: Town of Cary plans website upgrade - 09/25/09 07:18 AM
"The Town of Cary has scheduled an upgrade for its Web site, www.townofcary.org, from Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27. The Web site may be unavailable for all or part of this period as we prepare to launch a redesign of the site."
The Town of Cary offers a wealth … (4 comments)
cary: "I just want to see foreclosures." - 09/23/09 06:29 AM
"I just want to see foreclosures." Whoops. Someone may have been watching a little too much TV, TV from outside our local Cary/Raleigh real estate market at that. When someone is asking for foreclosures, it rapidly becomes clear that one of two likelihoods is certain.
Either, they are an experienced investor … (5 comments)
cary: Little things matter in a house: Will the "2 car" garage hold 2 cars? - 09/22/09 06:52 PM
I'm calling out for staging. That may amaze some people, that I would want to see houses staged for my buyers. But, I'm starting to think that I really want to see garages staged. With vehicles. One per space, as marketed.
The fact is: A 19'x19' garage is only a "2 car" garage … (11 comments)
cary: Little things matter in a house: The Potty Location - 09/20/09 08:07 PM
Who wants a great view of the throne from a formal area? Who wants a "powder room" that opens into the grand foyer? Or into a food prep area? Or into plain view of the dining or formal living areas?
Appetizing? Nope. Enchanting? I don't think so. Common? Oh, yeah. Way … (7 comments)
cary: Little things matter in a house: Stairs - 09/19/09 10:43 PM
I showed a Cary home last week with a feature that I don't see often enough. Pointed it out to the clients, and they agreed it was pleasant.
The stairs. The staircase was not endowed with hand-carved balusters or tacked-on mass-millwork MDF trim. It was not a dramatic sweeping complex curve of exotic woods. … (5 comments)
cary: CaryCitizen.com: THE Source for News in Cary. - 09/12/09 09:52 PM
With print media rapidly becoming less and less important, and with the need for news distribution as pressing as ever, it is heartening to see these folks in Cary, NC, move into digitalizing news distribution.
CaryCitizen.com offers up well-crafted concise and cogent news and features on a daily basis.
News, Sports, … (4 comments)
cary: Cary, NC: Heater Park is an oasis on a hot day! - 09/11/09 10:42 PM
At just under 1.5 acres, Heater Park offers pleasant natural surroundings.
There are tall hardwood shade trees, a stream, and all around one can hear the sounds of nature. Birds love the area.
The grounds are great for walking the dog, or the toddlers, as the … (0 comments)
Tall trees make shade, and a rocky stream offers attraction for birds and other critters to enjoy. Dorothy Park is located between Marjorie Drive and Dorothy Drive, at 720 Griffis Street.
Have … (2 comments)
cary: Can One Triangle Agent have 18,000 Listings? The Magic of IDX and the Triangle MLS - 09/10/09 04:59 AM
It happened again last night. Nice folks who were surprised that the home they found on my web site is not my listing. How can that be? How can a home be on MY site, and not be MY listing?
Easy. Behold: The magic of IDX. IDX is one of the functions of … (7 comments)
cary: Buyers' Market? Shucks, It's a GREAT time to SELL a HOUSE. - 09/08/09 09:48 PM
Yes it is.
Clients came to town Saturday and 4 or 5 of their Favorite choices had gone under contract last week.
Under $250,000 is moving in Cary.
Now, come December 1, the $8000 subsidy for 1st timers ends.
That will remove about 45% of the buyers from our market dynamic. … (6 comments)
cary: Wake County, NC, Information links for Relocatees and Residents - 09/08/09 08:47 PM
Today in the office, I was putting together a list of links to sites that I thought would be informative, and figured I may as well post them here.
While an Agent may be able to help a client with many topics of interest, providing the ability to dig deeper … (2 comments)
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