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tax value: Wake County North Carolina Property Tax Assessed Value vs. True Sales Value. The Missing Link is.......MISSING! - 12/04/07 06:53 AM
Now that we have our new Assessed Tax Valuations in Wake County North Carolina, we are seeing the usual suspects come out of the woodwork in and around Cary and Raleigh, and other areas.
Already real estate agents are huffing and puffing about assessed tax value, hoping to mislead people regarding the market value of property. They are playing on homeowners' fears regarding higher real estate taxes.
"$10,000 below Tax Value!!!!" absolutely does not make a property a bargain. If that is all the market will support, it is likely that an appeal is in order to get the tax value reduced so it is in line … (2 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Picardy Village: Wooded Lots and Custom Homes - 11/19/07 10:02 PM
Picardy Village entrance sign
Picardy Village is a cozy neighborhood of custom-built homes in Cary, NC. Picardy Village is off the west side of Lake Pine Road, between the Cary Parkway and US 64. Picardy Village is adjacent to Picardy Pointe.
Click here to view currently available Active Listings in Picardy Village.
See the Picardy Village photo set on Flickr.
Downtown Raleigh and NC State University are about a 15-20 minute commute from Picardy Village. The Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. Heavy drive-time traffic can increase those commute times.
Picardy Village was developed in the mid-1990's by MacGregor Development Company. Mostly 1.5 and two-story homes comprise … (9 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Picardy Pointe: Custom homes on wooded lots in a tremendous Cary location - 11/10/07 09:25 PM
Picardy Pointe entrance sign
Picardy Pointe is a neighborhood of custom-built homes on the edge of Cary, NC. Many of the homes have a view of the Apex Community Park Lake.
Click here to view currently available Active Home Listings in Picardy Pointe.
Picardy Pointe is off the west side of Lake Pine Road, between the Cary Parkway and US 64.
See the 47 photo set slideshow on Flickr.
Downtown Raleigh and NC State University are about a 15-20 minute commute from Picardy Pointe. The Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. Heavy drive-time traffic can lengthen those times.
Picardy … (4 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, A Visit to Royal Ridge - 11/07/07 11:41 AM
We cruised through Royal Ridge in Cary, NC, last Saturday night to view the beautiful custom homes and the heavily wooded lots.
Royal Ridge is a mature residential neighborhood in the center of Cary, NC. Royal Ridge is located off the Southwest Cary Parkway, between Kildaire Farm Road and Lake Pine Drive. See the Royal Ridge slideshow on Flickr.
Raleigh and NC State University are about a 15-20 minute commute. The Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. Heavy drive-time traffic can lengthen those times.
Royal Ridge was developed in the mid-1980's. Many pleasant classic 1.5 and two-story homes, and several contemporary styles comprise Royal Ridge, with … (4 comments)
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tax value: Cary, NC Real Estate: Trees! The Woods of Kildaire is the antidote for barren landscapes! - 11/05/07 09:39 PM
My wife accompanied me for a Saturday evening drive through the Woods of Kildaire, Cary, NC. Many of the photos show the development of dusk, and the quietude of life in a wooded preserve.
Woods of Kildaire is a mature affordable neighborhood in the center of Cary, NC. Woods of Kildaire is situated off the SW Cary Parkway. Access to the neighborhood is also available from Kildaire Farm Road, and through MacGregor Downs. Access and egress to and from the neighborhood are convenient.
Raleigh and NC State University are about a 15-20 minute commute. The Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. Heavy drive-time traffic can lengthen those times.
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Affordable Shade Trees in Farren Forest - 10/31/07 10:56 PM
Hey! Let's meander through the shade in Farren Forest, Cary, NC:
Farren Forest is a mature affordable neighborhood in the center of Cary, NC. Farren Forest is situated off the SE Cary Parkway. Access to the neighborhood is also available through Stonehaven. Access and egress to and from the neighborhood are easy.
Raleigh and NC State University are a 15-20 minute commute. The Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. Heavy drive-time traffic can lengthen those times.
The neighborhood was developed in the mid-1980's-early 1990's. 51 pleasant classic 1.5 and two-story homes comprise Farren Forest, with home sizes ranging from 1500 to 2400 square feet. As the photos show, … (5 comments)
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tax value: Apex, NC Real Estate, Cameron Park, Affordable Custom-built Homes with style and location! - 10/28/07 10:40 PM
Cameron Park is a mature neighborhood in the center of Apex, NC. Access to the neighborhood is from Olive Chapel Road or through Dogwood Ridge, or Amherst. Getting to and from the neighborhood is easy.
Raleigh and North Carolina State University are an easy 20 to 25 minute commute. Cary is an easy 10 minute drive. Regional employment center, the Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. All commutes can lengthen during drive-time traffic.
Click here to view currently available Active Listings in Cameron Park.
Cameron Park was developed from 1999 into the early 2000's. A variety of home choices comprises Cameron Park, with low country, transitional, and traditional style homes represented, from 1900 to 3300+ square feet. See … (0 comments)
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tax value: Apex, NC Real Estate, Dogwood Ridge, Affordable homes to executive homes, in one desirable location! - 10/28/07 09:12 AM
Dogwood Ridge is a mature neighborhood in the center of Apex, NC. Access to the neighborhood is from Olive Chapel Road or through Pearson Farms, Cameron Park, or Amherst. Access and egress to and from the neighborhood are very convenient.
See my slideshow of Dogwood Ridge on Flickr.
Raleigh and North Carolina State University are an easy 20 to 25 minute commute. Cary is an easy 10 minute drive. Regional employment center, the Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. All commutes can lengthen during drive-time traffic.
Dogwood Ridge was developed in the mid-1990's into the early 2000's. A variety of home choices comprises Dogwood Ridge, with townhomes, starter homes and move-up homes represented. Townhomes are in the 1400 … (0 comments)
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tax value: Apex, NC Real Estate, Pearson Farms: Affordable Homes and Great Location! - 10/27/07 07:04 PM
Pearson Farms is a mature neighborhood in the center of Apex, NC. Access to the neighborhood is from Olive Chapel Road or through Dogwood Ridge. Access and egress to and from the neighborhood are convenient.
Raleigh and North Carolina State University are an easy 20 to 25 minute commute. Cary is a 10 minute drive. Major employment center, the Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. All commutes can lengthen during heavy drive-time traffic.
Pearson Farms was developed in the mid-1990's to 2000's. 2-story transitional and traditional homes comprise most of Pearson Farms, with home sizes ranging from 1800 to 2600 square feet.
Click here to view currently available Active Home Listings in Pearson Farms.
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tax value: Cary, NC, Real Estate: Ridgepath Heavily Wooded lots and pretty traditional homes - 10/21/07 03:39 PM
Cary, NC: Ridgepath is our tour today.
Ridgepath is a mature neighborhood in the center of Cary, NC. Access to the neighborhood is from the SE Cary Parkway, or through Wimbledon. Access and egress to and from the neighborhood are easily accomplished.
Raleigh and North Carolina State University are an easy 15 to 20 minute commute. The Research Triangle Park, "RTP," is about 25 minutes. Both commutes can lengthen during heavy drive-time traffic.
Ridgepath was developed in the mid-1980's to mid-1990's. Classic one-and-one-half and two-story homes comprise Ridgepath, with home sizes ranging from 1800 to 2900 square feet.
Typical amenities include 3 to 5 bedrooms, 2.5 or 3.5 baths, beautiful .28 to … (6 comments)
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tax value: Apex, NC Real Estate, Kelly Glen, Affordable homes on rural wooded lots - 10/03/07 09:21 PM
Kelly Glen, on a rural ridge along Kelly Road, in Apex, NC, is a neighborhood of quality starter homes built by local custom builders in the 1990's.
Homes range from 1200 to 2200 square feet and ranchers and 1.5 story homes are common. Most typical is the 3/2 home, with a few 3/2.5's and 4/2.5's. Some homes have garages. Most lots have a few mature trees, and some homes are in deep hardwood shade. Recent sales prices have been between $156,000 and $227,000.
Click here to view available Active Home Listings in Kelly Glen.
See all 37 photos of Kelly Glen in … (2 comments)
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tax value: Apex, NC Real Estate, Crockett's Ridge, Affordable value and space, in a rural setting - 10/03/07 07:50 PM
Crockett's Ridge in Apex, North Carolina is a newer subdivision in a convenient rural location. Commuting to Raleigh, or Cary is done with ease. Built by KHovnanian Homes, Crockett's Ridge features great square footage for the price to folks who need affordable space. With a new phase, new homes are available. Homes range between 1800 and 3800 square feet and sell startingin the low $200,000's, with some well above $300,000.
Click to view available Active Home Listings in Crockett's Ridge.
3 to 5 bedrooms and 2.5 to 3.5 baths are common. Garages are a standard amenity, so a 2500 SF 4/2.5/2 is the typical home. … (4 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Ambience, Exclusive wooded homesites in perfect location. - 09/30/07 08:35 PM
Ambience in Cary, NC is a small subdivision near the intersection of Tryon Road and Kildaire Farm Road. It was built out in the 1980's and 1990's, with custom homes on gorgeous wooded lots of over 1/2 acre. This location places all that Cary has to offer within easy reach, and allows a quick commute to Raleigh, NC and North Carolina State University.
See the Ambience Slideshow on Flickr.
Ambience homes tend to be traditional in design, although there are a couple of contemporary-style homes in the neighborhood. 4 or 5 bedrooms with 2.5 to 3.5 baths are common, with homes ranging from … (3 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Colonial and Traditional Heaven in Thornewood - 09/29/07 06:44 AM
Thornewood is a neighborhood in a wonderful central Cary, NC location, with easy access to Cary, downtown Raleigh, and NC State University. It is well-known for the stunning traditional colonial homes that make up the neighborhood. Thornewood offers large wooded lots, and tree-lined streets like these.
Visit my Thornewood Slideshow on Flickr to see 28 images of Thornewood.
Thornewood is one of those neighborhoods where homes don't sell often. It seems that residents are too content there to want to move. When Thornewood homes hit the market, they don't last long. Most recent sales have been in the $300,000's, and it is reasonable to expect … (7 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Troon Village: One level condominium living in a superb central Cary location! - 09/27/07 10:53 PM
Troon Village couldn't be in a better location in Cary, NC! From this condominium complex, you can walk across the street to Trader Joes, Staples, and several other retail services and restaurants. Just down Kildaire Farm Road, all sorts of retail and services exist, as well as Western Wake Medical Center. The community is bordered by Wimbledon, a beautiful Cary subdivision that ensures a quiet neighbor. There is no street access into Wimbledon, so the communities do not create undesired through traffic for each other.
See the Troon Village slideshow on Flickr.
Click here to view available Active Listings in Troon.
Convenience … (5 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Affordable location and great wooded lots in Wellington Place - 09/26/07 08:33 PM
Wellington Place and Wellington Park were built in the 1980's off Tryon Road in Cary, North Carolina.
Wellington Place residents enjoy two community ponds. See the Flickr slideshow featuring 60 photos of the neighborhood.
Pulte Homes was the builder. Homes in Wellington Place have 3 to 5 bedrooms, and 2.5 to 3.5 baths. Square footages range from 1600SF to 3400SF. Recent sales have been in the mid- to upper-$200,000's. Some homes back to the ponds for pleasant natural vistas.
Click to view available Active Listings in Wellington.
Wellington Place and Wellington Park have a homeowners' association for maintenance of … (4 comments)
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tax value: Cary, NC, Real Estate, Wimbledon: Wooded lots and quality custom homes - 09/17/07 10:32 PM
Entrance from Kildaire Farm Road.
Cary, NC's Wimbledon subdivision enjoys a prime location central to all the conveniences of Cary. Wimbledon offers a variety of housing choices, Townhomes, starter homes, and, on Flickr, you can see them all, plus a wide variety of custom homes.
Click here to view available Active Listings in Wimbledon.
Custom Wimbledon beauty!
As you might expect in a community named after the most storied venue in tennis, and with streets named after tennis greats, Connors, Agassi, Lendl, Evert, Martina, McEnroe, etc, Wimbledon Recreation Center includes a tennis complex. There is also a clubhouse and pool.
The wooded areas are … (8 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Affordable Trees in Scottish Hills - 08/23/07 09:17 PM
With new construction homes on smaller and smaller lots, many Buyers are looking at older neighborhoods like Scottish Hills in Cary, NC. They don't like the way whole subdivisions are denuded of trees, with ornamental trees planted after construction.
Scottish Hills, Cary, NC is the antidote to the naked postage stamp building lot.
See the Scottish Hills slide show, all 68 photos, on Flickr. It includes some contemporary starter homes from neighboring Woodwinds.
This home is on a beautiful wooded lot of over half an acre.
Homes in Scottish Hills were built from the 1960's into the 1980's. There are stylized splitlevels, split entries, ranches, colonials, and a … (7 comments)
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tax value: Cary, NC Real Estate, Affordable living in Madison Oaks, Cary, NC - 08/06/07 10:25 PM
Madison Oaks in Cary, NC, is a small neighborhood of starter homes that was built from 1989 to 1994. It is centrally located to take advantage of Cary amenities and services, and easy access to the Research Triangle Park, Raleigh, NC, and NC State University.
Homes vary from 1200 to 2000 square feet, with most being in the 1400 square foot range. 3 or 4 bedrooms and 2 to 2.5 baths are typical. Lot sizes are from .2 acres to .5 acres or more. Wooded lots are the norm.
Click here to view available Active Listings in Madison Oaks.
There … (2 comments)
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tax value: Cary NC Real Estate, Cole's Creek, Drees Homes Move up offerings in a superb Cary location - 07/11/07 09:41 PM
Cole's Creek in Cary, NC is in a convenient location just inside Northwest Maynard Road, with the entrance just across from Weatherstone.
Cole's Creek offers large square footage with home prices starting at about $500,000 and driven higher by choice of options and elevations. High vaulted great rooms, hardwoods, screen porches, stone and brick exterior accents, gas heat, and culdesac layout without heavily traveled through streets are among the desireable amenities.
Click to view available Active Listings in Cole's Creek.
Wake County Public Schools will be available to Cole's Creek Kids. Click for more on Wake County Public … (3 comments)
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