realtor: Mostly Wordless Wednesday- another of life's mysteries
- 04/08/09 06:59 AM
How did my arbor gates get knocked down sometime during the night?
Could it be my (former) friends? Do I have to become the "deer scolder?"
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realtor: Green Building comes to Cary!
- 10/30/08 01:35 AM
In my previous blog about the spectacular new home community of Terrington in Cary North Carolina, I promised there would be more information about how the builder, American Heritage Homes, is incorporating Green Building techniques and technology throughout his homes.
No, you won't see giant solar panels on roofs or geo domed homes. In fact, the Green building techniques are so well used that you'd never guess these homes were so much more energy efficient than your typical million dollar house.
Jay Summers, builder and devloper of Terrington, provides his five objectives of Green Building for us:
1. Energy efficiency- reduce the energy … (8 comments)
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realtor: Cars buyers & sellers/ Home buyers & sellers- Part Deux
- 10/25/08 02:22 AM
Back in August I wrote a couple of blogs about our experience buying a new car and the service issues, comparing the experience with real estate.
Well, now we've been on the Selling end of the deal, trying to sell our used car.
Just as some home sellers do, we tried to go the For Sale By Owner route, knowing that the car dealer was going to give us WAY less than this magnificent car was worth.
"People" told us this 1998 Honda Civic was highly sought after for it's great gas mileage. So even though it needed a new clutch, … (15 comments)
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realtor: Dream Home Wanted in Wake County North Carolina
- 10/22/08 04:03 AM
We have a buyer looking for their family's dream home in the Triangle area of North Carolina.
Well, actually, all of our buyers are looking for their dream home, but these buyer's have some specific criteria.
They would like a newer home built after 2000, about 2500 square foot or more, with a master bedroom on the first floor, for under $275,000. Now, here's the part that isn't always listed in the MLS - they want maintianance free vinyl siding, a great school district, and about 1 acre of land, a private wooded lot, and yet driving distance to RTP and the employment areas … (2 comments)
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realtor: Great North Raleigh Neighborhood Great Price
- 10/16/08 10:57 AM
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realtor: Brighton Forest- New Custom Homes in Fuquay Varina North Carolina
- 09/01/08 04:59 AM
I recently received a full page color flyer with our Saturday News & Observer advertising Brighotn Forest, a new home community in the Fuquay Varina Apex area of North Carolina. Having buyers coming in from out of town in this price range, of course I had to go and preview the homes. The homes were lovely, as was the community.
The stone and wood fence entrance was beautiful.
A nicely landscaped and wooded street led to the beautiful pool area and clubhouse. What a nice surprise to see many families swimmimg and enjoying the pool, even on a Monday.
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realtor: Home Value Calculator- Value of a typical home in Cary NC vs San Diego, NY, Buffalo
- 08/10/08 01:42 AM
What does the government think your home is worth?
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight has a Home Value Calculator to give an estimate.
I've used this calculator to look at a typical home bought in the first quarter of 2000 for 200,000 in the Raleigh Cary area and what the government estimates your house would be worth today:
While a $79,100 increase is a nice profit, it's not as much as many other areas that I've looked at.
For Example, the NY White Plains area had an appreciation of $226,000!
In San Diego, the appreciation of a … (4 comments)
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realtor: Rent Vs Own ratio - One List Cary North Carolina isn't on!
- 08/05/08 07:22 AM
In thier latest article titled America's Most Overpriced Zip Codes, Yahoo.com reported on Saturday that Forbes.com has come out with an interesting way to look at investing in real estate.
In a report for Forbes.com, Hotpads.com produced a price-to-earnings spread for each ZIP code in the nation's 40 largest cities by comparing rental costs with buying costs for similar properties, based on number of bedrooms, location and price per square foot.
Price-to-earnings, or P/E, expresses how much one has to pay for each dollar of return. A neighborhood with a high P/E is overvalued because a buyer is getting a low return based … (4 comments)
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realtor: Update on Abbington and Bella Casa Communities in Apex, NC
- 08/02/08 03:59 AM
August update on the various beautiful new home communites in Apex, North Carolina.
The Abbington subdivision, located in Apex, NC, boasts estate-style custom homes ranging in price from $500,000 to $700,000, with all the amenities you'd expect from the award winning builder team assembled there.
Abbington features a competition-sized swimming pool, a tot lot, and tennis courts for residence use.
Lot sizes for the homes in Abbington range from .33 to .50 acres and home sizes range from 3,000 square feet to just shy of 4,000 square feet. Many basement lots are available too! Currently there are 8 inventory homes ready … (0 comments)
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realtor: Apex NC New listing in Ashley Downs, 3500sf only $325,000!
- 07/26/08 06:25 AM
Immaculate home on fenced cul de sac lot in Ashley Downs.
Home boasts 4 spacious bedrooms, oversize bonus room with a walk in closet, open family room to kitchen, plus office/ sitting room off of the family room.
Upgrades include hardwood floors, ceramic tile in baths, arched entry ways, irrigation system, and security system.
To See all MLS Information, click here. or visit our website at www.JustNCHoms.com.
Great easy to live in floor plan and convenient location with great schools. Call Craig or Linda today at 919-771-7779, or email us at rjteam@gmail.com for more information or to schedule a showing!
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realtor: Cary NC market report for June 2008
- 07/14/08 08:33 AM
Ah, Cary, North Carolina. Seems like every other list from Forbes or CNN that comes out, Cary is ranked in the top 10 somewhere.
So what do June 2008's number say as far as the real estate market in Cary.
For a buyer, this is great news! Currently there are almost twice as many homes for sale in Cary as last year at this time, with about a 75% decrease in homes sold.
The Average Days on Market is staying steady at 57-59 days, showing that homes are still moving, and buyers are still out there. And homes are still … (2 comments)
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realtor: Wake County NC June 2008 Statistics
- 07/14/08 07:35 AM
A gloomy rainy Monday, waiting for some good news regarding last months sales and stats in the Raleigh NC area.
The numbers for all of Wake County show a steady market of homes for Sale vs. Sold since May 2008. Looking back, May & June of 2007 was when the market started to really decline here in the Triangle, as shown by the increasing number of homes for sale vs those sold.
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realtor: Former San Diegan missing the beach.
- 07/11/08 04:21 AM
I'm becoming an Active Rain addict and recently found the AR groups for the San Diego area . As a former resident of 16 years in Lemon Grove, I'm missing the beach most of all this summer. The beaches here in North Carolina are nice, but there's not enough to do there. And it's a 2 hour drive just to get to Wilmington!
As a Realtor in the Raleigh/ Cary North Carolina area, I'm meeting a great many newcomers from San Diego and California. In North Carolina we don't have license plates on the front of our cars, so people keep their plates … (0 comments)
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realtor: McMansions on sale in Cary, Apex, Raleigh North Carolina
- 07/11/08 02:29 AM
I recently had a client ask me if there were any homes in Cary & Apex, formerly priced in the $500-600,000, range that he could get for in the $400,000's now.
Knowing what he was looking for; something relatively new, over 3000 sf, all the bells and whistles, etc, I did a search on the MLS and found over 100 homes in the Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville area that met his criteria. Of those homes I did a history search and found 32 homes with significant price reductions- many reduced at least $50,000- 70,000!!!
Click here to see the beautiful … (0 comments)
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realtor: What type home can you get in the Raleigh NC area for what price?
- 07/08/08 10:39 AM
Wondering how much home you can afford in the Raleigh NC area? Click on the example links below for a quick preview. We've used a typical criteria of 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a garage. Each category returned over 500 listings!
If you'd like to look for homes that match your specific criteria, just go to our website at www.NcHomesFinder.com . Or email us with your criteria and we'll set up a search for you!
Detached homes $100- 200,000
$200-300,000
$300-400,000
$400-600,000
Townhouses $100-200,000
$200-300,000
$300,000 and up
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realtor: Traveling from the North into North Carolina?
- 07/08/08 06:44 AM
Seems like everyone is traveling at this time of year, including my family. We recently visited my daughter who lives near DC for the 4th of July holiday.
Although we've traveled Rte 85 and 95 into Virginia before, we never stopped at the North Carolina Visitors Center on 85, right at the border near Norlina, as we did this time on our way home.
What a great place to take a break from driving through the busy Virginia and DC area! Not only did they have the usual vending machines, the expected clean restrooms, but they also had a separate building … (0 comments)
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realtor: Our favorite Motivated Sellers- and great cookies!
- 06/17/08 04:45 AM
It seems by recent blogs that we're all seeing sellers and agents who are still stuck with the idea that it's a buyers market out there and little effort is needed on their part to get their house sold. I've even heard some agents tell their sellers that buyers "know someone lives here, they'll overlook stuff". Well, maybe a few years ago they would, but now buyers expect every home to look like a model. And the homes that do, sell!
We had a client a few years back that baked cookies before every showing. (yes, she was our seller of the year!). … (6 comments)
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realtor: Average Home Price in Cary, North Carolina
- 06/16/08 03:32 AM
Thinking about relocating to the Cary & Raleigh North Carolina area? Iif you're here, do you want to know what size home you can get for the averge price?
Maybe you'd like to know how your current home compares to the average price home?
Based on the latest data as of May, 2008, the average sold price of a home in Cary, North Carolina is $273,000.
What type of home can you buy in Cary for that amount? We've run a search of the entire MLS and come up with 66 homes in this price range currently on the market!
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realtor: How much house can you get in Apex North Carolina?
- 06/13/08 04:25 AM
Thinking about relocating to the Raleigh North Carolina area? Iif you're here, want to know what size home you can get for the averge price?
Maybe you'd like to know how your current home compares to the average price home?
Based on the latest data as of April, 2008, the average sold price of a home in Apex, North Carolina is $252,000.
What type of home can you buy in Apex for that amount? We've run a search of the entire MLS and come up with 69 homes in this price range currently on the market!
Click here to see all homes … (0 comments)
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realtor: CFL's The Future of Lighting.....or Not?!!!
- 06/13/08 12:50 AM
We all want to do our part in making our homes more energy efficient, safer for the environment, and easier to take care of. Green homes are becoming more and more popular.
Builders and consumers alike are taking the time when they design their homes to create houses that will function at optimum levels.
Low "E" windows, energy star appliances, better insulation, and solar panels are just a few of the many features being incorporated in new home construction today.
The compact flourescent lightbulb (CFL) is becoming more and more popular in replacing incandescent bulbs as they burn out.
But there … (0 comments)
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