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Cary NC, REALTOR® serving the Greater Wake County area.
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I like looking at stairs. Inside and out. Even blogged about stairs myself a while back. So I like James Quarello's dissertation below. So many details come into play when laying out a good stairway, staircase, set of stairs, whatever... And they are so often overlooked, or the stairs are forc...
12/16/2009
"Don't make decisons today that will limit your choices tomorrow!" I heard that quote from another agent recently, and really liked it. Dream Home! What does it bring to mind? Working with young people who are so enamored of homeownership that they want to throw caution to the wind. Spending ...
12/16/2009
Just out yesterday: Forbes ranks American metropolitan areas in terms of where incomes for educated workers are increasing fastest. With a 13.54% increase from 2005--2009, we are only slightly behind Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC which weighs in at a 15.45% increase. Yes, we have been fortu...
12/16/2009
Great debate and give and take on Michele Reneau's earlier post today, referencing the BusinessWeek article, "If You Don't Buy A House Now, You're Either Stupid or Broke." James McCormack has a pretty grim outlook on the topic. Wow and Ouch. I default to the position that I work with buyer clien...
12/11/2009
I'm not real crazy about referring to "Family Friendly" properties, towns, etc when I am talking with clients and potential clients. Fair Housing issues and all, you know? But... BusinessWeek has published a ranking naming Chapel Hill, NC, as one of the top places in the country to raise kids. ...
12/11/2009
A pretty good rating for Raleigh and Cary, NC, in light of the current economic recovery. When calculating "economic and employment muscle," the Brookings Institution ranks Raleigh-Cary in 30th place among the top 100 metro areas. With some diversity of our economy, we have avoided much of the im...
12/11/2009
How does a metro area rank highly with Forbes? Solid midrange averages, generally stable and reasonably affordable home values that indicate minimal "bubble dynamics," and a very good long term jobs outlook Housing affordability= #74 Travel Time = #55 Real Estate Taxes = #35 Unemployment = #42 Va...
12/07/2009
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So you are cruising around various real estate sites, and you think it is time to engage a real estate agent to help you buy a home, or sell the one you have. And you find yourself on a site that offers to put you into contact with a great local REALTOR® to help you. How thoroughly do you think ...
12/07/2009
Seems like a lot of Cold Call Referrals making the rounds lately. As if local folks can't reach out to local folks. Au contraire: We have ways. That's right. I have a whole stack of phone books. Cary, Raleigh, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Durham, Garner; I have them all. If I wanted to ...
12/04/2009
There isn't much that creates the nervousness of a new freeway. We are getting one. After many years of planning, The NC Turnpike Authority is breaking ground for the Western Wake Freeway. Rightfully so, many property owners or potential buyers in Cary andApex, and unincorporated areas of Wake Co...
12/03/2009
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Cary, NC, blog. I'm in Cary, North Carolina, writing about Real Estate, including Cary, Raleigh, Apex, Wake County, NC, and around the USA..