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New Bern, NC Real Estate News

By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
     This building, beside the modern Broad Street fire station in New Bern, houses steam pumpers and an extensive collection of other early firefighting equipment along with rare photographs, Civil War relics, and even the mounted head of a faithful old fire horse named Fred, who died in his traces while answering an alarm. Attraction is featuring antique fire engines used in the 1922 fire that destroyed one-third of the city. The Friends organization continues its fund-raising efforts to restore the central fire station, which was built on Broad Street in 1927. The Friends’ effort to restore the station has been going on for several years.                                                             The station housed two rival fire companies. They were the Atlantic Fire and Hook and L...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is you New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently located and with so much to offer New Bern is a great place to work, play and retire! Please contact me for more information’s or to request your FREE info pack! Your North Carolina Broker www.SonjaBabic.com 252-617-0861
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By Christina Ward, New Bern NC
(Keller Williams Realty)
I have been hearing for quiet some time about this concept of staging the home that you have listed. I have seen presentations by professional Home Stagers and by Real Estate agents that have taken a 2 day certification. I thought that this was a good idea but was not 100% convinced that it indeed helped to sell a home until I saw a home before and after it was staged. If home owners and agents will just do some investigation on this subject, they will find that it is money well spent. I was so convinced that it would work, I had 2 of my listings staged. Not more than a few weeks went by and we received an offer on one of my homes. The issue is that no one including Real Estate Agents can visualize what a room would look like when a home is vacant. They need that visual help from furnit...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
                                                 BBQ in Blue Jeans                                            Evening of comfortable blue jeans, good food and great music! New Bern's River Front Convention Center Friday January 18th  2008, doors open at 6:30 dinner at 7:00.  All proceeds to benefit New Bern's Fireman Museum. Tickets are $25 per person and available at New Bern's Fireman Museum or Mitchell's Hardware Store. Please come and supported this great event!  Learn more about New Bern's Fireman Museum at http://www.newbernmuseums.com/   Your North Carolina Broker Sonja Babic 252-617-0861 www.SonjaBabic.com  Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is you New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently l...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
                                                          Its party time!!!!                 You are cordially invited to celebrate the season and to see my new location!                                   Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is you New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently located and with so much to offer New Bern is a great place to work, play and retire!Please contact me for more information's or to request your FREE info pack!     Your North Carolina Broker       http://www.sonjababic.com/          252-617-0861
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
                December 2007            Saturday, December 1            · Centuries of Celebrations at Tryon Palace · Breakfast and Dinner with Santa· New Bern Christmas Parade· 10:00 am -4:00 pm : Coastal Living Magazine's 10th Anniversary Idea Ho· 10:00 am -12:30 pm : Parent/Child Period Ornament Workshop· 11:00 am -1:00 pm : Box & Cox: A One-Act British Farce· 11:00 am -1:00 pm : A Historical Punch & Judy Puppet Show· 5:30 pm -7:30 pm : Coastal Christmas Flotilla· 7:00 pm -9:00 pm : Jarman Opry TheaterSunday, December 2 · Centuries of Celebrations at Tryon Palace· 12:00 pm -4:00 pm : Coastal Living Magazine's 10th Anniversary Idea Ho· 2:00 pm -5:00 pm : New Bern's Bed & Breakfast Open HouseMonday, December 3 · Centuries of Celebrations at Tryon Palace· 10:00 am -4:00 pm : Coastal Li...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
                               River Harbour Marina Development             New Bern aldermen will hold a public hearing about River Harbour Marina on Dec. 5, but leaders indicated Tuesday night that they are prepared to vote against the two 15-story condominiums in the plan, even if that means losing the $500 million project. The development is planned for downtown New Bern and would have a mix of high-end houses, cottages and condominiums. It includes a public "riverwalk" and a 200-slip marina. The condominiums, which are the height of the silo at the old Arrant Coastal Lumber Company where they would be built, have been criticized by some residents as being too tall. This proposed development is adjoining "River Station" from my previous post. As it's still uncertain what the decisio...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
Please join me on 12/1/2007 for this educational, informative  and fun event! Any question or comments please  don't hesitate to contact me! Limited space available so plese call for reservations 252-638-5063!         It will be a great event please come!    Your North Carolina Broker www.SonjaBabic.com            252-636-8442      Sonja@Suddenlink.netLooking for waterfront, historic, golf? New Bern has it all!
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
                                        New Bern North Carolina great place to live and play!                                   And it's getting better and better every day. Project Bridgeton Harbor is a decade long project that will change Bridgton as we know it forever. The president of the Florida development company Jupiter USA said he is using "conservative numbers" when he talks about the cost of the project, which - when fully built - is to include 840 residential units, three hotels, retail and office space, a yacht club and marina and new town facilities, including a wastewater-treatment system capable of handling even more growth in Bridgeton.  On the river, a deepwater marina with 129 boat slips will be finished by February, and later development plans include a semi-private ...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
New Bern Market Update 11/2007         1565   Residential 7       Boat Slip 1020  Lots and Land 2       Commercial Rental 95     Commercial Building 268    RentalIn the last 30 days 143 properties closed with average 115 days on the market and average price $188,630     In the last 30 days 177 properties pended with average 156 days on the market and average price of $177,322.    North Carolina is experiencing very nice fall this year, we didn't have any tropical storms for a long time. Market has significantly slow down but we are still selling! I am observing increased activity in lower priced properties.    Your North Carolina Broker    www.SonjaBabic.com                I am only phone call away  252-617-0861
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
According to retailers nationwide Halloween is coming back!  I personally am glad to hear that. Also we are seeing more and more cartoon characters hitting the streets and they are replacing goblins and ghosts. Halloween is a great opportunity to meet and greet your neighbors and it is bringing communities together! New has tons of activities as every year and it has something for every age! Pint-sized ghosts and goblins will be out in full force Wednesday morning for a parade down Middle Street. The Parade of Preschoolers begins at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Broad and Middle streets and will be led by a New Bern Fire Department's troupe of clowns. Usually, 350 to 500 costumed preschoolers participate in the annual event. The children will walk to Union Point where there will be treats ...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
Great night of haunted fun in New Bern! Please come and join us for the 17th annual New Bern's Ghostwalk. New Bern is nearly 300-year-old town, located at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent Rivers, served as the second colonial and first state capital of North Carolina and played a crucial role in the Civil War. The Ghostwalk tour features historic homes, churches and the town's oldest cemetery, dating back to 1798. This year's event transports you to the Civil War Years, with Confederate and Union soldiers, spies and other "spirits" that disclose their intriguing stories. Guides are available at each site to give the history of the homes while the "ghosts" tell the story of the 1862 Battle of New Bern and share other tales of what the town was like during this turbulent era in Ameri...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
                                                Proud to be New Bernian! This is yet another wonderful event that makes me so proud to be a part of this great community!I will be tending water station with my children please take a moment and introduce your self I would love to see you there!                                              - The 2007 Neuse River Bridge Run is an annual event that brings individuals from surrounding areas and neighboring states to our community. The city of New Bern will witness the sights and sounds of hundreds of 10K runners crossing the beautiful Neuse River and Trent River bridges and 5K runners and walkers winding through historic downtown New Bern. This annual 10K Run, 5K Run and 5K Walk is organized by twelve nonprofit agencies, all vital members of ...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
                                              Register to win!This weekend at any CENTURY 21 Open House.   113 Knollwood Ct Open Sat. 2-4   110 Sailors Ct.       Open Sat.2-4Open House Weekend It's an  Extravaganza in North Carolina October 6th & 7th. We're giving away          More info about New Bern and North Carolina at www.SonjaBabic.com   ©2007 CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC. CENTURY 21® is a trademark licensed to CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company.Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Office Is Independently Owned And Operated. Actual prize is an $1800 giftcard to be used for thepurchase of gasoline.
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
    Please come and join us on the  13-14  October to celebrate once angain in a beutiful Historic Downtown of New Bern!                                                                MUMfest is produced by the Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corporation, a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 1979 to stimulate and coordinate the revitalization of the downtown and redevelopment of the waterfront within the context of historic preservation. Over the past 20 years, due to an aggressive revitalization program with creative strategies, the heart of New Bern is now a major attraction.Swiss Bear produces MUMfest in cooperation with the City of New Bern, which has made it possible to expand throughout the downtown and along the waterfront. The City recognizes and supports the festival fo...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
         10/5 Oktoberfest in Historic New Bern                                        Get your tickets at the door -- it's the best party in town.The Alvenverein is organized as a nonprofit recreational and social club for those from or with an interest in the European Alpine area. The purpose of the club is to promote this heritage in our area and to encourage cultural understanding between those European areas and the City.Profits from Oktoberfest go mostly to local charities.The Alpenverein of New Bern will be hosting their 20th Annual Oktoberfest at the New Bern Farmer's Market. There will be a delicious authentic German meal served along with continuous music. As always, great desserts baked by our own members will be available as well as warm pretzels. Mark your calendars and plan...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
   In spite all of time I have spent waiting for the bridge to close (with to screaming children in the background) it maid me very sad to see it leave New Bern for good.   The Cunningham Bridge was built in 1955 and with his huge span became New Bern's waterfront landmark. After weeks of delays 500 Tons steal span finally left New Bern and Trent River yesterday at 3.09 PM. There where more then a hundred spectator watching it leave for Edenton, NC. When closed on May 15 2007 Bridge drew in much larger crowd in for the festive and nostalgic ceremony.      It is a moment in time for the entire New Bern community that will change New Bern's picturesque waterfront sky line forever and make all of us nostalgically remember this warm and always welcoming "gate" to New Bern's Historic Downtow...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
 Residents of New Bern and towns in the area have plenty of choices Wednesday for places to go to join Independence Day celebrations. Here are some of the attractions. Atlantic Beach: Fireworks and entertainment at The Grove (formerly The Circle). Sammy O'Banion and the Marti Gras Band will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight. Fireworks 9 p.m. Information at 726-2121. Beaufort: July 4 tradition continues with 11 a.m. parade that includes kids and pets on the downtown waterfront (begins at the fire department). Information at 728-3917. Camp Lejeune: Rising country star Danielle Peck returns to her North Carolina roots by taking the stage at 5:30 p.m. for a free concert at W.P.T. Hill Field aboard Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune. General admission seating for the show. Gates open 3 p.m. Peck ...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
                 New Bern, NC 6/27/2007 As the prices continue to decline and our inventory is constantly increasing this is becoming investors heaven! We have 1525 residential listings active today 938 Lots and 84 Commercial. Thant is abut three times more that this time last year. We have fairly good traffic but it seams everybody has to sell first and right now we are experiencing flood of contingency offers (Offers contingent on sale / closing of the different property). It's a different market but it is still a market! If you are looking for a deal your time has come! Sellers are getting more and more realistic and starting to realize that in order to sell they have to price according to current supply and demand ratio, even if that doesn't work for you! And some of them simply mus...
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By Sonja Babic, New Bern NC, PRIME Realty NC, LLC
(Sonja Babic/PRIME Realty NC, LLC)
Today 5/14/2007 there are 1468 Residential, 895 Lots and 80 Commercial properties available for sale. 464 residential, 97 Lots and 8 commercial properties are currently under contract. Market is picking up and we are experiencing much more traffic then few months ago. Because our unusually high inventory lots of price reductions and incentives trough out New Bern market. There are still lots of overpriced properties, I guess sellers need little time to understand that the market isn't what is used to be last year. It is a different market but it is still a market! Interest rate is still great and there are some really good deals out there. Get your self a buyer's agent and pick up investment property or two!    More New Bern Info at http://www.sonjababic.com/  
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