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Horton Hears a “What??”
If I were really good, I’d write this blog in Seussian rhyme! Except, it’s not funny. I first heard of this a couple of weeks ago from another agent; today an article in the Raleigh News and Observer provided more information. Here’s the deal: New home builder D.R. Horton has been deeding homes to the…
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Have Housing Prices Hit Bottom at Last?
According to a report released last week by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, housing prices are finally hitting bottom. Just last November, Merrill Lynch analysts had forecast that housing prices would drop another 8% from the second quarter of 2011 through the first quarter of 2013. The revised forecast is credited to reduced inventory…
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DUKE GARDENS SPRING PLANT SALE
The Sarah P. Duke Gardens are one of the Triangle’s natural wonders, and on Saturday, March 31st, they share their bounty with the rest of us. The annual Spring Plant Sale is an event of note in the local gardening community. The Gardens and other specialized plant vendors will offer an array of plants appropriate…
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Lake Lynn in Fall
“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood ..” but that wasn’t at Lake Lynn. Only one road (an asphalt path) goes around the lake in a 2 1/4 mile circle. It’s used with equal enthusiasm by runners, walkers, dog walkers, people pushing strollers, and the occasional bicycle. But in fall, the woods around Lake Lynn…
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Got Gold?
The high price of gold has sent many of us going through our jewelery boxes in search of treasure. An earring without a mate .. a random gold charm .. a ring that (face it) was always ugly. How much more delightful to have cash instead! At the very least, the cash can pay for…
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Raleigh’s Own Greek Festival Returns
Coming once again to a State Fairground near you — the Greek Festival! This annual ethnic extravaganza is put on every year by Raleigh’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, and it’s always a good time. Greek food! Greek music! Greek dancing! and even Greek shopping! Vendors offer an eclectic selection of things Greek and near-Greek,…
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Triangle Market Update — Surprise! Good news!
At this point, it feels like news from the housing industry has been mired in gloom and doom for a very long time — but take heart! Here in the Raleigh/Wake County area, at least some indicators are moving in the other direction. Would you believe — Foreclosures are down! Distressed properties accounted for 20%…
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In August, Head for the Hills
I’m pretty sure that when James Taylor had Carolina on his mind, he wasn’t longing for the months of July and August in the big city. Combine summer heat that can reach 100 degrees with humidity in similar numbers, and you’ve got a recipe for sweaty and sticky. However, from Raleigh you can be at…
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FSBO Guru Hires an Agent
As reported in the New York Times, Colby Sambrotto, a founder and former chief operating officer of ForSalebyOwner.com, a large website for owner sales, spent six months trying to sell his condominium himself through online listings and classified ads, before turning over the listing of the 2,000-square-foot apartment to a broker at Bond New York…
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