About Johnston County, NC

So I'm playing with Photosynth, and it looks pretty cool, does anyone else use it? I wonder does it have any SEO benefit. It snowed here in most of North Carolina on Friday night and as I have two listings in Wyndfall I took the dog out Saturday morning for a snow walk and snapped these pictures of 114 Kirkland Court, later I went to 261 Wyndfall Lane.

Clayton Parks and Recreation Department 2010 Spring Program

Lots of things to do and lots of classes to take this spring in Clayton at The Clayton Center, The Civitan Building and soon the new Clayton Community Center. Here is a sampling of classes

Art Classes

Watercolor, Monday evenings, 7.00-9.00pm, six weeks

Adult Basic Drawing, Tuesday mornings, 10.00am-12noon, six weeks

Adult Pencil Drawing, Tuesday Afternoons, 1.00-2.30pm, six weeks

Acrylics, Tuesday evenings, 7.00-9.00pm, six weeks

Calligraphy, Tuesday evenings, 5.15-6.45pm, four weeks

After School Art, Wednesday afternoons, 4.30-6.00pm, six weeks

Jewelry Making Silversmithing,Thursday evenings, 6.30-9.00pm, eight weeks

Fitness & Wellness Classes

Fit and Fun, Monday and Wednesday evenings, 7.00-8.00pm, four weeks

Tae Kwon Do Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5.45-7.00pm, year round

Tai Chi Chaun, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.00-8.00pm

Senior Activities

Bingo, every third Monday 11am Heritage Court Apts, every third Friday 10.00am Clayton Senior Center

Senior Pilates/Toning, Mondays 10.00-10.45am

Senior Chair, Mondays 11.00-11.30am

Special Events

Special Needs Prom, Friday March 12th 7.00pm Clayton Civitan Building

Easter Egg Hunt, Friday April 2nd, 10.30am Clayton Community Park

Clayton 5K Road Race, Saturday May 8 9.00am

For a full list of classes, prices and events call 553-1550 or go to www.townofclaytonnc.org

Johnston County NC Home Sales Market Report Dec 2009.

Johnston County North Carolina suffered in 2009 as did everywhere else, however because there was not a mad spike in home prices the numbers when looked at other parts of the country can be signs for encouragement. I know this is little consolation to the builders who filed for bankruptcy or the people facing foreclosure.

Johnston County due to it's location so close to Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, The Beach and the availability of affordable housing and land makes it attractive to many.

So how bad was it in Dec 2009 versus Dec 2008

2008 2009


New Listings 271 229


Closed Sales 147 162


Median Sales Price $159000 $148.75


Average Sales Price $183510 $157160


Average Days On Market 108 109


Inventory Of Homes 1925 1542


% of Original List Price at Sale 96.4 97.5

Not too bad compared to Dec 2008, however the First Time Home buyers $8,000 Tax Credit spurred people to act.

I will be doing a year to date comparison and we can see how the year turned out.

Clayton, NC, Beautiful Older Homes Downtown.

While the town of Clayton NC has grown quite rapidly, the majority of the growth as in most towns is in the surrounding area's where there is the land to build.

So the town has become home to many new people in the surrounding subdivisions. And like most towns Clayton is a town with plenty of charm and history. The downtown is comprised of shops, restaurants, office space and plenty of older homes.

Some of these homes are completely refurbished and others in need of some TLC, and while none of these are currently for sale, they do crop up here quite regularly.

So if downtown living in a historic building is for you, them send me an e-mail or give me a call and I will start looking.