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Valentine Making for Valentines for Vets

02-01-12
K.C. McLaughlin REALTOR, e-PRO Cary, Raleigh NC Homes for Sale
K.C. McLaughlin REALTOR, e-PRO Cary, Raleigh NC Homes for Sale: Real Estate Agent in Cary, NC
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Valentine Making for Valentines for Vets
Thursday, February 2nd at 4 PM
Eva Perry Regional Library
2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive
Apex, NC
Eva Perry Library will be hosting a Valentines for Vets Event Thursday, February 2nd at 4 PM. This is a drop-in craft for upper elementary, middle school, and high school students. Make a Valentine for a Veteran! The Library provides the supplies; you provide the manpower and creativity. You can also earn community service credit, 2 hours for every 5 Valentines you make. Drop in and make some Valentines. You can also make them at home. Valentines will collected through 5 PM on February 5th and will then be mailed to a Veterans home for them to enjoy. Call 919-387-2100 for more information.
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Appraisal v. Dollars per Square Foot in Apex, NC

02-01-12
Mimi Francis
Mimi Francis: Real Estate Agent in Apex, NC
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We received the following email from a Home Owner in Apex NC recently:

"I received a postcard from the Francis Home Team stating that the average sales price per square foot in my community is $107.54. I just had my house appraised and the price per square foot turned out to be $101.60 or $14,850 less than that estimate. Thought you should know this."

We appreciate this Home Owner sharing their concern - we're *always* happy to share our real estate experience and knowledge! Here's the response that this Home Owner found very helpful:

"Thanks so much for contacting us about your appraisal. The postcard data is based on the most recent home sales in your Apex community - typically for the most recent quarter. We don't go into your house - of course! - so the Appraiser had more detailed info. In addition, Appraisers will focus on homes of approximately the same squre footage because smaller homes will tend to have a higher dollars-per-square-foot than bigger homes. Our number is s straight numeric average of recently sold homes - much more of a 'benchmark' than an indepth analysis." And, unlike an Appraisal, our Market Update Postcards are also free!

Mimi Francis, Francis Home Team Real Estate, Cary, NC

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Google Doodles, Peter Max... and My Daughter Laura... Another Proud Dad Moment...

01-27-12
Craig Rutman Raleigh/ Cary/ Apex area Realtor
Craig Rutman Raleigh/ Cary/ Apex area Realtor: Real Estate Agent in Cary, NC
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Google Doodles, Peter Max... and My Daughter Laura. Another Proud Dad Moment...

Google Doodles

Peter Max

My daughter Laura and Me!

For those of you who've been following my blogs, you might know by now that I occasionally like to play around with Photoshop.

You might also know that I'm a big fan of my daughter Laura.

Well, my dear readers, despite the fact that she'll often roll her eyes at some of the "creations" I've come up with over the years, Laura has taken a liking to Photoshop too! Go figure!!!

This semester at Apex High School, Laura has an Art History class.

Her first assignment was to create a Google Doodle, entirely from scratch.

You know the ones. They're on Google's home page and they depict the day's event, be it historical, or a famous person's birthday, or a unique achievement.

Some of these doodles are just pictures, but some are interactive, like this one for John Lennon's birthday:

John Lennon Google Doodle

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In any case, Laura was inspired to make her Google Doodle by the autographed Peter Max lithograph I have hanging in my office.

So, without further ado, I bring to you, a Google Doodle created in Photoshop by my daughter Laura Rutman...

Google Doodles, Peter Max... and My Daughter Laura...

Now, I might be a bit biased here, but I gotta tell you folks, I think she did an amazing job with her Google Doodle, and, I'm pretty certain she'll be getting an A+ for this one!



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Craig Rutman is a North Carolina Residential Real Estate Specialist that can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in the Raleigh - Cary – Apex metro areas; or any place else in the country by connecting you with a relocation professional in your destination of choice.

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New Homes in Apex NC

01-24-12
Steve and Eleanor Thorne, Johnston Co Mortgage Loan Officer, NC 919-649-5058
Steve and Eleanor Thorne, Johnston Co Mortgage Loan Officer, NC 919-649-5058: Loan Officer in Clayton, NC
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new homes in apexWe've talked to several people in the last few weeks who are interested in new homes in Apex, NC. The Villages of Apex is located close to Historic Downtown Apex, and is conveniently located near Apex High School.

In addition to this, The Villages of Apex developers built the subdivision as a major positive feature for Apex, adding baseball fields, having Thales Private Elementary and Middle School located within the development. The parks, fishing pond, and Community Center with a swimming pool!

The Custom Builder Team for the custom new homes include homebuilders in Raleigh, Cary and Apex. These home builders offer single family homes, townhouses and properties well suited for Active 55+ housing with downtstairs master bedrooms, or mother in law suites. New Homes in Villages of Apex start in the mid $150,000 and there are several in the low $200,000 range!

Recently, new luxury apartments opened at The Villages of Apex, with incredible ammenities (Granite countertops in Apartments!)> Some of the buyers we''ve spoken with are living in the Apartments while their new homes are being built!

The Villages of Apex new homes do qualify for USDA 100% financing, however many of the homes are priced so that they would qualify for the NC Housing $8000 downpayment assistance program, and there are regular builder incentive packages available too!

If you are looking for a new home in Apex, near historic Downtown Apex (and all of the activities at the Community Center, the wonderful resturants, boutiques and activities at the Halle Cultural Arts Center) ask us for information about Villages of Apex!

Steve and Eleanor Thorne are considered top Mortgage Loan Officers with the best rates available call us at 919 649 5058

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Apex Real Estate Market Report for December 2011

01-17-12
Lee & Pamela St. Peter Raleigh Realtors® Raleigh North Carolina Homes for sale
Lee & Pamela St. Peter Raleigh Realtors® Raleigh North Carolina Homes for sale : Real Estate Agent in Raleigh, NC
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Apex, NC Real Estate - December 2011 Market Recap

Apex, NC had an amazing month of real estate in December 2011! Jumping right into the stats this month, Apex had an incredible 25% of it's real estate activity either close (SOLD!) or go under contract (pending). Compare this with just the 8% of homes that are new to the market and this is a tremendous indication of supply and demand shifting.

Apex NC Real Estate Market Report



If you're considering moving to Apex, NC or even if you're planning on selling a home in Apex, it's important to have the right information ~ we hope you'll find this months Apex Real Estate Market report helpful.

Our goal is to provide you with a good overview of how homes for sale in Apex are performing.

The pie chart on the left breaks down the number of detached homes in Apex that were active, newly active, went under contract or closed in December.

The table below shows the break down of the detached homes for sale in Apex NC that went newly active in the Apex Real Estate Market in December:

Apex NC Real Estate Market Report

Take a sneak peak at all the new homes for sale in Apex NC last month (in alphabetical order by subdivisions). If you'd like a more customized search, you can save a search outlining your unique home needs and get FREE e-mails with only homes for sale in the Triangle that match YOUR criteria.

Active Detached homes for sale in Apex NC during December

Apex NC Real Estate Market Report

*When you're ready to see homes for sale in Apex, NC or really any homes for sale in the Triangle area contact us, we are here to help every step of the way.

Detached homes in Apex, NC that went under contract (or pending) last month

Apex NC Real Estate Market Report


Apex Detached homes that SOLD last month
Apex NC Real Estate Market Report

December was an excellent month for Apex Real Estate! For quick recap of SOLDS in Apex this year there were;
72 closed in December
42 in November
39 in October
46 closed in September
66 listings closed in both August and July
67 in June
59 in May
56 in April
51 in March
35 in February

If you've been considering a move to Apex, NC, would like more information on selling a home in Apex, or would simply like to discuss your Wake County real estate needs call or e-mail me. I'd love to chat!

*Any reference to TMLS data is based on information
from Triangle MLS, which neither guarantees nor is in any way
responsible for its accuracy. All data is provided ‘AS IS’ and with all
faults. Data maintained by Triangle MLS may not reflect all real estate
activity in the market.

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