Looking for something fun and free to do next week-end? And support our homeless animals? Come for a free concert at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park in Cary on April 19th.
This is the first (but hopefully annual) event where you can relax - listen to music, meet some of the animals that are in need of a good home, even learn more about how to support groups that are helping our homeless pets. There's a line up of entertainment all free for you to enjoy Rootzie, The Loners, The Hevy Pets, Arielle Bryant, Bomb Sniffin’ Dawgs
So head on over to the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on April 19th. Event starts at noon but doors open at 11:00 till 5:00 pm - so grab your lawn chairs, pack a lunch (or grab a bite from one of the vendors onhand) and come spend a day with family and friends.
But leave your furry pets at home for this one - who knows you may take home a new friend.
About the author: Pamela is with The St. Peter HomeSelling Team at Prudential YSU Realty in the Triangle.
A team of passionate North Carolina Brokers dedicated to connecting their clients to success in home buying and home selling in the Triangle.
Pamela can be reached via email at Pamela@RaleighHomesOnline.com or by calling (919) 645-2522.
For your real estate needs The St. Peter HomeSelling Team serves the following areas; Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina, Garner, Wake Forest
By now you have probably heard about the merger between Pulte and Centex builders as CNNMoney.com announced today - Pulte to acquire Centex in $3.1 billion stock-and-debt deal - Apr. 8, 2009. I heard that it's to be rolled out sometime in 3Q of this year.
Reading about the merger I couldn't help but wonder how this will affect the Raleigh market. Builders in our market have had a terrible time - (especially those with loans through SunTrust) - and we've even seen some of the bigger national trac builders file for bankruptcy protection.
However these two builders Centex and Pulte have a long history in our market and have built some very nice developments. They've ranked in the #2 & #3 spot of residential builders (respectfully) here in the Triangle according to the TBJ 2009 Book of Lists. There's a breakdown of their sales figure and activity as reported today by the Triangle Business Journal.
Let's explore what you'll find on the market in the Raleigh area to buy one of these builder's homes. Here's what you'll find available;
Subdivisions; Amber Ridge, Churchill, Harrington Pointe, Heritage Wake Forest, Highland Creek, Peyton Hall, Sumerlyn, Weston Oaks. Townhomes at Greenbrier adn Stone Creek Village
Subdivision; Sutton Place, Harmony Glen. Townhomes at McCrimmon at the Park and Creekkside at Tryon Village
Next we'll see which one is getting those buyers in today. According to the TMLS it's a tie - they both have 15 homes under contract.
Centex reports 41 sales so far this year between $135,000 - $490,000, and they averaged 96% of lit price. Pulte has 14 closed so far this year between $199,500 - $519,900. They succeeded in receiving an average of 91% of their list price.
So hard to say who will win - except it's for sure that they will dominate the Raleigh real estate market with their combined activity. It will be exciting to watch.
About the author: Pamela is with The St. Peter HomeSelling Team at Prudential YSU Realty in the Triangle.
A team of passionate North Carolina Brokers dedicated to connecting their clients to success in home buying and home selling in the Triangle.
Pamela can be reached via email at Pamela@RaleighHomesOnline.com or by calling (919) 645-2522.
For your real estate needs The St. Peter HomeSelling Team serves the following areas; Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina, Garner, Wake Forest
Mother nature can be cruel! Just got this warning;
Freeze Watch for Wake County until 8:00 a.m., Apr 8
The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch for Wake until 8:00 a.m., Apr 8.
That's right a two day freeze warning!!! Hard to believe with all the blooms out around here - the daffodils and tulips - redbuds and tulip trees that it could freeze. Everything seems to be in bloom!
So tonight please be sure to bring indoors any seedlings you've started and have outside in containers. No sense in taking a chance with the cold spell heading this way for the next few days... Hopefully it won't be too heavy to cause damage to the young buds on our perennials.
But we'll all be looking forward to spring again towards the end of the week when we'll get back into the 70's. Maybe the cold weather will shorten the pine pollen this year. That would be a blessing of sorts...
About the author: Pamela is with The St. Peter HomeSelling Team at Prudential YSU Realty in the Triangle.
A team of passionate North Carolina Brokers dedicated to connecting their clients to success in home buying and home selling in the Triangle.
Pamela can be reached via email at Pamela@RaleighHomesOnline.com or by calling (919) 645-2522.
For your real estate needs The St. Peter HomeSelling Team serves the following areas; Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina, Garner, Wake Forest
February statistics are in for the Triangle area (see the graph below for the cities included in graphs showings).
Let's start off by looking at the showings that took place last month.
To get any real estate market jumping there at least needs to be buyers out looking at homes right?
You’ll see in the graph to the left that showings dropped for the month of February this year over last – sadly a 33% drop. Not encouraging news but there were still 54,336 showings logged in according to our CSS (Centralized Showing Service).
Below the graph will break down just where those showings were by city. Raleigh still leads the pack but remember “Raleigh” refers to a large area of homes for sale here. It covers from the Swift Creek area to N. Raleigh all the way up to Wake Forest.
But the question remains did any of those showings actually result in homes selling? Let's look at the numbers for Wake County as reported in our Triangle Multiple Lisitng service. There the answer is yes but not even close to last year’s numbers as you’ll see from my chart below.
Next let's take a look at the complete breakdown of what was sold here in Wake County for February (including sales not reported in the TMLS report). The chart below is courtesy of Stacey Anfindson - T.A.R.R Report.
Compare these facts with January’s market trends and our market is really getting off to a slow start this year.
So there you have it – the not so great news coming out of the Raleigh Real Estate market for February. But hope runs eternal and as our spring market starts to gear up I’m confident that the March numbers will show a marked improvement.
In the meantime should you have any questions about buying or selling a home in the Raleigh Area call us - we're your connection to Raleigh Real Estate!
About the author: Pamela is with The St. Peter HomeSelling Team at Prudential YSU Realty in the Triangle.
A team of passionate North Carolina Brokers dedicated to connecting their clients to success in home buying and selling in the Triangle.
Pamela can be reached via email at Pamela@RaleighHomesOnline.com or by calling (919) 645-2522.
For your real estate needs The St. Peter HomeSelling Team serves the following areas; Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina, Garner, Wake Forest
This mornings News and Observer article (the Raleigh area paper) has had my phone ringing today... did I hear the news? Not having read the article I went online to find the article causing such a clatter. Here's what they reported:
"According to census numbers released today, the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area, which includes Wake, Johnston and Franklin counties, grew by 4.3 percent from July 2007 to July 2008, and is now home to close to 1.1 million people. It well outpaced its closest rival, the Austin, Texas, area, which grew by 3.8 percent. The national average was just under 1 percent."
Interesting article. It goes on to report some not so stellar facts but that's not my point of concern here. I'm not sure where the staff writer Ms. Kristen got her info but I quess that's why she's a reporter and I'm not.
However the article and stats reported above caused me to raise an eybrow... For you see when someone refers to the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area (which is really in Wake county by the way) how can they include Johnston and Franklin counties in the stats? Now I know that Wake county has grown exponentially over the past so I wanted to gather some facts for those interested in just what Wake County has done.
So off to the U.S. Census bureau I went to gather some info for myself. Here's what I found:
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People QuickFacts |
Wake County |
North Carolina |
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Population, 2007 estimate |
832,970 |
9,061,032 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
32.7% |
12.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
627,846 |
8,049,313 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.9% |
7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
26.1% |
24.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
7.7% |
12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.4% |
51.1% |
I then went straight to the horses mouth so to speak - I scurried over to the Wake County web site to get their statistics for our county's growth and here's what I found they report;
Wake County Population Statistics:
2008 Forecasted population: 868,121
2009 Forecasted population: 902,152
2010 Forecasted population: 933,727
2011 Forecasted population: 961,739
2006 Population density: 950 people/sq. mile****
2006 Median age: 34.6 years*
Wake County Newcomers Projection:
2008: 97 (Per Day)
2009: 93 (Per Day)
2010: 87 (Per Day)
* 2007 U.S. Census Bureau
** Wake County Planning Department
**** NC State Demographers
So there's my finding to those who are interested in exactly what the Raleigh & Cary in the Wake County area are doing.
About the author: Pamela is with The St. Peter HomeSelling Team at Prudential YSU Realty in the Triangle.
A team of passionate North Carolina Brokers dedicated to connecting their clients to success in home buying and selling in the Triangle.
Pamela can be reached via email at Pamela@RaleighHomesOnline.com or by calling (919) 645-2522.
For your real estate needs The St. Peter HomeSelling Team serves the following areas; Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina, Garner, Wake Forest
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Raleigh REALTORS® - Broker Team serving the North Carolina's Triangle area with decades of combined experience. Specializing in relocation, new construction, resales & online real estate information
Nothing is more important to us than our family and home, it always has been. It really is where the heart is. So we have dedicated our real estate careers to helping others connect with their dream homes. We are very passionate about making the home buying or home selling process here in the Raleigh - Cary area as enjoyable and smooth as we can for people. . . We work hard to try and create raving fans of our clients (read what our clients say about us). We love what we do and this may sound clichéd, but we both are in our dreams job.
Being in the real estate business as a Realtor here in the Triangle is really many jobs rolled into one...
But most importantly - we're human beings. We can't think of any other career where we get so very close with people in such a short period of time. And we can't think of any other business we'd rather be in than Raleigh Real Estate.
Our areas of expertise is simple - it's Raleigh Real Estate. Whether you are buying - selling - 1st time home buyer - or on the 12th home sale/purchase, we'll give you 100%. We are relocation certified & specialists. We have made our mark with numerous awards over the years as #1 agents at Prudential Carolinas Realty (a complete list of our accomplishments can be at RaleighHomesOnline.com).
We take the time to stop and learn - continuously. Real Estate is an industry that is constantly changing and we know it. Lee holds his GRI, CRS, ABR, e-PRO designations, and Pamela has her CRS, ABR and is e-Certified - she devours everything pertaining to the internet, and to the process they use to enhance their sales & listings.
Through the years we have taken great care to learn not just about one town/area but about all of Wake County and the surrounding counties to better help their clients make a choice in where they want to move to.
So if you're thinking about selling your home, buiding a new home, buying land or a re-sale home in any of the Triangle areas from Morrisville, Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina, Garner, Raleigh, N. Raleigh, Wake Forest, Wendell, Rolesville, Knightdale call us. We are your connection to success in Real Estate!
We are settling in the new home and are enjoying every moment of it...And we owe you immeasurable thanks in making this dream a reality.
Since the time we've known you, you have helped us in each step of the home-buying process. Like I always say, you are more than a realtor to us. You are a trusted friend and a ready-source of information.
And for my kids, "Pam is our best friend who always listens and makes us happy".
Your in-depth knowledge of the market and enthusiasm and systematic style has amazed us. We did see quite a lot of homes before we liked this one and we appreciate your patience and positive attitude. Never did you put pressure on us for compromising our wish-list or likes. Whether it is providing information about the zoning of any property, proposed developments or other nearby property, you've always kept us upto-date with everything and that too in a prompt manner.Your skill of negotiating is evident from the fact that we bought the house for a very good price. When there were hiccups just before our closing, if you had not interfered and talked to the bank, the closing would have been postponed to the following week. And it's again your thoughtfulness and genuine nature that you tried your best and got the closing date pre-poned from a Monday to a Friday so that we get the weekend for setting up the new home.
We will surely recommend only "you" to all our friends and family. And I will maintain this friendship with you always.
Thanks again...Good luck and our best wishes to you and your family.
Sincerely,
Suresh and Santhy Subramanian
I can't even begin to tell you how much Bob and I appreciate your help in finding our new home. Having just moved from Wisconsin, house hunting was a daunting experience just in itself but you made it fun, comfortable and as stress-free as possible right from the start.
You immediately put us at ease because of your openness and excellent knowledge of the market and area. Again, as new-comers to the area you really listened for what was important to us and focused in right away to possible matches. You were also very accommodating to our schedule and needs.
Once we found our new home (which, I might add, was in only about a month's time--much shorter than what we expected) you led the negotiations with ease and expert know-how that made us glad you were on our side. throughout the whole process you were a stellar advocate for us, the buyers, and not hesitant in the least to speak up for our best interests.
You'll be our first call when we start thinking about our next move.
Bob and I can't thank you enough! Now, can you help us hang some pictures. :)
Bob & Jeanne- Apex, NC
Lee I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your assistance regarding the sale of our home.
As you know, our home had been on the market for 6 months prior to your services with another agency. We had no offers during such time. It was quite depressing and very unsettling.
When I inquired about Prudential, you were the listing agent that my husband and I wanted. We noticed you had sold other properties in our neighborhood that were on the market for a very short time.
You were very knowledgeable in your area of expertise. you told us facts and never "Sugar Coated" anything. We greatly admired that! Your marketing strategies, knowledge of the market, and selling techniques were outstanding.
When closing time finally happened, we were extremely impressed on how you walked us through the process. In just 3 1/2 short months, you did what we believed would never happen... placed a "SOLD" sign in our front yard.
I would also like to add a little bit of hidden information to those reading this letter. We were 725 miles away during this process and you were always only a phone call away!!
Many Thanks,
Catrina & Charlie - Cary, NC
We've worked with Pamela & Lee St. Peter on buying and selling our home in Holly Springs NC and we would highly recommend anyone looking to buy or sell in the Triangle to use their services. Our first experience with the St. Peter's was in 2003 when we were looking to buy our first house. We needed someone to trust and who would have the patience and knowledge to guide us through this process. They did not let us down, from signing the purchase agreement to closing day, they were with us every step and there to answer any questions.
Then, earlier this year (2008) we decided we were going to move back to NY and we asked them to sell our house. Our house sold in less than 4 weeks and we had a showing almost every day of those 4 weeks. Again they were there every step during the sale of our house and we never felt like we didn't know what was going on. Selling a home can be extremely stressful and their professionalism helped reduce the overall stress of the transaction. Thanks for making the process run so smoothly..YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST.
Sincerely,
Josh & Michelle Putnam -Webster, NY
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