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Are you STILL searching online! Other Buyers may be VISITING your favorite homes while you are LOOKING online! You may already know the $8000 Tax Credit Deadline is looming and you MUST be under contract to receive it.  Although thousands of buyers start searching online at some point you must go see homes.  The current stats from Centralized Showing proves that buyers are taking action now.

Centralized Showing Service (CSS), is the company used by Realtors & MLS members in the Triangle to schedule showings for all properties for sale.  It doesn't matter if you looking at new homes, re-sale, or distressed sales all appointments go through CSS.

 CSS has tracked more than 4000 showings in the Garner Area in 2010- that's about 8 Showings per home per month. 

Facts about Garner:

• over 128 homes have SOLD since January 1^st
• over a 140 homes are currently UNDER CONTRACT
• Top selling & showing price range $160,000 ~ $200,000 Averaging over 9 showings monthly

60% of Garner's Sellers contributed to the Buyer's closing costs so far in 2010 ranging from $400 to over $7500.  It seems that both Buyers & Sellers are working together to get the best terms.  

Check out the chart below -- This is straight from CSS- 27529 zip code -- All homes priced $100,000- $300,000 between New Year's Day (1-1-2010) and Today ( 4-19-2010).

This is a scan of the actual CSS report -- If you don't see your price range or if you need information about a different part of the Triangle area call or email.

 

The Most Popular Neighborhoods

(Both the Highest # of Sales & Highest Under Contract Activity)

Heather Hills-- Cleveland Springs --Adams Point - TunBridge -- Turner Farms

Thinking About Selling? Wondering how your home stacks up to the competition! Call or Click to recieve a Free Home Value Report complete with a up to date market data about your neighborhood.

Your Trusted Real Estate Advisor! 

 Jennifer Marks, Broker CNE SFR

(919) 210-6295

Kiplinger's Personal Finance says Raleigh has the 10th-best growth potential among U.S. cities that have "solid employment opportunities and the talent to create new, well-paying positions." The study examined trends in population, unemployment, income and cost of living. 

To read the complete article and see if your city is listed check out the link at: http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/05/25/daily9.html

As a real estate broker in the Raleigh market for the past 17 years with the privilage of traveling nationally speaking with and training real estate agents I have always felt blessed to be a part of the Raleigh market. 

 

The bill that rewrites previously adopted administrative rules to regulate activities in the Jordan Lake watershed was approved by the North Carolina House this week. 

The bill (HB 239) repeals the rule that regulates existing development and replaces it with much more sensible regulatory rules.  This is good news for property owners in the watershed, as the original rules had extremely high implementation costs, and would have required environmental retrofits of existing communities, offices and retail development.

For more information on Jordan Lake Area Real Estate feel free to contact Real Living Realty Experts at 919-387-4100

For more information on Jordan Lake click here... http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/jord/main.php

Check this out -- Its a good cause & a little excerise won't kill you Simply Click the Z & sign up -- March 29th Habitat Walk in Garner -- $25 if you register before March 26th Or go to ---- http://www.fsseries.com

This past week my husband's subscription to National Geographic started-- It was a Christmas present--  Before the Internet is was definitely the source for current real information-- I remember using it as a child as a reference -- ( by the way its a great gift -- )

In hopes to learn more about how to REDUCE my energy bills -- I have read an article by Peter Miller called Energy Conservation-- There is more to do than just changing light bulbs.  -- It is a great article that discusses one family's attempt to reduce their Carbon Foot Print.

I was intrigued by an inspector" Home Doctor" they hired that found "Hot spots" in there home.  Did you know that just the water heater can consume up to 12% of a home energy bill!!  I live in a townhome 12% of my bill is $34.31-- -- Equiptment on standby is as much as 8% of the bill -- labtop, camera charger, dvd player, clock radio, blue tooth/cell charger -- That's $22-- -- I have spent $60 bucks already and I haven't even turned on the HEAT AC or TV -- Lights!!!

Refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, and other appliances, in fact, may represent half of a household's electric bill. 

Its a great story about one families attempt to do better for the enviroment and save money in the process -- You can read more at

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/03/energy-conservation/miller-text/1

 Check out www.RealLiving.com   too to learn more about green living

In North Carolina Read the Save the Watts info at http://www.progress-energy.com/  There is a great check list to check your own home or apartment