Friday, November 2, 2012

Preston Neighborhood in Cary NC

The Preston Community in Cary, NC is a wonderful mix of neighborhoods built around the prestigious Prestonwood Country Club. There are many different home styles and prices range from $250,000 up to $2,500,000. Most of the homes were built between the mid eighties and late nineties. 

The average price per square foot for homes sold in the third quarter of 2012 was $133 and the average size of the homes was about 3300 square feet. You will find a mix of all brick homes, stone front and hardiplank exteriors and most homes have established mature landscaping, lot sizes range from .25 acre to over an acre. Homes tend to sell quickly in Preston in Cary with the average days on market being 85 days while a lot of homes have sold in a few days.

Preston in Cary NC is perfectly located close to major highways for travel to Research Triangle Park and Raleigh Durham International Airport. It is a short drive to downtown Raleigh and Durham. there are many shopping and dining options to residents of Preston. 


The Stone Creek Village Shopping Center at the intersection of High House Rd and Davis Dr has a wonderful selection of shops and restaurants, drug stores and of course  a Harris Teeter supermarket. Restaurants nearby include Tribeca Tavern, ZPIZZA, Five Guys Burgers and the famous La Farm Bakery.

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Lochmere Neighborhood Cary, NC

Lochmere in Cary NC is a mix of neighborhoods surrounding  the three lakes Lochmere Lake, Lake Lomond and Highlands Lake  in the middle of Cary at the intersection of Tryon Road and Kildaire Farm Road. There are many home options from townhomes to single family detached houses on large lots in Lochmere. 

Home prices range from mid $150,000 for townhomes up to over $1,000,000 for estate type homes with lake frontage. The community was begun in the mid Eighties when the town of Cary was a whole lot different and it is a credit to the planners of Lochmere who incorporated the natural beauty of the land and lakes into the neighborhood, preserving what is today almost impossible to find in Cary. There are three community pools a clubhouse and tennis courts.
 
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Lochmere in Cary NC is perfectly situated to avail of all that this fast growing small city has to offer. There are numerous shopping centers and restaurants within minutes of the neighborhoods, Crossroads Plaza Shopping Center is a short distance as is Cary Towne Center with stores such as Macy’s, JCPenney and Belk. 


For entertainment the Koka Booth Amphitheatre is hard to beat, situated on Symphony Lake it is home to shows as diverse as The Black Eyed Peas and The North Carolina Symphony and  summertime movies where you can picnic on the lawn.

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Southern Village Neighborhood Chapel Hill

Southern Village in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is a new urban planned community where homes and shops and schools are all within a small village type atmosphere  within walking distance.
The community was built in the mid to late Nineties and  boasts the highly rated Mary Scroggs Elementary School part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district in the neighborhood, greatschools.org  gave this school 9 out of 10! Market Street is the retail area of Southern Village anchored by  the Weaver Street Market supermarket. There are specialty stores, pizza and coffee shops and professional offices.

There is a wide range of housing options in Southern Village subdivision in Chapel Hill, from loft style apartments to large single family homes. There are condos that start in the mid $150,000 range, townhomes from the $300’s and single family residences from the mid $400’s. 


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Southern Village is a short distance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC a gorgeous campus with a vibrant college atmosphere. Home to the Tar Heels basketball and football teams not to mention all number of other terrific sports and activities. 

Southern Village is one of the TOP Neighborhoods in Chapel Hill, NC

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Duke Forest Neighborhood Durham, NC

Duke Forest in Durham is a neighborhood of homes built from the Thirties to the Eighties and all the decades in between. The homes are an eclectic mix of traditional, modern, contemporary and colonial styles most just carved out of the wooded area that is Duke Forest.

The average sale price of homes sold in Duke Forest Neighborhood in Durham, NC from Oct 2011 through Oct 2012 was $318,000 which is an average of $121 a square foot. The average days on market for homes in Duke Forest was 150 days. Lot sizes can range from .25 acre to an acre and a half.


More information on Durham's Duke Forest Neighborhood is at NC Homes by Larry T

Residents of Duke Forest Subdivision who choose the Durham Public School System would likely be enrolled in either Forest View or Lakewood Elementary, Githens Middle and Jordan High, however this might be subject to change and there are a number of private schools in the area also.

The city of Durham offers a vibrant downtown with a nationally renowned restaurant scene, it is home to great restaurants like Nana’s, Guglhupf Bakery & Patisserie, Toast and many more. Durham is also home to the Minor League Baseball team the Durham Bulls who have their stadium in the renovated district known as the American Tobacco Campus also close by is the Durham Performing Arts Center which is in the top tier of all theaters in the US.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Fairfield Neighborhood Durham NC

Fairfield Subdivision in Durham, NC is a friendly community whose $155/quarter Home Owner Association dues include the pool and tennis club.  Conveniently located in south Durham, it is minutes from the American Tobacco Trail and Southpoint Mall.  If you work in RTP, you’ll have a mere 10-15 minute commute, and UNC is only a twenty- minute drive.


Are you hearing us say that there’s TONS to do in Durham, near this great neighborhood?  

Fairfield Subdivision is a lively Durham, NC neighborhood with a strong Association that’s always organizing activities that neighbors can join in on. 

In terms of resale properties, Homes range in size from roughly 1600 square feet to 4500 square feet with corresponding price points. Year to Date (2012) the average sale price was $302,000.

The average price per square foot for homes sold in Fairfield Subdivision in Durham NC in 2012 was just under $110.

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