Raleigh Ranks in Top 10 Best Places to Live by Relocate-America™

The “City of Oaks” accolades continue to build!  Relocate-America™ released its 2009 Top 100 Places to Live in 2009 and Raleigh ranked in the Top 10.   This is the twelfth year for the annual list with nominations accepted throughout the calendar year.  

 

For more details, visit: http://top100.relocate-america.com

Triangle Housing Article Features Linda Trevor & Company

Click here to read about how the Triangle’s housing market is continuing to recover and rise in activity.  Linda Trevor and listing clients, Randy and Alana Catalano, share their opinions about the current real estate market and selling experience.

More News on North Carolina’s Stable Home Prices!

NC Home Prices Remain Stable

Here is some more encouraging news for North Carolina homeowners! Just recently featured in NC Magazine, by Nick Zulovich, is a fascinating article about North Carolina’s home price stability and future real estate market. Read the snippet below and click here for the full story.

 “According to the Bureau of Business Research at East Carolina University, North Carolina is one of only 12 states where the average price of a home remains unchanged from the maximum value tabulated since 1995. Joining North Carolina on that list were Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas. North Carolina’s average home price also was higher than more than half of those select states.”

Apex, NC Ranked #44 in Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live – Small Towns!

Congratulations to the Town of Apex for being the only small town in North Carolina to make Money’s list of America’s best small towns!  Click here to read the full story.

Raleigh Voted #10 in Kiplinger’s Best Place to Live and Work List!

Kiplinger.com voted Raleigh #10 in July’s 2009 list of Best Places to Live and Work!  Read the full story on Raleigh and the other top metros in America.

 No. 1: Huntsville, Alabama

 No. 2: Albuquerque, New Mexico

 No. 3: Washington D.C.

 No. 4: Charlottesville, Virginia

 No. 5: Athens, Georgia

 No. 6: Olympia, Washington

 No. 7: Madison, Wisconsin

 No. 8: Austin, Texas

 No. 9: Flagstaff, Arizona

 No. 10: Raleigh, North Carolina

Homes are Selling in the Triangle Area!

Raleigh Accolades

Getting three listings under contract over the weekend was a real boost for my business and a sign of resurgence in the real estate market in the Triangle Area.  With recent Raleigh accolades of Forbes giving the #8 spot to this area for “Best Big Cities for Jobs” and some additional praises like #1 City with Best Economic Potential and #1 City Where Americans Are Relocating, you can just feel with anticipation the crack in the dam that is about to burst again.

Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville, Apex, Wake Forest, Holly Springs are all fabulous cities with so much to offer it’s residents.  The Wake County Schools are acclaimed, Research Triangle Park is filled with top-of-the-league corporations, the southern towns are filled with charm and historical sites, the colleges (and teams!) are phenomenal, and the downtown area is teeming with life.

Relocating to the Raleigh Area? Let me show you around….you’ll grow to love this area as I have and call it home!

Raleigh Ranks #8 in the Best Big Cities for Jobs List

Raleigh made the top ten list again with its latest accolade from Forbes. com.  Raleigh is ranked #8 in the list of best big cities for jobs. Way to go Raleigh!!  Read the full story here.

Raleigh is #1 City Where Americans are Relocating!

What a wonderful time to live in the Greater Raleigh area! Forbes.com recently voted Raleigh as the #1 city where Americans are relocating. Due in part to our attractive weather conditions, business opportunities and affordable housing, Raleigh beat out two other Southern cities for this prestigious award. Way to go Raleigh!!  Read the full article here.

Easter Egg Hunts in the Greater Raleigh Area

Egg Hunts in the Triangle

Spring is here and Easter egg hunts are right around the corner.  Below is a list of fun Triangle events for children and their families. Many community hunts’ have age restrictions, so please check event details. 

Most events are held on Saturday, April 11, 2009 unless otherwise noted.

Raleigh: 11 a.m. Check your local community centers plus Brier Creek, Lake Johnson, Laurel Hills and Tarboro Road. For kids 10 and younger. Call 831-6640 or go to www.raleighnc.gov/parks for locations.

Raleigh: 11 a.m. At Moore Square Park, downtown Raleigh.   Raleigh’s biggest festival and egg hunt for kids of all ages.  For more information visit  http://www.raleigheaster.com

 

Cary: 10:30 a.m. Kids ages 10 and under are invited to Cary’s Bond Park, 801 High House Road, for the 18th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4 with morning and afternoon hunts, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. For more details, including a schedule of egg hunts, visit Easter Egg Hunt http://www.townofcary.org/depts/prdept/events/easteregghunt.htm or call (919) 469-4061.

Morrisville: 10 a.m. Friday, April 10 at Cedar Fork District Park, off Aviation Parkway. The children will be divided by age, and there will different sections of the Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 3 – 10. For more information visit http://www.ci.morrisville.nc.us/parks/events.asp

Durham: 10:30 a.m. The following locations are offering egg hunts:  Campus Hills Park, 2000 S. Alston Ave.; Forest Hills Park, 1639 University Drive; East Durham Park, 2500 E. Main St.; Central Park, 502 Foster St.; West Point on the Eno Park, 5101 N. Roxboro Road. For kids 12 and younger. Call 560-4355 or go to www.durhamnc.gov/departments/parks for details.

Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County:  9:30 a.m. to noon.  At Homestead Park, Chapel Hill. For kids ages 2 to 10. The spring festival includes an egg hunt at 10:30 a.m., entertainment, games and prizes. Go to townhall.townofchapelhill.org/parks_&_rec/community_events or call 968-2784.

Knightdale: 11 a.m. At Harper Park on Main Street. For ages 8 and younger. Go to www.knightdalenc.gov/parksandrecreation.html or call 217-2235 for details.

Garner: 10 a.m. Join us for the annual Egg Hunt & Kite Fly at Lake Benson Park, 921 Buffaloe Road.  The egg hunt is scheduled for noon for kids 8 and younger. Go to www.ci.garner.nc.us/specialevents.htm or call 772-4688 for details.

Wake Forest: Egg hunts start at 1:30 p.m.  depending on age.  At Miller Park, 401 Elm St., behind Town Hall. The hunts start at 1:30 p.m. for ages 9 to 12; 2:15 p.m. for ages 5 to 8; and 3 p.m. for ages 4 and younger. Go to www.wakeforestnc.gov/communitycalendar.aspx or call 554-6180 for details.

Raleigh-Cary, NC is the fastest growing metro area in the nation!

Greater Raleigh and its suburb Cary tops the list as the #1 fastest growing metropolitan area in the country.  Surpassing the national growth average of just under 1 percent, our region grew by 4.3%  with almost 1.1 million people calling Wake, Johnston or Franklin counties home.  The Chapel Hill – Durham area did not make the top ten but its population continued to grow with a 2.5% increase from July of 2007 to July of 2008. 

 

Click here for the full story from Forbes.