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In 1850, Dorothea Dix Hospital was opened in Raleigh. And, in 2008, Dix is scheduled to close and move the psychiatric hospital facility to Butner. Since the closing was announced, there have been several years of debate over the best use of this extraordinary 300-acre piece of green space.
The Dix property has a spectacular view of Downtown [...]
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October 28, 2006 in Dorothea Dix Park, Downtown Raleigh Real Estate, Raleigh Real Estate, Recreation and Entertainment in Raleigh NC, Relocating to the Raleigh Durham Area Raleigh NC #4 in CNNMoney.com Best Big Cities rankings.
And, while you are there, take a look at Cary, NC (just SouthWest of Raleigh). Cary, NC ranks #5 in Top 10 Best Places and it is not hard to understand — Cary is such a beautifully planned town with lots of greenery along the parkways through the area. [...]
A large ad was in today’s N&O paid for by Friends of Wake County, http://www.wakebonds2006.com My feeling is, it is important for voters to pass the Wake County Schools bond issue since (as stated in the ad) “Clearly, bonds are the best way to pay. Bonds present the best plan for our citizens, our schools and our [...]
Front page headlines in The News & Observer today –
“Prices of new homes plunge.”
Toward the end of the article they finally get around to the good part – ”So far the Triangle’s housing market has avoided many of the problems plaguing the national market.” As I have said before, the Raleigh Durham, and the Research Triangle Area are [...]
One of our family memories and traditions involves stopping by the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on the corner of Person and Peace in Downtown Raleigh, hoping to catch the “Hot” sign glowing in the window. For the uninformed, the Hot sign means this — lurking behind the counter, by request, are hot doughnuts that are [...]
October 26, 2006 in Downtown Raleigh Real Estate, Raleigh Real Estate, Recreation and Entertainment in Raleigh NC
In the Raleigh Durham area, we read and hear about the national real estate ”bubble.” Well, in the Triangle Area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) we have decided not to participate. Job growth between January and September grew by 4.8 per cent. That is up from 4% during the same period of time in 2005 (NC Employment Security Commission statistics). Of course, job growth [...]
When families consider relocating to the Raleigh, North Carolina area (or investors consider purchasing property in the Raleigh Durham market), one of the factors in making their decision is what is available for entertainment. One of the much anticipated events is the annual North Carolina State Fair (running since 1853). It comes in the Fall and draws hundreds of thousands [...]
Raleigh, North Carolina is such a wonderful place to live, work and play, and this draws many relocating families to Raleigh Durham to purchase real estate. We feel honored that you would choose our area to relocate your family, so you too can experience the extraordinary quality of life we find every day here in the Triangle area.
August 2006 – #3 Top Metro [...]
Statistics Show Rising Prices in Raleigh Durham Real Estate Market
According to the National Association of Realtors®, in many areas of the country, home sales appear to be bottoming out with lower home prices attracting buyers. Is this happening in Durham County and the Raleigh area real estate markets? Not according to the September sales statistics.
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Durham sales statistics [...]
It appears the downtown condominium projects are seeing their one- and two-bedrooms units getting sold with more frequency than the three-bedroom units. Downtown developers are taking note and one developer (John Bruckel) who is building the 117-unit Bloomsbury Estates at Boylan Avenue and Hargett Street, split several three-bedroom condos into one and two-bedroom units. If you are [...]