Browsing the blog archives for February, 2007

Forbes Says – Raleigh-Cary is nation’s best for jobs

Pardon my shameless touting, but I find it hard to be humble when I live and work in such an outstanding city! When you couple the opportunities found in Raleigh that have to do with jobs, education and a family friendly environment, it makes a winning combination for relocating your family and for real estate investing. The Raleigh area continues [...]

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February 19, 2007 in Raleigh Durham Area "Top Ten" Lists, Raleigh Real Estate, Real Estate Investing in the Raleigh-Durham Area, Relocating to the Raleigh Durham Area

Olde Towne Now Under Construction in SouthEast Raleigh

The graders are out there — I saw them myself!! Development of Olde Towne is now underway in SouthEast Raleigh which should give a significant boost to SouthEast Raleigh real estate. Olde Towne is located off
Rock Quarry Road
between
Barwell Road
and
New Hope Road
. The addition of Olde Towne will certainly will also provide additional shopping convenience for [...]

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February 19, 2007 in New Homes and Neighborhoods in Raleigh Area, Raleigh North Carolina Real Estate, Raleigh Real Estate, Real Estate Investing in the Raleigh-Durham Area

Downtown Raleigh Plaza Idea – A Great One!!!

When the City Fathers decided to dig up the Fayetteville Street Mall, and re-open Fayetteville Street (our “Main Street”) to traffic after thirty years, I was very disappointed. I enjoyed walking on the Mall downtown among the fountains and hot dog vendors. However, all is not lost and much to my joy, there is  talk of a new downtown plaza [...]

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February 7, 2007 in Downtown Raleigh Real Estate, Raleigh North Carolina Real Estate, Real Estate Investing in the Raleigh-Durham Area, Recreation and Entertainment in Raleigh NC

Rental Comparisons in US

Today, msn.com published an interesting article comparing rental markets through the US. See entire article –
http://realestate.msn.com/Rentals/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=2744671
The Raleigh residential rental market is steadily improving and fewer landlords are using incentives to attract tenants. We have a steady flow of people moving into our area and many rent until they get acquainted with the Raleigh real estate landscape before [...]

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February 7, 2007 in Raleigh Real Estate, Real Estate Investing in the Raleigh-Durham Area, Relocating to the Raleigh Durham Area

Downtown Raleigh Real Estate Sold for Record Amount

Adding to the momentum and rebirth of downtown Raleigh, the Wachovia Capitol Center, the largest office building in the Triangle was recently sold for a record-breaking $153.4 million — about twice what the sellers paid for it in 1999. Another vote of confidence for downtown Raleigh revitalization. There are many investors interested in purchasing real estate [...]

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February 1, 2007 in Downtown Raleigh Real Estate, Raleigh Real Estate, Real Estate Bubble? What Real Estate Bubble?, Real Estate Investing in the Raleigh-Durham Area