Green Home Tour 2009 April 21, 2009
Posted by Newt and Karen in Business, Events, Life, News, Real Estate, Uncategorized.Tags: Chatham County, Earth Day, Energy Star, green home builder, Green Home Builders of the Triangle, green home certified, green home tour, Green Home Tour 2009, homebuyers, North Carolina Real Estate, Real Estate, real estate advertising, REALTOR, renewable energy, sustainable energy, sustainable homes
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Tomorrow is Earth Day and this weekend kicks off the Green Home Tour presented by the Green Home Builders of the Triangle, North Carolina.
More and more homebuyers are looking for homes built to promote health, energy efficiency, and environmental protection. Likewise, many builders are adopting green building techniques and these builders will be showcasing their green homes over the next two weekends, April 25-26 and May 2-3 in Chatham, Durham, Orange, and Wake County, North Carolina.
The Green Home Tour 2009 is a free, self-guided tour of sustainable homes in the Triangle area. Homes will be open Saturdays, April 25 and May 2 from 10 AM – 6 PM and on Sundays, April 26 and May 3 from noon – 6 PM.
Many of the homes feature top green technologies and features that may include:
- GHBT certification
- ENERGY STAR certification
- limited turf areas, combined with native vegetation and preservation of natural areas
- On-demand water heater
- ENERGY STAR Low-E rated, rot-free windows
- ENERGY STAR appliances
- No-VOC indoor paints
- Motion sensors on outdoor lighting
- Insulation surpassing minimum code requirements
- Carbon monoxide detectors
- Sealed ductwork
This event is sponsored by Stock Building Supply; The Home Builder’s Assocation of Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties; and the Home Builder’s Association of Raleigh-Wake County. The NC Sustainable Energy Association, in an effort to promote renewable energy, energy-efficiency, and green building, is also helping to publicize and sponsor this year’s Green Home Tour.
Please contact me for more information or visit my website.
You can also visit http://www.trianglegreenhomebuilders.com
Today’s Chapel Ridge Lot Auction — more info! April 18, 2009
Posted by Newt and Karen in Business, Events, Life, News, Real Estate.Tags: Chapel Ridge Community Lot Auction, Chapel Ridge Fred Couples Signature Golf Course, Chatham County, home ownership, home seller, homebuyer, homebuyers, homeowners, land for sale, property listing, Real Estate, real estate advertising, real estate auction, Real Estate in Chapel Ridge, real estate listing, real estate market, real estate marketing, REALTOR, Realty World Carolina Properties
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Check out this video. Principal Broker and Auctioneer, Eric Andrews of Realty World Carolina Properties in Pittsboro, NC discusses today’s auction, a revolutionary concept for today’s real estate market.
Chapel Ridge Community Lot Auction, Pittsboro, NC April 11, 2009
Posted by Newt and Karen in Business, Events, Life, News, Real Estate, Sights, Sports.Tags: Chapel Ridge Community Lot Auction, Chapel Ridge Fred Couples Signature Golf Course, Chatham County, homebuyers, land for sale, North Carolina Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate in Chapel Ridge, real estate market, REALTOR
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When? Saturday, April 18 from 4:00-10:00 PM
Where? Chatham Mill in Pittsboro, NC
Registration begins at 4:00 PM. The auction will begin at 5:00. Out of state buyers must register at least 3 days prior to the auction.
This is a one-of-a-kind multi-lot auction of one of Chatham County’s finest communities — Chapel Ridge Fred Couples Signature Golf Course Community. Some reserves are significantly lower than the original purchase price and some lots have seller financing available. There are nature lots, golf course lots, Estate lots, basement lots, cul-de-sac lots, and more!
Chapel Ridge is an 800+ home site golf course community with amenities that include a clubhouse/restaurant, junior-Olympic size swimming pool, spacious gym, lighted tennis and basketball courts, volleyball court, amenity center, and lots of community activities. Conveniently located, Chapel Ridge is only 15-20 minutes to Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, and RTP, and 30-40 minutes to Raleigh and Durham.
Please contact Newt Heilman at ask4newt@earthlink.net or at 1-800-615-6172 for a buyer package or for more information. Newt can also register you for the auction.
Now is the time to buy!
Why use a REALTOR? Part 4: Marketing a Listing April 7, 2009
Posted by Newt and Karen in Business, Life, News, Real Estate.Tags: full service REALTOR, home seller, homebuyer, homebuyers, homeowners, Multiple Listing Service (MLS), property listing, Real Estate, real estate advertising, real estate listing, real estate marketing, REALTOR
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An experienced, full-service REALTOR understands the market and can best promote the sale of your property. When marketing the listing, your REALTOR should
- Create print and online ads
- Install lock box
- Coordinate showings with owners, tenants, other REALTORs
- Prepare and generate “just listed” mass mailings
- Prepare flyers and property marketing brochure
- Review comparable MLS listings regularly to ensure property remains competitive in price, terms, conditions, and availability
- Upload listing to company, agent, and advertising websites
- Advise Network Referral Program of listing
- Provide marketing data to buyers coming from relocation and referral networks
- Promptly convey price changes or any changes in listing data
- Maintain flyers and information in property brochure and in MLS
- Review and update loan information in MLS as required
- Send feedback to buyers’ agents after showings
- Discuss feedback from showing agents with seller
- Stay in contact with seller weekly to discuss marketing and pricing
Some companies claim they can market your property for a flat fee and save you money by allowing you to choose the services you want. These companies may get your property into MLS, but they will not provide all of the services outlined above — services necessary to get your property sold in the most efficient and effective way. Choose a full-service REALTOR. It will be worth every penny.
Coming soon … Part 5 of this series will take on how a REALTOR handles Offer to Purchase Contracts and tracking the loan process.
Chatham County Residents Invited to Review DOT’s Proposed Corridor Plan for US 64 April 4, 2009
Posted by Newt and Karen in Business, Events, Life, News, Real Estate.Tags: Chatham County, Chatham County News, Department of Transportation
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Chatham County residents have opportunities on April 27 and 28 to review and provide feedback on the proposed corridor plan for US 64 between US 1 in Cary and US 64 Business in Pittsboro. Long-term and short-term plans are proposed to guide development and improvements that would enhance traffic flow, safety, and pedestrian accessibility along the corridor.
The NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will host two community workshops in partnership with the towns of Cary, Apex, and Pittsboro as well as Chatham County, Wake County and the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO).
Residents can stop by either of the community workshops any time between 5 pm and 8 pm. The information at both workshops will be the same, so residents can choose either of these two options:
- Monday, April 27, 2009, Apex High School, 1501 Laura Duncan Rd, Apex, NC 27502
- Tuesday, April 28, 2009, Horton Middle School, 79 Horton Road, Pittsboro NC 27312
The first series of community workshops were held in May of 2008. The upcoming workshops will include a chance to review and comment on:
- The recommended long-term plan, which upgrades the highway by converting some cross streets to interchanges or overpasses, further controlling access, and removing traffic signals from US 1 in Cary to US 64 Business in Pittsboro. The recommended plan is a combination of the alternatives presented at the first workshop in May 2008. Simulations illustrating the long-term recommendations will be shown.
- The recommended short-term plan, which includes creation of a “superstreet” by restricting through traffic and left turns from cross streets, and constructing u-turns along corridor to facilitate these movements.
- Recommended land use changes, developed to ensure compatibility between land uses and the envisioned transportation functions
Representatives from the project’s Study Team will be at the workshops to provide information, answer questions, and accept written comments regarding the planning study. Chatham County Planning Department staff serves on the Study Team and will be at the April 28th community workshop in Pittsboro.
Additional information on the study can be found at http://www.ncdot.org/~us64study or you can contact David Wasserman, P.E. by mail (1501 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1501), by phone at (919) 715-1273, by fax at (919) 715-2858 or by email at dswasserman@ncdot.gov .
NCDOT can provide Spanish language interpreters and auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate, but please contact Wasserman as early as possible to make these arrangements.
This information was obtained from a Chatham County, NC news posting at www.chathamnc.org
