Selling Property In Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, Apex, or Cary – Should You Get an Appraisal?
June 11, 2010 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
If you are selling you property in today’s market, should you get an appraisal before you put the property on the market? In Pittsboro, Cary, Apex, Chapel Hill, and surrounding areas, the answer is yes and no. Here is the advice I give sellers. If the price you want for your house can [...]
Buying Investment or Rental Property in Chapel Hill, Apex, Cary, and Pittsboro
April 9, 2010 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
With all the foreclosure and “short sale” properties available in the Chapel Hill, Apex, Cary, and Pittsboro areas, one would think finding good investment rental properties would be easy. And in one since it is, there a many properties to choose from at relatively low prices. The first rule of buying investment property is buy [...]
Homes For Sale in Pittsboro and Chatham County Report
January 29, 2010 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
For the period ending January 29, 2010, the home market in the Chatham County areas that include Pittsboro, Chapel Hill, Apex, Cary, and Sanford took a slight drop from the previous two months. The numbers looked like this for December and January: Total Properties on the market were 741. The number of new listings for [...]
Buying Property in Chapel Hill, Apex, Cary, and Chatham County (Part 2, Erosion Control)
January 5, 2010 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
Buying proper, land, is not as complex a transaction as buying a home in Chapel Hill, Apex, Cary, and Chatham County. However there are some things you need to know concerning erosion control rules. Recently, new ordinances have gone into effect that deal with how you have to control erosion on land you own when [...]
Short Photo Tour Of Chatham County
December 7, 2009 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
Back in the summer I was out and about in Chatham and had the chance to take a few photos at Jordan Lake, The Preserve, Fearrington, and Pittsboro. It was a beautiful day and the pictures really do tell the story of how beautiful it is here in this rural part of the Triangle. Here’s [...]
Home Traffic in Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, Chatham and NC seen lower in September
November 2, 2009 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
Chatham County and North Carolina saw lower than expected traffic according to the Credit Suisse Realtor Survey. As a monthly contributor to the report for the area, I get sent copies of the report which I share with my clients and my agents. A copy of the full report can be downloaded here http://www.remaxchatham.com/reports/RealtorSurvey10-8-2009.pdf Traffic [...]
How to buy a house in Chapel Hill, Pittsboro and Chatham County
November 2, 2009 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
Buying a house in Pittsboro or other parts of Chatham County is not unlike buying a house in any other part of the Triangle or the Country for that matter, with one exception. Chatham has in the past been one of the fastest growing Counties in the region, the Country even. So depending on your [...]
Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, Chatham County Sales Still Slightly Lower, But Improvement Seen
November 2, 2009 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
Chatham County’s home sales were off in August by 12% year of year from last August. In 2008, Chatham had 54 home transactions according to the Triangle MLS system. For 2009 that number was down slightly by 6 to 48 home transactions, indicating a slowing of the drop in year over year home sales. The [...]
Buying or Selling Undeveloped Land in Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, and Chatham County.
November 2, 2009 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
Part 1: The Perk Test In this installment I’m going to spend some time on the process for buying or selling undeveloped land in Chatham County. This process is for undeveloped land and not improved lots that you typically find in a developed subdivision. With the case of improved lots, the developer or builder has [...]
Pittsboro and Chatham County pass liquor by the drink. What happens now?
November 2, 2009 by Barrett Powell · Leave a Comment
Chatham County has passed liquor by the drink. So now what happens? Pretty much nothing, at least in the short term. It is true that some establishments in the county will start to serve mixed drinks. This will put those restaurants on an even keel with restaurants in neighboring counties. But I don’t think we [...]
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