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I've been getting more calls than usual lately asking about USDA properties - here's some more great information from Steve and Eleanor Thorne: USDA Home Loans have "special" qualifying guidelines that prohibit folks from purchasing if you make "too much" money!  In the past, that means that if ...

Raleigh Relocation Information Package Holly Springs NC Makes Top 100 List One of Five North Carolina Towns and Cities For the second year in a row, Holly Springs NC has been touted as one of the top 100 places to live in the nation by Relocate America, an online site that connects relocating fam...

New Homes Holly Springs NC Sunset Lake Village in Holly Springs NC Wooded Lot in Lake Community!   We've discovered another great Raleigh new home community you might enjoy.  Looking to build a custom home in Holly Springs? Check out these available lots in Sunset Lake Village, courtesy of Keller...

Raleigh Relocation Package Need Down Payment Help? First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Can Now Be Used! HUD just announced that the $8,000 first time homebuyer tax credit CAN be used directly towards your downpayment!  Basically, the government will "loan" your future tax credit to you, but no intere...

Custom Homes Raleigh NC Barrel Vault Ceiling Features What is a Barrel Vault, and How Can It Accent Your Home?       If you're looking for a unique feature that will add "WOW" to your new home, you'll love a Barrel Vault ceiling. Barrel vault ceilings can be incorporated into many different style...

Energy Star Homes Raleigh NC ENERGY STAR Homes Continue to Increase in Raleigh Buying a Home Without ENERGY STAR May Make Future Resale Tougher ENERGY STAR continues to quietly transform the way new homes are built.  Percentage of ENERGY STAR Homes Increasing The number of homes built to exacting...

Raleigh Relocation Package - Market Reports Wake County Appreciation Continues to be Positive Raleigh, Cary, Apex Hold Highest Home Values With so much news on negative home values, homeowners and home buyers start to wonder if there are any areas where a home remains a strong investment. Appreci...

Raleigh Relocation Package Wake County NC Market Report - Inventory Levels April 2009 Number of Available Homes Continues to Decrease - 5% Lower than Last Year Inventory levels in Wake County (Raleigh, Morrisville, Cary, Holly Springs, Fuquay, Wake Forest) appear to have peaked in October, 2008 a...

Raleigh Relocation Information Package First Time Homebuyers Can Apply $8,000 Towards Down Payment Progress Made on FHA Loans Progress is being made on allowing first time homebuyers to apply that $8,000 tax credit directly to the down payment on their new home, instead of waiting until next year...

As anyone who follows my blog knows, I don't write very many personal entries.  But I wanted to share our new arrival, and here he is! Joshua Alexander is the newest member of my family, and explains the lack of blog entries over the past weeks!  His brother and sister are very excited.  Nathanie...