10/19/2010

10/19/2010

85 More Jobs Coming To Clayton, North Carolina Novo Nordisk announced this week that they would be hiring 85 new workers at their Clayton plant. The company is planning a $73 million expansion that will include the addition of two assembly lines, two packing lines and building refurbishment.   Because of the expansion Nypro Inc will add 120 workers to it's workforce in Ashville. Nypro Inc is a supplier for Novo Nordisk and separate from this agreement Nypro plans to add 36 more jobs to it's workforce. Novo Nordisk already employees 420 people at the Clayton plant. These are jobs that come in addition to 270 jobs planned by Talecris, 80 some jobs planned by North Eastern Foods, all in Clayton NC. Clayton NC has a lot of things going for it like affordable housing, great schools, mild wea... 10/11/2010

10/10/2010

How Do You Pick A Custom Builder To Build Your Dream Home? Well you look at their resume for one. In the case of Steve and Brenda Corker who together own Corker Enterprises that resume is long and filled with lots of different home styles, floor plans, price ranges and materials. In fact the following is Forty homes that Steve built in Glen Laurel Subdivision alone! Forty and the final number is closer to fifty. >     Steve has been building homes in the Clayton, Raleigh area for twenty years and has a long list of satisfied customers that are more than willing to open their homes to prospective home buyers. He has built homes in many different styles, elevations and floor plans. He prides himself on listening to his clients and working with them through the whole process. He is very ha... 10/09/2010

Win A Trip To Portofino Italy and $2000 In Spending Money........Yeah! That's right, all you lucky Triangle Area Real Estate Agents we are giving away a trip to beautiful Portofino in Italy with Two Grand in fun money so you have no excuse not to go (like you wouldn't just leave your kids alone for this!) The developers of Portofino Equestrian Community in Clayton NC want to show the Real Estate agents how they appreciate their support and want them to become aware of a really unique piece of property in Clayton. The North Carolina Home Builders Association just named Portofino their 2010 "Community of the Year" a huge honor and one that we are extremely proud of for the community but also for Johnston County as it is the first time it has been awarded to a neighborhood in the county. P... 10/08/2010

I can't remember what came first the blog contest or the water test on my listing that was supposed to close a week ago. Either way both had me looking under the sink, the test kit actually had me looking in the shed, the closet, my office, tool box until I had an idea! yep there it was the Aqua Chem Chlorine, Bromine and PH test kit that I bought a couple of years ago to try and get another listing that was under contract sold. You see in Wyndfall Subdivision in Clayton, NC most of the homes are on well water and because the whole of Johnston County is covered by the USDA rural loan program, a lot of buyers choose to use the 100% financing that they offer, here's the problem USDA requires a clean well test before they will approve the loan. Guess what? nearly every well out there has s... 10/06/2010

New Homes Near Wendell, Zebulon, Knightdale, Wilson in North Carolina. So if you are being relocated to North Carolina to Wendell, or to Zebulon or being transferred to Wilson. You need to look into Clayton and all that Johnston County has to offer. For example, traditional calender schools, lower home prices, much more for your money. Business Week Magazine named 27527 in the top ten zip codes of the country with the best schools and affordable housing. Land is more affordable...so lot sizes are bigger, homes are bigger and you  get more upgrades here than New Homes in Cary, North Raleigh, etc.  Portofino Equestrian Communityis one of a kind in North Carolina with four hundred acres and only 190 home sites, seven miles of trails, a state of the art equestrian center and ten custom buil... 10/03/2010

NC Custom Homes LLC Built This Beautiful Home In Portofino Equestrian Community. It is a great floor plan that is very adaptable. This version has the Master Bedroom on the main floor and an office. Upstairs they have two bedrooms and a game room with bar and an exercise room that could be a fourth bedroom or a home  theater room. The double mahogany doors lead to a very open foyer and you can see right through to the four season room. The living room has built in bookcases and a fireplace, there is also a fireplace in the keeping room which has cathedral ceilings. The kitchen in this house is spectacular with a gas Wolf stove, Double stainless ovens, built in Cappuchino maker, under counter Microwave.There is an additional approx 700 square feet of unfinished space that is a perfect wa... 10/01/2010

09/28/2010

Big VIP Event At Portofino To Open The Club House. We had our grand opening of the Club House on Thursday at Portofino Equestrian Community. It was a huge success with lots of big names in Real Estate and Community Leaders. The evening started with Moonshine Martinis at The Red Roof Inn, then we had trolleys ferry folks through the stables and around the pond and on to the Club House.                       We had  Italian themed food set up at the Piazza overlooking the pool. It was great to see so many people enjoy the beauty of Portofino and the response we received was beyond our expectations. We were also able to use the event to tell everyone about our awards we won at the Annual NCHBA Stars Awards. Best Project, for the 22 Stall Horse Barn, Best Web Site, Best Sales Center and the... 09/27/2010

Fishing In Clayton North Carolina, Time To Stock Your Ponds   Fish Stocking Day At Hudson's In Clayton North Carolina.                     Here in North Carolina it is very common to see a lot of ponds as you drive around, especially here in Johnston County.   People love to fish and there are plenty of places to do that with rivers, county lakes, but some folks who have the land get a big old pond put in and fish whenever they want.     There is a pond a couple of miles from me and the owner supposedly let anyone fish there so long as you asked so I called him up and he had just stocked it with Stripped Bass and wasn't letting anyone fish until they got big.That was two years ago! I noticed someone fishing there today.           So today I headed off to see what was going on at the Hud... 09/22/2010

Glen Laurel  Subdivision In Clayton Market Update August 2010 I had a buyer come in from DC last week and we toured a bunch of homes in Glen Laurel Subdivision in Clayton NC. There is a good selection of homes in Glen Laurel and in various price ranges and age and condition. There are a couple of foreclosures (most subdivisions have at least one!),some homes have been on the market quite a while, possible due to lack of upgrades. There are some new construction homes available as well. There were six homes sold in the TMLS in August in Glen Laurel in Clayton and the sold price range was $205,000 sales price for a home built in 1994 to $342,900 for a home built in 2010. The range in price per square foot was from $91 up to $139. There are six home pending in the TMLS ranging in price fro... 09/22/2010

Portofino Equestrian Community Wins The Award For Community Of The Year!!! We are so excited here at Portofino Equestrian Community after winning the North Carolina Home Builders Association award for " 2010 Community of The Year Award" This is HUGE! We also won the awards for Best Website, www.portofinonc.com. Best Project for our state of the art 22 stall barn. And we won the award for Best Sales Center The Red Roof Inn. The Developers Norwood Thompson and his wife Sandra, Rob Bailey, and Wallace Renfrow have spared no expense in building an exquisite community that has kept the beauty of the land and trees at it's forefront. The architectural details of the Club House and the Piazza are reminiscent of a Tuscan villa with slate floors, terracotta roof and the beautiful beach access sa... 09/16/2010

Moving To Clayton North Carolina...Well Come On Down, Or Up, Or Across, Or Wherever You're Coming From. Where are People coming from that are moving to Clayton North Carolina, well, all over is about the best way to describe it. Clayton, North Carolina has grown like many of the towns that make up The Triangle and while some have exploded in growth others like Clayton has been a bit more controlled. So why do people make up their minds that they are moving to Clayton, well a lot of people get relocated with their jobs, Clayton has a diverse business base of various forms of manufacturing. People also choose Clayton even if their job is in Cary, Research Triangle Park, Wilson as housing is more affordable and schools are as good or better than neighboring towns can offer. Others when it ... 09/12/2010

Downtown Clayton Gained Eight New Businesses Last Year!       I read this and was amazed that Downtown Clayton has added so many new businesses to it's downtown, not because it's not a great downtown just that you would expect stores to be cautious etc with the economy. They did lose four businesses last year June 09 to June 10 The Downtown area has the help of the Clayton Downtown Development Association and any small town like Clayton needs all the help it can get. It is inevitable that as a town like Clayton grows, it grows out wards and the commercial and retail that follows needs lots of land and so builds away from the Downtown area. It order to maintain the character and viability of the downtown area takes a lot of work and commitment on behalf of the town, the Downtown business... 09/09/2010

Open House in Clayton, Sunday Sept 5Th 12-6 at Portofino Equestrian Community. Custom Homes from the High $200's to the $800's                       There are a number of homes in various stages of construction at Portofino in Clayton. Steve Corker of Corker Enterprises in building a four bedroom Custom Home on Lot 7, listed for $415,000 and just down the road onLot 13 Neil Jarman with Jarman Homes is building an Energy Star Home listed for $486,000. There are two pre sales being finished, Lot 72 is being built By David Dozier of NC Custom Homes and Lot 55 is being built by Derek Evans with Crosswinds Custom Homes.    So there is a lot to see and of course the trails are the best. the pool is open and the club house will be done any day. So If you want to see the best place to live in T... 09/05/2010

Wonder Where This Baby is Going? There Were Two Of Them! Just Saying! 09/04/2010

Custom Built Ranch Homes in Clayton North Carolina. We are about to start our newest phase in Portofino Equestrian Community, The Churchill. This Collection of custom built ranch homes will be built by our team of ten of the best builders in Johnston County. The homes are mostly ranch style homes with the emphasis on open living spaces, downstairs master bedrooms and custom features like granite counter tops, hardwood floors, stone accents hardiplank siding, side entry garages. The home sites are for the most part are half an acre and as with a lot of the homes in Portofino most will back up to a walking trail or the creeks or a buffer. We have about nine different plans that offer different layouts and design features. The prices start at about $275,000 and go up to about $350,000-$400... 09/03/2010

New Food Lion Opens At Riverwood Athletic Community in Clayton NC. It's been a while in the making but the new shopping center across from Riverwood Athletic Club is open for business as of today. The Food Lion is the first store to open and today was opening day. As is to be expected the parking lot was full and there were deals to be had. The store is big and shiny and has nice wide aisles. The produce section looked good as did the meat section. The store is bigger than the other ones in the area and has a decent wine section. The residents of Riverwood Athletic Club must be thrilled to have a supermarket literally within walking distance (there is a sidewalk). So now if you live in Riverwood, you have the fitness center, the pools, the walking trails, Riverwood Elementary School and... 09/01/2010