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Final Opportunity to Buy at Carramore

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McCar Homes CarramoreOnly six homes remain at McCar Homes’ well-appointed Cary community, Carramore. Carramore, in Wake County, just west of downtown Raleigh, is a luxurious community of new homes perfect for a family seeking excellent schools, a convenient location and larger than usual home sites and bedrooms. Homes at Carramore range from 3,400 to 4,300 square feet, are situated on up to one-half acre home sites and are priced from the high $490,000s.

Carramore is a community specifically designed for buyers seeking upscale living, and Continue reading →

Great Amenities and Value at McCar Homes’ Ashton Hall

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McCar Homes Ashton HallNew home shoppers will find outstanding amenities at a new single-family home community of beautiful, high-quality homes in a great location and at an exceptional value at Ashton Hall. Ashton Hall is McCar Homes’ newest Raleigh community. Ashton Hall is a beautifully landscaped, master-planned community of new homes in Durham, northwest of Raleigh. Homes at Ashton Hall and are priced from the $230,000s, and to allow buyers to truly personalize their homes, McCar Homes is offering half-price design center options up to $20,000 to the first five buyers at Ashton Hall.

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Should I Buy Now or Rent?

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Q:    I’m a first-time home buyer. Is it best to wait, keep renting, and hope that prices will get even lower?

A:    If you continue to wait, you may never be able to afford to get into the housing market. Even as home prices are currently moderating or falling, depending on where you live, rents continue to climb. When you buy a home, you are also purchasing price stability, knowing that you will pay the same monthly payment for the life of your 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage.

Once you become a home owner, you are able to take advantage of the tax deductions that homeownership offers, and you begin to build equity in your property.

With so many homes on the market to choose from, your best strategy may be to scale back expectations for your dream starter-home. After a few years, you can use those equity gains to sell your starter home and move into a bigger house. The sooner you make the jump from renter to home owner, the quicker you begin to create and build up wealth for your family.

Sale of a Lifetime at John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods

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John-Wieland-HomesFor 10 short days, award-winning new homebuilder John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods presents the “Sale of a Lifetime,” an unprecented offering of a lifetime structural warranty and up to $100,000 in savings on new homes in Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C. and Charleston, S.C., as well as Atlanta and Nashville, Tenn.

Friday, Jan. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 3, buyers can receive the lifetime structural warranty as well as $10,000 to $100,000 in bonus dollars on every John Wieland home. Continue reading →

Home Appreciation Continues in Charlotte, NC

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The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index reports that home prices fell in October for the 10th consecutive month — with several exceptions — Charlotte, North Carolina) Portland,Oregon and Seattle, Washington. These areas posted year-over-year home price appreciation in October. Charlotte posted the largest gains at 4.3 percent.

The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce attributes the strength of the Charlotte housing market to the area’s strong economy and exceptional job growth. Preliminary numbers show that more than 14,000 jobs were created in the Charlotte area in 2007.

Charlotte – a growing city, a great place to raise a family and a great place to live.