Oct. 31, 2008 - Park Village in Cary - Affordable living in a great location in Cary!

City: Cary

Location: Next to Davis Drive Elementary & Middle Schools

Directions: From RTP travel South on Davis Drive past the Davis Drive Schools onto Park Village Drive into the subdivision.

Neighborhood Facts:

• Price range is from the low $200s
• Next to Davis Drive Elementary!

Park Village - What a great neighborhood!! I used to live here also. These homes were built in the 1995/1996 timeframe by what was then called Sunstar Homes. Since then Sunstar has been purchased by 1st American Homes.

Located next to Davis Drive Elementary & Middle Schools, Park Village offers a nice, affordable community in a premium location! Prices range from the low $200s for the smaller homes to the high $200's for the larger homes.

Park Village is a beautifully landscaped community with 604 homes and features jogging trails, a playground, a clubhouse, and a swimming pool! The location is right off Davis drive and many parents even choose to walk their children to the outstanding school next door! Please note that the front of the neighborhood attends Davis Drive schools and the back of the neigbhorhood attends Salem Elementary & Middle Schools at this printing.

Park Village is close to the new Stonecreek Village Shopping Center located at Davis and High House around the corner from my office. To view listings in Park Village click here. To visit the Park Village HOA website click here.

Oct. 31, 2008 - Lochmere in Cary, NC- Cary's 1st Planned Community

City: Cary, North Carolina

Address: Kildaire Farm Road & Lochmere Drive

Neighborhood Facts:

• Age range is 1980's-1990's
• Price range is $250,000-1 million
• Prime Location in East Cary!

Lochmere was the first PUD in Cary. What is a PUD? A PUD is defined as a planned urban development. One of the features of a PUD is the community is designed with the intent to have plenty of amenities and common areas. Lochmere is just that-its has a tennis club, jogging trails, community pool, lakes, and that feeling of a comfortably established neigbhorhood with lots of trees. There is even a semi-private golf club onsite. If you like activity, you should call Lochmere home.

Lochmere is such a large community three area a wide variety of choices from Townhomes low $200's to an awesome lakefront home hitting the seven-figure mark! For the most part, you'll find the prices in the $300's and $400's for homes built in the mid 1980's to early 1990's.

Location, Location

One of the other great features is Lochmere's prime location in east Cary. Three premium grocery stores, includingthe new Trader Joes, a Whole Foods Market, Western Wake Hospital. There area also lots of restraunt choices like 42nd Street and others are just a few of the close amenities!

Oct. 10, 2008 - WoodCreek in Holly Springs - A Stellar John Wieldand Community

At the start of 2008 I moved into a John Wieland home. We knew John Wieland built quality homes and that is one of the reasons that we purchased one. John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods were ranked highest in customer satisfaction among new home builders in Charlotte in the 2008 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study recently released by J.D. Power and Associates. This was the second consecutive year in a row for the award.

So, what are the factors that JD Power & Associates used to determine customers satisfaction?

• Builder warranty(the best in the industry 5/20) and customer service
• Construction manager
• Builder's sales staff
• Home readiness
• Price and value
• Workmanship and materials
• Recreational facilities
• Builder's design center and location

That said, John Wieland's latest community in Holly Springs, NC will not disappoint.

City: Holly Springs, North Carolina

Location: Take Rte. 1 South to exit 95, Rte. 55 and turn south. Continue 1.5 miles to Rte. 55 split and go left (Technology Dr/Williams Street). Go less than a mile and turn left at first traffic light on to Sunset Lake Road. Travel 2.3 miles to WoodCreek on your right.

When the neighborhood is complete there will be 300+ homes in three sections varying in size and construction. The sections include:

The Preserve

• Prices from the $450's to low $500's
• Six plans available from The Preserve Collection
• Square Footage: 3,300 to 4000 sq. ft.
• Side Entry Garages
• Brick Fronts with Stone Accents

The Overlook

• Prices from 550's
• Over 40 plans from JW's Signature Portfolio
• Square Footage: 2,800 to 4,200
• Side Entry Garages
• Third Floor walk-ups available

The Glen

• Prices from $380's
• Plans from Habersham Collection
• Square Footage: 3,200 to 4,000
• Front Entry Garages
• Hardiplank Siding

Planned Amenities Include:

• A newly designed clubhouse
• Hard court Tennis Courts
• Oversized swimming pool w/a giant waterslide
• Lazy River & Water Play area
• Children's Playground
• Basketball Court
• Sidewalks, Walking Trails, Natural Areas

Check out Woodcreek's Website for more information, view my slideshow tour below, or contact me directly if you'd like more information on this community.

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Oct. 10, 2008 - The Villages of Apex - Historic, Contemporary, Extraordinary

Earlier this year, in March, I attended the Grand Opening of the Villages of Apex. Other than the townhomes there really wasn't a whole lot to see. The custom home section had yet to get started and the project was just getting underway. The neighborhood has really progressed since then and it is shaping up to be one of the most charming neighborhoods in Apex. As a result, this planned community received a well deserved award as the 2008 North Carolina Homebuilders Association Parade of Homes Community of the Year.

The Villages of Apex won first place in the following categories:

• Best Master-Planned Community
• Best Logo
• Best Brochure
• Best Television Commercial

There really is something for everyone in this neighborhood where prices start in the low 200s for condos/townhomes and peak in the upper $400s.

City: Apex, North Carolina

Directions:

From Raleigh:  Head East on I-40 to HWY1/54 Exit.  Exit 64 West towards Ashboro.  Approximately 3 miles West, take a left into the Villages of Apex.

Planned Amenities Include:

• a private elementary school
• a 13-acre park
• 35 miles of walkways
• 220,000 square feet retail shops
• 80,000 square feet of office space

One of the neat aspects about the Villages of Apex is its walk-ability aspect. Walkscore.com has done a study of the different aspects of a neighborhood to see how close amenities are to the neighborhood. I'm certain the Villages of Apex will score well in terms of a central location near the library, grocery stores, coffee shops, gas stations, and downtown Apex!

Here is an idea of the custom builder team that will be building at The Villages of Apex:

• Apex First Development
• Cattano Construction, Inc.
• Cotton Custom Homes
• Horizon Homes, Inc.
• Jerry Smith Builders
• Kerr-Smith Homes & Land, Inc.
• North Hills Homes
• Oak City Homes
• Phelan Building, Inc.

Developer:

• Apex First Development Inc.

Sections Under Development:

• Sterling at Old Mill Village - Condos over retail
• The Regents at Old Mill Village - Luxury Townhomes
• The Villas at Old Mill Village - Luxury Patio Villas
• Live Works - Townhomes over Commercial
• Village Walk- Townehomes over Commercial
• The Georgetownes- Georgetown style Townhomes (Other than Amberly Georgetowns this is unique to our area)
• The Brownstones - Brownstone style Townhomes (Another unique project to the Triangle)
• Carriage Walk - Carriage Townhomes
• Village Station - Class A Offices over Retail
• Windrose - Custom built Single Family Homes by the Builder Team above
• Luxury Townhomes

Check out The Village of Apex's Interactive Neighborhood Website for more information, the sitemap, video, or view my slideshow tour below.

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