House Hunters

HGTV’s House Hunters episode was filmed in Cary, Chapel Hill and Holly Springs NC with me, Marianne Howell Wright, as the real estate agent and my clients Jenn and Stan Phelps. Did you guess what house my clients chose? We looked at many houses in the Triangle Area but I knew as soon as my clients saw the cute cottage …

When to put your house on the market

Why does everyone seem to wait until March or April to put their house on the market? Buyers start looking right after the holidays and  February is the ideal time to put your house on the market. Take a look at the December Statistics from the Triangle MLS.  Inventory is down and buyers are buying. It’s frustrating not to have great homes …

Briar Chapel Update

  It’s been a while since my Briar Chapel Video and I realized an update about Briar Chapel was overdue. A New Phase in Briar Chapel Just a year ago the new phase was going in. When I looked around the other day, I realized there are houses everywhere in an area that was nothing but mud and dirt last …

Huntington Ridge~Near Southpoint Mall

Google+ The best Durham schools Huntington Ridge is a Durham Neighborhood close to Southpoint Mall and in the coveted Jordan High School, Githens Middle and Creekside School District. Jan tells us why she loves living in the neighborhood. It’s family friendly with a pool and playground and is adjacent to the American Tobacco Trail. Home for sale in Huntington Ridge …

Harkers Island NC

I’m pretty excited to get away to Harkers Island NC for my birthday week. In our family it’s always been “the more the merrier”. Our cottage just has 3 bedrooms so I don’t think everyone can fit in. It started out as just me and Chip. I wanted my daughter and her husband to come, I just don’t see them …

Cary NC-A first visit perspective

 Cary NC-The First Visit Stan and Jenn Phelps are moving from Connecticut to the Triangle. Their focus on this visit is to narrow down the choice of towns that will work best for their family. Join us for lunch as we discuss what they liked about Cary NC. Because real estate is hungry work! By Marianne Howell Wright <div> <a …

Huntington Ridge Durham NC House

Huntington Ridge Durham NC Why you’ll love 1618 Timber Wolf in Huntington Ridge Neighborhood~Durham NC You’ll love it because it’s convenient Easy access to I-40 Less than 2 miles to Streets at Southpoint Mall 10 Minutes to RTP 20 Minutes to Duke or UNC Walk to Neighborhood Pool Adjacent to American Tobacco Trail by Marianne Howell Wright <div> <a title=”Author: …

Southpoint Manor Neighborhood~For the Easy Life

A home in Southpoint Manor Southpoint Manor Neighborhood~Chapel Hill~ 508 Oxfordshire Location is everything. This home in Southpoint Manor has it- and more! Located in Durham county with a Chapel Hill address, it’s just a couple of minutes from I-40 and Southpoint Mall. This all brick home offers 3 bedrooms on one level with an upstairs bonus room/bedroom and bath …

1st Quarter 2012 Chapel Hill Market Statistics

 What I’ve noticed about the market~ Market statistics don’t tell the whole story. This has been my experience.   It started sometime last summer/fall. The phone started ringing and the emails coming. Clients that I’ve followed up with for a long time (some even years) were getting their homes under contract and coming to the Triangle to find their new home. The tide …

Chapel Hill, NC~Franklin St. to Carrboro

Chapel Hill and Carrboro Often I get the question asking “Where is Carrboro in relation to Chapel Hill?” I had the same question when I moved to Chapel Hill many years ago. I had to go to Carrboro to get my NC drivers license so I filled my car up with gas and asked at the service station how far it …

Governors Forest Chapel Hill NC

Acre lot in Governors Forest Chapel Hill NC By Marianne Howell Wright <div> <a title=”Author: Marianne Howell Wright on Google+” rel=”author” href=”https://plus.google.com/u/0/111567483041407373119?rel=author” target=”_blank” wrc_done=”true”>Google+</a> Located in Governors Forest Chapel Hill NC, 10011 Hammock Bend, is sited on a beautiful one acre lot  just 10 minutes from Chapel Hill, Jordan Lake, Southpointe Mall and I-40. Enjoy the pool and walk through the …

January 2012 Triangle Market Report

The Triangle Market is Improving Every month the Triangle MLS publishes a new market report. Both December and January have shown signs of an improving market. It’s still a buyers market but the pendulum is starting to swing. in January 2012 pending sales in the Triangle were up 29% from January 2011. Closed sales were up 7%, inventory was down …

Chapel Hill Condos~Presque Isle Villas~501 Presque Isle Lane

Presque Isle Villas are luxury condos in Chapel Hill NC. The neighborhood is styled like a European Village. Only 42 condos are sited around a park area. The clubhouse includes a catering kitchen, fitness center and meeting room. <div> <a title=”Author: Marianne Howell Wright on Google+” rel=”author” href=”https://plus.google.com/u/0/111567483041407373119?rel=author” target=”_blank” wrc_done=”true”>Google+</a>    

Governors Club Chapel Hill NC

by Marianne Howell Wright Google+     A Peek Inside Governors Club ~Chapel Hill Neighborhood                                                                                           …

A New Chapel Hill Neighborhood~Ballentine

A new neighborhood in Chapel Hill by Marianne Howell Wright <div> <a title=”Author: Marianne Howell Wright on Google+” rel=”author” href=”https://plus.google.com/u/0/111567483041407373119?rel=author” target=”_blank” wrc_done=”true”>Google+</a> Homes for sale in Ballentine It takes a long time to get a neighborhood approved in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.  There are only 42 homesites in Ballentine  with homes under construction priced in the 400′s. Ballentine has a …

Wexford a Chapel Hill Neighborhood

   Wexford is a Chapel Hill neighborhood that is actually located in the Carrboro municipal district. What I love most about Wexford are the half acre lots with mature landscaping that makes a beautiful streetscape. There are just a handful of neighborhoods in Chapel Hill and Carrboro with a neighborhood pool. Wexford has a pool, club house, tennis courts, a …

Cicada Sounds at Mark Hewetts Kiln Opening

Mark Hewett has a kiln opening 3 times a year at his studio and kiln in Chatham County, NC.. We stopped by for the Spring opening when the 13 year cicadas were out. It was loud and beautiful. by Marianne Howell Wright Google+  

Chapel Hill Neighborhood Valley Meadow

Tour the Valley Meadow neighborhood in Chatham County just a few miles from Chapel Hill and UNC.    

Governors Club Proposed Construction

Build a new home in the Stone Brook neighborhood of Governors Club When I work with a builder who owns a lot for a presale in Governors Club I usually suggest that he goes ahead and plans a home for the lot. I have him price it and spec it out. An interested buyer doesn’t have to build that home …

Keep your Boat in the Yard

Home for sale near Jordan Lake $429,900 Link to MLS Listing Keep your boat in the yard. 5 minutes to Jordan Lake. After work or whenever it’s just a beautiful day hitch up the boat and be on the water in minutes. This picture perfect Craftsman style home sits on a 2 acre lot. You’ll love the curb appeal of …

Colony Lake~Chapel Hill

Colony Lake Colony Lake is a popular neighborhood for UNC faculty and staff. It also has Chapel Hill schools with prices in the 130′s to under $300,000 There are around 200 homes and a couple of sections of town homes and duplexes. The last phases of the neighborhood were completed in around 1991. The lots are small about 1/10th of …

Chatham Neighborhood~Under $200,000

Chatham Neighborhood Chatham Neighborhood is located just 10 minutes from UNC Chapel Hill and has home prices under $200,000 with acre lots. The homes were built in the mid 1970′s by RB Fitch who later went on to develop Fearrington Village. Most homeowners have kept up their homes and many have been updated and remodeled. The neighborhood is just a …

Winmore, a Chapel Hill Carrboro Neighborhood

See all of the homes in the Winmore neighborhood that are for sale now! Today we are going to take a tour of Winmore, a Carrboro neighborhood with a Chapel Hill address with my client Sharon. Sharon, her husband and son have lived in France for the past 12 years .When they decided to move back to the US they …

Briar Chapel, A Chapel Hill Neighborhood

Briar Chapel Homes for Sale Briar Chapel is a neighborhood in Chatham County, NC with a Chapel Hill address. One of the great things about Chatham County is the low tax rate compared to adjacent areas. The taxes on a $400,000 home in Briar Chapel Would be approximately $2500 a year. In Carrboro the taxes on $400,000 would be approx. …

Sunset Creek~Is it Chapel Hill or Carrboro?

Sunset Creek Homes for Sale A video tour with  Marianne Howell Wright Sunset Creek is another Carrboro neighborhood with a Chapel Hill address. Like Lake Hogan Farms it is in the Carrboro planning area, has Carrboro taxes and a Chapel Hill address. It has Chapel Hill schools (Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School district) and in the McDougle Elementary and Middle walk …

Carrboro Farmers Market

Carrboro Homes for Sale Hi! Today we are going to take a video tour of the Carrboro Farmers Market. My husband and I go almost every Saturday during the summer. I work a lot on Saturdays so I go at different times of day depending on my schedule. It’s really interesting to see the different groups of people at different …

Governors Park, Chapel Hill, NC

Video tour~
Governors Park is one of the
Governors community of neighborhoods in Chatham County with a Chapel Hill address. Governors Park has about 240 homes and is located adjacent to Governors Club

Jordan Lake,Chatham County, NC

Take a boat ride in Jordan Lake, Chatham County NC with Marianne Howell Wright

Lake Hogan Farms-Townhomes

Barb Pater, a Chapel Hill real estate broker talks about why she moved her family from San Diego 13 years ago and why Lake Hogan Farms was the the right neighborhood choice.

Tour of Fearrington Village Center

Fearrington Village Center Fearrington Village is a planned neighborhood located on 15-501 south equidistant between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro in Chatham County. today I am going to take you on a tour of the charming Fearrington Village Center and save the neighborhood house tour for another day. Here is how I came to take these photos. One night while at …

GreenBridge Condos Construction Tour #2

Take a trip up to the 9th floor of Greenbridge Condos in Chapel Hill on the construction elevator and see the view.
Marianne Howell Wright

East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill

East Franklin Street is the heart of Chapel Hill. Many shops and restaurants have been on Franklin for years. Spankys, Sutton’s Drug Store and the Carolina Coffee Shop are just a few.

Greenbridge Construction Tour

Greenbridge, a year later, is ready for the first phase closings. I will have a video update soon.

Take a construction tour and see the views from the 4th floor of Greenbridge in Chapel Hill.

Caffe Driade and Village Green

After the hungry work of showing Village Green Condos in Chapel Hill I wanted to have a cup of coffee and video Caffe Driade which is within walking distance of the condos and also show off my new gadget to fellow agent Barb Pater who offered to be in my video

Patterson Glen and Lunch at Sitar

Today we were looking at at Patterson Glen townhomes in Durham and and then because real estate is hungry work headed over to our favorite Indian Buffet at Sitar

Top of the Hill, Chapel Hill

Real Estate is Hungry Work! After touring homes in Chapel Hill we stopped by Top of the hill for a cool drink and not too serious discussion of the homes we saw for sale. Top of the Hill is a great way to relax, watch the sunsets and have a cold drink and a bite to eat. Join us! Marianne …

Pittsboro General Store for Lunch

we stopped by the Pittsboro General Store Cafe in Chatham County to have lunch, enjoy the art, talk over the neighborhoods we visited in the morning, and make a game plan for the afternoon.

Two Chapel Hill Condo Neighborhoods

Hi, I am Marianne Howell Wright and looking at condos at Presque Isle Villas and Providence Glen in Chapel Hill is hungry work!

We had already spent several days investigating condos in Chapel Hill and my client decided she wanted something built in the past several years that was close to I-40 and shopping but still in Chapel Hill on the bus line.

Meadowmont Village and Lunch at Brixx

Marianne Howell Wright, and Kathy and Joe De Blasio take a tour of Meadowmont Village and think about their ideal home and neighborhood. We had a fun day learning about Meadowmont and since real estate is hungry work we had a wonderful wood fired pizza lunch at Brixx.

Governors Village and a Cold Beer

Today we are going to take a tour of Governors Village and then go to the neighborhood coffee, drinks bar and grill to discuss the neighborhood and watch the game.