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

501 Presque Isle Lane

Chapel Hill Neighborhoods~Governors Club

      A Peek Inside Governors Club ~Chapel Hill Neighborhood                                                                                                   …

A New Chapel Hill Neighborhood~Ballentine

A new neighborhood in Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill address but is in the Carrboro municipal district which means it has Carrboro taxes …

Wexford a Chapel Hill/Carrboro Neighborhood

   Homes for sale in Wexford, a Chapel Hill/Carrboro neighborhood.   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 playground, pond and gabezo. Sidewalks …

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. Marianne Howell Wright

Valley Meadow in Chapel Hill near UNC

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

Proposed Construction in Governors Club

Why have a proposed construction? When I work with a builder who owns a lot for a presale 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 but it gives a real starting place for pricing. It …

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

Homes for Sale in Colony Lake (includes town homes and single family homes) 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 …

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 and has 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 …

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 Homes for Sale 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 …

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.