Spring Marks the "Busy Season" for Real Estate

As the tulips and daffodils emerge -- so do the home buyers! NOW is the busiest time of year for us here at Carolina Pines. Sellers are cleaning up and out to get their homes on the market -- and buyers are looking for those "Great Deals." And the great deals are everywhere right now in the Raleigh area as builders of new homes have an abundance in their inventories and are offering some outstanding incentives.

Visit our website at http://www.carolinapinesrealty.com/ and click on the "Search for Homes" button. There you can search our local MLS all on your own - with no passwords required. Just fill in the required fields (i.e. how many bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.) and click "search." The engine will bring up prices, pictures and details of homes for you to see. Our site contains a wealth of information tailored to buyers and sellers.

So come pay us a visit! Explore our site -- see for yourself why Raleigh is consistently on Forbes "Best of" lists.

Have a great week.

Cathie & Blaise

Spring Has Sprung in North Carolina!!!!

It's about time! We have been patiently waiting the first of April as that is the approximate cut off date for a "freeze" here in NC. What does that mean??? Well, that means we can go outside and play in the dirt!!! And here at the Recca house -- we LOVE to play in the dirt.

Bulbs and Vegetable seedlings we have been tenderly nurturing inside the house can now be set into their "growing space" in the garden. Yeah - I may have to go outside and cover them up

with a blanket or sheet one or two more nights if the temperatures drop -- but that's okay -- because they are finally in the dirt and ready to "GrOw!"

Blaise has been walking around the property pruning and cutting down a few dead trees. It's good to get a jump on things before the growing season gets into full swing.

Right now the Azaleas are exploding with color while the Bradford Pear and Cherry Trees are begining to loose their flowers and are starting to leaf out already.

Just when we've had enough of winter -- spring kicks in. That's one of the great things about living in North Carolina -- winter is short and sweet!

CAROLINA PHOTO OF THE WEEK.....

The Azaleas create rivers of color up and down the treelined streets as they are finlly in full bloom. Gorgeous!

Forbes Names Raleigh NUMBER TWO!!!

March 2008

Raleigh & Charlotte, North Carolina
Make the “Envious” Forbes List…..

Raleigh and Charlotte -- North Carolina’s two largest cities once again have made it to the headlines of Forbes. This time, the well respected publication names Raleigh and Charlotte numbers 2 and 4 (respectively) among their “10 Best Cities in the Country for Housing BARGAINS.”

Here’s what Forbes has to say about Raleigh which is number 2 on the list:

“#2 – Raleigh: Another place where building got ahead of the curve, but the economy is expanding quickly.”

So not only does Forbes recognize the outstanding value of your house buying dollar here in the Triangle, but the fact that our economy here is “expanding quickly,” is also acknowledged and this translates into a wealth of employment opportunities and a steady increase in property values.

Raleigh, North Carolina - one of the BEST places to LIVE, WORK & PLAY!!