Raleigh, NC 2nd Fastest Growing City In America

CNN-Money.com has reported that Raleigh NC has had the second largest gain in population since the census of 2000.

Raleigh has had a bunch of accolades and awards bestowed on it recently and the 230,000 people who moved here in the last nine years probably heard of some of them.

Provo, Utah had a 47% growth in population and claimed the number one spot, while Raleigh's population gain from 2000 to 2009 was 41%.

There are many different groups making up the rise in population, retirees moving down from the northern states for a warmer climate,retirees moving up from Florida for cooler climates. Young married couples looking for great schools and affordable housing. Young single professionals drawn by the high-tech and bio-tech jobs and the major universities in the area. Raleigh was just named "Most Wired City" by Forbes Magazine, beating out Seattle, and San Francisco.























Raleigh is located a mere two and a half hours from some of the best beaches on the East Coast and is three and a half hours from the spectacular Blue Ridge Mountains. The weather is mild almost all year round minus the few weeks of cold in Jan/Feb and yeah it gets a little toasty in Jul/Aug.

Riverwood Athletic Subdivision in Clayton Market Update 3/16/201

Riverwood Athletic Subdivision in Clayton Market Update 3/16/201  

PRICE RANGE	ACTIVE	AVE. DAYS ON MARKET	AVE. LIST PRICE	PENDING	CLOSED	AVE. DAYS ON MARKET	AVE. SALE PRICE	AVE $ PER SQFT
$100,000-$150,000	4	138	144700	2	1	70	141500	70
$150,001-$200,000	23	318	178675	2	4	241	183984	104
$200,001-$250,000	14	136	224757	1	1	992	205843	103
$250,001-$300,000	10	288	274135	2	1	58	288000	100
$300,001-$350,000	3	455	321860	1	0
$350,001-$400,000	7	428	375075	0	0

This is the sales activity for the last three months in Riverwood Subdivision in Clayton. Riverwood is a planned subdivision with homes ranging from townhomes all the way up to executive custom built homes.





The development includes a fitness center with an indoor and outdoor pool, walking trails, fishing pond and both Riverwood Elementary and Riverwood Middle are located in the subdivision. There are some retail spots and construction has just begun on a new shopping center across from the main entrance.





Riverwood is located in Johnston County just on the border with Wake County, it is an easy drive to Raleigh, Clayton, Smithfield and Research Triangle Park and Raleigh Durham International Airport are both much easier to reach with the opening of the 540 bypass.









Riverwood is in the 27527 zip code which Business Week Magazine just named as one of the best in the country for affordable homes combined with the best schools.




In fact home prices in most of Johnston County are lower for the same or better quality than most other area towns.

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Get 100% Financing On These Homes and $8000 First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit...Sweet

These Clayton Homes are perfect for anyone looking to buy a great home,with no money down and get a tax credit to boot.And with rates as low as they are right now, there has probably never been a better time to buy a home.

 

208 Hocutt Drive, $145,000, 3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath, 1530sqft,Great Open Floor Plan, Perfect for Families and Entertaining.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114 Kirkland Court, $149,900 3 Bedrooms, 2 Bath, 1259sqft Almost an Acre of Beautiful Trees and Lawn, Hardwood Floors.

 

 

 

As for those of you looking for a home and you are not a first time home buyer, you are entitled to up to a $6500 tax credit. What's the catch? You have to be under contract before April 30th and you have to close by June 30th.

 

 

143 Tally Ho Drive, $165,000, 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 1590sqft 2 Car Garage, Beautiful Acre Lot, Getting New Floors and Paint.

 

 

 

 

 

261 Wyndfall Lane,$142,000, 3 Bedroom,2 Bath,1230sqft, Almost 2 Amazing Wooded Acres, Screened Porch, Huge Kitchen and Bright Living Room.

 

 

 

 

Johnston County North Carolina is eligible for 100% Financing with the USDA along with certain income conditions and property values. The $8000 Tax Credit is just that, so if you owe $2000 in taxes you would receive $6000 which does not have to be paid back.

Interest rates of 5%-5.50% are as good as it is likely to get and once they start to climb they may keep going...may!

 

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1002 Vandora Springs Rd.
Garner NC 27529
Cell (919) 601-2268
Office (919) 773-6263
Fax (919) 573-8470
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Fresh" at The Clayton Center Gets People Talking About Organic Food In Clayton

"Fresh" at The Clayton Center Gets People Talking About Organic Food In Clayton

Clayton is going ORGANIC!! Who Knew?

 

 

The Clayton Farm and Community Market hosted Johnston FRESH where local farmers and suppliers came out to showcase their products. This was a great event and showed the vast amount of suppliers both Organic and Traditional who farm in our area. There were vegetable growers, beef producers, honey, dairy and seed sellers, herb farms, along with the Johnston County Ag. Extension Dept.

 

 

There was a great turnout which shows there is a lot of interest in locally produced food and organically grown crops and livestock. Johnston County is a Farming county with lots of homes sprouting up and the number of people moving into towns like Clayton, Archer Lodge, Smithfield is growing all the time. So with all this farmland and all these people it makes sense that we should be buying our food locally.

 

 

 

The Piedmont area of North Carolina has a long growing season and the number of fruits and vegetables available is impressive. The number of farms practicing Organic Farming in Johnston County is growing and we heard of two local farms that are starting the process. The night featured a showing of the movie Fresh along with folks from the following:

 

Riverman's Mushrooms, Bushrods Produce, TayLee Organics, Happy Hollow Farm, Toad Song Farm,
Lazy-O Farm, Sunday Morning Farm, Smith's Nursery, Shamrocks Buzzy Bees, Triple T Ranch,
Farm to Fork Meats, Inc. The Produce Box, Creekside Farms, Rare Earth Farms,
The Seed Lady from Hudson's Hardware, Organic Gardeners, JoCo Ag Extension Dept, Clayton Community Garden Group.

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Taft Woods West, Beautiful Homes For Sale in Clayton NC

Taft Woods West, Beautiful homes For Sale in Clayton NC

Taft Woods West is a premier subdivision in Clayton, nestled back in the woods it features custom built homes that range in price from the high $300's to $500. Most of the wooded lots are at least  half an acre with some over an acre. The homes currently on the market range in size from about 2300sq.ft. to over 3200 sq.ft. Typical features would be granite counter tops, hardwood floors, crown molding,brick or stone exterior. These are some of the nicest homes in Clayton.









Taft Woods West is centrally located in zip code 27527, recently voted as one of the top zip codes in the country by Business Week Magazine as having the best schools and most affordable housing. It is convenient to Raleigh, Smithfield, Research Triangle Park and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The schools currently would be River Dell  Elementary, Archer Lodge Middle and Clayton High, but new schools are being built and so they may change.









The subdivision has about sixty lots, with a few still available, there is a creek and a walking trail through the community. Clayton is a growing town in Johnston County, with a good job prospect as there have been recent announcements of job openings.There is also a new hospital which just opened and the new Community Center which is scheduled to open next Monday. So if you are looking for homes in Clayton, give me a call and we can go seen them.

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Clayton Parks and Recreation Department 2010 Spring Program (edit/delete)

Clayton Parks and Recreation Department 2010 Spring Program

 

Lots of things to do and lots of classes to take this spring in Clayton at The Clayton Center, The Civitan Building and soon the new Clayton Community Center. Here is a sampling of classes

Art Classes

Watercolor, Monday evenings, 7.00-9.00pm, six weeks

Adult Basic Drawing, Tuesday mornings, 10.00am-12noon, six weeks

Adult Pencil Drawing, Tuesday Afternoons, 1.00-2.30pm, six weeks

Acrylics, Tuesday evenings, 7.00-9.00pm, six weeks

Calligraphy, Tuesday evenings, 5.15-6.45pm, four weeks

After School Art, Wednesday afternoons, 4.30-6.00pm, six weeks

Jewelry Making Silversmithing,Thursday evenings, 6.30-9.00pm, eight weeks

 

Fitness & Wellness Classes

Fit and Fun, Monday and Wednesday evenings, 7.00-8.00pm, four weeks

Tae Kwon Do Class, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5.45-7.00pm, year round

Tai Chi Chaun, Tuesdays and Thursdays 7.00-8.00pm

Senior Activities

Bingo, every third Monday 11am Heritage Court Apts, every third Friday 10.00am Clayton Senior Center

Senior Pilates/Toning, Mondays 10.00-10.45am

Senior Chair, Mondays 11.00-11.30am

Special Events

Special Needs Prom, Friday March 12th 7.00pm Clayton Civitan Building

Easter Egg Hunt, Friday April 2nd, 10.30am Clayton Community Park

Clayton 5K Road Race, Saturday May 8 9.00am

For a full list of classes, prices and events call 553-1550 or go to www.townofclaytonnc.org

 

Contact me about anything you see on this blog.

 

If you are thinking of buying or selling a home in The Triangle, I would like to help.

                        

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David O'Doherty
1002 Vandora Springs Rd.
Garner NC 27529
Cell (919) 601-2268
Office (919) 773-6263
Fax (919) 573-8470
E-mail: odohertyd@hpw.com
Web Site: www.davidhodoherty.com

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