Raleigh Homes Realty

Residential real estate in Raleigh, N.C.

Meet Karen Still

Raleigh Homes Realty is pleased to announce that Karen Still, Realtor, Broker, has joined our growing company. Karen has lived, worked, and played in the Triangle area since 1992, where she also raised her three daughters. She is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and a Gulf War Veteran who served with the Tennessee Air National Guard and the US Air Force. During a 36-year career in the professional liability insurance claims business, she assisted physicians, hospitals, and health care professionals with medical malpractice claims.

Karen has redirected her professional career focus to real estate to continue to assist clients in finding their “happy place.” Her many years of legal and insurance expertise and her strong negotiating skills provide a solid base for her real estate business.  

Springtime in Historic Oakwood

Historic Oakwood, a Victorian neighborhood in Downtown Raleigh, is an especially beautiful place in the spring. Let’s take a walk and see what’s blooming!

Buying Student Housing is the Smart Choice

Even though spring has just arrived, now is the time for Raleigh college students to start making plans for where they’re going to live this fall. Buying makes so much more sense than renting in our hot real estate market. The condos and townhome communities that are popular with students at our local colleges and universities are selling fast and increasing in value each year.

Realtors Richard Callahan and Ron Parent share some of the many reasons why:

Our top reasons for buying vs. renting:

  • Interest rates are low
  • Rental rates are rising
  • Rent rooms to your child’s friends to cover your mortgage payment
  • Build a credit history if you put the property in your child’s name
  • Build responsibility as a homeowner and act as a landlord
  • Build equity
  • Alternative to stock market investing

Home Buying 101

Tips for the first-time home buyer

FREE SEMINAR

Date: March 29, 2018

Time: 7:00

Location: Imurj, 300 S. McDowell Street, Raleigh

Panelists: Richard Callahan and Ron Parent with Raleigh Homes Realty

                   Dan Woodard with the Woodard Mortgage Group

Free appetizers and a cash bar.

Please join us at this amazing venue to learn how you can purchase your first home. Get expert advice from trusted industry professionals to help you navigate the  home-buying process. Reservations are  helpful, but not required. RSVP@RaleighHomesRealty.com

Raleigh Homes Realty Presents Home Buying 101

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Historic Oakwood’s 2017 Holiday Decor Winners

Historic Oakwood, a 19th-century neighborhood in Downtown Raleigh, N.C., is a beautiful place year-round. Decorating for the holidays is something most all of the neighbors enthusiastically participate in  and for which the neighborhood is known far and wide. The Historic Oakwood Garden Club brings in outside judges to choose the winners in several categories each year.

The categories are:

  • The Ames Christopher Award – A special award given in honor of a former long-time neighbor for creativity in design and presentation.
  • Traditional Christmas – Simple use of decorations, wreaths, and roping, not complex in design, but well done.
  • Victorian Christmas – Victorian themes, including the use of lace, pearls, and velvet/tapestry ribbons.
  • Best Wreath – Judges’ preference.
  • Accent on Fruit – Emphasis on the use of fruit in exterior decoration.
  • Southern Christmas – Use of plant material typical of this area, such as pine, cedar, nandina, magnolia, and holly.
  • Contemporary Christmas – Use of any materials or design post-Victorian.
  • Best Lighting – Judges’ preference.

 

Autumn in Historic Oakwood

Historic Oakwood is a nineteenth-century neighborhood in Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, with hundreds of homes in a variety of architectural styles. It’s a beautiful neighborhood year-round, and especially in the fall.