Life and Real Estate in Chapel Hill and the Triangle Area of NC

The Chapel Hill/Carrboro School District They are all excellent so you won't go wrong if you buy a home in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School District. The Chapel Hill Public Schools are known as some of the best in the state. Taxes are high in Chapel Hill compared with the rest of North Caroli...

Where are the basements in new homes in Chapel Hill and the Triangle Area of NC? Marianne Howell Wright Certified Eco Broker,Triangle Area Real Estate That’s a question I get a lot from out of state clients so I thought I’d show you a basement under construction and talk about why we don’t have ...

  Hi! It's pretty easy to find all houses for sale on the Internet but not so easy to find out about the neighborhoods. I have had clients come to town in love with a home they saw on line and then be crushed because the neighborhood is not what they want at all. I hope my neighborhood videos he...

Builder Deposits in a New Home Neighborhood The first step in buying a resale or building is the same,  meet with a lender and get pre-approved. The pre-approval is only as good as the information you provide your lender. It pays to be very through at this stage because you don't want expensive ...

Southern Village was developed in the early 90's and was a new concept for Chapel Hill. The plan was to build a "new old neighborhood" reminiscent of the way people lived in the early part of the 20th century. There would be a Main Street (now Market Street) with shops restaurants and small busin...

270 Bingham Ridge Drive Energy efficient active and passive solar home~ Located near Chapel Hill, NC. For sale $600,000   This comfortable home is full of luxury features ,is energy star rated and includes both active and passive solar power to create green energy. Help offset your energy costs a...

What County is Chapel Hill, NC in? You would think this question should have a simple answer! The short answer is that the Town of Chapel Hill is in Orange County, NC. The long answer goes like this...There are areas surrounding the Town of Chapel Hill ,with a Chapel Hill address, in both Chatha...

Governors Park, Chapel Hill, NC produced by Marianne Howell Wright on WellcomeMat Governors Park is one of the Governors community of neighborhoods in Chatham County with a Chapel Hill address. Chatham County taxes are quite a bit lower than the surrounding areas. With about 240 homes Governors P...

I had lived in Chapel Hill for years, driving over Jordan Lake many times, but not really knowing what is was like to be actually out on the lake. I didn't have a very good idea of how large the lake is and how much fun people were having in my own back yard until a friend took us out of their bo...

    Happy Summer! Here are the market statistics for June and comparasons with last year. Chapel Hilland Carrboro Chatham County Orange County Durham County Hillsborough Sales have been up mostly I think because of the rush to take advantage of the tax credit but with the incredably low rates and...