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Glen Laurel Homes For Sale In Clayton Market Update July 2010 year to date

Glen Laurel in Clayton North Carolina is a beautiful community on The Neuse Golf Course. It is a development of single family homes that was started some years ago about 1993 but still has new construction homes being built and so there are numerous styles and price ranges to choose from.

There are older homes that are on the golf course that come on the market so if a golf course lot is what you like you might find it in a home that may require some updating.

Currently, according to the figures from the Triangle MLS there are 53 Glen Laurel Homes for Sale, the price range is from approx $209,000 up to $750,000, the average $325,000 and the average price per square foot is $112.

There are six properties contingent this could mean the buyers have a house to sell before they can move forward. Low price is $190,000 and high is $342,000.

There are five homes pending which means an offer has been accepted and this is the period that inspections are being done and the buyer is getting financing.Low price is $220,000 up to $450,000.

There have been eighteen homes sold in Glen Laurel this year and prices there have ranged from $186,000 up to $505,000. The average price per square foot was $108, and the average days on market was 268 days.

As with all of these numbers you have to keep an open mind they cannot be applied to every home. For example the lowest priced home sold in fifteen days while the highest sold in six hundred and thirty days....make sure you get all the information from a Real Estate Agent (like me) before you buy a home in Glen Laurel or anywhere. Was one a foreclosure snapped up by a bargain hunter or was one, new construction that took a year to build?

If you want more information about Glen Laurel Homes for sale in Clayton or would like to sell your home in Glen Laurel, well you found this article, your home could get this exposure too, give me a call at (919) 601-2268

 

 

When A Custom Builder Builds Your Home... You Get The Home You Want!

 

 

This is a new construction home in Clayton NC being built by Steve Corker of Corker Enterprises at Portofino Equestrian Community. Steve has noticed certain things he can change as the house has come up from the dirt, the easiest way to make changes is here. As Steve and his framing crew were working on the floor joists they were able to make changes like bump out a wall here and extend a doorway for example, now all the doorways are wheelchair accessible. There was some room to extend a bedroom, space that would have never been utilized now becomes a huge feature to a home buyer.

 

When the second floor went up Steve saw how he could make the best use of the space and again this is the one and only chance you are going to get to do this (without costing a fortune). The upstairs called for a bonus room and a large unfinished area. What Steve realized was there was tremendous potential be shifting things around. Now the second floor has the potential for bedrooms, theater, bonus room, office, really whatever you decide to put up there.

 

New Home Construction in Clayton takes many forms and there are many options out there, at Portofino Equestrian Community we have a Custom Builder Team of some the best Custom Builders you will find. They have many different floor plans for you to choose from or if you have a plan you would like them to build they can do that to.

 

 

 

Portofino Equestrian Community has custom built homes starting at $275,000 in our Churchill Section, larger Custom built homes in our Belmont section starting at $415,000 and Estate Homes with horse lots in the Saratoga Section. You don't have to own a horse to live here, you just have to want to live in the best community in the Triangle. With amenities like 400 acres and only 190 homes, seven miles of walking trails, beach entry pool, exquisite clubhouse, state of the art horse barn. 

Southern Village Retail Center In Clayton NC Has Three Of My favorite Places.

First up is Elite Chiropractic, the practice of Dr. Melissa Roccos is where I go to get straightened up and aligned and get the stiffness out of my back, and they have these roller things....!

Great friendly staff, always get you in and out in no time. I go once a month ( well I'm supposed to)!

Call them at (919) 553-2655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Next up Skylines Cafe, for some of the best food in Clayton this place is hard to beat. Tina Bolick the owner is nearly always there to greet you and check on you. Great bar where they have jazz night, music nights, they have a really good wine tasting schedule you cannot beat the price, call them for the next one. Food is tasty and made fresh by Tina and her crew and the prices are definitely worth staying in Clayton to eat. Call Skylines at (919) 550-7619 

 

 

 

 

The Southern Village Retail Center in Clayton is centrally located on Hwy 70 Then you have Adrenaline Autosound where Dave Evans, North Carolina's only MEPC certified Master Installer. These Guys can install pretty much any thing electronic to you car. Auto Start,iPod, navigation, etc. you name it and they will have you cruising with the best sounds around. Ready For a kick ass sound system in your car call Dave at (919) 359-0009

The shops at Southern Village are just down the road from Talecris and Caterpillar and across the road from the new Northeastern Foods Plant. It is a great spot for a retail center in Clayton just off the new Hwy 70 Bypass.

For information about leasing retail space in Clayton call Jim Lee at (919) 553-5400

This is a video of the construction of a beautiful home on Lot 72 in Portofino Equestrian Community in Clayton NC 27527

This home has almost 700 square feet of unfinished space that has the potential for anything!This floor plan is being used in this case with the master down and the other bedrooms upstairs, it has a study and keeping room whereas you could have all the bedrooms downstairs. It is the second home built by David Dozier in Portofino and it is one of four new homes under construction in the Belmont Section.

 

This is a video of the custom built home on lot 7 in Portofino Equestrian Community, this 2539 square feet home will be listed for $415,000, it is scheduled to be finished in late Fall. The horses at the end of the video had just come off one of the trails at Portofino.

Riverwood Athletic Club In Clayton NC Four Bedroom Homes For Under $200,000

316 Collinsworth Drive is a great move in ready home for sale in Riverwood Athletic Club in Clayton. The home has been extremely well taken care of and features upgraded carpets, hardwood floors,ceramic tile, fenced backyard.

 

The 2000 square foot home priced at only $189,900 has four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms,separate dining room, large eat in kitchen and great big living room with fireplace. This is one of the best homes for sale in Riverwood Athletic Club at $95 a square foot it just makes sense to buy this home. The Master Bedroom is a great size and has a sitting area, the suite features ceramic tile, separate shower and tub.

Riverwood Athletic Club is a planned community with multiple options for houses, from townhomes to single family to larger custom built homes. Riverwood Elementary and Riverwood Middle are in the neighborhood so you can walk to school. There is a fitness center with an indoor/outdoor pool and it appears a very active swim club. There are different membership levels that allow you to play golf at courses like, Riverwood, Eagle Ridge,Hedingham.

 

 

 

 

 

Riverwood Athletic Club is located in Clayton, Johnston County just east of Raleigh. It is two hours from the beach, and 3 hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains. The 27527 zip code was recently named in the top zip codes in the country by Business Week Magazine for having the best schools with the most affordable housing.

 

Open HouseSaturday July 10th, 12-6 and Sunday July 11th 1-6 at Portofino in Clayton NC.

We have a lot going on at Portofino these days, we have two spec homes that have just been started, Lot 7 which is being built by Corker Enterprises, and Lot 13 which is being built by Jarman Homes. These homes are Custom Built Homes in the low to mid $400's.

There are two presales again both Custom Built Homes by the Builder Team at Portofino, Lot 70 is being built by NC Custom Homes and Lot 55 built by Crosswinds Custom Homes LLC.

 

 

The two most recent sales were 148 Paraggi Court, (the Parade of Homes Best of the Best winner)  built by Kirkwood Builders which sold in a week and 159 Paraggi Court built by Crosswind Custom Homes LLC which also sold in no time.

 

 

The Red Roof Inn is a model for the homes being built in the newest phase at Portofino the Churchill Collection. These homes are beautifully designed custom country style homes with features like stone and hardiplank exteriors. Large open spaces, screened decks and wide porches for lots of outdoor living. These homes start in the $270's up to $350's.

 

 

 

The model home is actually the developer's home and was built in the 1930's and moved to it's current location where it was placed over a basement and a stunning addition was added. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Community is one of the finest in the Triangle and Clayton and Johnston County, the quality of the homes and the stunning amenities like the clubhouse and pool, walking trails and horse barn have to be seen.

 

Come and tour the home and see the various stages of construction going on and take a ride on our mule (four wheel kind) on one of the many miles of trails that follow the creeks down to the Neuse River.

Riverwood Athletic Club, Clayton NC 27527

Riverwood Athletic Club in Clayton is a planned community with features such as a fitness center, swimming pools, day care, learning center,some shops and both Riverwood Elementary and Riverwood Middle in the development. There are townhomes that start at about $105,000 and estate homes that can be as high as $490,000.
The zip code 27527 which is where Riverwood Athletic Club is located was recently named in the top ten in the country by BusinessWeek Magazine for having the best schools combined with the most affordable housing. Both schools are considered some of the best in the state. There is a new high school that will open in the Fall of 2010 which will take grades nine and ten called Corinth Holders High.
Riverwood Athletic Club is a short drive to Downtown Clayton, about twenty five minutes to Raleigh and two short hours to the beach. The area around Clayton has seen some job growth and some recent announcments include Talecis expanding their plant with plans to hire over two hundred people, Northeastern Foods a supplier of McDonalds building a new production facility and the creation of approx eighty jobs. Turkington a bakery equipment company relocated it's plant to Clayton also.

The market report for Riverwood Athletic Club for the six month period  Jan 4th - July 4th shows the following results as listed with the Triangle MLS, this does not account for FSBO homes.
Currently there are 54 homes active in Riverwood Athletic Club
Currently there are 7 properties pending in Riverwood Athletic Club
Currently there is one home contingent in Riverwood Athletic Club
There were 29 properties sold in Riverwood Athletic Club in this period.

The average days on market for the active homes was 291 while the average days on market for the sold homes was 109.