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      <title>Realtor Meets Friendly Dog While Walking Property For Client</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I went to take a video of this property after the surveyer had staked it, and came upon this beauty. I think he was all bark but I cannot confirm that!!&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:56:34 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Caterpillar in Clayton Announces Big Expansion of Clayton Plant Adding 200 Jobs!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Caterpillar in Clayton Announces Big Expansion of Clayton Plant Adding 200 Jobs!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Caterpillar adding jobs in Clayton" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/8/2/6/5/ar132839345756288.jpg" height="263" alt="Caterpillar adding jobs in Clayton" width="350"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Great news on the job front for folks in Clayton, North Carolina, Caterpillar made the announcement on Wednesday February 2nd 2012 that they were expanding their current manufacturing facility in Clayton and would be adding 199 new positions. ( Wait for cheering to subside!).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Caterpillar Plant on HWY 42 East in Clayton produces &#160;small wheel loaders and when completed will be the world source for these types of machines.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;The average pay will be $41,000, and along with manufacturing jobs there will be design and engineering jobs also.Caterpillar will &lt;img title="Caterpillar adding jobs in Clayton" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/3/6/1/6/ar132839362261632.jpg" height="263" alt="Caterpillar adding jobs in Clayton" width="350"&gt;add the jobs and additional facilities over the next five years. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;This is a great sign for the Clayton and greater Raleigh area which was just selected to outperform all other real estate markets in the US.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:16:27 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Custom Built Home In Equestrian Community Just Minutes From Raleigh</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Custom Built Home In Equestrian Community Just Minutes From Raleigh.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="New Homes in Raleigh Area of North Carolina" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/1/8/6/ar132810950468154.JPG" height="188" alt="New Homes in Raleigh Area of North Carolina" width="250"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;This is the newest home we have listed in the Churchill Section of Portofino an equestrian community in Clayton, North Carolina which is a short twenty minute drive to Downtown Raleigh. JordanBuilt Homes is building a range of Craftsman style ranch and two story homes in Churchill.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Standard features include, site finished hardwood floors, granite counter-tops, crown moulding, stainless steel appliances, tile floors. The homes in Portofino are heated with efficient Natural Gas, screened porches and grilling decks are standard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img title="New Homes in the Raleigh Area of North Carolina" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/6/7/3/6/ar132810959063765.JPG" height="188" alt="New Homes in the Raleigh Area of North Carolina" width="250"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Portofino is the Raleigh area's finest equestrian community with miles of trails, pastures, state of the art 22 stall barn. dressage arena showjumping arena. even if you dont own a horse there is so much to see and here, from walking the trails to kayaking on the river, fishing in the pond. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img title="New Homes in Raleigh Area of North Carolina" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/1/0/5/ar132810967650159.JPG" height="188" alt="New Homes in Raleigh Area of North Carolina" width="250"&gt;Swimming in the pool or enjoying an evening in front of a roaring outdoor fire at the clubhouse.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;This home has three bedrooms downstairs and a bonus or forth bedroom up. it has a separate dining room, and study. a screened in porch with a fireplace. the fireplace in the living room has built in bookshelves on either side. Hardwood floors, granite countertops, mudroom with shoe boxes!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:24:24 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Easy Peasy Bread Recipe......I Know! I Know! Why Am I Doing Recipes?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Easy Peasy Bread Recipe......I Know! I Know! Why Am I Doing Recipes?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Well I have been making this wonderful bread with only four ingredients and over the holidays I brought the bread to dinners and parties (showing off and cheaper than wine) !&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I had quite a few people ask for the recipe, which I have adapted from a previous recipe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;It is pretty easy to mess up bread making and most people think it requires a lot of time with kneading and resting etc, etc, so did I! Not so!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;OK so here is my version, makes one loaf of crusty white bread.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ingredients:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 Tbls Active Dry Yeast or 1 Packet.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;1 Tbls Kosher Salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;3 Cups of All Purpose Flour&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;2 Cups of Water ( 110 degrees F)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt; (Notice how this bowl was used earlier to make bread, this is a good way to get a sour dough type bread.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; In a large bowl add yeast and salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Add flour, mix with a wooden spoon until combined. Do Not over mix.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dough should be moist and loose to allow it to rise in bowl, add more water if necessary.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm spot for about three hours.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I always refrigerate the mix before baking as it is much easier to work with an hour or overnight.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Take the bread mixture out of the refrigerator and allow to rest for about an hour.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Spray Pam on a cookie sheet and dust with flour.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Flour your hands and sprinkle the dough with flour, unless you want it to stick to everything!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Scoop up the dough ball and just pull it together into an oblong shape.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/AZfPsRhv0Trmmk3ha5ApWM-IJUu84lnTEWLO-mlcIn5vvPoodKaxCoY6X4MrL7rYeESyqf1s0hHqtjSXIn_9xD_ugqZQUX6UdTQQFOZc53tCgJhllNg" height="199px;" alt="" width="333px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Place on the cookie sheet and cut two or three slashes in it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Place in the oven on the middle shelf.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Put two cups of boiling water in a cake pan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Quickly open the oven door and put the cake pan on the bottom shelf.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;ALERT!!! I JUST TOLD YOU TO PUT BOILING WATER IN A CAKE PAN AND QUICKLY OPEN THE DOOR TO A 450o OVEN!! BE AFRAID! BE VERY AFRAID!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bake for 30 mins, remove and tap bottom of bread, if it sounds hollow it is done.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/X7GXRd2mZJ-H_3kPEwpF1TS6GYrATfZlG6ZsE5NhHRYwgJSCJCcPBgpB4YNenqlG5csIy1BmrpzhsnuQU0U9Md50sqU07zuQNrncxrQhFvyN-7e1qsw" height="199px;" alt="" width="333px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Allow to cool on a wire rack and keep the rest of the family away from it&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bon Appetite!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The dough tastes better the more time it has in the fridge, once cooked it does not keep (no preservatives) so eat it or freeze it. You can also freeze the dough.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;OK that wasn't so bad!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:55:40 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Ahhhhhhhhhhh Spring In The Carolina's..............Wait, It's Only January!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Ahhhhhhhhhhh Spring In The Carolina's..............Wait, It's Only January!&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:23:08 -0500</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Buy This House And It Will Save You A Boat Load Of Money, Year After Year Because It&#8217;s Energy Star Certified.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;What does that mean? First off it has Radiant Barrier Insulation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Aluminum foil-based Radiant Barrier insulation which was originally developed by NASA helps keep the heat in during the winter and out during the summer. There is some good information here about &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.radiantbarrier.com/physics-of-foil.htm"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Radiant Barrier Insulation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sealed Crawlspace, it has &#160;a sealed crawlspace, do you hate spiders etc? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Open and vented crawlspaces are the norm and they rely on air movement to keep the area dry. There is moisture in the air aka humidity and moisture in the soil, if not properly vented out they can be quite a problem, wet and wood never good! So the crawlspace in &lt;a href="http://listings.realbird.com/D1D9B4E5/73151.aspx" title="Clayton Home Search"&gt;154 Sicily Dr.&lt;/a&gt; has a gravel base, a heavy PVC barrier. Insulation on the walls, the walls having been previously treated with moisture retardant. Now here is the kicker, the crawlspace is conditioned, meaning the air being pulled into the house is already cooled or heated, thus reducing your energy bills. Cleaner air also, so for people with allergies, you'll love this house!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tankless Water Heater, set it and forget it!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; You set the temperature you like the water to come out of the tap and then you wait.........Until you need some hot water, in which case presto you turn on the tap and instant hot water. Most standard water tanks are constantly heating the water, when you're asleep, when you're at work, wasting energy all the live long day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Other Energy Efficient Features Included in this home&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Air Sealed House And Ducts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Low E Windows&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Programmable Thermostat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Energy Efficient Appliances.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:49:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Great Weekend For An Open House In Clayton,NC</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Great Weekend For An Open House In Clayton,North Carolina!&lt;/strong&gt; Well maybe not great but not bad considering today's high Saturday January 21st 2012 will be 68 degrees, in January!!! It will be a little wet with some showers so timing is important. Sunday the high in &lt;strong&gt;Clayton, North Carolina&lt;/strong&gt; is back down to 48, still very agreeable for looking at open houses.&lt;img title="Homes for sale in Clayton, NC" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/2/9/2/5/ar132717437352921.jpg" height="135" alt="Homes for sale in Clayton, NC" width="180"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.portofinonc.com" title="Portofino Clayton, NC"&gt;Portofino&lt;/a&gt; in Clayton, just minutes from Downtown Raleigh has seven homes open this weekend.&lt;/strong&gt; We have four in the Belmont section where homes start at about $350 and go up to $600,these homes are finished and are truly spectacular luxury homes. &lt;strong&gt;The homes are built by a team of custom builders that include &#160;Jarman Homes, Corker Enterprises, Kirkwood Builders, and Renfrow Properties.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We also have three homes that are under construction in our Churchill section, these homes start in the $280's and go up to about $400.&lt;/strong&gt; Two are sheetrocked, carpeted and the third is framed, estimated finish date is February and April. In fact one of these homes is already sold! These homes are built by another member of the builder team JordanBuilt Homes who builds custom homes in Raleigh, Cary and Wilmington. The quality and included standard features are remarkably at this price, innovative designs like the large open foyer, the massive walk up storage, the custom moldings, stainless steel appliances, site finished hardwood floors.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:08:37 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Ranch home in Clayton,North Carolina under $100,000</title>
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:15:50 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://davidhodoherty.com/post/2726743/ranch-home-in-clayton-north-carolina-under-100-000</link>
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      <title>Great Ranch home in Clayton,North Carolina</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Great Ranch home in Clayton,North Carolina.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This very well kept ranch home in Clayton is in Wyndfall Subdivision, a small neighborhood of about 100 homes, mostly ranch with some two stories and nearly all on about an acre of land or more. The schools for this neighborhood are some of the best in Johnston County, River Dell Elementary, an Honor School of Excellence, Archer Lodge Middle and the newest school in Johnston County, Corinth Holder High School, all of two years old.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wyndfall is located in the town of Archer Lodge but has a Clayton mailing address, Archer Lodge is North Carolina's newest town having just been incorporated last year. It is a short drive to Downtown Clayton, is about thirty minutes to Downtown Raleigh, close to hospitals, colleges, the beach is two hours away and the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains are about three and a half hours away. Please enjoy this Video of 149 Carrie Dr, Clayton,NC and call with any questions or if you would like to schedule an appointment to see the home in person.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:43:35 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>What is it about Chocolate???</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img title="Chocolate Cake" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/2/1/0/7/ar132604493570126.jpg" height="298" alt="Chocolate Cake" width="500"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Call me at&#160; (919) 601-2268&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:50:57 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://davidhodoherty.com/post/2700620/what-is-it-about-chocolate-</link>
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      <title>Gated Community in Clayton,NC</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Gated Community in Clayton,NC.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Neuse Colony in Clayton, NC is a wonderful gated community build around three or four lakes. This home at 205 Magnolia Circle is on a lake and has some beautiful waterfront views from the two forty foot porches. There are walking trails throughout the neighborhood and these are along the Neuse River.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Neuse Colony is ceentraly located on Hwy 42 East. It is&#160;minutes from downtown Clayton and area shopping. It is also close to Raleigh and major hospitals, theaters, museums etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This home is on a cul-de-sac lot, has been very well maintained by the current original owners with all records showing the constant improvements and upgrades.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:41:31 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://davidhodoherty.com/post/2686943/gated-community-in-clayton-nc</link>
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      <title>Building A Custom Home In Portofino In Clayton, A Diary.....It's Finished!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Building A Custom Home In Portofino In Clayton, A Diary.....It's Finished!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a magnificent custom built home in the &lt;strong&gt;equestrian community near Raleigh called Portofino.&lt;/strong&gt; The house has four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, an office, a bonus room, finished walk-out basement. There are so many features and details, too many to list. The&#160;following series shows the different stages of construction in the building of this home in Portofino, the &lt;strong&gt;Triangle's premier equestrian community,&lt;/strong&gt; named &lt;strong&gt;2010 NC Community of the Year!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For further information about this or other homes available in Portofino call or text David at&#160; &lt;strong&gt;(919) 601-2268&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/2094011/building-a-custom-home-in-portofino-in-clayton-a-diary-day-1" title="Equestrian Communities in Raleigh Area"&gt;Building A Custom Home In Portofino In Clayton, A Diary.....Day 1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/2098181/building-a-custom-home-in-portofino-in-clayton-a-diary-day-2-and-3" title="Equestrian Communities in Raleigh Area"&gt;Building A Custom Home In Portofino In Clayton, A Diary.....Day 2 &amp;amp; 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/2108351/a-diary-of-building-a-custom-home-in-portofino-in-clayton-day-6-and-7" title="Equestrian Communities in Raleigh Area"&gt;Building A Custom Home In Portofino In Clayton, A Diary.....Day 6&amp;amp;7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/2126850/building-a-custom-home-in-portofino-in-clayton-a-diary-day-10" title="Equestrian Communities in Raleigh Area"&gt;Building A Custom Home In Portofino In Clayton, A Diary..... Day 10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://davidhodoherty.com/post/2164345/building-a-custom-home-in-portofino-in-clayton-a-diary-week-three" title="Equestrian Communities in Raleigh Area"&gt;Building A Custom Home In Portofino In Clayton, A Diary.....Week 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://5be4a7f.activerain.com/post/2197957/building-a-custom-home-in-portofino-in-clayton-a-diary-week-7" title="Equestrian Communities in Raleigh Area"&gt;Building A Custom Home in Portofino In Clayton, A Diary.....Week 7&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/2384295/building-a-custom-home-in-portofino-a-diary-month-5" title="Equestrian Communities in Raleigh Area"&gt;Building A Custom Home In Portofino In Clayton, A Diary.....Month 5&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:05:24 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Should You Leave Your Clayton Home On The Market Over The Holidays?......Absolutely</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Should You Leave Your Clayton Home On The Market Over The Holidays?......Absolutely&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here's why. People are traveling, people are off work, people make decisions at the end of the year, people want their kids to start school at the beginning of the semester, companies make changes this time of year, houses look good (some) decorated.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img title="Clayton Real Estate Market" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/0/9/3/6/ar132464433063902.jpg" height="300" alt="Clayton Real Estate Market" width="225"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here is what has happened to my Clayton area listings this past week. One of my listings is vacant, the people live in Florida and they have a huge family get together every year the week-end before Christmas. the owner called and said there would be thirty people in the house and to maybe block showings for that day, unless they really had to see it, so we just left it as it was.....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Guess what? &#160;Just as they would be sitting down for dinner, we got a showing appointment, now this house has had a decent amount of showings, but none in the last month.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Murphys Law! I called the showing service to see if they were only in town for the day and would they mind seeing the house with thirty people in it. Turns out the agent was sick and had to cancel anyway, so they re-scheduled for the next day. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The buyer was from San Diego &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;and was only in town for two days....still waiting to hear back.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;And there is another showing tomorrow, two days before Christmas!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;I have a listing in Wendell and again the home is vacant, so no issues there, Monday we had a second showing, Tuesday we had an offer, Wednesday we had a contract!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;I have another listing in Clayton and it is priced right, looks great, well kept, has had numerous showings, but none in the last two months. The owner called me on Monday to say they were going to Florida for the holiday and would be gone a week or so. So we talked about the market and the lack of showings, and this owner is fully aware of what is happening in the real estate market and knows they just have to wait it out.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; That evening I get a showing request for Tuesday!!!! They liked the house, and we may be able to work with them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Another listing I have in Clayton is a short sale with tenants in place, which is always hard because the showing service has to call the tenant and tenants have no skin in the game, in fact most of the time they really don't want the house to sell, so they can refuse showings and say they need more time. We have had one showing refused which was understandable as they wanted to see the house immediately. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Yesterday we had our first showing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;So we have five showings, one house under contract, all in the week before Christmas. You have to leave your house on the market during the holidays!! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Look, people understand that the house is not going to be pristine that there will be stuff out of place, they know that, if they're spending their holidays looking at houses they are in town to buy a house, and in&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; today's Clayton real estate market you cannot afford to let a buyer get away.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;One final point, this time last year I had a house listed and the owners took it off the market over the holidays, luckily we had put the house on our office Realtor tour so an agent who had buyers come into town remembered the house and asked if she could show it to her clients. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;My sellers were reluctant as they had guests staying, there was a Winnebago in the driveway ( nicer than Cousin Eddie's) and the house was a mess. I begged and they relented, had their guests help get the house in order and everyone jumped into the Winnebago during the showing. Buyers loved the house, made an offer, sellers accepted, my sellers then made an offer on a house they liked, builder accepted and on Christmas Eve we signed the contract.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;As I'm writing this I just got a call from an agent who is sending over an offer on my Wendell Property! I kid you not!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:46:36 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Mortgage Fees Would Rise Under Payroll Tax Cut Deal</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Robbing Peter to pay Paul, more like robbing Peter, Mary and the next generation to fund something, and we are lead to believe the folks on Capitol Hill did something productive. This post is from Lenn Harley who is way more articulate than I and exposes the shenanigans we have come to expect from our elected officials. I just said elected. I have disabled comments here but please visit Lenn's post and leave comments there.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/2655006/mortgage-fees-would-rise-under-payroll-tax-cut-deal"&gt;Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker, Virginia &amp;amp; Maryland (Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD &amp;amp; VA Homes and Real Estate)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;h1 class="entry-title"&gt;Mortgage Fees Would Rise Under Payroll Tax Cut Deal&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SMOKE AND MIRRORS AGAIN ON CAPITOL HILL.&#160; Read more &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&amp;amp;articleID=990160382&amp;amp;ids=0Oe34TcPsMejAId3wQcPgVcjAVb38UcP0Scj0VeiMSej4OcjoTdPAIcPAUcP0NdjwV&amp;amp;aag=true&amp;amp;freq=weekly&amp;amp;trk=eml-tod2-b-ttl-2&amp;amp;ut=1ZdqLDORr7O501" title="mortgage mess"&gt;HERE.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If you're a real estate agent, a real estate broker, a loan officer, a home buyer or a home owner,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YOU HAVE A TARGET ON YOUR BACK.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Congress has done it again.&#160; &lt;strong&gt;The government has targeted one group of Americans to benefit another&lt;/strong&gt;.&#160; This is what Congress calls &lt;strong&gt;"paid for"&lt;/strong&gt; when they design legislation to benefit one group of voters and sticks their hands in the pockets of another group to "pay for it".&#160; In most cases of course, the group to benefit are expected to vote for the politician(s) who sponsor the legislation.&#160; In this case it's an extension of the so called&lt;strong&gt; "payroll tax cut".&#160;&lt;/strong&gt; This is&#160;&lt;strong&gt;not&lt;/strong&gt; a "payroll tax cut".&#160; Never was and never will be.&#160; It is a clear reduction in the withholding for &lt;strong&gt;FICA contribution&lt;/strong&gt; to fund Social Security benefit recipients.&#160;&#160;Of course, as usual, the benefit is immediate and the "pay" for it will be a charge to American home owners and buyer for the next &lt;strong&gt;ten years.&#160; Have we ever seen Congress buy any votes by cutting one single $Dollar of spending???&#160; Help me out.&#160; I can't think of one.&#160; &lt;/strong&gt;What they propose today will be paid for by &lt;strong&gt;new fees on some group of Americans&lt;/strong&gt;&#160;long into the future.&#160; Even when Congress "reduces" an expenditure, it's only a reduction in the&lt;strong&gt; "rate of growth&lt;/strong&gt;", not a cut as they cleverly claim.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this case, the reduction in FICA withholding is "paid for" by gouging home owners and home buyers and it will last FOR THE LIFE OF THE LOAN.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY HAS A TARGET ON IT'S BACK! &#160;That's for sure.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"In exchange for a &lt;strong&gt;two-month tax cut&lt;/strong&gt;, the Senate on Saturday approved a permanent &lt;strong&gt;increase in fees&lt;/strong&gt; attached to &lt;strong&gt;mortgages backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)."&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The fee amounts to about &lt;strong&gt;$360 per household per year&lt;/strong&gt;&#160;for an average &lt;strong&gt;$200,000 mortgage&lt;/strong&gt;.&#160; How much money will this hit on home owners and home buyers raise??&#160; About $37,000,000,000.&#160; Of course, that will extrapolate to &lt;strong&gt;$720 per household&lt;/strong&gt; with a $400,000 mortgage.&#160; That's a lot of $Billions and that's a lot of households.&#160; $37,000,000,000 represents $Thirty Seven Thousand Million.&#160; It represents a &lt;strong&gt;fee&#160;to every single home buyer&lt;/strong&gt; who finances their new home purchase with a loan purchased or insured by &lt;strong&gt;Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Federal Housing Administration&lt;/strong&gt;, or about &lt;strong&gt;90% of ALL newly originated or refinanced loans.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$37,000,000,000 &lt;/strong&gt;is a lot of money and the saddest thing about the entire matter is that it funds the reduction in the FICA withholding for only&lt;strong&gt; TWO MONTHS.&#160; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;If Congress succeeds in passing legislation to reduce the FICA withholding for a year, which is the goal of many today, where will they get the money to PAY FOR that????&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I GIVE UP!!&#160; &lt;/strong&gt;What I do know is that anyone involved in the housing industry, every home owner who may wish to refinance their home loan and every future home buyer for years&lt;strong&gt; HAS A TARGET ON THEIR BACKS!!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;BTW, the "tag" for this post is &lt;strong&gt;"mortgage mess",&lt;/strong&gt; now up to 245 posts with this one.&#160; Why do I have a compendium of posts with the tag of mortgage mess??&#160; Because, IMO, the "mortgage mess" was caused by, created by and exacerbated by actions of the U.S. Congress.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:31:09 -0500</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Had my One on One with my BIC.......... Time to set some goals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I had my one on one with my BIC last week and it made me go back and re-evaluate some of my plans for the upcoming year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I want to spend more on marketing......no, not that kind of marketing, newspapers, RE books is not where I'll be spending my money. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I want to learn and I want to streamline my online presence, I have a great website with Dakno, I have my ActiveRain Blog, I have two Outside blogs, I have a Blog for Portofino. I have a Twitter, Facebook, Linked in, and on and on. I firmly believe you have to spend some money to advance in this business, the top agents do it, or they are the knowledge to do it themselves. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Of course there are places to go to get free advise......Here on ActiveRain is one of the best places to learn and connect with people who know what they are talking about. In fact it's through AR that I found a class I intend to take with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://seoforagents.com/seo-to-the-top-training-course.php"&gt;&lt;span&gt; Katherina Gassett&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. O&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ne of the best ideas I think to come from AR recently is the 30 day challenge, right now there is a December challenge going on, powerful stuff, I did one in September and it is hard, let me tell you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;So I will spend more on my website, I want it to generate quality leads,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dakno.com/"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dakno&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; designs some really cool Real Estate Websites&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &#160;I will blog blog blog but I want to learn to optimize my time and so I will invest in knowledge for that. I have a smart phone, an iPad2 a laptop, I'll be spending money on apps, lenses, software I think this Internet stuff is going to be around for a bit!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I'll also be doing some non Internet based marketing for example, mailing to my neighborhood, I used to do it and it generated a lot of listings, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I stopped and so did the listings, there are six homes listed now, and I only have one, I think if I can get into the homes listed, when they expire I might get them. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I read &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/homesfranklinma"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Barbara Todaro'&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;s blog, as should you and she does a staggering amount of mailing and it works for her and works well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;When you have to explain how a plan is going to work out loud and to another person, it is a powerful way to find out if the plan is sound or needs tweaking.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; Can you guess I had a tweaker in there! I have a large data base but &#160;&#160;it is just names of people until I separate them into groups and assign a plan for each group, I probably won't be &#160;calling up my Mother in Law and asking for referrals but I will be calling my past clients, who I have neglected, and I have clients that need a nudge.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;2011 was not a great year and I'll be glad to see the back of it, I did spend a lot of time working on projects and homes that will come to fruition in 2012. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bring It!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David O'Doherty-Clayton NC Homes  Raleigh, NC (Coldwell Banker HPW)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:10:29 -0500</pubDate>
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