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McCar Homes Raises More than $300,000 at Eighth Annual Golf Tournament
McCar Homes far surpassed their goal of $250,000 at their Eighth Annual Charity Spring Classic golf tournament held in May.

Howard Perry & Walston Team up for a Cure
On June 14, 2008, Howard Perry & Walston (HPW) teamed up to take part in the 2008 Komen NC Triangle Race for the Cure®.

Pulte Homes to Tee up for N.C. Children’s Promise
Pulte Homes of Raleigh will host its first ever Pulte Homes Charity Golf Classic benefiting the N.C. Children’s Promise, a nonprofit organization supporting the N.C. Children’s Hospital on September 15, 2008 held at Devils Ridge Country Club in Holly Springs.

Insulating Your Home for Winter
As the chilly winter months approach and the gas prices are up, it is important to think about keeping your family nice and warm in your home – without emptying your wallet. The insulation that you use can keep you warm in your house in the winter.

Chapel Hill: A town that has it all
As a public administration graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the early 1980s, Roger Stancil thought working for the town would be the ideal job. Today, as Chapel Hill’s town manager, Stancil helps run the town that many consider the “Southern Part of Heaven.” For university students and residents alike, it is the town they never want to leave. “Chapel Hill has it all – an atmosphere of learning, energetic residents, major cultural events, sports, & good restaurants,” Stancil says. “And, as the song goes, these are just a few of my favorite things.”

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Your Home Away From Home


By Staff

Second Home
Maybe your idea of heaven on earth is a warm, sandy beach, the sound of a rolling surf, a quiet candlelit supper at a dockside restaurant. It could be challenging snowy slopes, rafting the whitewater on a tangle of rivers, fishing in trout-filled streams and lakes. Or, endless stretches of rolling green fairways with challenging dog legs, a drink with friends at the 19th hole, a gated community with tennis and swimming.

 

If you find yourself visiting these places in your dreams or vacations, maybe it's time to think about a second home. Even in a volatile real estate market, second home sales are up – thanks to friendly financing from bankers and mortgage brokers alike. Real estate agents, familiar with the market in your corner of paradise, are willing and able to aid in the search. Real estate management companies can advise and assist in making that second home an equity and income producer. Homebuilders and developers are creating homes and whole communities that cater to the shared dreams of the retired, semi-retired and seasonal resident.


It's never too early to start exploring the possibilities. Beaches, mountains, lakes, rivers and recreational facilities – North Carolina has them all. If a second home is in your future, chances are you'll find it a lot closer to home than you might think.