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When we moved into our new house over one year ago here in Durham, we moved several of the bushes in our front bed to make way for some of our favorites. We planted this jasmine, helebores, elephant ears, columbines, gardenias, and zinnias where previously relatively monchrome bushes were planted...
04/13/2017
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Although we are only about one month from the beginning of Winter, here in Durham, North Carolina, it appears that we are still in Peak Fall Foliage! Over the past week, I have seen vibrant colors that I do not remember seeing of the past several years.How was the color-changing season in your ne...
11/17/2016
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My family and I moved into a new house this past December, and my favorite bush was in bloom at that time because of our crazy warm Winter that we had over the past year. I was so happy to find a gardenia in front of our house, because I have wanted one over the past few years since I have learne...
05/31/2016
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It is with mixed emotions that I tell the world wide web that my house in Durham, NC is now for sale. The house that I have poured emotions and capital into over the last 6.5 years is the only one that I thought I would own while my wife studies at Duke University.218 East Knox Street, Durham, N...
11/30/2015
There is a great new listing available for sale in Burlington, NC, (1010 Central Avenue ) that I recently listed. It is a great property that was built in 1951 that has three bedrooms and three bathrooms, and offers many attractive features. The house is a spacious (2,819 sqaure feet) mid-centu...
11/02/2015
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Here in Durham, NC (The South's Tastiest Town), we have so many incredible breweries, restaurants, places for desserts, and bakeries that we are certainly a destination for localvores and culinary aficionados the world over. Such places for delectables often steal the spotlight from Durham's oth...
08/05/2015
Here in Durham, North Carolina, the market is so hot in neighborhoods near downtown, the "good old days" of multiple offers have returned. With one of my listings that I entered into our MLS last Wednesday evening, the great house attracted an offer the following day without the potential buyers ...
04/06/2015
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It was with a heavy heart that I learned last year of the passing of Tom Magliozzi, one-half of Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, who provided thousands of laughs to me over the years with their show Car Talk that aired on Saturday mornings on hundreds of local NPR stations. Before his death,...
02/03/2015
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4606 Regis Avenue in Spring Valley of Durham, NC is on the market to be sold just in time to celebrate the Christmas holiday season. Some lucky family will be the next owner of a house that has been thoroughly renovated. Upstairs, there is a beautiful kitchen with granite counters and stainles...
12/16/2014
This is a rare find in the wonderful Duke Forest neighborhood that abuts Duke University with primarily older homes. This house was built in 2004 by Mike Diamond of Green Country Builders for comfort and efficiency. The 1,850 square foot home is finely finished inside, with hardwoods in the livi...
11/11/2014