I would like to share how I advertise my sellers and landlords' listings in our local media - Chinastar.
Chinastar is a free Chinese Newspaper in Triangle area who covers all the Chinese population in North Carolina (Cary, Raleigh, Apex, Morrisville, Durham, Chapel Hill, Garner, Clayton, Knightdale, Wake Forest, Franklinton, Willow Springs, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina, Wendell, Greensboro, Winston Salem, Charlotte...e.t.c)
It is a very good media to reach the local Chinese and Taiwanese population cause the newspaper is free to consumers. You can get one free at Grand Asia Supermarket, A & C Supermarket and most of the local Chinese restaurant like Asian Aroma....e.t.c

Great Home in Braefield N Raleigh FOR RENT $1350/2000sqft

Address: 7739 Braefield Dr
Style: 2 Story
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Garage: Double
Size: 2,000 sq. ft. Lot Size: 0.14 acres
Year Built: 2003
MLS®: 1671627 Available Date: 8/26/2009

Beautiful Home For Rent in a Braefield.
Nice and wooded backyard with lots of trees.
Fomer model home with great floorplan.
Wood floors in Dining and Fireplace in Family room.
Spacious Master with double vanity and separate shower and tub.
House is partly furnished comes with King size bed and TV included in monthly rent.
Must See!!



Features
Interior Features
▪ Carpeted Floors
▪ Ceiling Fan
▪ Fireplace
▪ Hardwood Floors

Appliances
▪ Dishwasher
▪ Dryer
▪ Garbage Disposal
▪ Microwave
▪ Refrigerator
▪ Stove
▪ Washer/Dryer Hookup


Hannah Chan, GRI
Broker/Owner
Cary-Raleigh Realty, Inc.
919-426-1854
919-468-1570(Fax)
Website: http://www.caryraleighrealty.com
Blog: http://raleighcaryapexmorrisvillerealestate.blogspot.com/
Profie: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahchan

Beautiful 4 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths Houses in Raleigh FOR SALE! $178500/1919sqft

Details
Address: 1024 Cookwood Court Type: Residential Style: 2 Story Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 "2 Full, 1 Half" Garage: Double Size: 1,919 sq. ft. Lot Type: Rectangular Lot Size: 0.2 acres Year Built: 2005

Description
Best Location in Raleigh! One of the best and level lot in the neighborhood with fenced backyard! Extended double patio and organic veggie garden. Hardwood in FR, Great floorplan with lots of cabinets. Professionally painted house in a cul-de-sac street . Conveniently located within walking distance to Edgewater plaza, 5 min to Wal-mart, I440, I540, 10 min to Triangle Town Center Mall. Nice neighborhood with Olympic size pool and a separate kiddy pool. Move in ready today. This one will sell fast!




Hannah Chan, GRI
Broker/Owner
Cary-Raleigh Realty, Inc.
919-426-1854
919-468-1570(Fax)
Website: http://www.caryraleighrealty.com
Blog: http://raleighcaryapexmorrisvillerealestate.blogspot.com/
Profie: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahchan

$249500/3288sqft- Incoming Producing Quadplex in Prime Apex Location FOR SALE

Address: 612 Germaine Street
Type: Multifamily
Style: 2 Story
Bedrooms: Four 2 bedrooms 1 bath" Size: 3228 sq. ft.
Lot Size: 0.77 acres
Year Built: 1984

Investors Dream!!
Positive Cash Flow with long term tenants in place!!
Fully Leased Quadplex in Prime Apex Location!!
All our listings are sold "AS IS". All inspecitions should be done prior to going under contract.


Recent renovations include: New refrigerators in 2 units, new AC unit in 2007. Unit A leased at $525/mo; Unit B leased at $545/mo; Unit C leased at $535/mo; Unit D leased at $535/month. Owner pays $ 90/mo for water and maintain the lawn.



Features
Interior Features ▪ Carpeted Floors
Cooling▪ Central Air
Exterior Finish ▪ Vinyl
Heating ▪ Forced Air
Roof ▪ Composition
Lot Features ▪ Patio




Hannah Chan, GRI
Broker/Owner
Cary-Raleigh Realty, Inc.
919-426-1854
919-468-1570(Fax)
Website: http://www.caryraleighrealty.com/
Blog: http://caryraleighapexmorrisvillerealestate.blogspot.com/
Profie: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahchan/

The Most Popular Active Adult Communities in Cary, Raleigh, Apex, Morrisville, Durham in Triangle, North Carolina

I had worked with some seniors from New Jersey who would like to move to Cary to start their active adult living and I can share some popular retirement communities in the Triangle. We know RTP area not only attracted all the young professioanls but also the retirees because of the cost of living and quality of living!! Let's talk about some popular Active Adult Communities in Cary, Raleigh, Apex, Morrisville, Holly Springs, Fuquay Varina, Clayton, Garner, Durham, Wake Forest, Knightdale...e.t.c

CARY -
1)Del Webb's Carolina Preserve at Amberly
2)Heritage Pines by K.Hovanian & Westminster Homes
3)SearStone
4)Stone Creek Village by Centex Builder

FUQUAY VARINA
1)Buckhaven

RALEIGH
1) Ivy Hall

If you want to know more about the Active Adult Communities in Cary, Raleigh, Apex, Morrisville, Durham and surrounding areas, please feel free to email or call me for any question.
Hannah Chan, GRI
Broker/Owner
Cary-Raleigh Realty, Inc.
919-426-1854
919-468-1570(Fax)
Website: http://www.caryraleighrealty.com
Blog: http://caryraleighapexmorrisvillerealestate.blogspot.com/
Profie: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahchan

Canada Day Celebration this Sunday at Anderson Point Park in Raleigh

Canada Day Celebration at Anderson Point park on June 28th 11:30 to 4:30p.m
Canada Day celebration is this Sunday !

This year we are holding the picnic at Anderson Point Park 20 Anderson Point Dr. Raleigh, on June 28th from 11:30 to 4:30 . This is a city of Raleigh park with shelters, swings, play ground equipment and washrooms . We have planned an "Old Fashion" style picnic with games for kids of all ages, prizes, raffles, good fun and good food . CanSouth will provide the hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, paper plates and condiments . We are asking everyone to bring their own drinks as well as a side dish to share .
Please go to the CanSouth web site and register for this event by June 26th . Use the coming events link on the left hand side of the page or use this link: http://www.cansouth.org/cansouth_interface/Results/event_registration.asp .
The cost of for the picnic is $10 . 00 per family, $5 . 00 per single plus the CanSouth membership fee of $25 . 00 per family, $15 . 00 per single .
For more information, please go to www.cansouth.org
Hannah Chan, GRI
Broker/Owner
Cary-Raleigh Realty, Inc.
919-426-1854
919-468-1570(Fax)
Website: http://www.caryraleighrealty.com/
Blog: http://caryraleighapexmorrisvillerealestate.blogspot.com/
Profie: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahchan/

Electornic Recycling at Best Buy on June 27th in 3 BEST BUY Stores in Durham, Cary and Raleigh

Groups Partner Together For Triangle's E-Cycling Event on June 27th, 2008 from 10am-2pm
(Raleigh/Durham, NC) - Working together to keep potentially harmful obsolete and end-of-life electronics out of local landfills, Fox 50, Creative Recycling Systems, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba, and MRM are sponsoring an Electronics Collection Event on June 27th from 10am to 2pm. The event will be held in the parking lot of three local Best Buy Stores. (Durham Renaissance Center North Raleigh on Capital Blvd at Triangle Shopping Center and Crossroads Shopping Center in Cary)
This is one day collection event is FREE to the public and is expected to divert thousands of pounds of electronics from the local solid waste stream. The collected material will be processed by Creative Recycling Systems of North Carolina. Using automated and state-of-the-art technology to responsibly handle end-of-life and surplus electronic equipment, CRS provides a true environmental solution for e-scrap. For more information about Creative Recycling, please visit http://www.crserecycling.com/. MRM, a joint venture between Panasonic, Sharp, and Toshiba, is leading the way to make electronics recycling more convenient for consumers. With collection sites across the United State , MRM is working towards long-term and sustainable electronics recycling. For more information about MRM, please visit http://www.mrmrecycling.com/. Additional event partners include: Duke Recycling, UNC Recycling, NC State Recycling, Durham County , City of Durham , City of Raleigh , City of Durham Recycling , City of Raleigh Recycling , Sustainable Duke Program, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. A thank you goes to Win Properties for Triangle Shopping Center, CBL & Associates for Durham Renaissance Center and Ronus Corporation for Crossroads Shopping Center for allowing the events to be held in their parking lots at Best Buy locations. For more information about where to go and what items are accepted, visit http://www.fox50.com/ and click on What's Up.

Hannah Chan, GRI
Broker/Owner
Cary-Raleigh Realty, Inc.
919-426-1854
919-468-1570(Fax)
Website: http://www.caryraleighrealty.com
Blog: http://caryraleighapexmorrisvillerealestate.blogspot.com/
Profie: http://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahchan

Cary-Raleigh Realty Real Estate Newsletter Update June 2009


Welcome to Cary-Raleigh Realty's monthly Triangle Real Estate Update!!


Cary-Raleigh Realty, Inc. serves buyers, sellers, investors who are interested to buy and sell their Residential and Commerical Real Estate in Cary, Raleigh, Apex, Morrisville, Durham, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Garner, Wake Forest and surrounding areas. We specialised in Buyer agent, Listing agent, 1st time home buyer assistanace, Relocation specialist, Foreclosures, Short Sale, 1031 Exchanges, Auction and Property management. Again, I would like to thank all of you including my clients, my friends and my family for the continuous support, encouragement, trust and confidence in me. Special thanks to my friend, Sylvia, who designed the eye-catching logo for Cary-Raleigh Realty.Cary-Raleigh Realty will continue to carry the same motto, being "Your Entrusted Real Estate Advisor!". We will continue to strive for our best to serve you, your friends and your families -- " The highest compliment our clients can give us is the referral of their friends, family, and business associates! Thank you for your trust!! "

In this issue, I would like to share with you some tips on how to get your house ready for the marekt.... it is all about timing, pricing, staging and marketing.

Timing
Timing is everything!! You want to list your house during the active buying months for your area. Sometimes you might not be able to time it exactly because of many uncontrollable factors. Then you need to count on the pricing strategy to make it up for the not-too-perfect timing.

Pricing
Remember that the right selling price is not what you think your house should be sold for, and the right selling price is the market price which is what most buyers would be willing to pay for your house. The right pricing strategy will help make your listing competitive in the market and beat your competition. Initial listing price is not necessarily the same as your selling price. You can also use the right pricing strategy to attract more traffic to showing your house, hence increasing your chance of selling it.

There are many different factors to set the right pricing strategy. Your Realtor is supposed to know the selling trends in your subdivision and can perform a free comparative market analysis to suggest the competitive selling price for your house. You should rely on your Realtor's input for the right pricing strategy.
Staging
Staging a house can make a big difference with the potential buyers. Staging is like giving your house a beautiful " make-up" -- making it look attractive and impressive to the potential buyes. The staging will give the potential buyers a totally different perspective of and a positive experience with your house. A house with professional staging sells faster than an empty house with nothing but just walls and flooring.
As part of the staging, I will schedule a walk-through with the sellers, show them which areas needed to be improved and agree to a staging plan if desired. (There are staging professionals who provide the services at a fee. It is money well spent though.) Then we will set up the time for me to come back for the actual staging -- de-cluttering, re-arranging furnitures as needed, adding furniture, pictures, accessories and decorations &..etc. to make the house look homey and appealing. After staging the house, pictures taking is also as important. You want your house shown beautiful in all of the marketing materials and "virtual tour" on the internet.
I know a lot of sellers would hire a professional to stage their house. A typical staging could take about 5-8 hours to complete and might cost you a $1000 to $2000 for their service. I do it for my sellers with a nominal fee if they request it. However I would typically not charge my client for staging if I list the house that I helped them buy. It is a token of my appreciation for their trust in me and my services.

Marketing
Many sellers think "Open House" is a great idea and can really help sell their house. Based on the statistics from National Association of Realtors and my professional experiences, "Open House" is not an effective and productive marketing tool. I do it only if the sellers ask for one.
I also sometimes do advertisement in the local newspapers as needed.

However, the most effective maketing is via the internet...personal web sites, blogs, various real estate portals and MLS (Multiple Listing Services) by the Realtor Association. (Based on national statistics, over 85% of buyers and sellers and agents search houses through the internet.)
When the house is ready for marketing after the staging, I will start to advertise in all the internet media even BEFORE I put the house in MLS. I will list the house on my website, blog, Realtors.com, Trulia, Zillow, Facebook and other portals to provide the maximum exposure for the listing. I also email the listing to all of my buyer clients which I am currently working with and pre-show them the listing if they are interested in it.
So, my buyer clients can get to preview the house even before it is marketed on the internet.
Results
One of my listings was under a contract in 3 days -- it was achieved just by following the above tips steps by steps; of course there was an element of price as well!! It really surprised everyone in the seller's subdivision including my seller since most of the houses in that subdivision were listed at least 2 to 3 months before any offer.

These tips I am sharing with you are proven and work well if you have the right preparation and right marketing plan and right price!!Anyway, please feel free to call me or email me if you have any question about selling or buying real estate in Triangle area!!


Hannah Chan, GRI
Broker/Owner
Cary -R aleigh Realty, Inc .
919-426-1854
919-468-1570(Fax)
Website: http://www.caryraleighrealty.com