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Ashworth Park

Get out and about this summer and explore the history of our town of Fuquay-Varina! What better way to celebrate the Year of the Trail AND National Parks and Recreation Month than by strolling some of Fuquay’s beautiful parks?

FIRST PARK UP?

Ashworth Park, home to significant historical Town treasures while boasting a  beautiful shaded, landscaped park area. Around the park find an original tobacco barn, a playhouse from the Johnson House, a caboose, and the sculpture Ghost Farmers! There is much to learn as you walk around the park area.  

HISTORY BEHIND THE PARK –

Ashworth Park is the original home place of Rufus and Cornelia Ashworth, who married on January 12, 1918 during World War 1. The couple moved to Fuquay-Varina in 1922 and built their home at 112 Aiken Street around 1927 and expanded it over the years to accommodate their growing family. In 1937 Rufus opened his own clothing store, Ashworth’s Clothing, and operated it until his death in June of 1970. Cornelia continued to live in the Aiken Street home place until her death at the age of 97 on December 16, 1995. The generations of Ashworth’s that followed have contributed significantly to the Town of Fuquay-Varina making it a better community. Ashworth’s Clothing remains on Main Street in Fuquay-Varina. Ashworth Park was dedicated on October 8, 2014.
 

New Construction Homes in Fuquay-Varina

New Fuquay-Varina subdivision, Purfoy Place has only a few opportunities left. Hurry and you can still make your own custom selections!

Enjoy a quaint, one-street neighborhood with .5 acre lots(!!!) nestled on the Harnett Co side, just a short 7 minute drive to all the Downtown Fuquay-Varina amenities. Local builders Kara Homes, Glover Design Build, TBP Homes and Gemstone Homes have built some beautiful CUSTOM homes with a few more to go! Two homes currently are READY for immediate closing with 4 more currently available! Head on over to our website to get more information!

$10,000 USE AS YOU CHOOSE!! ACT FAST!

Check out the newest neighborhood DRONE footage by Mary Pickard Photography to see how far Purfoy Place has come! Check out all available NEW CONSTRUCTION homes in Fuquay-Varina HERE and CONTACT US to get started with your home search with a trusted LOCAL real estate agent!

Fuquay-Varina Independence Day Celebration

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Where? South Park When? Saturday, July 1st, gates open at 6pm Who? Your friends & family! Please leave dogs at home!
The Town of Fuquay invites you and your friends and family to come out to South Park to enjoy an evening of celebration! Enjoy live music featuring Spare Change (starting at 6:30pm), the Splash Pad will be open from 6pm-8pm, food trucks on site all evening, and fireworks starting at sundown (typically 9:15, weather permitting). Coolers are allowed however this is an alcohol free event. Head over at 6pm with your chairs & blankets to be sure you grab a good spot to view the fireworks! We can’t wait to celebrate with our community!

South park : 820 S. Main st, fuquay-varina parking : community center, jones st via south main, or just a short walk from downtown Fuquay!

Flags for Heroes

FLAGS FOR HEROES  May 22nd – June 14th 201 N. Main St Fuquay-Varina, NC

It’s hard not to notice the beautiful Red, White, and Blue blowing in the breeze as your driving down Main St as you pass by the Chamber building. Fuquay-Varina continues it’s “Flags for Heroes” tradition put on by the Rotary Club of Fuquay. Recognize someone whose served your family, your community, or your country by sponsoring a flag in memory or in honor of. To sponsor a flag and recognize a hero in your life visit THIS LINK for more information. Your sponsorship will include a 3′ x 5′ American Flag displayed on a 10′ flag pole. The flag you sponsor includes a medallion with your hero’s name that you may take home as a keepsake. Contact FVFlagsforHeroes@gmail.com for more information.

Event Calendar –

May 29th : Memorial Day Ceremony at 10am Join the Rotary Club as they recognize all of our military veterans who lost their lives as a result of service to their country.
June 14th : Closing Ceremony at 12pm Join the Rotary Club as each hero’s name is called. Your presence shows our hero’s and their families how much you appreciate their service.

The StoryWalk at Alston Ridge Park

STORYWALK AT ALSTON RIDGE PARK

2023 is known as the Year of the Trail, lucky for you Fuquay-Varina has numerous trails for you to enjoy all year long! The newest interactive addition is presented by the Fuquay-Varina Junior Woman’s Club and is a project created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library; Introducing Storywalk at Alston Ridge Park. Opening to the public recently in Alston Ridge Park, Storywalk is an innovative and immersive way for children (and adults) to get out and enjoy the outdoors while you follow along a children’s storybook. Laminated pages from a children’s story book will be attached to wooden stakes along the pathway for you and your children to read along with as you enjoy the paved pathway. The children’s book will be switched out every 3-months for your enjoyment so be sure to check back for new stories!
6580 Hilltop Needmore Extension, Fuquay-Varina, NC, 27526

Local Property Management Company READY to help!

Are you an investor with rental properties in Wake County, North Carolina? Check out Front Porch Rentals!

  A local company located in Fuquay-Varina, NC and serving Wake County and surrounding areas. We would love the chance to take care of your investment property and set you up to get a return on your investment as soon as possible! There are lots of great reasons to hire us, but here are a few that are especially beneficial to investors like yourself:
  • We are LOCAL! No traveling for you, and you can be sure that someone physically has eyes on your property to be sure that it is being cared for properly.
  • Maintenance & Repairs: Most maintenance, we will handle for you. The tenant will contact us directly if there is an issue, and we will facilitate the fix. We will also inspect the property and schedule routine maintenance as needed.
  • You will have your own owner’s login to our software so you are able to view any relevant information to your property at any time, as well as run a variety of reports making reconciling your financials a breeze.
  • Most importantly, we will free up your time! With us handling tenant screening, move-in coordination, marketing, lease and lease renewals signing, repairs, property inspections, etc., it gives you more time to find your next investment!

Please contact us for more information or if you have any questions.

B&J Heating and Air Services

With the hot months upon us, many of us forget how important it can be to have your HVAC system serviced regularly to ensure you are getting the best performance from your system. Regular HVAC maintenance can help improve the efficiency of your system, extend the lifespan, and reduce energy costs on your bill. Your LOCAL Fuquay-Varina HVAC experts at B&J Heating and Air Services are ready to help keep you cool this Summer season! Providing excellent Customer Service for over 20 years!
 
Being a homeowner is one of the most rewarding feelings however, at times being a homeowner can be slightly tricky. Maintaining your home as a whole is top priority and though you may be top of your game regarding this, there will almost always be a situation where you need an experienced professional. How do you know when it’s time to call a licensed professional? Here are some of the top signs your HVAC needs servicing –
 
  • Your system is not cooling your home effectively or efficiently.
  • Your system is making unusual noises (high pitched squealing, banging, clicking, buzzing, hissing, rattling, or other unusually loud sounds).
  • Your system is leaking water (or some other substance).
  • Your system is tripping the circuit breaker
     
You can easily set up an appointment with B&J Heating and Air Services by filling out their online contact form, calling their one of TWO lines to speak with someone about getting on schedule, or send them an over an email and they will reach out to you. Be sure you have all of your information regarding your HVAC system ready and available for use (system brand, year, warranty if applicable) for a more speedy scheduling!
 
“I personally can say that B&J Heating and Air Services exceeded by expectations. I have been experiencing issues with cooling my home the past couple of summers however this summer it was clear I needed a professional to pinpoint the issues. I had one business come out assess the problem, thinking it was a simple fix I followed instructions and still, NO cold air coming from my vents. A trusted source mentioned I need to reach out to B&J Heating & Air to help me and sure enough, Ben came out about 2 hours after our first call and was able to figure the problem and offered solutions and would be back that following Monday (SLOW freon leak causing NO cold air and a sky rocketing bill). Once the weekend passed Ben was back with a fix to my problem and I had my unit back up and running in no time and all at a great price! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND BEN AND HIS TEAM AT B&J Heating and Air.” -Haylee Kinlaw (Front Porch Realty                                                                         Marketing Manager)  
Don’t ignore any potential maintenance problems with your unit like I did! Contact B&J Heating & Air Services today whether you are having issues, your system needs a good clean, or any other service seen fit to keep your system in good health!
 

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Welcome Home: 521 Culmore Dr., Fuquay-Varina, 27526

Gorgeous home located in Tyler Park less than 10 minutes from Downtown Fuquay-Varina. While sitting in your 3-season Sunroom, enjoy overlooking spacious fenced-in yard with ample room for entertaining. Master Bedroom is on main level with a his and hers walk-in closet! Bonus Room on second floor, perfect for another bedroom, study, or a play-room! This open and spacious floor plan offers lost of natural light, plantation shutters, hand scraped engineered wood flooring, and so much more.

SOLD in less than 48 hours! Looking to sell your home quickly without any headache? Contact your only LOCAL Fuquay-Varina Real Estate Agents at Front Porch Realty today to see how we can help you!

919.577.0175

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2023 Spring Sellers Market Outlook

If You’re Thinking of Selling Your Home, Spring is the Perfect Time

Traditionally we have all heard; “Wait until the Spring to put your home on the market!” While Spring is a fine time to sell your home, what I have learned while selling homes in Fuquay-Varina for the last 30 years is there really isn’t a “bad” time to sell your home in the Triangle area of North Carolina!
Yes, Spring brings the school-minded families out hoping to get all settled in a new home before school starts but we all know Wake county doesn’t have a “traditional school calendar” and hasn’t for a very long time. Of course, LOTS of our transplants that are looking for homes in our area are coming from areas of the country where they only know the traditional school calendar of September to May. So, Spring makes a perfect time to sell your home.
Spring also entices us all to do our “Spring Cleaning” …does anyone else remember washing walls with a bucket and sponge and windows inside and out with a vinegar bottle and newspaper on their Spring Break?? After a good cleaning out from our winter months, putting your home on the market to sell is a great idea!
I have seen over the years that if someone is looking for a home in the winter months, they “have” to move and are very serious. We don’t have to worry, most years anyway, about moving in the snow or bitter cold but we know our “transplants” do! I have always told my owners that were thinking of putting their home on the market in the fall or winter but they want to “wait until Spring”, why wait until you have lots of competition out there? May as well sell when no one else is! It’s all about supply and demand!
Speaking of supply and demand, we are STILL seeing a shortage of homes in Fuquay-Varina and the surrounding areas. We just put a home on the market last Friday afternoon and received multiple offers before the weekend was up! Yes, the mortgage interest rates are going up, but rising rates are not stopping buyers needing a home in our area! Buyers know they can always refinance their home loans when the rates head downward again.
Front Porch Realty is the only LOCAL INDEPENDENT real estate company in Fuquay-Varina. We all eat, live, and play here and most of all we KNOW our Fuquay-Varina real estate market. We consistently have buyers from all over the country contacting us as they find us on Google and can quickly see we are the LOCAL leader of Fuquay-Varina. I publish a hyper-local quarterly Real Estate Market Update, let me know if you would like to receive it by email or snail mail. Oh, and Front Porch Realty just partnered with Front Porch Rentals offering Property Management for our local homeowners!  
Let us know how we can help you!
-Laura (Moody) Evans, Broker/Owner
Front Porch Realty | 604 N Main St Fuquay-Varina | 919-422-4542
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Welcome Home: 619 Bristlecone Pine, Fuquay-Varina, NC

619 Bristlecone Pine, Fuquay-Varina, NC, 27526

One-story, 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath very spacious home. The kitchen is it’s own oasis with a Kitchen Island, gas range, granite, pantry, and large breakfast/dining area that overlooks porch and fenced in backyard with a well-maintained area. Some of the touches any buyer would enjoy…updated bathrooms, LVP flooring, dual-vanities and walk-in shower with cathedralic ceilings in Master Bathroom. Located in well established neighborhood, Southern Oaks, this home is the PERFECT Fuquay-Varina location. Located right off of Judd Parkway, enjoy an easy walk to the Community Center, Parks, and even Downtown Fuquay-Varina! Easy commute to anywhere within the Triangle! This cute as a button one-story home sold in less than 48 hours for over asking price! From the perfect location, to the floor plan, this home wasn’t going to last long!

Ready to get your home sold quickly and reliably?

Contact your Local Fuquay-Varina Real Estate Experts at Front Porch Realty TODAY!

919.577.0175

fprealtync@gmail.com