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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
FrontPorchRealtyNC.com

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

Welcome Home: 33 Long Meadow Ln, Fuquay-Varina

33 Long Meadow Ln, Fuquay Varina, NC, 27526

Lafayette Meadows

Enjoy three Bedrooms + Loft is situated on a beautiful, open 1/2 acre lot. Formal Living Room or Dining Room, it’s yours to choose! Large island in Kitchen with granite and Stainless Steel appliances. No need to worry about hauling your main appliances over, Refrigerator and washer/dryer convey. Corner Fire Place in sunny Family Room.
Three Bedrooms on the first floor with Loft and Laundry Room situated on the second floor. This home is perfect for any stage in life and is ready for it’s new owner!
Located not far off of 401 S., you will be in the heart of easy commute to Fayetteville, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, and Raleigh!

Contact your Local Real Estate Experts at Front Porch Realty TODAY to learn more about this gorgeous house!

919.577.0175

fprealtync@gmail.com

frontporchrealtync@gmail.com

Purfoy Place : 193 Lambert Ln, Fuquay Varina

THE PAXTON –

This one-of-a-kind home by local builder, Glover Design Build, in new neighborhood, Purfoy Place, is move-in ready! A perfect, spacious layout; the Master + two Bedrooms on the first floor, Bonus + fourth Bedroom and third full bath on the second floor. Custom upgrades throughout the residence that are elaborate and modern, from accent walls, quartz, tile, LVP and so much more. Enjoy a tiled shower and garden tub in the Master Bathroom and a huge walk-in closet with custom shelving! Not just a kitchen, a GOURMET kitchen with soft-closed drawers and Kitchen island. All beautiful lighting throughout home picked from local lighting store, Lights Unlimited. Enjoy your almost 1/2 acre lot on your Front Porch in the early mornings and in the evenings venture to the back where you can sit comfortably on your screened porch or grilling deck. All of this and more in Purfoy Place, just a few short minutes from Downtown Fuquay! County water and sewer and fiber internet!

4 Bedroom / 3 Bathroom

$595,000

2,830 sf

MARKET UPDATE YEAR-END 2022 | SW WAKE COUNTY

Happy New Year!
 
Just when we thought real estate in the Triangle could not surprise us anymore! 2023 brings us a much slower-paced market with months of inventory just beginning to look slightly balanced. Our buyers slowed way down; I believe partly because they were priced right out of the market with the rising interest rates as well as out of an abundance of caution.  Rents are high, but house payments are even higher.  I believe buyers at every life stage took a step back and are cautiously analyzing what is important to them in their household. Despite that, the Triangle is continuing to experience record growth which will continue to bring the buyers to our area. We will continue to see a shortage of re-sale homes as those re-sale owners that have refinanced are choosing not to go anywhere.
 
See our Year-End 2022 Market update here –
4th Q 2022
 
Front Porch Realty has exciting news; we are getting ready to offer Property Management services for residential and multi-family units. Watch for our public announcement coming soon and let us know if we can help you, or anyone you know, with their property management needs. We have invested in a streamlined program/app that is going to make it super easy for the renter and landlord! Be sure to follow along to stay in the know of all of our happenings!
 
If you would Like to receive our quarterly local Market Update regularly in your mailbox, or inbox, LET US KNOW!  
-Laura Moody Evans
Broker-in-Charge/Owner

Welcome Home to 3812 Bostwyck Dr, Fuquay-Varina

Welcome to 3812 Bostwyck Drive, Fuquay-Varina, NC, 27526

This ALL BRICK custom-built home sits in the perfect North Fuquay-Varina location on a beautiful and private 3/4 acre wooded lot.

We asked our homeowner to let us know what made them choose this home and the Southwyck neighborhood so we wanted to share with you what we learned!

“What first attracted you to your home?”

All brick home, hardwood floors on the first floor, the open floor plan, and a beautiful wooded lot that backs up to a creek. Inside features hardwood floors on the first floor. The location is unbeatable! Great schools for our kids to attend and outside of City limits!

Any memories in your home that you would like to share with your buyer?

Sitting in the sunroom or on the screened porch, watching the beautiful sunsets. Enjoyed watching the kids play in the backyard and the creek!

What would you consider your homes best selling feature?

The house is all brick and sits on a wooded lot, even more so the houses do not sit on top of each other in this neighborhood. Great location to easily get to Downtown Fuquay or to Raleigh!

Anything about the location or neighborhood of your home you would like to share?

Once 540 is finished, the home will be very close to access the outer loop! Being on the North side of town is easy access to Raleigh and RTP!
Contact FRONT PORCH REALTY for your private showing TODAY!

The Onyx IX

Award winning plan, The Onyx IX by Gemstone Homes sits picture perfectly on a pond view lot!

The Onyx boasts 4/5 Bedrooms PLUS 4 Full Baths. Enjoy a soaring open foyer, a Statement Gourmet Kitchen with a stainless steel hood, quartz, 36″cooktop and wall oven/microwave combo. The Master Suite and Guest bedroom are located conveniently on the first floor. The second floors holds 2 Bedrooms, a Bonus room, and a 5th Bedroom or second Bonus Room!
To learn more about Purfoy Place, located in Fuquay-Varina, and our outstanding Custom Builders, contact Front Porch Realty today…time is running out!

Purfoy Place

Welcome to PURFOY PLACE, located approximately 7 minutes from Downtown Fuquay-Varina.

Rolling pastureland, pond views, and a wooded cul-de-sac make PURFOY PLACE the perfect place to call home. All homesites are just shy of half an acre with curb and gutter, sidewalk on the north side of the street, and a mail kiosk. Continue reading →

A Small Town with a Historical Past and a HUGE Future

Fuquay-Varina (FeW-kWAY VAh-Ree-NUh)

SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE

Although growing, and we mean growing FAST, Fuquay-Varina still maintains it’s small-town atmosphere. Supporting local is a key factor to this along with the outstanding community Fuquay-Varina holds. With events held all over our town throughout all seasons, to local companies that are known world-wide, Fuquay-Varina has it all. Fuquay-Varina locals shop, drink, and eat local and there is a good reason for that. We have some of the best breweries around, delicious food found on every street in both Districts, and activities for all ages, young and old! Aviator Brewery, well-known all over in Grocery Stores and Gas Stations originated in Fuquay-Varina and is a hit for locals and visitors! Take a ride on the Brewquay Prowler to explore the multiple breweries Fuquay offers with a group of friends! Stop into our favorite dive-bar for a delicious custom drink and if you’re lucky, a yummy bite to eat if you see that neon burger sign lit up at The Brick! Anywhere you venture to in Fuquay-Varina, you are sure to find a smiling face!

LESS THAN 20 MILES FROM DOWNTOWN RALEIGH

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