Comments on: Top Ten Durham Websites http://durhamluxre.com/2010/06/09/top-ten-durham-websites/ The Springtree Realty Guide to Luxury Homes in and around Durham North Carolina Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:07:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jay http://durhamluxre.com/2010/06/09/top-ten-durham-websites/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Jay Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:53:31 +0000 http://durhamluxre.com/?p=890#comment-1260 Thanks for your comment. In the left sidebar there is a link to a buyers guide for luxury homes in Durham that describes Durham's neighborhoods. I'll respond to you directly tomorrow. I'd do it right now but I have to go to an inspection for one of my clients that has a home in Duke Forest under contract...I wouldn't be surprised if it was the one you mentioned. The Buyers Guide was written a couple of years ago but coincidentally I read it last night and it is still pretty current except that the Performing Arts Center in Downtown Durham is has had a fabulously successful first year. I also have to do a write up this morning of a presentation that was made by the owner of Locopops in Durham. It was part of my Rotary club's series on "Why Durham?" or why certain people chose to locate in Durham. As it happens, Locopops (sorta Mexican popcycles ) is located in the 9th Street area which I believe has the same vibrancy many see in Carrboro. It's where our Whole Foods Market is and adjacent to Duke's East Campus. My write up will do double duty and be posted here too and at SpringtreeTerritory.com. Thanks also for confirming my forest and the trees distinction. In another blog (www.4psre.com) I suggest real estate agents do a search in a market they are not familiar with and see if they don't experience the same thing you are. Especially on Realtor.com there is no reason they can't provide some "context" for their listings with additional copy. Thanks for your comment. In the left sidebar there is a link to a buyers guide for luxury homes in Durham that describes Durham’s neighborhoods. I’ll respond to you directly tomorrow. I’d do it right now but I have to go to an inspection for one of my clients that has a home in Duke Forest under contract…I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the one you mentioned. The Buyers Guide was written a couple of years ago but coincidentally I read it last night and it is still pretty current except that the Performing Arts Center in Downtown Durham is has had a fabulously successful first year. I also have to do a write up this morning of a presentation that was made by the owner of Locopops in Durham. It was part of my Rotary club’s series on “Why Durham?” or why certain people chose to locate in Durham. As it happens, Locopops (sorta Mexican popcycles ) is located in the 9th Street area which I believe has the same vibrancy many see in Carrboro. It’s where our Whole Foods Market is and adjacent to Duke’s East Campus. My write up will do double duty and be posted here too and at SpringtreeTerritory.com.
Thanks also for confirming my forest and the trees distinction. In another blog (www.4psre.com) I suggest real estate agents do a search in a market they are not familiar with and see if they don’t experience the same thing you are. Especially on Realtor.com there is no reason they can’t provide some “context” for their listings with additional copy.

]]> By: Scott Goldsmith http://durhamluxre.com/2010/06/09/top-ten-durham-websites/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Scott Goldsmith Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:44:56 +0000 http://durhamluxre.com/?p=890#comment-1259 I appreciate your forest/trees comment. I am currently lost among the trees. My wife and I live in Northern Va. and recently retired and are looking to relocate to the Durham/Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. We initially were looking in Chapel Hill/Carrboro as we enjoyed the ambiance of that area. But prices in the older neighborhoods we like have caused us to switch to looking in Durham. My problem is that I don't have a feel for Durham. I don't see the vibrancy here that I see in Carrboro (my wife points out it is only a 15 minute drive). I also don't know the neighborhoods. We are looking at homes in your "new" luxury range (under $600,000). We don't care for cookie cutter neighborhoods. We have found a couple of homes we really like in Croasdaile on the country club (we also found one in Duke Forest, but it is already under contract). Croasdaile is a nice neighborhood, but is this a location where a couple of retired, educated, liberal Jews, not into golf or tennis would fit in? If not, would you recommend other areas? Thanks. I appreciate your forest/trees comment. I am currently lost among the trees.

My wife and I live in Northern Va. and recently retired and are looking to relocate to the Durham/Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. We initially were looking in Chapel Hill/Carrboro as we enjoyed the ambiance of that area. But prices in the older neighborhoods we like have caused us to switch to looking in Durham. My problem is that I don’t have a feel for Durham. I don’t see the vibrancy here that I see in Carrboro (my wife points out it is only a 15 minute drive). I also don’t know the neighborhoods.

We are looking at homes in your “new” luxury range (under $600,000). We don’t care for cookie cutter neighborhoods. We have found a couple of homes we really like in Croasdaile on the country club (we also found one in Duke Forest, but it is already under contract). Croasdaile is a nice neighborhood, but is this a location where a couple of retired, educated, liberal Jews, not into golf or tennis would fit in? If not, would you recommend other areas? Thanks.

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