Chapel Hill Real Estate Search

Here it is - the 2008-2009 basketball schedule for the UNC Tarheels.   I believe this is the year for the championship.

The season really heats up early with the home game against Kentucky on November 18th at the Smith Center.

Check out the whole schedule here. 

If you are looking to relocate to Chapel Hill, there’s no better reason then…great college basketball!   Call a Chapel Hill realtor with experience in our market, who knows the neighborhoods, the schools and the basketball team!  Call Reg Morgan.

One of the best things about relocating to the Chapel Hill area is that you will never miss out on a good meal!  Our area is filled with great restaurants - last night my wife and I dined in Provence!  I mean, at Provence in Carrboro.

What a great place.  We had a delicious meal, starting with a salmon terrine and escargots in roguefort!  For my main course, I had the herb crusted rack of lamb - and it was spectacular, with grilled beets and onions and a potato gratin on the side.  My wife went with a special entree - a quartet of fish, including lemon sole meuniere,  sashimi grade tuna au poivre, salmon en papillotte with bernaise sauce and grilled tuna with a fabulous tapenade crust.

We regretfully skipped the desserts to get over to Southern Village and see Mamma Mia at the Lumina.

It was a wonderful evening in Carrboro and Chapel Hill.  Join us!   If you are thinking of relocating to the Triangle, contact Reg Morgan at Prudential Carolinas Realty.  With over 20 years of experience in buying and selling real estate, I will help guide you through your move.

There are some great things going on at the Morehead Planetarium.   The summer camps that take place there are some of the best in the Triangle.  The Planetarium is also starting an afterschool program for Chapel Hill elementary students.

This weekend there is a great event planned focusing on, you guessed it, the Sun!  Solar Family Science Day is tomorrow, Saturday, August 2nd and should be a nice chance to learn and appreciate what’s been giving us all this heat.  They’ll be cooking S’mores outside in the sun, race solar cars and practice solar safety.  Events will take place from 10am - 3pm.  Go for a visit!

Well, there certainly is alot of doom and gloom in the market.  My wife can’t believe that her old company, Lehman Brothers might not make it through the summer.    And the mortgage mess has really absorbed a great deal of speculation in the media.  But Chapel Hill has weathered the storm pretty well, although it has been a rocky Spring market. 

If you are thinking of buying Chapel Hill real estate, now is a great time, as sellers are anxious to get a sale.  And if you want to put your house on the market — let’s do it!  There’s no time like the present and still time to make the sale this Summer.

This is a time to go for experience - call me, Reg Morgan.  I’m a Chapel Hill realtor with over 20 years of experience in buying and selling real estate — and also a state certified real estate appraiser.  This means I know what property values really are.  In this challenging market - you need that knowledge!

The University released more information on the benefits that Chapel Hill and Orange County will see from Carolina North.  The fiscal impact analysis is impressive and I’ve linked to the full report here.  

The next report includes the estimate of indirect benefits and impact that are anticipated from the development.   The report notes that this evaluation is much like an appraiser looking at comps to evaluate values.  This is a great point and one I am very familiar with as a licensed NC real estate appraiser.

The real estate market is very tough right now and if you follow the news that is not a great revelation to you.  In these difficult times, you need a real estate agent with experience - I have over 20 years of buying, selling and appraising.  Giving real values to real estate and not inflated guesses!  I also have the CRP (Certified Relocation Professional) and GRI (Graduate, Real Estate Institute) designations, meaning I have special expertise in relocating clients and advanced skills in real estate.

Contact me, Reg Morgan, your Chapel Hill realtor with any questions about today’s real estate challenges.

The heat is on here in Chapel Hill.  We had a gorgeous Spring, but in the last few days it’s really warmed up.  We’ll be looking to get the kids in the pool this weekend - the Meadowmont Club is one of their favorite places almost anytime.  But when it gets this hot, it’s almost the only place to go!

Look for us on the big slide!

Exciting news coming out of Carolina last week as the Chancellor’s Search Committee chose one of their own as the tenth Chancellor of the University.   Holden Thorp is a wonderful choice - brilliant educator and leader and as I can attest, a great friend and family man.  

There are a lot of important issues that the University will wrestle with in the coming years - Carolina North at the top of the list.   Looks like the University is in great hands.  Good news for Chapel Hill real estate!  Call Reg Morgan if you have questions about future University development or Chapel Hill real estate sales.

This is a big weekend in Chapel Hill — it is graduation time again and you can see them already lining up in their blue robes at the Old Well for their family photos.  This weekend will see a huge influx of guests to our town - welcome! 

Check out the UNC website for more information about Commencement at Kenan Stadium or the PhD Hooding Ceremony at Memorial Hall.

And, of course, there is always that other little school down the road that will also have a graduation this weekend!  We can’t forget to wish our friends a Duke a wonderful day as well.

If you need information about Chapel Hill real estate - call Reg Morgan.  Many of my clients are relocations from other states and towns.  Often there is a connection to Chapel Hill that has pulled them back.  I certainly understand that and would love to talk to you about the Southern Part of Heaven!

There is a lot of doom and gloom in the market these days - I can barely stand to watch CNBC for more then a minute.   But here in Chapel Hill our real estate market is coming back.  A late start to the Spring market has now given us a busy April.  It’s not too late for you to think about a move this Spring or Summer.  We expect relocation business from the Northeast to pick up as well and then we’ll be full steam ahead.

But one question still nags at me….will Tyler turn pro?  Please stay Psycho T!

There is a great secret in Chapel Hill that folks who relocate here find out only after a few months or years here - we are a  great restaurant town!   If you are like us, who came from places with great restaurants - New York City and Fairfield County, you can’t tolerate bad food.    Now that going out requires considerable planning for us, it has become even more important that we have a nice meal.

Here are some thoughts now that the weather is getting nicer - outside dining is one of the best things about living in North Carolina.   The chairs and tables will come out this month and we can be out for a lunch as late as December! (well, early December)

A great outdoor dining experience is The Weathervane at Southern Seasons in the University Mall.  You can do shopping there and have a wonderful meal at their enclosed brick patio.  The fountains outside contribute to the feeling that you have found a wonderful oasis from any mall/parking lot feeling.  The food is great and the menu changes seasonally - as it should. 

Down the way is Spice Street with outdoor seating and a more exciting bar scene then our kids can appreciate.    A good place for lunch as they have extensive ‘grab n’go’ offerings that are  good for a seated, but still quick lunch.

Recently my wife and I had a wonderful and romantic meal at Bonne Soiree.  It is a small and elegant, nine table restaurant in the Courtyard on Franklin Street.  The French menu was delicious - and the service was unobtrusive and very knowledgeable.  A real home run for the Chapel Hill restaurant scene.

And I do need to put a word in for my wife’s very favorite restaurant - Watts Grocery on Broad Street in Durham.  Chef Amy Tornquist just brought out her Spring menu, so it is definitely worth a trip over for a great lunch or dinner.

The Chapel Hill real estate market is heating up.  The buyers are coming out and it looks like we are back in business!   If you have questions about our real estate market, call Reg Morgan.