Grande Villas Luxury Condos Indian Beach

Grande Villas Receptions an Tour

Thursday evening a couple of the agents in the office and I drove east down the island to Indian Beach to attend a reception and tour at the Grande Villas. They been great about keeping us REALTORS up to date on their progress and promotions, but there is not substitute for in person visits.

http://gvcondos.com/

As their website header boasts - move in now. Indeed they do have owners and visitors making use of the beautiful facilities.

It was a windy evening last Thursday but it is obvious that the Grande Villas has nice high dunes,
expansive beach and beach chairs and umbrellas for its guests.

The ocean side facade of the Grande Villas is quite impressive. All the rooms are ocean front rooms with great views. What a terriffic design.

The fitness room at the grande villas boasts an inviting atmosphere, clean locker rooms, a game room with pool table & video games and a wonderful ocean view.

There are great sitting areas indoors and out for guests. The pool is large and the flowing fountain is sure to be a hit among the children who can't resist getting their hands wet.

The interiors of the units are done first class with granite in the kitchen and guest baths, marble in the master bath counters and showers, stainless steel appliances, wood or white cabinets.
There are 2, 3 and 4 bedroom layouts. Diana Oebbecke, Linda Hughs and I all loved the furnished 2 bedroom on the first floor. We thought the penthouse 4 bedroom was quite nice too.
Furniture packages are available at additional cost.

Each owner has 2 parking spaces, one in the garage and one in the open air lot. They even have a "dog park" a fenced area where you can let Rover run and play.

Intereste in the Grande Villas? Contact me and we'll visit them to find something that fits your needs.

Connect with Kathryn Gorham - Green Key Properties
8754 Reed Drive - Suite 14 - Emerald Isle, NC 28594
252.646.4656 cell
252.354.7007 office
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Sailing the Pamlico

Enjoying Playtime!

We've all been working hard with too little reward to show for our efforts. Sometimes the best formula to create more abundance and flow in our lives is PLAY! I know that intellectually. I know that spiritually. Today I lived that experientially.

We sailed our 14' Hobbie Cat Monohull day sailer on the Pamlico River. The breezes were great, there was no gasoline to buy and Henry & I had a chance to just talk and really listen to each other.

These waters off the coast of North Carolina have hosted many boats. Our founders sailed them and settled their shores. Pirates profited and pillaged along our shores and have left many tales some of them even true. Waters off the coast have connected us to foreign lands, trade goods and more recently recreation.

The litte orange icon showing up on sites... how does that work?

RSS feed.... hmmmm.... What is it?

I've been wondering about the little orange symbol on sites for RSS feed. I mean it is even on my MLS client portal sites. I know it stands for RSS feed, but what is it and why do I want to try it.

Wikipedia - defines it as Really Simple Syndication.
http://www.whatisrss.com/ What is RSS .com site - says it is Rich Site Summary

My curiosity led me to looking it up while waiting the half hour for Flex MLS to come back online yesteray.

I found this youtube video that tells it in plain english much better than I can and I thought I would share it.

CommonCraft - presents RSS in plain English.

I now have my Google Reader and I am adding sites. Will let you know how it goes.

Next I want to learn how to add an RSS feed to my website - that may take a bit more learning. But I love learning.

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Are we coming out of this recession?

Signals of a recession winding down. (edit/delete)

According to a Wall Street Journal article today...

By BRIAN BLACKSTONE WASHINGTON -- U.S. job losses softened markedly last month, sending one of the strongest signals yet that the severe recession may be winding down.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124420479347588831.html

That said we still have 17 months of joblosses on the books matching a record set in 1981- 1982.

We have a way to go to climb out of this recession an I will take this "slowing" of the job loss as one sign we are reaching the "turning point."

Job Loss by month

January 2009 - 741,000
February 2009 - 681,000
March 2009 - 652,000
April 2009 - 504,000
May 2009 - 345,000

I always like to share when I find news that is good. Count your blessings today if you are one of the ones with a job.

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kathryn@greenkeyproperties.com

Green Sustainable Counter Tops!

Recycled Glass coming to a kitchen near you. Yep, out of the landfill into the home. It's a new sensation in green and home design.

Companies buy landfill and recycle glass as well as glass from municipalities when they change from glass traffic signals to plastic.

One of my buyers was telling me they are thinking about it for the home they are purchasing so I had to look into it. I love finding out about new "green" products.

After looking into it more I find that many of these products can be used for table tops, walls and even floors too. Gotta like it. Many of the sites have Green certifications such as LEEDS

http://www.vetrazzo.com/sustain.html - Vetrazzo - recycled glass

http://www.enviroglasproducts.com/ - EnviroGlas - recycled glass

http://www.icestone.biz/ - IceStone - recycled glass and concrete

Do you have Green-minded friends, neighbors, family or clients?
Talk to them about this new sustainable product for building and remodeling.

Here is a site that has reviews - http://www.helpful-kitchen-tips.com/kitchen-blog/2009/03/14/glass-countertops-review-recycled-glass-countertops/

I found the review helpful - similar to info you would get in an FAQ

Your cell number in the hands of telemarketers!

I've gotten a couple of emails letting me know that cell phone numbers are going public sometime this month June 2009. Which means the first group actively seeking the newly public information with be the telemarketers. If you don't want your cell phone minutes and voice mail box taken up with solicitation calls then...

If you haven't already listed your number with the DO NOT CALL REGISGTRY... "when would now" be a good time to do so?

www.donotcall.gov

Enter up to three phone numbers - and then confirm the registration by clicking the email registration recieipt. Remember to add mom's or spouse or children who aren't tech savy or who wouldn't be bothered taking the time, but would appreciate the service.

Coastal Market Report May 2009

I am asked frequently about the market from sellers and buyers and even from people in the pizza shop (like last night), the grocery store and at social events. People I've talked to feel like the market is a barometer for how things are going in the economy.

I believe they are correct. No indicator is perfect or 100% accurate and that is good to keep in mind. However having some information and knowledge about how things are going is fun and maybe even helpful.

On my recent trip to Washington DC to the National Association of REALTORS and the Women's Council of REALTORS midyear meetings (May 13 - 17) market activity and conditions was a constant topic of conversation. We all want to know how other markets are doing. So I am setting a goal for myself to do a monthly analysis and share that. Here goes....

May 2009 Market Report for Emerald Isle, NC at the beach plus Carteret County, NC and the area of Cape Carteret, Cedar Point & Swansboro, NC

MAY 2009

DOM = Days on Market

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