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I've lived in this area for over 28 years and I'm a real estate agent. I can tell you that I agree with the supply and demand theory. If we all thought Cary was so terrible, why are the prices high? Again...you can take all the opinions of people about Cary and North Raleigh and it will be 50/50 as to who thinks North Raleigh is better or who thinks Cary is better. I happen to love both. I used to live in Cary but now live in North Raleigh. As with all my clients...my opinion is this...if you can afford these two areas, you are better off as far as shopping, schools, and appreciation. And if you can afford either area, its up to you to see both and then decide for yourself which area you prefer. After all...your opinion is the only one that really matters...to you! Vicki
Both areas are beautiful and have so much to offer. At first I wanted to buy in North Raleigh. But, as I wanted an older home at a low price with no HOA, Cary's more restrictive town ordinances and enforcement made it more desirable to me. They really are strict and it shows in the property values and the look of the neighborhoods. The foreclosure home I bought in Cary at 146k (worth 180k on the market once restored) had a great neighborhood and all the homes were kept up very well. A similar home I saw in North Raleigh for 150k had a neighbor that had an old VW beetle rusting in his backyard. It was also located close to some townhouses that had a very low value (70k each or so). Of course this is just one specific scenario, but I think you will find in both Cary and North Raleigh there are a handful of neighborhoods to avoid but the vast majority are excellent.
what is the deal with bringing the "race thing" such as white Americans are racist and dont want to live near minorities? Bush loving SUV drivers? Have to shop at a crappy Food Lion.
I think you are also missing the point some others were trying to make. Truth be told, many natives dont see Cary or any of these other towns turned metropolis over night as a reflection of NC. When a town that is 100 years old but 90% of its buildings were built in the last 5 - 10 years, do you think theres really any inkling of NC culture left?
But I think you want to live in NC, but be as far from anything remotely southern because apparently you have old southern stereotypes. Racism is everywhere, and is not confined to one race. Im white, and I was buying food at a Burger King in Charlotte a few years ago, (which all of the employees were black and most customers) and I cant tell how uncomfortable it was to constantly hear " that white boy dont belong in here " along with other statements that I would consider racist, from the employees and customers.
Finally, houses alone do not create overcrowding, but the population does. There is nonstop building of homes and strip malls, schools take years to be approved and built, roads fare far worse, so if you have a road built 30 years ago to handle 100 cars a day, and you build a 5,000 house neighborhood without any road or school improvements right next to it, then you have overcrowding. Thats exactly whats happening in NC. Fact.
Personally, nothing at all. BUT....when you have a town that has quickly grown (almost like a tumor on steroids, but that's another story), and it fills itself with mostly Yankees, you're creating an effect of a "fortress" of Yankees....secluding themselves from the rest of North Carolina culture. Almost like reverse ghettoization.
What's the point of moving to North Carolina if you're just gonna enclose yourself in an exclusive, elitist Yankees-preferred community??
I guess North Carolina doesn't have much to offer outside that area.
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Originally Posted by RaleighRob
Personally, nothing at all. BUT....when you have a town that has quickly grown (almost like a tumor on steroids, but that's another story), and it fills itself with mostly Yankees, you're creating an effect of a "fortress" of Yankees....secluding themselves from the rest of North Carolina culture. Almost like reverse ghettoization.
What's the point of moving to North Carolina if you're just gonna enclose yourself in an exclusive, elitist Yankees-preferred community??
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