Raleigh Real Estate, Cary Real Estate, Wake County Real Estate, Denise Stevenson

June was Food Drive Month! (posted 7/6/10)
During June, I collected non-perishable food for the Pantry at Urban Ministries of Wake County.

(www.urbanmin.org).

Over 90 pounds of food an approximately $100 was donated and delivered to the Pantry! Thanks to all the folks who contributed so generously!

If you missed the opportunity to donate in June...don't worry. My food collection for Urban Ministries is an on-going endeavor. So, you can drop off your donations (or a check payable to Urban Ministries) anytime at my office at 3700 Computer Drive #100, Raleigh, NC 27609 (be sure to tell the receptionist that you are dropping off for Denise's Food Drive) or call or email me to arrange for pick-up.

Urban Ministries of Wake County is a non-profit, interfaith organization that provides essential basic services to more than 24,000 diverse families and individuals in Wake County every year. These services include emergency and transitional housing, medical care, prescription medications, employment assistance, food assistance and other support services to promote self-sufficiency and a stable home environment for those in need. Urban Ministries began as an organization with interfaith beliefs and will continue to serve everyone in need.

The Food Pantry is in need of peanut butter and jelly, canned meats (tuna and chicken), canned meals (ravioli, spaghetti, etc), canned fruit, soups and vegetables, pasta and rice, cereal, juice, beans and many other non-perishable food items in non-breakable containers (no glass, please!).

Thanks for helping!

What is my home worth? (posted 5/1/10)

"How much is my house worth?" Even if you aren´t even thinking about selling this is a question that has probably popped into your mind recently. Maybe a for sale sign went up in your neighborhood and you wondered if your house would sell for more than that house down the street.

The vague answer is your home is worth whatever a ready, willing and able buyer pays for it at the time you put it on the market. But if you don´t have your house on the market there are a few tips that can give you an idea of where your home stands in the value department.

You can look online for comparable homes for sale in your neighborhood with similar square footage and bed/baths. REALTORS® use comparable homes active, sold and expired to help price your home accurately at the time you put your home on the market as a starting point for what your home is worth. Just make sure your home is really comparable to your neighbors before you start comparing.

The value of your home is going to change with market conditions and comparable sales in the area over time. If you want to keep up with your home value without doing the work, I have a monthly update on neighborhood sales. This way you can see what the market is doing and when you are ready to sell you don´t go, my house is worth!

Just send me an email and I will add you to the mailing list!