Sunday, April 27, 2008

2026 Cara Cara Dr. $13,500

Super deal in Fairfield Harbour!
Best value in Fairfield Harbour!!! Property is located in one of the New Bern’s premier neighborhoods. Fairfield Harbour is gated in community that offers numerous amenities, two golf courses, two marinas, indoor and outdoor pools tennis courts….
Surrounded by unrestricted water ways it is ideal location! Great lifestyle



Your North Carolina Broker
Sonja Babic
252-617-0861
www.SonjaBabic.com
Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is your New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently located and with so much to offer New Bern is a great place to work, play and retire! Please contact me for more information's or to request your FREE info pack!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

530 Spring Garden Rd.

THIS HOME IS MARKETED WITH PRUDENTIAL VALUE RANGE MARKETING (PVRM) AND SELLERS WILL CONSIDER OFFERS BETWEEN $339,000 AND 398,876!!! Your buyers are searching in ranges we have sellers selling in ranges LETS GET THEM TOGETHER! If you have any questions please call me!



Your North Carolina Broker
Sonja Babic
252-617-0861
www.SonjaBabic.com
Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is your New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently located and with so much to offer New Bern is a great place to work, play and retire! Please contact me for more information's or to request your FREE info pack!

Monday, April 21, 2008

Catching Glitches in Time Saves Deals


Prelisting Inspections: Head off trouble


Prelisting inspections — examinations paid for by the seller before a house is put on the market —are becoming an increasingly popular way for practitioners to not only reduce the possibility of last-minute surprises but also give their cli­ents’ homes a marketing edge.

The last-minute discovery of a home defect can send you into crisis mode, requiring your seller to hire a contractor to correct the problem or slash the asking price. And if a buyer uncovers problems after the home is sold, they might even respond with a lawsuit.

On the other hand, if you work with buyers, it’s helpful very important for them to find out everything about house and to have a good professional to help them along the way.

Here is a nice and helpful web site that can answer most of your questions about home inspections as well as develop your ability to spot home defects in time can save you time, energy, and money down the line.

The Home Inspection Supersite - http://www.inspectamerica.com/index.html

The site’s “Get Advice” and “Browse Library” sections contain articles that teach users how to identify and fix common home defects, as well as addition information that explains the home inspection process.

The Home Inspection Supersite “Home Inspection Checklist” provides a thorough listing of potential defects, covering both home interiors and exteriors. It allows prospective buyers to grade individual home features from basements to roofs, as good, fair, or poor. As the site points out, this document isn’t a substitute for an inspection by a licensed, trained home inspector. But it can be a handy resource to help buyers keep track of specific home details that can become blurry for them after they’ve seen a few houses. The site also provides a state-by-state home inspector directory, but you can always relay on your Realtor to provide you with a directory of reliable local professionals.


Your North Carolina Broker
Sonja Babic
252-617-0861
http://www.sonjababic.com/

Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is your New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently located and with so much to offer New Bern is a great place to work, play and retire! Please contact me for more information's or to request your FREE info pack!

Friday, April 18, 2008

Open House This Sunday!


Open House This Sunday 4/20/2008 2 - 4


Please come and see this fabulous Waterfront Home!

100% Financing Available



This waterfront home in move in condition is located in an established and desirable New Bern’s neighborhood of River Bend. Excellent Elementary school, golf course and protected waterfront convenient to Trent River make this a fantastic location. Home is updated and in move in condition. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, Carolina room and screened porch. New laminate floors trough out the entire home. Large kitchen and open living area. Sunroom opens up in screened porch that goes out on the covered patio. Very easy and inviting floor plan. Oversized one car garage and a workshop as well as storage shed. House is very well appointed with a smaller and completely landscaped front yard but large and private back yard. Something always blooming in this pretty yard. Bulkhead and dock inspected recently! Home is located on a low traffic Cull-De-Sac just a minute form River Bend Marina. Park your boat in your back yard and just relax!
New Bern North Carolina
Come as you are….


Your North Carolina Broker

Sonja Babic

252-617-0861


Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is your New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently located and with so much to offer New Bern is a great place to work, play and retire! Please contact me for more information's or to request your FREE info pack!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Waterfront Land Sale In North Carolina

Don’t miss Hogan’s Landing final sale!

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Your North Carolina Broker
Sonja Babic
252-617-0861
http://www.sonjababic.com/
Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is your New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently located and with so much to offer New Bern is a great place to work, play and retire! Please contact me for more information's or to request your FREE info pack!

Friday, April 11, 2008

New Bern North Carolina Historic Downtown

New Bern North Carolina Historic Downtown
Remember hospitality? In New Bern North Carolina, hospitality is always part of the atmosphere. Voted the friendliest small town in North Carolina in 1995 ultimately the warmth and genuine charm of the people and town are the real treasures of New Bern.
Second oldest city in North Carolina founded in 1710 by Swiss Baron DeGrafenried with plenty of beautiful historic sites. Downtown historic district, historic Riverside, Genth and of course magnificent Tryon Palace are just some.

The Birthplace of Pepsi is located in historic New Bern, North Carolina. Pepsi-Cola was first invented by Caleb Bradham in his pharmacy in 1898. The store is located in the original location where Bradham first invented Pepsi-Cola. The Birthplace of Pepsi is owned and operated by Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New Bern, Inc. and first opened its doors on the 100th Anniversary of Pepsi-Cola.


CEDAR GROVE CEMETERY - Cedar Grove Cemetery, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, established in the eighteenth century by Christ Episcopal Church, is our oldest cemetery and still serves as an active cemetery, with a few lots remaining for sale, providing the final resting place for some prominent figures in New Bern and our nations history. It has the graves of Confederates who died in the Battle of New Bern. Legend will tell you to beware of the "tears" that drip from its arched entrance.


New Bern Historic Trolley Tour - Explore North Carolina's second oldest town and former royal capital. Professionally guided tours highlight three centuries of history and architecture in this charming Colonial town that was founded in 1710 ## Offers trolley car tours of historic downtown New Bern with a professional guide to entertain with you details of this former royal capital of North Carolina. Discover three centuries of North Carolina history and architectual beauty in a 90 minute tour. newberntours.com




The New Bern Fire Department - kept abreast of the city's growth. Upon the arrival of the steam fire engine, city streets were paved with oyster shells. Just prior to 1900 the city installed a water system, and paved the streets with brick. By 1914 New Bern had its first motorized fire truck. These developments enabled the firemen to respond quicker to all







Attmore-Oliver House - 510A Pollock Street, New Bern, North Carolina (252) 638-8558. The Attmore-Oliver House (c.1790) is the headquarters for the New Bern Historical Society, exhibits 18th- and 19th- century furniture and New Bern historical objects, including Civil War artifacts, and a unique doll collection. The Attmore-Oliver House can be rented for special occasions and business meetings.fires that occurred in later years.








Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Garden - Tryon Palace, built between 1767 and 1770, was the first permanent capitol of the British colony of North Carolina. It became North Carolina's first state capitol after independence was declared, then abandoned after Raleigh became capitol in 1794. The main structure was destroyed in a fire, but was restored by an effort spearheaded by New Bern native Mrs. James Edwin Latham. The maintenance and operation of the Palace was transferred to the state, which reopened the site in 1959. The Palace is comprised of the house and grounds, objects concerning Royal Governors William Tryon and Josiah Martin, materials from North Carolina Governors Richard Caswell, Abner Nash, Alexander Martin, and Richard Dobbs Spaight, several restored houses adjacent to the Palace grounds and several research collections. ## Tryon Palace was the 18th-century residence of the governor of the colony and state of North Carolina. The site also includes 14 acres of beautiful period gardens and three historic homes from the 18th and 19th centuries. Tryon Palace


But forget about " Sleepy little southern town" stereotype and Sunday morning rockers creaking on the porch. On Sunday morning in New Bern you'll hear the creak and snap of sails, the roar of power boats, shouts from soccer coaches and the clop of horse drawn carriages taking the tourists around. You can call it a "Southern surprise"


New Bern rests on a peninsula where two major rivers converge. Once famous for shipping and trading these rivers now boast unparalleled vistas and unlimited boating and fishing. We are 31 miles from the resort areas on the Atlantic Ocean, 2 hours east of Raleigh, half way between the North and South borders of North Carolina just off U.S. Highways 17 and 70.
Are you ready for New Bern?

Thursday, April 3, 2008

A Tar Heel Treasure Hunt


A Tar Heel Treasure Hunt

Looking for the treasure? Then North Carolina is place to be for you, from Blackbeard’s loot and hidden Confederate gold to the secret history of money lots of our state riches are still unearthed.

Fortunately I will let you know where to look!




Pirates Gold - Pirates have often buried their treasures on the Island of North Carolina coast. As unstable as our coast is lots of these Islands have been washed away so next time you are enjoying beautiful North Carolina Beaches take a closer look at the shells that are being washed out you might be surprised.

Blackbeard’s loot - North Carolina oldest town Bath was the home base of Edward Teach better know as “Blackbeard” It’s been a local joke that every time you work in your yard neighbor will ask you have you found the treasure. It has been believed that he buried sizable treasure close to where Bath Creek empties in to Pamlico River and other then few rumors about brick vault on the beach that was found open and looked like a large wooden chest was dragged down the beach nothing was found yet.

Pots of Rebel Gold – Tales of confederate gold that has been buried along the rail road tracks between Greensboro and Burlington to keep it falling in to hands of union soldiers. Some claim that there is a proof for Capitan J.W. Duchasa and his man boarding the train in Mississippi with dozen of iron cooking pots full of gold from the confederate treasure.

This might be a good start for you and your family. You might not find a treasure in North Carolina but I can promise you a good time and tons of fun exploring our rich history and learning about our legends!


Your North Carolina Broker

Sonja Babic

252-617-0861


Sonja Babic with Prudential Clear Water Realty is your New Bern and North Carolina Real Estate Broker! Looking for waterfront, historic or golf? We have it all! Conveniently located and with so much to offer New Bern is a great place to work, play and retire! Please contact me for more information's or to request your FREE info pack!