Ordinary Durham

Like most Realtors I get asked to do research immediately after an assessment on property values by people who are concerned about a rise in the valuation of their homes. I’m happy to do so and I’m no different than anyone else in being concerned about the taxes I must pay on my own home.  I […]

University Estates is the neighborhood in Durham just southwest of the intersection of Hope Valley Road and University Drive where I have lived for the last 18 years and all of my real estate career. A lot of the homes have turned over during that time and prices have done very well. The reasons are […]

First, we noticed OpenDoor in this market and then several other companies jumped in with promises to buy your home with a quick close.  I, and many other agents I’m sure, have been asked whether these are legitimate enterprises and whether it’s a good idea to consider. In the meantime, we agents are all wondering […]

I stumbled upon a TEDx video about McMansions.  The young woman doing it is apparently very interested in architectural design and the homes she criticized where bloated monstrosities but really didn’t fit my concept of a McMansion. Michael Keaton starred in the movie Founders in 2016 about the early history of McDonalds.  It’s the story […]

I’m submitting some things I’ve written to a contest sponsored by the News and Observer/Herald-Sun to win a free ticket to see Hamilton at DPAC and write a review.  Since I didn’t have an electronic copy of a review I wrote of the movie Rudy in November 1993 for the Herald-Sun I did some rough […]