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| Sanford NC Real Estate News focuses on Sanford, Broadway, Lee County, and Southern and Western Harnett County. This site has information not just on real estate and homes for sale but also local parks, things to do, and upcoming area events. Please use this site as a resource to find out more about the Sanford area. |  |
| The Sanford area is a wonderful place to call home. We have some great neighborhoods and subdivisions as well as wide open spaces to enjoy. We have homes of almost every style with prices ranging from below $100,000 for a smaller home in a modest subdivision to over a million dollars for larger lake front homes in more exclusive communities. We have golf communities, gated communities, lake communities, communities with large lots and small lots, and a little bit of everything in-between. |  |
| Sanford started as a railroad town and has more recently had an economy focused on manufacturing. Sanford is home to a variety of employers such as Wyeth Vaccines, Caterpillar, Static Control, Lee Brick and Tile, and many others. With its close proximity to Fort Bragg and Raleigh, the Sanford area has a diverse economic base. |  |
| Sanford offers many shopping choices including Belks, JC Penney, Walmart, Kmart, and a host of other stores. We have many restaurants including chains like Ruby Tuesdays, Applebees, Sagebrush, McDonalds, Hardess, and many others. We also have great local restaurants like Ron’s Barn, The Flame, Cafe Vesuvio - the list could go on and on. We have grocery stores including Lowe’s foods, Food Lion, and even Piggly Wiggly. A great new movie theater recently opened. If you would prefer a live performance, Sanford also has a professional theater that puts on several great shows every year. We have antique shops, local potters, and much more than you might expect. We have all this while still maintaining a small town feel. We also have some great local parks like Kiwanis Park, Deep River Park, House in the Horseshoe, and Raven Rock State Park.Please use the following categories to find out more about the Sanford area: |  |
| Homeowner Tips | Contains tips homeowners might find useful. You might find information on how to get your lawn ready for winter or how to make your home ready for sale. |
| My Listings | Contains my current listings. |
| Open Houses | Contains information about open houses I am doing or have done recently. |
| Sanford Area Market Reports | These market reports help to give a picture of how homes are selling in the Sanford area. |
| Sanford Area News | News about local events and plans for events. Examples include articles on retail development, highway construction, or residential development. |
| Sanford Area Subdivisions | This category has information about neighborhoods and subdivisions in our area. It is divided into two sections - one for Harnett County and one for Lee County. The information on local subdivisions will help give you a feel for the local area. |
| Things to do | This section has articles on things to do in the area. This includes articles about local parks, restaurants, fairs, festivals, and shows. It is divided into three sections, each with a different focus. Around town talks about places and events within an hour’s drive of Sanford. Daytrips will include places and events one to three hours away. Weekend getaways will target places to escape to for the weekend or a couple of days. |
Please leave me a comment or contact me at rita@realestatesanfordnc.com if you need more information about the area or have an idea for a new topic. This is site that will grow over time and your suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Rita Taylor
Rita, This is great information on Sanford NC. It sounds like there is always something to do!
02 Sep 2007 at 2:59 pm
Stephanie,
We have lots to do here right in town and Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill are all less than an hour away!
02 Sep 2007 at 8:15 pm
Rita, you have a ton of information here! It will be a great resource for Sanford real estate buyers.
13 Sep 2007 at 1:04 am
Great information on Sanford. Lots of fun things to do. How do you subscribe to your blog ?
17 Sep 2007 at 6:26 pm
Joanne,
Thank you for stopping by - I still have a lot to add to this site and I hope it becomes a useful resource for the area.
17 Sep 2007 at 6:45 pm
Missy,
You can subscribe from one of the links on my sidebar or use this link: http://www.realestatesanfordnc.com/feed/
17 Sep 2007 at 6:47 pm
Great information!!! Good going Rita!!! I’m lovin’ it!!!
17 Sep 2007 at 6:58 pm
Chris,
Thanks for the comment - hopefully Sanford loves it too!
17 Sep 2007 at 7:02 pm
Wow to have this in my back yard - I envy you
28 Sep 2007 at 1:21 am
Rita, I love NC. Your area is a perfect example why!
14 Oct 2007 at 2:51 am
Rita, This is a great community report on Sanford. We need to go shopping.
15 Nov 2007 at 2:22 pm
Mana,
Thanks for stopping by - Christmas shopping is right around the corner.
18 Nov 2007 at 12:12 pm
Rita - I love the format for your site and the great local info you provide about Sanford.
21 Nov 2007 at 8:52 pm
Paula,
Thanks for visiting my blog. The format is still a work in progress - I hope people find the information useful.
21 Nov 2007 at 9:40 pm
Rita,
I found your site very valuable and full of great information for anyone looking into Sanford’s RE market and local resources. Thank you for taking the time and effort to promote Sanford and the surrounding area. As a relatively new residents of Sanford, I know our family will be using several of your links to leisure activities to plan our weekends in the coming months.
As a tie-in to RE marketing and Sanford specific resources, I also noticed that you are keeping an inventory and description of Sanford subdivisions and developments.
Understandably these sections are currently dedicated to newer developments as they likely have the RE inventory and visibility to drive interest and sales.
But as a resident and proponent of Sanford’s historic districts, I would like to also like to suggest including the listing of some of Sanford’s historic “subdivisions” such as Rosemount, McIver Park, McCraken Heights, and our two other National Historic Districts of Lee Avenue and Hawkins Avenue(Rosemount McIver Park is a designated National and Local Historic District, as is Downtown Sanford).
Although none of these development will see much, if any, new construction, we often have a great inventory of fantastic historic homes that run the gamut from “fixer upper” to having already been completely restored. And the price point and size embrace the spectrum of small to enormous as well.
So, the inventory can be a great fit for a variety of customers. And for those just interested in “Historic Sanford”, this can be highlighted as a local leisure activity. Many people are probably unaware of these districts, and the significant amount of local history they embrace.
Specifically to the local historic district of Rosemount McIver Park, being a national and local historic district, these homes are eligible for renovation dollar matching tax credits applied against NC state income tax. In the case of residential owner occupied housing, this credit is 30% of the money invested in improving the property(more info at: http://www.hpo.dcr.state.nc.us/tchome.htm ).
Where else can a homeowner realize this sort of subsidy? It’s a win-win for the homeowner and community, and a significant selling feature of homes in the Rosemount McIver Park neighborhood.
If you are unsure of the location of this district, please see the following links for more information:
http://www.sanfordnc.net/Planning/historic_preservation.htm
http://www.sanfordnc.net/Planning/rosemount.jpg
And a current example of an available property in Rosemount McIver Park can be seen listed on Preservation North Carolina’s website here:
http://www.presnc.org/buyproperty/central/James_C_Williams_House_HPE/James_C_Williams_House_HPE.html
Hopefully you find this information useful, and can use this to help promote our local historic districts, and find buyers that have a passion for preservation. It is always a joy to bring a preservation minded buyer together with a historic house that needs a new family.
Cheers, and again, thank you for the valuable resource your website provides.
Al
www.isenhourhouse.com
27 Nov 2007 at 2:51 pm
Al,
Thank you for visiting and providing some insight into the historic district. I enjoy seeing older homes repaired and brought back to their former glory. Our office just moved into a historic home on Hawkins Avenue across from the library. Our new office is in a great location and the home has a lot of character. As you point out, North Carolina gives generous tax credits for owners of historic homes.
I had planned to write more about local historic sites but had not thought to write about some of our historic districts. I do enjoy driving around looking at some of these older homes. There are several interesting homes on Gulf Street which have been restored. I hope these homes continue to be preserved and that the interest in these older neighborhoods increases.
Rita
28 Nov 2007 at 6:56 pm