Hi Friends,

Summer’s heat is definitely here! Be careful if you must spend time outdoors during this heat wave. I hope you and your family will enjoy some special time together this summer whether you take a trip to the beach, relax by the pool or enjoy some time in your own backyards.

Our team is excited to introduce our new and improved website at www.janicerosenberg.com. We hope you will take a few minutes today to check out our new site and let us know what you think. Our search engine allows you to view all the homes for sale in the Triangle in addition to our team’s own great listings. There is tons of information about the great communities that make up our Triangle area—you can find out everything from happenings in your town to school schedules and how to register to vote. We would like to think that www.janicerosenberg.com can be your one stop to find out what you need to know for your home community.

Enjoy the newsletter!  As always, if you have any friends or neighbors who are looking for a better way to buy or sell a home, think of our team first and be sure to give us a call.

Sincerely,

Janice Rosenberg & Team

The Team with Integrity, Knowlege and Experience!
Janice Rosenberg * Meredith Mallory * Janice O’Brien * Julie Spencer

June Quiz Question

Watch for your name in a coming month!

May Quiz Winner

Question:  What is the most abundant element in the universe?

Answer:  Pronghorn.

Source:  www.wcs.org

Congratulations to Rob Taylor!  Your name was selected at random from all of the correct quiz entries and you’ll receive 2 free movie tickets!

1.   How Does The World See You - Click Here
2.   No Ties, Please - Click Here
3.   Welcome New Clients - Click Here
4.   Janice's Latest Listings - Click Here
5.   Thanks, Honey! - Click Here
6.   It's Graduation Time? - Click Here
7.   Small Mistake - Big Problem - Click Here
8.   Points to Ponder - Click Here
9.   The World is Rich With Opportunity - Click Here
10. Dads Want More Kid Time - Click Here
11. How to Sput Bullying - Click Here
12. A Good Thing.... - Click Here

How Does The World See You?

Few of us get the chance to know how the world really sees us.  In Alfred’s case, his chance may have come through a case of mistaken identity.

Alfred worked with his father and brothers in their family-owned factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, producing land mines and other military equipment during the Crimean War (1853-1856).  But once the war ended, the company went bankrupt and Alfred and his brothers had to search for new business ventures.  Young Alfred began experimenting with a new substance called nitroglycerine and eventually invented dynamite – a product that changed warfare forever and made him a wealthy, powerful industrialist.

Alfred’s brother Ludvig died in 1888, and some newspaper editors inadvertently mistook him for Alfred and ran the headline, The Merchant Of Death Is Dead!  Imagine what it would be like to pick up a newspaper and read a report of your own death, and realize that history was not going to be kind to you or acknowledge – in Alfred’s case – a lifetime of accomplishments that included writing dramatic works and poetry, fluency in five languages, and 355 patents for his other inventions.

But in his will, Alfred took a step that changed the way history remembers him.  And now his last name is associated not with the invention of dynamite and Merchant Of Death, but with the creation of an award that honors men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and the best-known award of all – the Nobel Prize for Peace.

How do you want to be remembered?

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No Ties, Please!
 
We love giving recognition to our new friends and our wonderful existing clients who are kind enough to refer their friends,  family and neighbors to us. Shopping for Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15?  Well, according to an online survey by www.InteractiveDad.com , nearly 30% of dads said a tie is their least favorite gift to receive.  Other non-favorites?  Twenty-one percent said cologne or aftershave; 16% said underwear; 15% said socks; 14% said power tools; and 13% said electronic gadgets.

So, what do dads want?  An overwhelming 36% of dads said they want dinner out with their family as their Father’s Day gift.

Here are some of the new clients who became members of our “Real Estate Family” this past month.  We’d like to welcome you and wish you all the best!
 
Keith and Marsha Brundage were referred by Pam Crater and are selling a spacious town home in North Raleigh
 
Welcome back…

• Terry O’Malley is selling a charming ranch home in Knightdale
• Eric Meinberg is selling an awesome all brick home on an acre of landscaped beauty

We love giving recognition to our new friends and our wonderful existing clients who are kind enough to refer their friends, family and neighbors to us.

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Janice's Listings:

Please share these fine homes to your friends that are considering a move:

1101 Mersey Lane, Ral - $695,000 Expansive all brick Stonebridge trad'l: 1 ac fenced, cul-de-sac lot; formals+2-story Foyer w/open staircase; NEW cherry/granite/SS KIT open to lg FamRm w/gas FP; NEW HomeTheater w/2nd cherry KIT; NEW vaulted MastBath w/jet tub & lg body spray shower; ExerciseRm w/full BA; heated 3-car Garage w/shop; roof Deck + lg Deck & cov Porch off KIT/FamRm overlook park-like bkyd. MUST SEE! View Home - Click Here
1301 Hedgelawn Way - MLS# 990080 - $475,000 Beautiful 4BR/2.5BA/3235sf 2-story w/spacious rooms in desirable North Ridge golf community! Entertainer's dream: huge central Foyer w/pegged oak flr, lg formal LR & DR, lg FamilyRm w/window seat & bookcases, big Den w/brick FP, 45' Deck overlooks park-like fenced bkyd! Lg KIT/Bfast, 4 spacious BRs - MBR has 2 WICs & priv tiled BA. Hrdwd flrs, like-new carpet & heavy crown/chairrail molding thruout! View Home - Click Here
2700 Bardeen Court - MLS# 999669 - $424,900 MUST SEE! 4BR/3.5BA/3547sf Lake Front on cul-de-sac*Home Theater*Wine Cellar*State of the art Kitchen w/huge granite island, down draft cooktop, SS appls*2 huge Decks, Screened Porch & Covered Patio overlook Lake*Full fin daylight lower lvl*2-story LivingRm w/stacked stone FP*Formal, yet open DR*Hardwd flrs & crown molding*spacious BRs*light & bright w/many windows! More amenities - come see! View Home - Click Here
304 Blaine Court - MLS# 985461 - $324,900 Pristine 4BR/3BA/3200sf brick ranch w/fin basemnt in North Glen, near North Hills shops & dining, Shelley Lake & I-440! Spacious family home offers 2 brick FPs, CT Baths, formals w/hrdwds, lg FamilyRm+huge RecRm! Sunny KIT/B'fast w/FP, NEW lam tile flr,gas cooktop,wall oven & sliders to lg Deck. Daylite basemnt exits to Patio & fenced, landscaped bkyd. Oversized 2-car Garage w/Workshp & LaundryRm! View Home - Click Here
5025 Quail Hollow Drive - MLS# 983953 - $274,900 Many updates in this great Quail Hollow family 4BR/3BA/2855sf home w/swim/tennis! Near North Hills shops/dining! NEW: HVAC 2006; Windows & Ext Paint 2007; KIT appls, LR/DR carpet & SunRm lam flr 2008; Baths upd 2002! This Split has lots of room and STORAGE SPACE, spacious room sizes, hrdwd flrs in BRs, formals + FamRm + SunRm + Office! Fenced, wooded backyard w/multi-level Decks for entertaining. View Home - Click Here
105 Hunters Crossing, Cary - $249,900  UPDATED! Contractor-owner has redone this home w/NEW ext/interior paint, decks, flooring (hrdwd, carpet, tile & Pergo), surround sound; 3yr old HVAC; 4yr old HW Htr, dishwasher & microwave! Wooded cul-de-sac yard w/2 Decks backs to stream. 2-story LR has FP w/paneled overmantle. Open KIT/B'fast; formal DR. Huge vaulted MBR w/lg Bath: garden tub, sep shower, dbl sinks, lg WIC!  View Home - Click Here
101 Mint Hill Drive - MLS # 997887 - $200,000 Great Park Village 3BR/2.5BA/1574sf 2-story w/Bonus Rm! Nice floor plan: 2-story Entry; Living Rm w/gas log FP open to KIT & B'fast w/oak cabs & sliders to covered Deck; formal DR w/bay window. Lg Garage w/overhead storage & Cat Lover's Dream: vented Cat Litter rm off Half-Bath accessed in Garage for cleaning! Vaulted MBR w/garden tub, sep shower, dbl sinks; Bonus Rm could be Office or Playrm! View Home - Click Here
1807 Falls Church Rd, Ral                 $184,900                Big end-unit TH w/Garage & basement storage in heart of N Raleigh w/pool/Tennis! Wood parquet flrs, crown/chair rail molding, Wet Bar, tiled BAs! Vaulted & beamed KIT w/NEW solid surf ctrs, tile flr & B'fast bay; Huge LR w/tiled FP & french drs to Deck; Formal DR w/window seat; 1st flr MBR w/dbl closets & priv BA w/dressing area; 2 lg vaulted BRs w/exposed beams. Tons of closets! View Home - Click Here
4304 Dinwiddie Court - MLS # 983575 - $169,900 Well kept 3BR/2.5BA/1511sf 2-story on cul-de-sac in popular Southall w/swim & tennis, near Hwy 64, I-440 & downtown Raleigh! Spacious LR w/sunny bay window & FP; open DR w/french drs to Deck; open KIT w/eat-at peninsula, oak cabs, dishwasher, lg pantry; lg MBR w/big closet & Bath w/dbl sinks, garden tub & sep shower; Bonus Rm could easily be BR4; private wooded yard backs to wooded community area! View Home - Click Here
308 Aqua Marine Ln, Knightdale - $149,900 Charming & well-kept Emerald Point ranch near Hwy 64 shops/restaurants, Hwy 64 Bypass & I-540. Fenced bkyd w/lg ScreenPorch, nice Deck & StorageShed. Split BR flrpln: welcoming hrdwd-flred Entry; vaulted LR w/gas FP; open KIT/DR w/lots of cabs; priv MBR w/garden tub, dbl sinks, WIC; attached Garage; rocking chair front porch; BR2 w/WIC; vaulted BR3; neutral berber throughout! View Home - Click Here
215 Eagle Stone Ridge - MLS # 990644 - $139,900 Cute 3BR/2BA/1236sf ranch home in the country! On .62 ac wooded lot w/fenced bkyd. BRAND NEW neutral carpet & interior paint throughout! Vaulted LR w/marble FP, formal DR, eat-in KIT w/oak cabinets & microwave - fridge conveys. Vaulted MBR w/lg WIC & priv Bath, plus 2 more BRS & full family Bath. Rocking Chair front porch, concrete driveway, lg NEW Storage Shed & attached Storage Rm! Come see! View Home - Click Here

We love giving recognition to our new friends and our wonderful existing clients who are kind enough to refer their friends and relatives to us.

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Thanks, Honey!

No one would ever make light of the discomfort from a bee sting, or minimize the potentially fatal results of a bee sting to someone who’s allergic.  Then there’s the problem of bee colonies coming to live in your attic, backyard tree or other location too close for comfort.  Yes, sharing our space with bees is a challenge – and it’s also a blessing.

There are thousands of bee species, but the two we’re most familiar with are bumblebees and honeybees.  It’s domesticated honeybees – and their pollination activity – that bring us one mouthful in three of the foods we eat, either directly or indirectly.  Directly when we’re eating any of the 90 crops honeybees pollinate, from almonds and apples to cucumbers, oranges and zucchini; indirectly when our food comes from animals that consume crops dependent on honeybee pollination.  Many of your favorite flowers also need bees to bloom, and don’t forget fragrant beeswax candles, and that sweet bee by-product:  honey!

Honeybees tend to sting when the colony feels threatened or when you swat at or step on one.  The U.S. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) suggests, “Generally, if you leave a bee alone, it will leave you alone.”  If a colony has moved in too close for comfort, contact your city or county health service or a professional exterminator for advice – do not try to remove the colony yourself.

So, while it’s best to avoid all bees, it’s good to remember how meager our menus would be without them.  And the next time you sink your teeth into a juicy, crunchy apple or a sweet, cold slice of watermelon, remember they’re brought to you by bees and say, “Thanks, honey!”
 

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See An Interesting Home?

No need to wonder about the price.  No need to call a high-pressure sales agent who will just make you feel obligated.  My computers can send you the information quickly and easily for any house, listed or sold,
anywhere in town.

Just ask me!  It’s all part of my free, no-obligation HomeFinder Service.

Leave the address on my voicemail, anytime, 24 hours a day, and I’ll fax, mail or email all the information on that listing within 24 hours.

919-874-0124

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It’s Graduation Time

Here are some wise words for graduates from a commencement address given by bestselling author Anna Quindlen:

“You walk out of here this afternoon with only one thing no one else has.  There will be hundreds of people out there with your same degree; there will be thousands of people doing what you want to do for a living.  But you will be the only person alive who has sole custody of your life.” 

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Small Mistake – Big Problem

In today’s ever-punitive world of credit ratings, here’s a story of how something fairly insignificant can hurt your credit.

A customer who had a decent rating ordered a clock that cost $11.95 from an insert included with his department store credit card bill.  He received the clock – but it quit working two days after later.  The customer tried to reach someone right away at the toll-free number where he’d ordered the clock, but this time no one answered.

He decided that the department store should take some responsibility in the matter, and to not to pay his bill until everything was cleared up.  Instead, the department store applied a $29 penalty fee to his credit card bill and reported him to the credit bureau for nonpayment.  Good-bye, decent credit rating!

The account, it turned out, was managed by an entirely different company, which was indifferent as to whether the department store’s customers were satisfied.  

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Points To Ponder

• What if there were no hypothetical questions?
• If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?
• Is there another word for “synonym”?
• Where do forest rangers go to “get away from it all”?
• What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?
• Would a fly without wings be called a “walk”?
• If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
• Why do they put Braille on drive-through bank machines?
• How do they get deer to cross the road only at those yellow road signs?
• What was the best thing before sliced bread?
• If you ate both pasta and antipasto, would you still be hungry?
• If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
• Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?

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The World Is Rich With Opportunity

Do you think that opportunity only knocks once?  If you do, Richard Carlson, author of Don’t Worry – Make Money, says you’re buying into one of the most perpetuated myths in our culture.

Carlson argues that this kind of thinking inspires people to do things they really don’t want to do, and that it’s based on a “never enough to go around” mindset that just isn’t true.  Thinking that it’s “now or never” often encourages bad decision making, he says.  For example, you might take a job you don’t want or move to an area that doesn’t suit you.

The world we live in is rich with ever-increasing opportunity, says Carlson.  The world is in need of creative people, and everyone has unique gifts and talents to offer.  You just have to figure out how it’s going to work for you.  There are thousands of jobs out there that you can do.  There are thousands of business opportunities.  But first you have to overcome your fears:  the fear of not having enough, and the fear that you only get one shot and then it’s over.

It just isn’t so.  Your life will be filled with great opportunities over and over again. 

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Dads Want More Kid Time

According to CareerBuilder.com and CNN.com, 37% of working dads say they’d dump their jobs if their spouses or partners made enough money to support the family.  Thirty-six percent said they’d take a pay cut to be able to spend more time with their kids.  Here are some of the survey’s other findings:

Twenty-four percent of working dads feel work is negatively affecting their relationships with their kids.

Forty-eight percent reported missing at least one significant event in the past year of their child’s life because of work.

Eighteen percent reported missing four or more significant events in their child’s life in the past year due to work.

Twenty-seven percent of working dads say they spend more than 50 hours a week working.  Eight percent reported working more than 60 hours per week.

Twenty-five percent of working dads say they spend less than one hour per day with their children.  Forty-two percent say they spend less than two hours each day.

Thirty-six percent of dads say their companies do not offer flexible work arrangements for them.

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How To Spot Bullying

Do you know what bullying is, and the warning signs that your child or their fellow student is being bullied?

Bullying among children is aggressive behavior that is intentional, and involves an imbalance of power or strength.  It’s most often associated with school environments – on the playground, in the classroom, cafeteria, bathrooms and hallways, on the school bus – but in fact it happens anywhere children and youth gather.  And it does happen anywhere – in rural, suburban, and urban communities, and among children of every income level, race, and geographic region.  And bullying takes several forms:  physical bullying (hitting and punching), verbal bullying (threats, teasing, name calling and rumor spreading), social isolation (shunning or leaving a child out on purpose), and cyberbullying (sending insulting messages by phone or computer). 

Bullying has figured in school shootings and in many student suicides.  Children who are bullied are more likely than other children to have lower self-esteem, as well as higher rates of depression, loneliness, and anxiety.  They’re more likely to want to avoid attending school and have higher school absenteeism rates.  Their physical health can be adversely affected now, and as adults they’re more likely to suffer from depression and low self-esteem.  Bullied children can also grow up to become passive adults who tolerate their own children’s being bullied. 

What are some possible warning signs that a child is being bullied?  The child:

• Comes home with torn, damaged, or missing pieces of clothing, books or other belongings.
• Has few, if any, friends with whom he or she spends time.
• Has unexplained bruises, cuts or scratches.
• Has lost interest in school work or suddenly begins to do poorly in school.
• Seems afraid of going to school, walking to and from school, riding the school bus, or taking part in organized activities with Peers.
• Appears sad, moody, teary or depressed when he or she comes home.

Bullying prevention requires a unified effort by school administrators, counselors, teachers, parents, and students, who need to feel safe letting their parents know they or a classmate is being bullied.  Here are some Web sites with lots of practical, useful information about spotting and stopping bullying:  http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov; http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/15plus/ aboutbullying.asp; and www.tolerance.org.

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A GOOD THING!

You know when you discovery something and you just have to share it? That’s how I feel about GoToMyPC, I just have to share how simple and beneficial it has been to me. After a quick 2-minute set up, I was able to improve my business and better serve my clients with real-time access to everything on my computer from anywhere.

More Accessible: I can see and go over client information from anywhere so long as I have my laptop or access to a computer.

More Competitive: With real-time remote access I can help clients grab opportunities & turn problems or concerns in to solutions even if I am not in the office.

More Productive: Imagine working on your office PC from home or a parking lot. You can access all programs, files, emails and network resources in real-time with no hassle.

I don’t advocate working 24/7 at all, but I do think GoToMyPc is a great business tool. When a weekend emergency arises and I have no access to my office, it has saved the day. This great tool has helped me, helped several clients recently and that is a GOOD THING!

It is a great time to buy, sell or re-finance. Please feel free to call or e-mail with your upcoming mortgage needs.
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Sabrina Schell & Team
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