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Medical Professionals

Match Day is almost here! Each March, hundreds of fourth-year medical students hoping to complete their education in a top program are matched with Duke University or UNC residency and fellowship training programs. Both hospitals offer many top-ranked programs as rated by Doximity Residency Navigator and U.S News & World Report.

So if your match brings you to the beautiful Triangle region of North Carolina, you’re in luck! Durham and Chapel Hill are both great places to live, attracting people from around the country with an alluring mix of sunny weather, charming Southern culture, awesome sports teams and excellent schools. But where are you going to live?

That’s where we come in. At Local Market Realty, Michele Burris and Sue Fox specialize in working with medical professionals. We have many years of experience helping Duke and UNC residents find the right home quickly, within their budget and close to campus, before their residency begins. We can help you with financing too, as we have a list of reputable lenders who provide zero-percent down “doctor loans” to medical residents.

Many residents choose to buy a home here rather than rent, because the numbers tend to favor ownership. We have helped our past clients calculate the difference between renting a $1500/month apartment and buying a home with a similar mortgage payment, and buying a home generally results in a savings of tens of thousands of dollars over just a few years. If you prefer to rent, we can help you with that too.

Choosing a residency program is one of the biggest decisions new physicians face in their careers. You’ve done the hard part… now give us a call and let us make your housing search easy. 

Newest Homes for Sale

$508,000
4 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10192102 MLS ⋅ ACTIVE Status
Kestrels are known for hovering. At 2509 Kestrel Heights Court, we recommend landing. With more than 2,700 square feet, four bedrooms, and two and a half baths, there is plenty of room to settle in and spread out. The spacious main level has an easy, open flow with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a breakfast bar, crown molding, and a custom stone fireplace. Out back, the screened porch, fenced yard, garden space, and built in grill are ready for quiet mornings, weekend cookouts, and evenings spent outside. A two car garage, zoned HVAC, and Google Fiber make everyday life a little easier, while Brightleaf's pool, clubhouse, fitness center, playgrounds, tennis courts, and neighborhood parks give you plenty to enjoy close to home. Convenient to RTP, Brier Creek, Downtown Durham, and RDU, this home offers the space, location, and amenities to make life pretty comfortable.

2509 Kestrel Heights Ct, Durham
$1,219,000
5 Beds ⋅ 5 Baths ⋅ 10192096 MLS ⋅ ACTIVE Status
Stunning Farm House overlooking the rural countryside. Perfect level 2.53 acre home site. 917 SF of wrap around covered porch.3484 SF - 5 BR & 4.5 Baths. Features: 10 foot ceilings on 1st floor & 9 foot ceiling on 2nd Floors, Lower Level LR w/FP, high-end kitchen w/stainless appliances, hard surface countertops, walk in pantry & mudroom. Lower-level master BR with large master bath & WIC. 2nd floor offers 4 bedrooms, three baths, loft area & a 2nd laundry room. Hardwood Floors on lower level. 3 Car Garage. Detached Barn. Ready to move into.

923 Arthur Minnis Rd, Hillsborough
$350,000
3 Beds ⋅ 3 Baths ⋅ 10192087 MLS ⋅ ACTIVE Status
Stop searching for the perfect location and start living in it. B. Wallace Design & Construction's newest infill community, Forrestal Place, puts you exactly where you need to be: just 15 minutes from RDU, RTP, and the world-class facilities at Duke. Enjoy a quiet neighborhood with easy access to the American Tobacco Trail, a nearby city park with tennis courts, two public schools, and a community garden within walking / biking distance. This under construction home offers a variety of standard selections and upgrades, giving you the opportunity to bring your vision to life. Take it from here and make it yours. Inside, every home is designed for comfort, style, and lasting quality. Enjoy site-finished White Oak hardwoods throughout the main living areas, an open kitchen with a range, microwave w/ range hood, dishwasher, wood cabinetry with soft-close features, quartz countertops, and on-trend tile, lighting, and finishes. Working from home or getting ready for your commute is easy with solid-core doors, dual HVAC systems, CAT6 wiring to the living room and every bedroom, and a high-voltage outlet ready for a Level 2 EV charger. Low-maintenance living comes standard with Hardie fiber-cement siding, CertainTeed architectural shingles, ThermaTru fiberglass doors, sealed crawl spaces, built-in pest treatment system, energy-efficient windows, Delta faucets, and Toto toilets. Every home includes a 1-year workmanship warranty and 10-year third-party structural warranty. Multiple floor plans and lot opportunities may be available. Limited-time builder incentive: $10,000 flex credit toward closing costs, upgrades, etc.. Come enjoy the B. Wallace experience.

592 Hemlock Ave, Durham
$305,000
2 Beds ⋅ 1 Baths ⋅ 10192075 MLS ⋅ ACTIVE Status
Don't be a home search martyr, bop into 311 West Carver and experience pure bungalow ardor. Less than 5 miles from city center the location could not be smarter. Enter along a sunny path and into the most welcoming of parlors. Featuring a snappy corner fireplace and wood floors that with age only look sharper. Architecturally hip archway highlights a flexible dining space that's a total charmer. And a well sized kitchen has plenty of counter space for whipping up fresh sauces of tartar (an adjacent laundry space can also serve as an overflow larder). Nicely sized bedrooms with respectable storage will appeal to the most frequent of shoppers. And the cheery bath between them is the opposite of darker. But the best part is out back, with not 1 but 2 screened porch areas; a delightfully rare shocker. Shaded and fenced backyard is eager for its next gardener and detached garage is a single bay that somehow feels larger. So high five your house hunting partner and come check out this total show stopper on Carver.

311 W Carver St, Durham
$350,000
3 Beds ⋅ 2 Baths ⋅ 10192066 MLS ⋅ ACTIVE Status
Beautiful Ranch with attached garage in sought after Milan Woods! Features a bright custom kitchen with shaker cabinets, quartz countertops, tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances. Wide plank laminate hardwood, accented by the cathedral ceilings. Primary suite with soaring ceiling, double vanity, walk-in tiled shower and WIC. Huge decks, perfect for entertaining. New water heater and vinyl windows. Short drive to Duke, NCCU, RTP and RDU. Move in and Enjoy. Staged photos for illustration only, to show homes potential.

1401 Milan St, Durham
$1,000,000
3 Beds ⋅ 2 Baths ⋅ 10192041 MLS ⋅ ACTIVE Status
Rare 14-acre farm opportunity in Chapel Hill! This incredibly versatile property combines privacy, sustainability and extensive farm infrastructure with features that would be difficult to recreate. The property is fully fenced and divided into 7 pastures with a mix of open and wooded terrain ideal for rotational grazing; all but one are tractor accessible. Multiple barns and outbuildings include animal stalls, hay storage, a 32x16 pole barn, chicken coops, run-ins, sheds and additional livestock enclosures. A 25x30 workshop with additional covered/work space offers 100-amp service with 120V & 240V power. The 32x20 heated greenhouse has dedicated 240V power and complements an impressive established edible landscape with approximately 80-100 blueberry bushes, blackberries, apples, figs, mulberries, persimmons, pawpaws, Kieffer pear and more. The12.8kW/40-panel solar system is approximately 4 years old, still under warranty and is PAID OFF. Detached 3 room, 675 square foot office with bathroom. Additional highlights include an upgraded 400-amp electrical panel, hardwired internet to the greenhouse and workshop, whole-property well system with multi-stage & UV filtration, second well near the office area, 17,000-gallon pool, and converted shipping container currently used as a gym. Roof approximately 6 years old. Property is currently enrolled in Orange County Present Use Value (PUV) and has bona fide farm status. An extraordinary opportunity for farming, livestock, gardening, homesteading or simply enjoying 14 private acres—all with a Chapel Hill address.

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