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Once upon a time, college students dreamt of graduating and then buying a home and having a mortgage. Not so anymore.
 
With an uncertain economy, and more people moving to take jobs where they can find them, renting is what this generation is doing. More and more college graduates are renting an apartment in one of the new “destination living” communities, complete with swimming pools, state-of-the-art fitness centers, volleyball courts and all kinds of apartment amenities.

For the first time in our history owning a home has lost its luster for the young. Since 2008, the percentage of young people who think that owning a home is “better than renting” has fallen.

Renting an apartment in Garner, NC has acquired a sort of cool respectability. Empty nesters figured it out a couple of decades ago, when they began getting rid of their high-maintenance houses.
 
Some of the forces driving the change are cultural. People are getting married later and they travel light longer.

Many are renting apartments because mortgages are hard to come by. There’s no stigma to renting anymore, and there’s just so much to keep you interested and busy in an apartment community.

For more information on a one bedroom , two bedroom or three bedroom apartment in Garner, contact Abberly Place Apartments.

Original article The Daily Beast

Sure it isn’t Christmas yet, but it is never too early to make plans for New Year's Eve.

Raleigh's big New Year's Eve celebration, First Night is celebrating its 21st year. This year the event is taking on a French theme. Forget about spending New Year’s Eve in your apartment in Garner, NC; grab the family, some friends or your significant other and head out to what is shaping up to be a fun-filled event.

The biggest plan for it is a 90-foot Ferris wheel, which festival organizers are calling La Grand Roue de Raleigh (like La Grand Roue de Paris, the large Ferris wheel found in the French capital). Could you get more romantic than riding a Ferris wheel with your sweetheart to usher in the New Year?

First Night in Raleigh all starts at 2 p.m., Dec. 31, with a children's celebration at the state history and natural science museums. Kids can participate in hands-on crafts creating impressionist paintings, making miniature sailboats and decorating their own versions of the Eiffel Tower. "The Owl Tree," an interactive sculpture, encourages you to make a wish for the coming year. There will also be circus performers, storytellers, giant puppets and more. A mini French film festival will take place inside the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences. There will be a screening of "Madeline" at 4:30 p.m.

The People's Procession takes the party from the museums to Fayetteville Street for an early countdown at 7 p.m. with live music, fireworks and the descent of the Raleigh Acorn. There's a countdown, acorn drop and fireworks at midnight too.

Information from WRAL

Grab your mittens and scarves from your apartment in Garner, NC and make your way to the center city for the area’s favorite holiday event right outside of Garner, the Raleigh Winterfest. Winterfest is an outdoor extravaganza featuring an outdoor skating rink with natural ice. If you haven’t been there yet, head over to this  family-friendly celebration of fun-filled activities.

What will you find there? An outdoor ice rink, Choirs, bands, local entertainers, Santa Claus, sledding ramps, ice carving demonstrations, carriage and carousel rides and more!

Here is the weekly schedule:
Sledding Sundays: SnowMyYard.com will create a winter wonderland on December 18, January 8 and January 15.

Two for Tuesdays: Skaters will receive one free admission to the rink with the purchase of one paid admission (includes skate rental).

Stroller Skate Thursday Mornings: Parents and babies share outdoor fun! Skate and push a strollers on the ice from 10 am-11 am. Click here to read an article and watch a video about stroller skating!

Date & Skate Thursdays: Free carriage rides with skating wristband from 6 pm-9 pm.

Rock Around the Rink Fridays (select dates TBA): DJ Paradime from Pulse 102 will rock the rink from 6 pm-10 pm.

From Abberly Place Apartment Homes, Happy skating!

It is the holidays and many residents of our apartments in Garner, NC are looking for holiday gifts for teachers.

We have all had an exceptional teacher whom we remember, who made an impression on our life. Our teachers dedicate their days to making e a difference with our children. The holidays are a time to show them our thanks.
 
Truly it is about the thought, not about what you spend on the teacher gift. Here are some fun, creative and easy gifts for your child’s teacher:

1. Day at the spa — wrap scented lotion, foot cream, candle and a rubber duck in a cute face cloth;
2. Beach day — fill a beach bucket with bubbles, sun block, Frisbee, beach ball and gold fish snacks!
3. Trip to the movies — in a popcorn bucket, place microwave popcorn, 2 boxes of movie candy, diet soda, and two passes to a movie theatre.
4. Tea time — a tea pot or coffee mug, herbal teas, flavored coffees and some boxed biscotti’s.

The housing market is stagnating right now and real estate brokers would have potential buyers believe that there is no better time than the present to buy a home. It is true, prices are down and mortgage rates are at all-time lows.

Unfortunately for the real estate brokers, many clients are not persuaded by that logic. Instead, in increasing numbers, they are choosing to rent instead of buy — unconvinced that the housing market has yet hit bottom. Would be buyers also understand that unless you plan to stay in your home for more than 10 years, buying a home may not be the right investment for everyone.

With apartments in Garner, NC , located near downtown Raleigh, offering apartment amenities that can’t be found in homes, renting is a great option for many. There is also a broad mix of tenants at Abberly Place Apartment homes: young single residents and families and empty-nesters that no longer have homeownership on their wish list.

For information on beautiful one-, two-, and three bedroom apartments in Garner, NC contact Abberly Place.