Cary Strickland

Cary is Vice President of Builder/Developer Relations for Coldwell Banker Advantage New Homes. After seeing what he terms a “tectonic shift” in our economy, he decided it was time to do something different and left Fonville Morisey and Barefoot after 21 years. His focus now is working with builders and developers to pair the right builder with the right piece of dirt. In addition, he helps set up the sales and marketing efforts for those properties. Cary has lived in Raleigh since he was 5 years old and knows this market well. His family started in the real estate business in 1964, and he received his license in 1973. “Back then our MLS was a 3-Ring binder,” says Strickland. “I would accompany my father to the MLS office on Fridays and pick up the new pages to update our book!” During his early career, there was only general brokerage; builders sold their own new homes. After working ...