Charlotte's Southern Spring Home and Garden Show is Feb. 27 - March 2, 2008 - 02/27/08 03:41 PM
The 48th annual Southern Spring Home and Garden Show's theme "Shades of Green" couldn't have been timed better for our drought-stricken Mooresville Lake Norman area. I was thrilled to read that every section of the Home and Garden show is focused on going green!
Highlights include:
Home and interior designer showcase rooms emphasizing … (2 comments)
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Relocating to Lake Norman: What you should consider BEFORE buying real estate: Part 4 - 02/23/08 05:17 PM
When buying real estate in the Lake Norman area for the first time it is very important that you are educated about not just the sales process but what to look for during the inspection process. Coming from California, despite 15 years in real estate, my husband and I knew nothing about … (3 comments)
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Does Lake Norman NC have affordable housing? - 02/22/08 04:37 PM
Would you be surprised if I told you that there are 43 single family homes for sale in the towns surrounding Lake Norman that are listed UNDER $100,000? What you don't see on most websites about Lake Norman is any information about the modest older homes that are dotted about our more … (6 comments)
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Lake Norman has gone to the dogs....and cats! - 02/20/08 05:48 PM
I have written quite a bit about Lake Norman real estate and how wonderful life is here, but what I have yet shared is that the Lake Norman area is extremely pet-friendly! Thanks to the availability of homes with large lots, an abundance of parks and open space and our huge Lake Norman, … (10 comments)
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Lake Norman's Town Of Cornelius: From Small Village to Posh Suburb - 02/18/08 05:31 PM
I have always thought of Cornelius as the older sister to Mooresville since it was targeted by Crescent Homes for its first luxury lake front residential community, The Peninsula (with 11 miles of shoreline on Lake Norman), about ten years before The Point in Mooresville.
Both towns have a significant number of … (15 comments)
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Learn all about Lake Norman from THE expert: Gus Gustafson! - 02/16/08 10:42 AM
If you truly want to learn anything and everything about Lake Norman, there is only one man to turn to: Gus Gustafson! Although I have seen his fishing articles in The Charlotte Observer I had never met him until I had the pleasure of hearing him speak to our Mooresville/Lake Norman Exchange … (10 comments)
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What every Realtor must know about this market - 02/16/08 08:54 AM
While reading my email update from REAL TRENDS I came upon this insightful article. Now, I never cut and paste but I will be completely honest that I truly cut and pasted it because I didn't want to change a thing!
"After listening to economists and experts conjecture about the direction of … (11 comments)
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Charlotte #4 in Best Cities For Bargan House-Hunters! - 02/13/08 04:32 PM
I don't often take too much stock in real estate news sources top ten lists because they tend to make gross generalities that sometimes contradict reality for our Lake Norman real estate market. However, this recent article in Forbes: Best Cities For Bargain House-Hunters , caught my attention because Raleigh NC … (10 comments)
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Lake Norman Real Estate Hot Sheet: Where are we right now? - 02/12/08 08:06 AM
Lake Norman Real Estate Hot Sheet Summary
I have been doing regular real estate sales analysis on this blogsite since last June but I have never actually provided a map of the exact area I am analyzing. If you look at the map above, Lake Norman is Area 13. I always include … (5 comments)
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Relocating? Learn about gardens and gardening in Lake Norman: Part 1 - 02/10/08 05:39 PM
I admit it, I love my gardens. Relocating to Lake Norman from Pasadena, California, I knew nothing about how to design or what plants are appropriate for a Lake Norman garden. Looking around the lake neighborhoods, especially at new construction landscaping because there are so many new homes, I found several … (8 comments)
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Davidson NC; Lake Norman's Historic College Town - 02/08/08 02:52 PM
Tucked in between Cornelius to the south and Mooresville to the north along the shores of Lake Norman is the small town of Davidson. Home to Davidson College, one the nation's top liberal arts colleges, Davidson is truly the epitome of a small, historic college town. Unlike the other towns on Lake … (12 comments)
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ActiveRain's Hidden Gem: My turn to Pay it Forward - 02/06/08 04:17 PM
In the true spirit of ActiveRainers at their best, Melissa Grant recently started "Hidden Gems in the Rain" in order to create a way for us all to acknowledge and get to know an ActiveRain member who may be traveling underneath the AR radar screen. Wow, it happens that just since I started to write this post our … (13 comments)
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Why barbecue in Lake Norman and North Carolina is like no other! - 02/05/08 02:01 PM
The other day one of my dear friends, a native of Mooresville NC, and I decided to take time out from our crazy schedules and have lunch together. We hadn't planned on where to go until I met her at which point she asked if I liked barbecue. It turned out the … (19 comments)
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Lake Norman NC Reaches Out to Newcomers of All Ages! - 02/04/08 05:06 PM
So, you are finally here. You've moved to Lake Norman, whether for work or like me and my family because you fell in love with it, and now that you are here you turn around and realize you are complete strangers! How do you go about meeting new friends here in Lake Norman?
Trust … (8 comments)
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Relocating to Lake Norman: What you should consider before buying; Part 2 - 02/02/08 03:29 PM
Part 2: Types of Siding
Thanks to having several years of experience selling real estate in the greater Lake Norman area after 15 years selling in California, I can not only tell you exactly what to look for regarding earthquake safety (okay, not terribly useful here) but now I can also explain the benefits … (3 comments)
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Lake Norman Growth and Development: How to predict the next hot spots! - 02/02/08 03:13 PM
There are three pretty obvious indicators as to where the next real estate housing boom is going to be around Lake Norman:
Follow Crescent Communities as they evolve around the lakeKeep up with news about traffic, road widening and improvements (both town and state)Know where the latest Lowes, WalMart or Harris Teeter have been … (1 comments)
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Sherrills Ford and Terrell: The future of Lake Norman's western shore is looking bright! - 02/01/08 04:53 PM
Sailing near NorthView Harbour
With my past article How to Predict the next Lake Norman hot-spots I started a series about three up and coming communities along the shores of Lake Norman: Denver, Troutman and now Sherrills Ford and Terrell.
Just north of Denver, located in southeastern Catawba County with wonderful street names like … (6 comments)
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