Speechless Sunday - 11/29/09 07:53 PM
Metrolina Greenhouses in Huntersville, NC, just outside of Charlotte, NC - over 150 ACRES of greenhouses - the largest, single- story greenhouse in America!   Acres and acres of beautiful plants, on the ground and hanging from baskets.  Look at all the poinsettias!  Hey - Charlotte's got a lot!!!



 

 

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US House Prices Increase in 3rd Quarter! Charlotte, NC Market Steady - 11/25/09 08:56 AM
Looking for snippets of good news in the real estate market, I has happy to see that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) just announced that US House prices increased .2% from the 2nd quarter of 2009 (seasonally adjusted).  Over the past year, from the 3rd quarter of 2008, housing prices have declined by 3.8%.  There was no change from the price index from August to September, 2009.
Analysts at FHFA, while cautiously optimistic that this data could indicate a stabilization in the US housing market, also point out that high unemployment and a rise in mortgage payment delinquencies and foreclosures … (2 comments)

Speechless Sunday - The Garage-Ma-Hal - Best Place to Watch the Carolina Panthers! - 11/22/09 09:02 PM
This is the best place in Charlotte, NC to watch a Carolina Panthers football game...unless you actually get to go to the game.  It's the "Garage-Ma-Hal,"  Bill and Cindy Buchanan's garage-turned-Panther locale and memorabilia haven.  5 TVs, 3 recliners, 2 wet bars, and every square inch COVERED with Panther memorabilia.  NOW...if we ONLY had a team that was going to the playoffs.  Oh well...I'm still a big fan!
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I Survived the Rookie Years...and Lived to Tell About It! Active Rain Ensured my Survival! - 11/20/09 08:17 PM
It's my ANNIVERSARY!!!  Well not my first year, but my second year of selling real estate!  I am doggone PROUD!!!! I signed on with Coldwell Banker United, Realtors in Charlotte, NC in November of 2007.  The first year seems like a blur as I was baptized by fire, and realized that hardly anything I learned in my pre-licensing course would help me list a house for sale or represent a buyer, or prepare a decent CMA, or FIND business!  I could write a book called "All I Ever Really Need to Know About Selling Real Estate, I learned on Active Rain!" … (7 comments)

Charming 3 BR/2.5Bath Split Level at 5819 Creola Rd., Charlotte, NC - Mammoth Oaks - Great Neighborhood & Location in Charlotte, NC! - 11/14/09 10:14 PM
If you're looking for a unique, well-maintained home in South Charlotte, NC, check out this charming 3 BR/2.5 Bath Level home in Mammoth Oaks, a great
 neighborhood with a close-in location in Charlotte, NC!  Mammoth Oaks is a quiet, mature neighborhood nestled between Providence Road and Sardis Road.  It's just minutes from Charlotte's prestigious Southpark Mall,  the Arboretum Shopping Center, the fantastic Jewish Community Center, and Downtown Charlotte. If you're looking to live near some of Charlotte's best private schools,  you will find quite a few within just 10 minutes from Mammoth Oaks:  Charlotte Country Day School, Providence Day School, Charlotte … (2 comments)

Charlotte, NC Home Sales are on the Rise! - 11/14/09 02:19 PM
Thursday's Charlotte Observer's headline story declared "Charlotte Home Sales Rebound," a boost of good news just when the Charlotte real estate market needed it most!  The article provides statistics from the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, illustrating that sales of single family homes, townhouses and condos were up by 19.6% from sales a year ago in October, 2008.  This is the first gain in home sales in the Charlotte Region since February, 2007, when Charlotte, NC began to feel the fallout from the national housing crisis, according to CRRA.
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Charlotte, NC Real Estate Market Statistics for October 6 - November 5, 2009 - 11/13/09 04:13 PM
 
Although the average sales price for homes in the Charlotte, NC real estate market declined by 9.5% from October, 2008, the number of contracts reported has increased significantly by 33.5%.  That's great news for Charlotte real estate - buyers are going under contract!
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