charlotte: Current Featured Listings
- 12/23/09 01:30 AM
Like your home displayed here? Please call Terry at 704-351-1519 today Featured Listings December 2009, Full Details 7908 Greenview Terrace Luxury Townhome South Charlotte, Arboretum area $324,900 2051 Broad Plum- popular Brandon Oaks, great yard, ideal first home, Ryland Home, 4 br, 2.5 bath, fenced yard, aggressively priced at $239,000, 14038 Claysparrow- over 8000 sf, 3+ acres at the Sanctuary, $1,695,000 … (0 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte Real Estate Changes: 5 Dead Assumptions
- 12/12/09 12:30 AM
Charlotte, NC How Charlotte Real Estate Has Changed, Your City Too? 5 Dead Assumptions in 2010 "Everything's changing, Everything has already changed," said the character of General Cornwallis, at the end of the popular movie The Patriot, as he surrendered his forces facing annihilation at the hands of the Colonials under George Washington, the French Navy and according to the movie, Mel Gibson's band of "merry" Carolina militia... And he was right. The Battle of Yorktown ended the decade long Revolutionary war, evicted the British from American soil, and provided the example that would eventually lead colonial people around the globe … (2 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte Home Sales Rise, Devil in Details
- 11/14/09 01:22 PM
Charlotte Homes Sold (Single Family Homes) Rose 12.5% in October As dramatic as this is, it isn't the 20% reported by the Charlotte Observer, which included townhouses and condos, and appears to include the much wider CMLS area. (Odd, I would have thought those additions would lower their numbers.) I pull my stats from the same Carolina MLS, but I limit it to the 9 counties closest to Charlotte, see those details below. My figures show average home prices falling 8.4% from October 2008 to October 2009. I've already reported regionally on October's home sold numbers here at Weddington-Waxhaw Homes Sold … (0 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte Home Buyers Liking What They See...
- 01/31/09 04:08 AM
Yes its bad out there. It is hard to turn on the TV news and not see something Bad about Housing. Our market hovers between 50 and 65% of 2007 volume, but that means we have a similar sales volume to 2003. But prices are doing much better A Texas Broker hit it on the head when she stated: All Real Estate Is Local. ALL. You Wouldn't Check the National Weather to determine what kind of coat to put on today, Would You? January so far has produced 2 new sale contracts for buyers, and two sales for bank owned homes … (0 comments)
charlotte: Considering a Move to Charlotte? Relocating? New Job? Or New Start?
- 12/03/08 11:24 AM
An Introduction To Charlotte NC, The Queen City, Heart of the New South Considering a Move to Charlotte? You are in good company. People, lots of people, have moved to Charlotte NC in the last 8 years. Since 2000, more than 300,000 (a town about the size of Cincinnati) have come from all over the country, all over the world, for a wide variety of reasons. I've been working with relocating families and singles for more than 5 years, and I've found more than half move here purely by choice. Why do people move to Charlotte? the rest of the story … (2 comments)
charlotte: New Charlotte Home Search- Local Search PLUS Community Information and Photos
- 09/11/08 03:45 AM
A Complete Real Estate Search Site is here~Search the Greater Charlotte area by area. Each area of Charlotte is in a different color, each house is a Search Site with Homes, Luxury Homes, Condos AND Community Information, Photos and additional links Each Yellow House contains an area home search link, a luxury home link, a condo link ( in most cases), a photo link, and specific community information. The home search links will search only the specific area, or in some cases part of the area by zip code. If you prefer, the same links are in a table below the … (0 comments)
charlotte: Del Webb's, Sun City Carolina Lakes- Ft Mill SC, Charlotte NC
- 01/22/08 01:12 PM
Sun City Carolina Lake, Del Webb's extremely successful community in Ft Mill SC, is an easy commute to Uptown Charlotte, the Charlotte Douglas Airport, and just 10 minutes from popular Ballantyne. It is also on my "Terry's Top Ten New Home Community List." Del Webb communities are known for their easy-living lifestyle, great amenities and excellent golf...the 1200 acre Carolina Lakes is no exception. Here are the highlights of this the most popular new home community in the greater Charlotte area: a 40,000 square foot recreation center which includes a billiard room, an exercise room, a half dozen meeting rooms for … (0 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte NC Home Prices Up in 2007|A Real Estate Market Report
- 01/04/08 02:40 PM
Charlotte Area Single family home prices rose 4.35% for the year 2007, over the average cost per square foot sold prices from 2006, almost guaranteeing a 1st place finish among the top 20 major markets in the US, as measured by Case-Shiller. Unit sales fell 11% over the same period. These statistics come from the Carolina MLS, though were not prepared by them, and cover the local Charlotte area counties of: Mecklenburg, Union, Iredell, Cabarrus, Gaston, and all of the LakeNorman area, and Lake Wylie area. In 2007, the average Charlotte home sold for $252,339, with 2,156 square feet, or $117/sf. … (0 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte NC's ImaginOn- A Treasure for Children of All Ages
- 01/04/08 02:20 PM
ImaginOn in Charlotte NC is a joint venture of two award winning children's programs in Charlotte, the City of Charlotte Public Children's Library and the Children's Theater of Charlotte. This innovative children's library and theater are located in their own building on 6tth street, a 100' from a Lynx station, across the street from Bobcat stadium. There is also free parking beneath.
See the full story here Are you considering a move to Charlotte? Like to see more Charlotte Homes and Communities? Want more Charlotte information? If you like try these categories from my blog... Fun Things to do, … (0 comments)
charlotte: CharlotteCommunitiesOnline- Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Charlotte, Real Estate and More
- 12/27/07 10:43 PM
Seek the Truth and then Speak The Truth: Critical Real Estate, Blogging and Life Tips This Charlotte street art is just outside ImagineOn, the award winning Children’s Library and theater at 6th and the Lynx rail line, and is part of the larger display in tribute to former Charlotte Observer Publisher Rolfe Neile. It is terrific city art, and as I was photographing it, these two pieces caught my attention. As I’ve been thinking about about real estate, and what I do blogging here, I saw the harmony in how they work together, and why they are such a good … (2 comments)
charlotte: Moving To Charlotte? Considering a Job Transfer/Move to Charlotte? What is Charlotte Like? A Video Introduction and Welcome To Charlotte NC
- 12/23/07 12:31 AM
Moving To Charlotte? Transferred to Charlotte? Considering Retiring To Charlotte... perhaps you've heard good things but would like to see more... this professionally produced video was designed for you, take a tour,from Uptown to Waxhaw, Lake Norman to Lake Wylie. Here are a few past posts that might help: Charlotte ranks LOWEST in Cost of living among Southern Cities On Charlotte's Home and Cost of Living Affordability And for the Over 55 Active Adults, Del Webb's Sun City Carolina Lakes The complete post Please call me direct, with your questions, your concerns, or you real estate needs in the greater Charlotte area … (0 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte NC|Uptown Condo Prices Up in 2007
- 12/22/07 03:00 PM
Uptown Condo prices in Charlotte NC rose in 2007, 4.87% over the first 11 months of 2006, according to the average sold cost per square foot, figured from the Carolina MLS. Amidst all the doom and gloom, the talk of over construction blah blah blah, prospects are good. Unit Sales are up too! Here are the numbers, through November 30: In 2007, 409 Condos sold for an average price of $326,291, average square foot of 1081, or an Average SF Sold Price of $301/sf. In 2006, 348 Condos sold for an average price of $298,030, average square feet of 1038, … (0 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte NC|The Best Luxury Home for Under $2Million|The Palisades Wins!
- 11/26/07 07:05 AM
I recently had a customer interested in a luxury home in the greater Charlotte area, homes priced between $1.5M and $2M. The Point, the Palisades, Ballantyne Country Club, and Piper Glen Country Club were the candidates. The client's major concerns were less about the house... first the schools for their children and second, they wanted a community with amenities- places a new family could meet other new families. Then they wanted a terrific house around 6000 sf! Charlotte is all about having good choices, the finalists were 4 country club communities: The Point in Moorsville, championship golf and waterfront property, 45-60 … (2 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte NC|Downtown Space Tight! Lower Vacancy Rate than Manhatten
- 11/25/07 12:23 PM
Charlotte NC|Demand for Office Space is Tight, despite national trends, so says the Wall Street Journal…Charlotte, NC Demand for Downtown Office Space Is Strong By Maura Webber Sadovi WSJ Wachovia to the left These are heady times for Charlotte, N.C.’s commercial real-estate market, which is holding strong against the impact of a nationwide crunch in the financial sector. More Smart money is investing in Charlotte... if you want a Golf Community, Charlotte Golf Course homes is the post for you! I have great pictures at my Charlotte smugmug galleries: The Palisades, Ballantyne Country Club, Myers Park, SouthPark, High Gate- There are more … (0 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte NC Real Estate|The Real Estate News Gets Better!
- 11/25/07 11:43 AM
Charlotte Real Estate is Undervalued, Says Forbes.com According to ABC news: People Are Flocking to Charlotte Where They Get More Bang for Their Buck! And the latest from Forbes.com: Real Estate "There is no 'national' housing market," says Jonathan Miller, director of research at Radar Logic, a New York-based real estate research firm. ... Charlotte is the 2nd best market in the US...more
And there is more... check out these community posts- there are deals on inventory homes! About Dilworth- and Arts and Crafts community 5 minutes to Uptown or the very attractive and well thought of... Sun City Carolina Lakes|Del Webb’s Charlotte-Ft Mill … (1 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte, NC Real Estate|3rd Quarter Home Prices Up! Volume down
- 11/25/07 11:28 AM
In what's becoming the norm, Charlotte real estate prices continue to rise in the face of national housing recession and price decline. Prices of all the single family residential Charlotte Solds, from 7/1/07 to 9/30/07, rose 4.97% over the same period in 2006, based on the sold Cost Per Square foot. Units Sold fell a little over 12% for the same record setting 2006 time period... taking Charlotte back to 2004 sales levels. For the whole story
I have great pictures at my Charlotte smugmug galleries: Uptown The Palisades, Ballantyne Country Club, Myers Park, SouthPark, High Gate- There are … (0 comments)
charlotte: NEW Charlotte Waterfront House at $389? Unbelievably True!
- 04/24/07 12:03 PM
Charlotte Waterfront, Charlotte Real Estate Best Deal in Charlotte, NC- Not Kidding! River Front- On the Water 15 Minutes to the airport, 20 minutes to Uptown Charlotte, In Mt Holly New, Award Winning Floorplan, 2469 sf house for $389,000
On the Catawba River, clear sail to Lake Wylie 9' ceilings, brick front on the river. Boat slips available end of 2007. Very nice house, good neighborhood, close (Closest water) to Charlotte There is NOTHING on the water in this price range, anywhere else in Charlotte Call me for details, on the "Why's" etc - We are Buyers Agents, occasionally finding … (0 comments)
charlotte: Charlotte Real Estate...Full Steam Ahead
- 04/14/07 04:01 AM
Charlotte, NC Home Prices Up Over 7% First Quarter 2007 While most of the country worries about falling prices in real estate, a few markets have been unaffected by the non stop Bubble talk. No amount of doom, gloom or rising interest rates have slowed the growth in Charlotte, NC. Good news travels fast. Barron's noted our first quarter growth in Charlotte at just over 7%, third in the nation. Our numbers on residential single families are even better with 1st quarter 2007 sales at an average of $226,998 vs the $209,987 of a year ago, an 8.1% increase. Average cost per … (2 comments)
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