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Charlotte's Ballantyne Area Home Sales Continue Upward Trend In July

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Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Realty 179530

 

Charlotte's Ballantyne Area Home Sales Continue Upward Trend In July 2013

 

July 2013 proved to be a good month for Charlotte's Ballantyne area home sales with positive trends all around.

 

 

Ballantyne's closed sales were up a whopping 84% over July 2012, with 194 homes sold in the month of July 2013.

Graph: Ballantyne Area Closed Home Sales July 2013

Source: SAM/Charlotte Regional Realtor Association

 

Ballantyne's pending sales were also up siginifcantly--27.6% over July 2012 numbers.

 

Graph: Ballantyne Area Pending Home Sales July 2013

Source: SAM/Charlotte Regional Realtor Association

 

Ballantyne's percent of list price received also continued to increase--up 2.1%. In other words, on average the discount buyers are getting is only about 2.7%.

Graph: Ballantyne Area Percent of List Price Received

Source: SAM/Charlotte Regional Realtor Association

 

Ballantyne's days on market dropped significantly in July 2013 to 93 days on average (list to close). This is almost a 25% decrease in time on market versus just one year ago. And it's another reason why there's not much negotiating on aksing price. Homes are selling and they are selling quickly. There's no incentive for sellers to negotiate a lot.

Graph: Ballantyne Area Days On Market July 2013

Source: SAM/Charlotte Regional Realtor Association

 

Ballantyne's average home sale prices in July 2013 also moved upwards by some 8.3% to over $300,000.

Graph: Ballantyne Area Average Home Sale Price July 2013

Source: SAM/Charlotte Regional Realtor Association

 

Ballantyne's months supply of homes dropped to 2.2 months in July 2013 (a 50+% decrease from July 2012)--another reason why there's so little negotiating on homes, why they are selling quickly, and why prices have moved up. There's just very little inventory. And compare the 2.2 months of inventory to 9.7 months just two years ago.

Graph: Ballantyne Area Months Supply of Homes July 2013

Source: SAM/Charlotte Regional Realtor Association

 

Ballantyne's number of homes for sale in July 2013 dropped by just over 36%, again a contributing factor to the low negotiating index, faster sale time, and months supply of homes.

 

Graph: Ballantyne Area Number of Homes for Sale July 2013

Source: SAM/Charlotte Regional Realtor Association

 

Ballantyne area remains hugely popular with home buyers because of its top-rated schools, its proximity to the Ballantyne Corporate Park, its easy access to I-485, South Park, Fort Mill, Matthews, and Charlotte-Douglas airport. The plethora of shopping, sports, dining options add to the appeal of this part of south Charlotte.

 

If you're a Ballantyne area home buyer, you need to be aware of these trends. Be prepared to make decisions quickly, be prepared to have fewer options, and be prepared to buy when the right home pops up with little to no negotiating on price. Search all Ballantyne-area homes on our website www.GreatHomesInCharlotte.com. Don't forget, you can sign up for daily listing alerts for Ballantyne area home. When you see something you like, call us to arrange a showing. We'd love to help!

 

July 2013 proved to be a good month for Charlotte's Ballantyne area home sales with positive trends all around and we are hopeful that August is a solid month for trends as well.

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 Nina Hollander, RE/MAX Broker, Realtor

 

 

 

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Tim Lorenz
TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA
949 874-2247

Very nice an positive for the community.  Have a great week.

Aug 25, 2013 04:04 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Thanks, Tim. You as well!

Aug 25, 2013 04:14 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Nina WOW that is an amazing increase in sales over last year.  Wouldn't it be great to see that kind of increase every month?

Aug 25, 2013 10:33 AM
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

Fantastic real estate market - Ballantyne sounds like a great place to live and work. No wonder it's having such a hot market!

Aug 25, 2013 09:47 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Ballantyne is a great place to live in... we moved here in 2001 before there was a single traffic light in the area and now there are over 60,000 living in this part of south Charlotte.

Aug 25, 2013 10:21 PM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Hello Nina,

Great local post and numbers for the Ballantyne area real estate market!

Aug 26, 2013 11:12 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is good information for home buyers and home sellers.

Could you blog about the areas around Charlotte that should be considered by Maryland retirees that want to move south? 

Aug 26, 2013 09:07 PM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Roy... I'm about to leave the country for my annual visit with family, so will take this under advisement for my return. Most retirees like to go just over the border from Ballantyne to South Carolina as property taxes are way cheaper than on the NC side into Indian Land and Fort Mill.

Aug 26, 2013 09:19 PM
Potranco Realty
Potranco Realty - San Antonio, TX
"Sold with Potranco Realty"

Nina, great real estate market report to inform your sellers and buyers of the Charlotte's Ballantyne Area Home Sales.

Aug 26, 2013 09:35 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Nina, you do a great job presenting the market to the residents of Charlotte!    You have had some hefty increases.

Aug 28, 2013 11:58 AM